twister111 said:

Re: Walking Dead
I feel they shot themselves in the foot with the season 3 ending in that it pretty much wraps up the series. Seriously aside from 1 plot point in regards to 1 person everything is wrapped up. It's like how I felt after the 4th episode of the 4th series of Misfits. There's nothing cliffhanger-esque enough for me to feel like I would have to watch the next episode.

Really? I thought the way season three ended almost felt like it was cut off mid episode. It was pretty anti-climactic, and nothing from the season was resolved. In the comics, the events of the season three finale are a pretty big game changer moment in the series.

I wonder how close they'll follow the books following the wrapping up of the prison storyline. The nomadic nature of the next several storylines doesn't seem very conducive to television. With the way it is going, I half expect them to drag the governor stuff on until the end of season four, then end it there. Or choosing to stray in a completely different direction than the comics all together. Just about everything that happens following the prison prior to making it to the Alexandria Safe-Zone is a bit too extreme even for AMC anyway. I also wouldn't be surprised if they skip straight to the Alexandria Safe-Zone from the prison.

One thing I love about season one, is the ending is almost an adequate end to the series anyway. There are plenty of loose threads, but watching the survivors pile into the Winnebago and drive off into the distance after learning that the world is entirely screwed and no cure is on the way, was a pretty great ending. Given the mess that seasons two and three are, that is always going to be my end to the series.