Without The Walking Dead, there would be no Fear the Walking Dead, so regardless of the fact that it ran for too long and sadly lost sight of itself towards its end, the original show deserves respect. That said, with a handful of new series on the horizon, it's time to admit that it's first-ever spin-off has been better than it for years.
In its early days, The Walking Dead might have just been a zombie show on paper, but Frank Darabont adapted Robert Kirkman's hugely popular graphic novel in a way that felt refreshingly intimate and character-driven. Sure, our heroes would regularly find themselves getting out of scrapes with creatures that wanted to eat their brains, but the real tensions stemmed from things like Carol's abusive husband, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) trying to find his family, and Shane's secret relationship with Rick's wife Lori.
