The third season of The Walking Dead starts on Sunday night —I will be recapping episodes on Mondays again—and it looks to be the darkest season yet. It’s also the first season that is free of Frank Darabont. Season two was really uneven and you could clearly see where the network’s ideas had been stitched together over the remains of Darabont’s plan. Full Story

Not that it hasn’t been good in the past. It has been very, very good. When The Walking Dead works it works beyond well. It’s like watching a movie on TV—the pilot remains one of the best things I’ve ever seen produced for television. But as good as it can be, there’s nothing more frustrating than The Walking Dead, either. Full Story

Written by Sarah In my Comic-Con preview, I made a number of predictions. Now that Comic-Con has ended for another year, it’s time to run down how those predictions turned out, as well as how the industry fared before the nerd herd. Full Story

Written by Sarah The Walking Dead season one wrapped up on AMC Sunday night with record-busting numbers. Season two is scheduled to premiere in October 2011, which is a long time to wait for something I love so much, but if it means they’ll approach season two with the same level of care and commitment they showed in season one, I can gut it out. Full Story