AMC’s “The Walking Dead” is one of the hottest shows on TV right now.
The cable series is delivering stellar ratings for the cable outlet and was given a quick renewal for season two.
However, fans of the show may be in for a long wait for season two.
AMC may apparently not air the 13-episode second season until October of 2011. That’s so the second season can tie in with the cable outlet’s annual FearFest. The series debuted this year during the final night of FearFest (aka Halloween).
The promotion helped give the show a huge launch.
But that’s not the only factor playing into AMC’s decision. The cable outlet has a lot of shows to airs before “Dead” can returning including the new seasons of “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men” as well as a new one-hour drama.
The October launch isn’t necessarily the final word on the subject, but it does appear how the cable outlet is leaning. On the positive side, the longer wait means that producer Frank Darabont will have time to write and directed another installment in the second season.
Can someone please explain to me how a one year wait between seasons can be defined as long???
The only possible length here is the distance between the renewal announcement and the start of the second season. And that’s only because they announced the renewal ridiculously early.
Hell this season won’t be finished till February, and that’s assuming they don’t take any breaks.
Actually, the season will be done my mid-December.
Walking Dead season one is six episodes long. That means a long wait for the next season until next October.
It is too long of a wait! I mean really? Really? 11 months or so until the second season starts? I love the show, but jeez!
Besides, being over 40 is hard enough trying to remember what I did an hour ago…….
So…we have to wait until July for Breaking Bad and October for The Walking Dead? Wow, color me disappointed.
Why not make it 26 episode season 2.
@vystral. The long wait for new Breaking Bad was announced after the end of season three. So, it’s not unexpected. Just disappointing for fans.
@DMP. Thirteen episode seasons are the usual run for most cable shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad and most of the FX dramas. I find it works better.
Works for me. Doctor Who is the same way, a year between seasons, with a “short” (by American standards, that is) season of only 13 episodes. I don’t see what the issue is.
A year between seasons wouldn’t be so bad if the seasons themselves were not so short.
The problem is that we are dealing with a series (a very good one) that revolves around a continuing story line week-to-week, and in my opinion, anything more than 4-6 months away from a series like this it loses momentum. This is a great series, but I can’t help but think that this much time between seasons is anything other than detrimental for it in the long run.
When dealing with a series in which the seasons are unrelated (like ‘The Apprentice’, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, etc.), a wait between seasons is not as bad because the seasons are independent of each other. But when you do have a series in which a plot continues along each season, I find it needs to either have a higher number of shows in each season so the wait between them is shorter, or go ahead and have a smaller number of shows in a season, but put them closer together so momentum is not lost.
Years and years ago it might not been as bad to have a wait because there was a much more limited choice of shows and channels to watch. But with today’s television and a myriad of shows available, it’s too easy to lose track and interest in one particular show with such a wait between seasons.
Just my opinion.
This is a big torture! Why must we wait for a year before the second season start? I love this show so much, and you’re gonna make us wait that long? Why!!? I demand you air it earlier. Let’s say, like, tomorrow!!!