9 Problems With The Walking Dead Nobody Wants To Admit: A Counterpoint

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Robert Kirkman's Invincible Getting Film Adaptation from Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg - Photo Credit: HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 23: Robert Kirkman attends the live, 90-minute special edition of 'Talking Dead' at Hollywood Forever on October 23, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) /

Counterpoint #7: Adherance to Kirkman’s work is not a bad thing.

In the WhatCulture video, Jules explains that some elements of Kirkman’s writing can be somewhat formulaic and repetitive. He even draws a diagram of ” ‘Find Somewhere’–‘Bad Guy’–‘Move On’ “.

I would be ignorant to say this is incorrect. For several years now it seems, I’ve heard people make the accusation, and it does seem to hold water. One could easily draw comparisons between The Prison/Woodbury story arc and “All Out War” story arc and largely prove the point.

But, let’s be honest: Is Kirkman’s work really that bad?

I mean, season’s three and four were great. And, if there were a great deviation from Kirkman’s original work, we would we have gotten Negan? I would strongly imagine “No”, and that would be utter tragedy, as Negan is one of The Walking Dead’s most interesting characters.

I can’t deny things are formulaic to a certain degree, but, if The Walking Dead were to deviate too much from Kirkman’s vision, that’s no guarantee the results would be better. Hopefully this changes as the show moves forward.

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