It isn't like I want a zombie slasher fest all the time, that would be just as boring. I just kind of hope that they will stop acting like they are still in pre-zomie days. Watching all of these I can't help but think of what I would be doing, and whining isn't on the list.
There is a great tension available in zombie movies, because there are a couple of things that are in conflict, but no zombie movie ever seems to use it. First, zombies are everywhere, and the people left need to hide and protect themselves from them. But also, civilization has ended, and the survivors need to prepare to rebuild civilization, which forces them to go out of hiding and prepare.
No one is making more food, refining more gasoline, etc. The gasoline they have available does not stay good forever, it goes stale in a matter of months to a year. After that, no cars are available. Previous to the mid 1800s, people were born, lived, and died within about a 20-30 mile circle. It was that hard to travel. After gasoline goes, it would be the same. So what they need to do is decide where they want to live the rest of their lives, and go there. Then they need to collect as much useful things so that they can rebuild civilization, all while fighting zombies.
To me rebooting civilization is much more interesting, and I think would be very popular with the amount of prepping going on in real life. Have some episodes where they try to build a steam engine, so that when the gasoline finally runs out, they can run things on steam and don't go back to pre-industrial society. Fight off zombies while trying to save books from deteriorating so they can teach the kids how things worked.
I see what you mean, and come to think of it, I did read that Season 4 will be more about rebuilding society.