I have been looking forward to the start of the new fourth series of the Walking Dead and have not been disappointed. This show just seems to get better and better. The key to this success I believe is not just the superb makeup / effects but more the way the writers have changed the location and theme of the story with each new series.
Some time has passed since the end of the last show and a little community has built up at the prison, and food is being grown again and not just surviving off pre disaster supplies. New characters have been introduced and the scene set for the next few episodes. The main problems still surround how to avoid and protect against the zombies, who are still gnashing away in ever increasing numbers, as illustrated by the community members lining the fence taking down zombies in a continuous stream.
I suspect Sky will prolong the excitement again by splitting the series over Christmas, but I don't mind. It is sometime since I looked forward in such anticipation to a new series of any show, that is how good it is.
Well for me there is no doubt the eighth season of Supernatural has been the best yet, and sets up what could be an even better season nine. Sam and Dean Winchester have fought all sorts of demons, vampires and horrible creatures and still survive unscathed if only a little battered and worn.
The most incredible thing about this series is creative ability of the screenwriters to generate so many "plausible" supernatural scenarios. This season the fights over the tablets, and those trials have been excellent. We have also had the guest starring of my favourite Sci Fi star Amanda Tapping as the angel Naomi - turned out not to be much of an angel getting her just desserts in the conclusion of the last episode.
The introduction of the "Men of Letters" secret base has been a master stroke. It gives Sam and Dean a home from which they can abandon their nomadic life and enjoy some of the comforts associated with home. The writers are going to have field day with this set up using all the material collected by the previous occupants. What are they going to dream up next with the fall out from Heaven? I am certain series nine is going to be stunning.
The final episode, were you disappointed ? You are not alone. When you think of the history of Dexter it is not unreasonable to to expect some sort mega blood fest, but instead we get Dexter still alive, ready for reincarnation in a spin off series.
My hope was Dexter himself should get his just desserts, be slaughtered in the same fashion he used to employ, and Debra gets to live happily ever after raising Harrison. However the producers decided on a flat ending banking on someone who will invest in a new show in a new location. Perhaps they are right to look after future revenues but it is not as exciting and thrilling as a mega blood fest.
