4. Rick
While in the show he is one of the best characters (after all he gets majority of the screen time and writers attention), compared to Rick in the comic book, he is far less interesting and dare I say it, underwhelming. TV show Rick is a decent leading man, hes reliable, in charge and you always root for him to solve any problematic situation. He has had his fair share of torment and now that hes a single dad, it will be interesting where his character goes in season 4. But compared to Rick in the comics, he is a far less complicated character. And anyone who was reading the comics before the show started, it is obvious that TV show Rick doesn't have the room to become as interesting as he is the comics. Obviously the comics are continuous; there are endless issues to develop a character and with Rick, the writers are having a field day. You see his torment, his personal thoughts, his grief at losing his wife, and how he is dealing with bringing up a son in such extreme circumstances. They dont have to worry about dead screen time, where no one is saying anything. Intimate and personal moments can be shown without words so you really feel like you understand a character. In the TV world, you see Rick react to situations and you wait for him to tell you how he feels but because of time restraints, you only get to know him on a superficial level. When they try to include elements from the comic like Rick talking to his dead wife on the telephone; in the comic it is heart breaking but the TV show it just seemed odd, rather than the actions of a grief stricken man. And when he decided to turn into a recluse and started seeing things after Loris death, it just became annoying. Because we hadn't seen many dimensions to his character other than the man in charge, it seemed out of character. Even putting his odd behaviour in the context of grief you couldn't take him seriously. While Rick works on TV and Andrew Lincoln does an ace job, compared to the comics, he is generic and underwhelming.