Douban 7.9's "The Walking Dead" suddenly became better, and the audience was a bit caught off guard

2019.04.15

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Last year, "TV Guide" ranked the 100 best TV series at the time, and did not mention "The Walking Dead" at all.

Our thinking was that even though it had remained immensely popular, it hadn't stayed vital.

everyone felt that although it had remained immensely popular, it had remained immensely popular, it hadn't stayed vital.

“As much as we love the show (we'll watch it to the end), it hasn't truly evolved in the eight seasons it's been on the air. Staying relevant in today's world means adapting and evolving, not merely surviving. "

" Although we like this show very much (we will get to the end), it hasn't really developed in the eight seasons it aired. Keeping up with the times now means adapting and developing, not just survival. "

This was written after two interminable, joyless seasons of Rick Grimes and Negan powering up at each other, Dragon Ball Z-style.

has two seasons where Rick Grimes and Negan attacked each other, endless, No fun, and "Dragon Ball Z" (Dragon Ball Z) the same style, and then there is the above paragraph.

The dialogue consisted almost entirely of speeches about "we have to kill to survive." All but the most diehard fans had had enough and jumped ship.

The dialogue consisted almost entirely of speeches about "we have to kill to survive." Except for the hardest fans, everyone has had enough and abandoned the show.

And a lot of diehards spent most of their time complaining about showrunner Scott Gimple on Reddit. Even for misery porn, it was no fun. It felt like it was running out of life, as most shows that last longer than a season do.

Many diehard fans spend most of their time on Reddit to complain about producer Scott Gimple (Scott Gimple). Even as a sad porn, there is no fun at all. Like most dramas with episodes that are longer than a season, this drama feels almost exhausted.

But there was a big behind-the-scenes change that probably saved the show.

But there was a big behind-the-scenes change that probably saved the show.

Scott Gimple became Chief Content Officer of the Walking Dead franchise, and Angela Kang was promoted to showrunner in his place.

Scott Gimple became Chief Content Officer of the Walking Dead series, Angela Kang (Angela Kang) Kang) was promoted to succeed the position of producer of the show.

And she came in with her work cut out for her, like figuring out how exactly to get Rick Grimes into that helicopter.

Her job is very difficult, such as thinking about how to get Rick Grimes on the helicopter.

Kang had been a writer since Season 2, and she obviously had developed her own ideas about how things should go:

From the second season onwards, Kang was the screenwriter, obviously she had her own ideas on how things should develop:

Writing dialogue as conversations instead of speeches. Casting great actors like Brett Butler and Angus Sampson to give small parts an extra kick.

write conversations instead of speeches. Ask big names like Brett Butler and Angus Sampson to spice up the little characters.

Giving dissatisfied cast member Tom Payne a truly shocking, game-changing midseason finale death that was one of the scariest moments the show has ever had.

wrote the dissatisfied Tom Payne role to death in the season, shocking and direct Changing the course of the plot, this is one of the most terrifying moments in the history of the show.

Figuring out organic ways to transfer Rick's and Carl's comic storylines to other characters. And most importantly, putting a sense of hope into the show. The most important thing is to bring life to this drama.

Today’s vocabulary:

interminable

/in'tə:minəbl/

adj. The word endless

is equivalent to the Chinese "lengthy" , which means not only long, but also uninspiring.

For example:

The new manager gave an interminable speech and many people fell asleep.

The new manager's speech was smelly and long, and many people fell asleep.

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reference materials:

https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-walking-dead-season-9-review/

Editor: Wang Banxian of Meiyuan West Wall

Translation: Scarlett