Interest in baseball dwindling?

[MUfan12]

By the way, "rednecks" is very offensive and shouldn't be used.  Progress.  Moving forward. 

Fiiiine... I'll refer to them as the Mississippi Viewers Club.

[MU82]

Yup. Haven't checked out Boardwalk Empire, but it looks good. Thinking about getting the DVD's (my usual exposure to TV). I just went through the Shield this year, as well. Excellent show. Loved the ending.

Boardwalk Empire is good, but not as good as the Shield was. The Shield was cutting edge.

[MU82]

No, there is plenty of great television on nowadays. The Walking Dead simply isn't one of those shows. Its cheap thrills, action, and gore with little to no real dialogue, character development, or plot. Believe me, I've watched it. They spent an entire season sitting at a farm killing zombies, and another season and a half sitting in an prison, killing zombies. Each season is exactly the same, in a new setting, with a few different characters to replace those who have been killed. Its terrible television.

For a contrast, watch Breaking Bad, The Wire, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, or even Game of Thrones. There's plenty of good television out there. Walking Dead isn't it.

I'd agree that The Walking Dead isn't as good as any of the other shows you named here, but it absolutely isn't terrible. In fact, I usually find something to like in each episode, and also plenty to poke fun at -- which is part of the enjoyment.

[Coleman]

I'd agree that The Walking Dead isn't as good as any of the other shows you named here, but it absolutely isn't terrible. In fact, I usually find something to like in each episode, and also plenty to poke fun at -- which is part of the enjoyment.

That's fair. I actually do watch it, because Mrs. Bleauteaux enjoys it. I have no problem with people who watch for pure entertainment value, and know its cheap thrills and are able to see its shortcomings as well.

It just really irks me that a lot of people do actually think it is fantastic drama.