The problem with doing that kind of show is the feasibility of these bumbling, stumbling zombies causing a worldwide shutdown of civilization was always going to be a stretch to show. There's a reason TWD comics and flagship show skipped that part entirely. (Even Season 1 of the Telltale game glossed over it despite…

I was wondering that, too, the second I saw Travis and Madison overlooking the beach from the balcony.

It's not any good. There are enough decent characters on it that I hope the ones I like somehow, some way end up on the main show (which for all of its flaws is Deadwood compared this this), but otherwise, it's just a headache.

Pretty much this.

It's not the fact that Beth died so much as the stupid way in which it happened.

It's a poorly written show that features a few decent characters (Strand, Nick, Daniel before he disappeared, Alicia as of late). To make matters worse, after promising to show the fall of civilization, it just sort of glossed over that part and now isn't even attempting to set itself apart for the flagship show aside…

On one hand, over the course of watching this show, I've legitimately come to like Strand, Nick, Alicia and Daniel (please be alive) as characters. On the other hand, I'm really only hoping they somehow end up on the flagship show, which is at least creatively prosperous in spurts.

Didn't she already scold him about putting it in the cart once? He probably didn't want to go through the trouble again and thought his skills as a junkie would suffice.

I'm pretty sure it consistently gets the highest 18-49 ratings on the Sundays it's shown. Given this show isn't terribly likely to cost much to produce, that's probably good enough for AMC.

I still wonder if it was one of those suits that ultimately forced TWD to go with that amazingly dumb cliffhanger to end Season 6. Not that the writers on TWD are the most talented writers in the world, but I have a difficult time believing that between Kirkman, Gimple and the rest of the staff, one of them didn't…

Both of the shows you mentioned were produced by outside studios and simply aired by AMC, whereas this show and the flagship show are both produced by the network. When you consider this show exists solely for the purpose of further banking off the success of TWD universe, then the lack of quality writing makes sense,…

In their defense, both Strand and Madison have lost a lot in a short amount of time, and they're not nearly as deep into the apocalypse as the parent show is (which is about 2-2.5 years into it depending on which timeline you subscribe to). So I'm personally willing to grant them a certain level of naivete I wouldn't…

They've already renewed it for a third season (16 episodes), and while it's certainly not the ratings behemoth of the parent show, it seems to be getting the best of the 18-49 demographic every week it's been on. So while I don't necessarily disagree with your take on the overall writing, the chances of it getting a…

Yep, as much as I wanted it to be, it was obvious no later than three episodes in that that wasn't what they were going for. Which is fine, because it ended up being good anyway.

Three is more than a lot of shows get. I like Strand and Nick, personally, but I'm mostly watching with the hope they somehow eventually end up on the flagship show. The rest I don't really care for, unless they bring Daniel back.

It's amusing to me, especially since these same people continue to contribute to the main show's massive ratings while simultaneously seeming to despise its existence.

This episode worked because Frank Dillane is entertaining to watch as Nick and the flashbacks were actually mildly interesting. Plus, the beautiful scenery was a nice change of pace from the flagship show's Never-ending Forest.

The zombies have been nothing more than plot devices since the very beginning of TWD, so if it was probably asking too much for this show to be any different. I'm eagerly awaiting a jump scare on this show any minute now.

Judging by the continuous decline of the show's ratings, not many are. It'll be interesting to see if the several millions of viewers it gets is justification enough for the AMC execs to keep it afloat.

I always get a chuckle out of the "why does anyone watch this?" comments, and they're a given anytime anything TWD-related comes on. Heck, I wouldn't rate this series as anything more than "meh," but Nick and Strand are entertaining enough to keep me watching.