So, a couple of things.
First, I continue to be fascinated/interested in how the writers choose to deviate from the original story as laid out in the comics. What I mean is, how do they choose which characters and what parts of the story to change and what is the rationale behind making those changes. I would certainly watch a show or listen to a podcast that covered this topic in more depth. For example, in the comic Rick lost his hand in the Governor story arc. Kirkman said they chose not to do that in the show because in hindsight he regretted making that choice. The show allowed him an opportunity to "right a wrong" and, in his mind, improve the story. They are doing some very different things in the show with Eugene's character and I'm really curious as to how they think these changes are improving the story.
Second, my current theory is that the writers/producers of TWD have learned from watching the debacle that Game Of Thrones is and are purposefully slowing down the pace of the plot progression because they don't want the show to ever catch up with the comic. I have no doubt they see it as an opportunity to do more character development, a way to go deeper into the plot, and a chance to explore tangential plot lines that were left as is in the original source material.
I'm still really enjoying TWD, but having read the comics there are times where I'm conflicted because I want the pace to pick up a bit or I may not fully agree with a deviation they make.
First, I continue to be fascinated/interested in how the writers choose to deviate from the original story as laid out in the comics. What I mean is, how do they choose which characters and what parts of the story to change and what is the rationale behind making those changes. I would certainly watch a show or listen to a podcast that covered this topic in more depth. For example, in the comic Rick lost his hand in the Governor story arc. Kirkman said they chose not to do that in the show because in hindsight he regretted making that choice. The show allowed him an opportunity to "right a wrong" and, in his mind, improve the story. They are doing some very different things in the show with Eugene's character and I'm really curious as to how they think these changes are improving the story.
Second, my current theory is that the writers/producers of TWD have learned from watching the debacle that Game Of Thrones is and are purposefully slowing down the pace of the plot progression because they don't want the show to ever catch up with the comic. I have no doubt they see it as an opportunity to do more character development, a way to go deeper into the plot, and a chance to explore tangential plot lines that were left as is in the original source material.
I'm still really enjoying TWD, but having read the comics there are times where I'm conflicted because I want the pace to pick up a bit or I may not fully agree with a deviation they make.
