Five (And More) TV Characters Who Were Meant to Die

Death comes for us all eventually. Unless you're a new character on a popular TV show and the producers take a shine to you and decide to keep you around, in which case Death is told to get lost and only come back when the actor asks for a pay bump or time off so they can make some movies.

The Walking Dead is Dead to Me

What do all these characters have in common?

AMC recently renewed The Walking Dead for a tenth season. The second half of season nine begins this Sunday. I won't be watching it.

Five TV Shows That Suffered From Network Interference

Wouldn't it be a fun world if networks just gave creative freedom to creators and showrunners? Sure, sometimes corporate executives know better what to do with someone else's story (one out of fifty times), but in most occasions their meddling is of no help. Let's take a look below at some shows that struggled with network interference and just how much it affected them.

Warning: spoilers follow.

Doux News Bi-Weekly... Bi-Monthly... whatever. Roundup: June 3, 2018

The sad man, behind Batfleck eyes

Batman gets a winged foe, the Mouse might catch the Fox, The Crow dies again, Atari crawls from the grave, The Walking Dead might just have to die, the Library of Congress gets a collection from Geppi, Rick and Morty will be back with a lot more, Chloe is in major trouble, Roseanne is dead long live Darlene, Doctor Strange is a real life superhero and more!

Doux News Weekly Round Up: April 29, 2018

Meet Thanos, the star of Avengers: Infinity War

Sorry about the short unexpected hiatus, but I’m back and here’s what we have this week; Movie Pass is acting shady, Maleficent 2?, a YouTube Red scripted series, new titles for new sequels, Katee Sackhoff returns to sci-fi TV, another Star Wars animated series, Star Trek news, The Walking Dead producers make the right choice, Joss explains why he left Batgirl, the Future of the MCU, and it looks like it’s time to watch/rewatch Sense8.

The Walking Dead: Wrath

"My mercy prevails over my wrath."

Wow. The Walking Dead just shocked me more than it ever has since Season 5, by doing the one thing I didn't expect them to do: tell a good, strong story without resorting to cheap shock tactics.

The Walking Dead: Worth

"Just wanted to say a grateful enclave thanks you!"

If I were to choose a descriptor for the entire Saviors arc of The Walking Dead, it would be "wasted opportunity". We are drowning in wasted opportunities. Why couldn't we have been enjoying episodes like this from the off? Why did everything need to be stretched and pulled into long, ponderous scenes devoid of tension when we could have had episodes like this? Because this episode was pretty damn great.

The Walking Dead: Still Gotta Mean Something

"What the shit? No, really, just tell me, what the shit??"

Am I going insane?

The Walking Dead: Do Not Send Us Astray

"Did you really think that cockamamie play would work?"

We saw an uptick in quality last episode. I didn't expect it to last forever, but couldn't it have lasted for more than that single episode?

The Walking Dead: The Key

"The dead have brought out our best and worst, and the worst has been outpacing the best lately, but that won't last forever."

When I saw the infamous, faux-artsy "face montage" at the start of this episode, I thought we'd be in for a slog not unlike the mid-season finale. However, I was wrong. I'm happy to say this episode was a marked improvement, even if it did have some of the same problems that have been plaguing The Walking Dead like a zombie virus for a while now.

The Walking Dead: Dead or Alive Or

"He was helping a stranger. In the middle of all this, he was helping a stranger."

Not quite as interesting as last week, although the plot is at least moving forward.

The Walking Dead: The Lost and the Plunderers

“There was remorse.”

There wasn’t enough.

The Walking Dead: The Lost and the Plunderers

"You could have just let me save all of you. I mean, that's why I killed your friends in the first place."

I'm not feeling The Walking Dead these days. And this episode didn't help.

The Walking Dead: Honor

"It's not supposed to be like this. I know it can be better."

The Walking Dead: How It's Gotta Be

"You lose. It's over."

If you loved this episode, maybe you'd better skip this review.

The Walking Dead: Time for After

"All you have to do is nothing."

Frustrating.

The Walking Dead: The King, the Widow, and Rick

A pause of sorts, a moment of reflection, the eye of the storm before the final battle, choose your cliche. There were also some really enjoyable dramatic moments, and a few that made me laugh.

The Walking Dead: The Big Scary U

"Good meeting, people. Now let's make today the best today it can be."

Apparently, office politics will survive the apocalypse. That's discouraging.

The Walking Dead: Some Guy

"If you're asked to be the hero, be the hero."

I've been brooding about this episode since I saw it last night, and not in a positive way. (Is there a good way to brood?)

The Walking Dead: Monsters

"We will lose not one of our ranks."

Another episode about the moral choices in war. Or more accurately, about how our heroes aren't on the same page when it comes to those choices.