I admit I am getting frustrated with the plots in seasons 6, 7, and 8. The early seasons were good at showing how bad it would be for city people with no supplies and no real survival knowledge to live. But its been two and a half years at least now, and the stories still revolve around getting basic supplies and fighting other groups. they should be on their feet and be able to feed themselves by now.
There would be a lot of interesting stories coming from learning to trade with other groups, or to go out not searching for food, but finding libraries and getting books with useful information to preserve rather than letting it rot. Or go find a museum with artifacts from the 1800s, that stuff would be useful again now. Learn how to domesticate a horse, make butter and cheese, etc.
The show has also kept technology working that really should be running out by now. Nobody on the show is concerned about running out of gasoline. Maybe the way to beat Negan would be to destroy his fuel supplies, while Rick's team finds horses, and becomes technologically superior with 1800s tech.
Slowly the show would turn more into Little House on the Prairie, but they could still have some action in it. And I think there can be interesting shows coming from learning how to build and create things.
Or move to the breadbasket midwest where crops are plentiful and forests that hide walkers are few.
Hell, even Mississippi, where you could see them coming a mile away.
Little House With the Zombie? Learn how to make butter and cheese, etc?
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Dang, I was addicted to Little House on the Prairie when I was a kid.
I agree. I would like to see them more practical by now.
There is so much lost wisdom from the past. (i.e. the Romans used honey on wounds to keep them germ free. Modern day studies showed it work well.)
Got “the Walking Dead Cookbook” for Christmas. If anyone wants Carol’s acorn and beet cookie recipe, let me know.