5 TV Shows That Went Bad In 2018 (So Far)
1. Fear The Walking Dead
Unlike its predecessor, Fear The Walking Dead improved significantly with each season, and the third was absolutely magnificent. A believable antagonist and a series of compelling protagonists made Season 3 one of the best seasons the collective Walking Dead universe has ever seen, and we couldn't wait to see what Season 4 had in store for us. However, The Walking Dead's Scott Gimple took over as Fear's executive producer for Season 4 and, within eight episodes, he managed to ruin the show entirely.
Instead of continuing the heart-racing cliffhanger from the critically acclaimed third season, Gimple decided to disregard all that came before. The executive producer called for a time-jump so that he could shoehorn The Walking Dead's Morgan into the spin-off a series, which was unnecessary. The adjustment didn't work, and instead of the great conflict and strong narrative we got in Season 3, we were now objected to several confusing timelines (with no explanation given as to what happened after the cliffhanger) and several boring Morgan-centric episodes. Longtime characters like Madison and Nick became background characters in their own show and, before long, Gimple killed off the show's two protagonists so that Morgan could officially take over as the new lead.
In spite of Morgan's notoriety, he is half the character that both Madison and Nick were. In fact, many of the big problems in The Walking Dead's latest season were down to the repetitiveness of Morgan's character. It's a real shame that we lost Fear's two most compelling characters for no other reason than Gimple wanting to make his mark on the show.
Never in the history of television has a show went from brilliant to disappointing as rapidly as Fear The Walking Dead did. Much like The Walking Dead, Gimple's questionable decisions have ruined Fear The Walking Dead beyond repair, and those of us who actually thought the spin-off was better than its parent series would be better off pretending Fear ended with its third season. Save for a total retcon of the fourth season, Fear The Walking Dead is irreparable.
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