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I think, as far as a lot of viewers are concerned, Daryl is pretty much carrying the show. Very little happened last season and AMC's greed is showing big time. The average cost of each episode is 2.5 million which pretty much cuts out the special effects Darabont had envisioned. AMC makes a 6 millon profit off each episode. I think they need to invest some of that profit into the series.

The average cost of each Under the Dome episode is 3 million. UTD has a larger cast (not counting zombie extras who probably work for pennies lol) and UTD's special effects have been pretty good :) UTD doesn't get as large of an income from advertisers as TWD. The agreement with amazon helps pay expenses.

I don't remember where I read the above... I got curious and googled production costs a few days ago.

How quick is the pace in the TWD comic books?
 

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How quick is the pace in the TWD comic books?

I think the pace is just right in the comics :) The comics are less than 200 pages, and while, imo, some volumes are more suspenseful than others (like an episode is) I'm still drawn to the story and characters. For example, the last volume of TWD really moved forward with the characters and story (an arc just ended) and is going to take an interesting turn. Can't wait1
 

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I think, as far as a lot of viewers are concerned, Daryl is pretty much carrying the show. Very little happened last season and AMC's greed is showing big time. The average cost of each episode is 2.5 million which pretty much cuts out the special effects Darabont had envisioned. AMC makes a 6 millon profit off each episode. I think they need to invest some of that profit into the series.

The average cost of each Under the Dome episode is 3 million. UTD has a larger cast (not counting zombie extras who probably work for pennies lol) and UTD's special effects have been pretty good :) UTD doesn't get as large of an income from advertisers as TWD. The agreement with amazon helps pay expenses.

I don't remember where I read the above... I got curious and googled production costs a few days ago.

How quick is the pace in the TWD comic books?

Not tremendous--keep in mind, the comic started over 10 years ago and the apocalypse is still playing out--lol. The point has never been huge action scenes, but observing how ordinary people react to a crisis (this is according to Kirkman in his foreword to the first GN). Lots of talking, in other words :)
 

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Not tremendous--keep in mind, the comic started over 10 years ago and the apocalypse is still playing out--lol. The point has never been huge action scenes, but observing how ordinary people react to a crisis (this is according to Kirkman in his foreword to the first GN). Lots of talking, in other words :)

That is why I like the comics more. I like the "talking." I think Kirkman does a great job with developing the characters and like reading their journey unfold :)
 

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That is why I liked the comics more. I like the "talking." I think Kirkman does a great job with developing the characters and like reading their journey unfold :)
Exactly! People and their motives fascinate me. That style reminds me very much of Mr. King: what do real people do? How do they think? How do they make mistakes and recover from them…or not?
 

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Exactly! People and their motives fascinate me. That style reminds me very much of Mr. King: what do real people do? How do they think? How do they make mistakes and recover from them…or not?

Couldn't have said it better myself, skimom2! :) To me, the zombies have always been "secondary." The show is really about how these people are dealing with how their world is changing and the people they are becoming because of it. You really don't get that from the TV show because I personally feel the action takes away from that. Don't get me wrong, the action is great and very well done, but the show is not all about that :) It's like with season 2, how I know some people complained how "boring" it was because of the farm...I didn't mind it because it reminded me of the comics.
 

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Yup. And season three, where they upped the action and all but jettisoned character development was the weakest season, IMHO (with the notable exception of 'Clear'. Lennie James made that episode WORK :D). I think last season was in large part Gimple trying to get the show back on track--he had to play catch up with character development. TV is a visual medium, so there will always be a need for more action than in the comic, but there can be a balance that works. Seasons one and two are a perfect example. I'm rewatching them now, and there's such a difference between those under Darabont and later shows. This season will be Gimple's chance to show what he can do.
 

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Yup. And season three, where they upped the action and all but jettisoned character development was the weakest season, IMHO (with the notable exception of 'Clear'. Lennie James made that episode WORK :D). I think last season was in large part Gimple trying to get the show back on track--he had to play catch up with character development. TV is a visual medium, so there will always be a need for more action than in the comic, but there can be a balance that works. Seasons one and two are a perfect example. I'm rewatching them now, and there's such a difference between those under Darabont and later shows. This season will be Gimple's chance to show what he can do.

Oh, I loved 'Clear!' What a fantastic episode! Even though it's short, I think season 1 still might be my favorite season. There's something special about it...I can't explain it, but when the show ends I'll probably have a better idea of the ranking of each season, lol.
 

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Oh, I loved 'Clear!' What a fantastic episode! Even though it's short, I think season 1 still might be my favorite season. There's something special about it...I can't explain it, but when the show ends I'll probably have a better idea of the ranking of each season, lol.
Clear was on my favorite episodes. I really like the interaction of Lenny and Andrew it was awesome.