A Bigger Disappointment than Game of Thrones - What Happened to The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

Today at the Mystery Shack, we return to the many ups and downs of The Walking Dead TV universe to talk about the much-anticipated return of Rick & Michonne in The Ones Who Live as well as the franchise as a whole in 2024. Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/KorotosMysteryShack Second Channel : @KorotoTV https://www.youtube.com/c/KorotoTV Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/KorotosMysteryShack Twitter : https://twitter.com/KorotoMS Starforge PCs (Affiliate link) : https://starforgesystems.pxf.io/B0nnd0 ------------------------------------------------------- Further reading & links: ------------------------------------------------------- https://www.reddit.com/r/thewalkingdead/comments/lvfzg2/shoutout_to_one_of_the_longest_recurring_motifs/ https://variety.com/2014/tv/ratings/amcs-walking-dead-returns-to-record-17-3-million-viewers-1201328588/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcCR9BuBBiA&ab_channel=BabyZone https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/walking-dead-ricks-fate-revealed-as-andrew-lincolns-character-will-be-spun-1157341/ https://www.cbr.com/george-rr-martin-dislikes-gandalf-lotr-resurrection/ https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-heath-corey-hawkins-exit-reason-explained/ https://undeadwalking.com/2023/08/28/happened-heath-walking-dead/ https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-scott-gimple-ppp-card-answers-mythology/#:~:text=%22It's%20like%20with%20the%20CRM,that%20much%2C%20you%20can%20pivot. https://deadline.com/2021/07/walking-dead-lawsuit-settled-frank-darabont-caa-amc-1234794718/ https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-animated-series-rights-amc-robert-kirkman/ Also Sprach Zarathustra - Strauss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K3GQdD30F0&ab_channel=LudandSchlattsMusicalEmporium Download here! https://pmmusic.pro/downloads/ Creative Commons ► Attribution 3.0 Unported ► CC BY 3.0 Composed by Philip Milman ► https://pmmusic.pro/ LEMMiNO – Siberian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5py6E6yo7wk CC BY-SA 4.0 @amburdo6206 - Colette Wave Cooking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkCjOhiHRa0 We Shop Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-6Plfn1yHg&t=3s&ab_channel=LudandSchlattsMusicalEmporium Download here! https://pmmusic.pro/downloads/ Creative Commons ► Attribution 3.0 Unported ► CC BY 3.0 Composed by Philip Milman ► https://pmmusic.pro/ The 25th Hour – Schlatt Crossing https://youtube.com/watch?v=44MCworZf78&feature=share&si=EMSIkaIECMiOmarE6JChQQ Download here! https://pmmusic.pro/downloads/ Creative Commons ► Attribution 3.0 Unported ► CC BY 3.0 Composed by Philip Milman ► https://pmmusic.pro/ LEMMiNO – Blackout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsVVcsVDt-s CC BY-SA 4.0 LEMMiNO - Cipher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0q5PR1xpA0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Winter - Vivaldi https://youtube.com/watch?v=44MCworZf78&feature=share&si=EMSIkaIECMiOmarE6JChQQ Download here! https://pmmusic.pro/downloads/ Creative Commons ► Attribution 3.0 Unported ► CC BY 3.0 Composed by Philip Milman ► https://pmmusic.pro/ LEMMiNO – Firecracker https://youtu.be/ulfoU2MziOc CC BY-SA 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------- Timecodes ------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Introduction 01:13 - What made TWD successful? 02:48 - Spectacle vs Story & Dumbing Down of the Main Show 12:45 - Spectacle vs Story - The Ones Who Live 19:36 - Superhero Main Characters & Pandering to the Audience 29:53 - False Promises & Bloat 36:30 - Rick’s “Death”, Maggie’s “Community”, Michonne’s “Search” 39:42 - AMC and Trouble in Paradise 41:35 - The Future of TWD & My Last Hope 45:18 - Closing Thoughts 48:41 - Outro #thewalkingdead