A Walking Dead Spinoff? Count Me In

I know what you’re thinking:  another zombie show would be too many.  AMC’s “The Walking Dead” is getting ready to spinoff a companion to the massively successful series.  While not unheard of in the television landscape (CSI or NCIS anyone?), for every “Angel” to every “Buffy” there seems to be a “The Michael Richards Show” for every “Seinfeld.”

However, “The Walking Dead” is clearly at the top of the television landscape.  According to Variety, it is drawing more than 12-million viewers each week and is actually getting more folks to tune in than the World Series and Sunday Night Football.  Those are pretty serious statistics, which only means the show is really hitting its stride.

While “The Walking Dead” spinoff will not feature the cast or characters of the current show, it will likely expand on the currentmythology of the show.  Just think:  new locations, new people, and who knows what else.  Basically, a lot of questions viewers already have can be addressed in a companion series.

AMC gets more money, Robert Kirkman can tell more stories, and with any luck fans get more entertainment.  There is always the chance of overexposure, and eventually oversaturation will probably be a problem.  Does anyone remember how popular vampires were a few years ago?

With any luck “The Walking Dead” spinoff will be well done, and there is no reason to think that it won’t, which means that fans across the world can be treated to even more of the world Kirkman is creating (as depressing as it is). 

As with anything that has success, capitalizing on that popularity is important; however, maintaining the balance between overexposure and being popular is not an easy task.  Therefore, right now, cautious optimism seems to be the right move.  That is, at least until exactly what the new series is about is revealed.  Then it could be time for celebration or the opposite.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013