Sorry

I know I've been hard on The Walking Dead.  And I'm going to pile on now.  But I am only hard because I was hoping for Breaking Bad quality programming and so wanted a zombie series to do well.  I like the genre, in case you haven't guessed.  Though, really, I'm not fanatical about it.  Honest!

Ok, I've talked about how idiotic the characters actions are.  They seem to have a decision tree that searches around for the worst things to do, and then they do that.  But you can forgive that a little bit.  Making mistakes putting people in peril is good for a dramatic thread.  Overcoming such errors makes for a good story.  And these people we are following on the show are super discombobulated.  The world has been turned upside down and anyone would be a little frantic and prone to stupidity.  I can forgive idiocy.  Not everyone would have their head screwed on properly like I think I would in that same situation.

No, the problem is, NONE of the characters are likeable.  None.  I am not rooting for any of these people.  If they get eaten?  Oh well.  The closest to a likable main character is Rick Grimes, the sheriff.  Dale, the old RV owner was sympathetic for a while, but lately he has slipped.  Glenn, the Asian kid has potential but they haven't been centered on him.  Darrel is interesting, and while not entirely sympathetic, being a mean cuss, has potential too.  His brother Merle, the one-handed is even less likable, but that actor is very good, and would have been a joy to watch.  I don't think he is coming back.

The only likable character, to me, has been Morgan.  The guy from the first 2 eps of season one, the one that Rick Grimes broadcasts to on occasion, but never hears back from.  Maybe he will come back to the story.

I got sick of the TV show and just went ahead and bought the first 3 graphic novels.

[update:  and after watching tonite's episode, I like one of the characters even less than I thought possible.]