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NewNick · Local time: Aug 26, 2010, 05:44 PM

My issue is how far off rails it goes from time to time. Suddenly African ninja girl. Suddenly completely unnecessary rape sequence. Suddenly etc.

I think ideas run out, he panics, and just throws cliches on paper. But then other times, really solid writing.

I really like Michonne as a character and from where I left off (Volume 6, I believe) it seemed like she was written in far before hand to eventually play a very important role that she's finally slipping into. She hardly seems off-track (if this is what you meant by off-rails) from the main story. The rape scene felt like an important exposition for her character. Which would make sense, if she's to be poised as an key supporting character, no?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

NewNick · 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Randi

I've never read the comic so I can't comment on the story, but I can't say that I'm particularly convinced that this is going to be even a decent show. I'm guessing it's going to suck and get cancelled within the first 10 episodes, or after the first season because of the lack of content they're going to be able to actually show due to the FCC.

Sure they say they don't care about gore right now, but I guarantee they're going to care and it's going to hold back a show like this. I can't imagine 28 days later being PG-13.

Actually, I have a hard time seeing this series remaining brutally gory for very long either. What's nice though is beyond the first season, gradually pulling back on the violence shouldn't be very detrimental, as the story itself should do it's job just nicely to keep viewers' attention.

Probably it'll be toned down for a while and they'll have a major scene once or twice a season where they'll highlight the gore of a character's death.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

NewJack, I don't mean that it's forced within the confines of the narrative, more of it seems that the narrative itself is pretty forced. The problem isn't that she's built up adequately or not, it's whether the whole concept of her arc seems forced.

Oh. Well, agree to disagree, then?

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