michael james shaw
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On The Walking Dead, the Commonwealth’s Problems Are Everybody’s Problems
(Rob watches tonight’s episode. As the credits roll, he continues to stare, as if he can’t quite believe what he’s seen. He slowly rises from his couch, his head wobbling slightly as if trying to shake off a dream, and walks across the room to a dry-erase board reading “DAYS SINCE THE WALKING DEAD WAS…
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The Walking Dead Remains Haunted by Spectres of the Past
In many ways, AMC’s The Walking Dead is a show stuck with one foot in the past. It’s still trying to ride the coattails of its former popularity. It’s trying to wrap up the series without stepping on the toes of the eventual Rick Grimes movie. But the biggest problem is that the show can’t move…