Paul Watson, Campus Carrier Editor-in-Chief

 “Mad Men” may still be AMC’s most boring show right now, but “The Walking Dead” has been creeping up on that title for the past two seasons.

I had high hopes for this season of “The Walking Dead.”  There was ample opportunity to turn the show into the spectacular program it was designed to be, but the creators fell flat again. The introduction of a new kind of “death” for the characters was exciting, but it was covered up with way too much dialogue and melodrama that wasn’t necessary.

This whole trend began last season when the show showed signs of leaving the storyline of the “Walking Dead” graphic novels for good and the writers had to be original in their storyline. The show took a couple show elements, like the jail setting and the Governor character, and dragged them out for an entire season, when really those conflicts should have been settled within about six episodes.

This season, the writers are hitting the same rut. Now that the show has completely divorced the graphic novels (a real shame; the novels are brilliant), the creators of the show seem to be way over their head. For the second season in a row, the romance between Maggie and Glenn is the source of drama for a show that should be focused on the drama surrounding surviving the undead. The beginning of the season was almost exciting, introducing new characters to develop. But the excitement seemed to be too much for the writers, who (SPOILER ALERT) developed and killed off these characters within the first two episodes. Now they’re stuck with the same old characters and their same old drama.

All I want is to see a new problem. Yes, the Governor’s a terrible guy. But he’s had his run; it’s time for a new issue to arise, whether that is with a new villain or with a new environment. As long as it’s fresh, I really wouldn’t mind.

With the lack of originality and the continuation of the same drama from season one, I’ve decided I’m done with “The Walking Dead,” unless by some miracle they either incorporate villains from the novels (who are much, much better than the Governor) or in some other make the show worthwhile again.

CONCLUSION: Don’t waste your time