For anyone wondering why Seasons 2 & 3 of The Walking Dead were so-so, it's entirely AMC's fault for being so troutty. Despite the millions and millions of dollars The Walking Dead has made them in the first season alone, their execs decided it would be cheaper to film in one location the entire time and drag it out while also cutting people's salaries, firing Darabont (director of such greats as The Green Mile), and dragging out the Herschel's farm storyline. I'm only glad this season they were a lot less cheap.