Though the first half of The Walking Dead season 2 has been relatively slow by the determination of many fans, the second half is supposed to be action packed – if we are to believe the crew.
Today comic creator Robert Kirkman and executive producer Glen Mazzara are discussing how they try to balance the slow and fast pace plot lines to appeal to both types of audiences.
“That’s something I’ve been dealing with the comic series for a number of years,” Kirkman said. “It’s definitely a push and a pull and an ebb and a flow. The way I’ve always told stories in the comic is, you have your quiet moments that make your big moments that much more impactful. It’s an old storytelling trick, and it’s something I’ve been doing for almost a decade in the books.”
Kirkman explained that the specific dichotomy in the fanbase. “As far as the show goes, there are these two distinct audiences. There is the audience that loves watching zombies get their heads split open and there is an audience that just loves watching people kiss and deal with this horrific world they’re living in,” Kirkman said. “It’s a fun game to watch them bounce back and forth between being really happy and unhappy.”
And pleasing both types of fans entirely is not an easy thing for Kirkman. “It’s kind of a strange thing that we have two different audiences watching this show, but we’re never going to make them happy at the same time,” he said. “At the end of the day, we’re trying to do a cool show that they all seem to dig, so we’ve just got to keep doing what we do.”
Do you find yourself to be a fan of the slower or faster action? I personally haven’t been too bothered by the pace of season 2 thus far, but I know lots of fans are missing the feel of season one.
Read more of the interview with Kirkman and Mazarra right here.
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