Didn't really like the first season of the "original" TWD, but gave it a chance and now i'm hooked like many others... Same happened to me with FTWD, S1 was slow and painful. Set in the "pre-epidemic" world as we know it and transitioning to the "post-epidemic" world that we know from TWD gets surprisingly boring at some points. I always thought that seeing how the outbreak happened while Rick Grimes was in the coma would be interesting, but the way FTWD brings it simply isn't. I think S1 fails where its main mission was: the outbreak, the development of it, and how people organized to survive through it . Six episodes to introduce new characters, showing the early spreading of the epidemic and escaping the urban area of LA is just too short. I felt the show was in search of its identity, trying desperately to distinguish itself from its already successful 6 seasons old big brother; The Walking Dead. Another problem that creates redundancy is that some of the main characters are facing moral dilemmas or ethical decisions that were already addressed in TWD.
Season 2 being set in the early post-epidemic, makes it better than the previous one for numerous reasons; main characters don't need intro, survivors ganging/making alliances, obviously more survivors (friendly or hostile) to deal with and lots of "fresh walkers". The show seems to gradually find it's place in the TWD universe, making you like FTWD as a whole rather than feeling you are watching a wannabe TWD. As seasons and episodes go by, i think it's only gonna keep getting better, and maybe pave the way to a third show to TWD spectrum... possibilities are endless and many roads remains to explore in this universe. My advice for anyone hesitating or judging by the reviews would be to give it a fair chance and make up your own mind. My ultimate fantasy would be at some point in time (surely after a few seasons and after adjusting the timeline); a crossover between TWD and FTWD.
Review by DeletedBlockedParent2016-05-29T23:50:48Z
Didn't really like the first season of the "original" TWD, but gave it a chance and now i'm hooked like many others... Same happened to me with FTWD, S1 was slow and painful. Set in the "pre-epidemic" world as we know it and transitioning to the "post-epidemic" world that we know from TWD gets surprisingly boring at some points. I always thought that seeing how the outbreak happened while Rick Grimes was in the coma would be interesting, but the way FTWD brings it simply isn't. I think S1 fails where its main mission was: the outbreak, the development of it, and how people organized to survive through it . Six episodes to introduce new characters, showing the early spreading of the epidemic and escaping the urban area of LA is just too short. I felt the show was in search of its identity, trying desperately to distinguish itself from its already successful 6 seasons old big brother; The Walking Dead. Another problem that creates redundancy is that some of the main characters are facing moral dilemmas or ethical decisions that were already addressed in TWD.
Season 2 being set in the early post-epidemic, makes it better than the previous one for numerous reasons; main characters don't need intro, survivors ganging/making alliances, obviously more survivors (friendly or hostile) to deal with and lots of "fresh walkers". The show seems to gradually find it's place in the TWD universe, making you like FTWD as a whole rather than feeling you are watching a wannabe TWD. As seasons and episodes go by, i think it's only gonna keep getting better, and maybe pave the way to a third show to TWD spectrum... possibilities are endless and many roads remains to explore in this universe. My advice for anyone hesitating or judging by the reviews would be to give it a fair chance and make up your own mind. My ultimate fantasy would be at some point in time (surely after a few seasons and after adjusting the timeline); a crossover between TWD and FTWD.