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Originally Posted by Gonso
Any TV premise can allow for interesting characters if the writing is good and you have talented actors. A salesperson or taxi driver can be fascinating when the right people are behind them just as a superhero can be boring and mundane in the wrong hands. There's nothing about the zombie apocalypse premise itself that says dialogue and characters have to be stupid and the plot slow and weak. TWD has a classic sci-fi premise, it's just executed poorly.
Exactly.
Sure, we're being nits in this thread. But that's because this shows commitment to awfulness extends beyond inconsistent characters and leaden plotting, it literally extends all the way down to "how does the morning after pill work" and "how many shots did Rick fire in the last episode" and "does alcohol make you drunk".
I don't expect everything to be Citizen ****ing Kane but come on. Meet me halfway.
Dead Set, for example, does. It has shallow one note characters, but at least they stick to the same ****ty one note from scene to scene. There's an identifiable protagonist who isn't a ****ing ******. Entire scenes go by without arguments about feelings.