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I'm a huge fan of The Walking Dead season 1 & 2. That's about where it starts and ends for me. Just to mention I'm all caught up with the series. So just to get that "magic" back, and because of the dynamite good prices at Google Play, I purchased The Walking Dead Compendiums 1 & 2. I wanted to just delve into the books more...a fresh start on the series.
So I was talking to my cousin who is a Walking Dead fan. We're both up to date on the television series and I was telling him that I recently bought the Compendiums 1 & 2. He was excited and started telling me about a friend of his who read the books. He said his friend told him about some differences in the books compared to the tv series. I spoke about a couple of differences I've noticed within the first 79 pages of Compendium 1 (it's over 1000 pages) without spoiling anything that might have been spoiled. He mentioned some things his friend said. I mentioned a couple of other things. Then he started getting more excited and was talking about the Governor and out of the blue....
He says
...those who have read it could possibly make a connection. Possibly. I didn't delve any deeper beyond that. He was still smiling. I was not. Surprisingly I wasn't mad. I was disappointed. We both know that spoiling anything would be devastating in our circle. We watch Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, House of Cards and we always have a conversation about the episode after we've all watched it. The rest was like this:
Me: I didn't know that..
Him: YOU DIDN'T! Yeah
Me: I didn't want to know that...
Him: Wait...
Me: Yeah I started reading the books because maybe I was hoping that it would be a better alternative to the show but...
Him: Awe damn...my bad...wow.
Me: Yep. Thanks. Now I don't know if I want to continue reading or not...
Him: Yeah but the way....and ummm how it happened....it's not THAT big of a spoiler...
Me: Yes, yes it is.
Him: Yeah I guess it is. I didn't know. I thought you was way farther into it.
Me: I just got it yesterday. I'm only on page 79.
I could tell he felt bad about that so I changed the subject.
Now that I know what I know, I'm struggling trying to decide whether or not I should continue reading. Is it even worth me reading. I have a hard time recovering from spoilers because I know that I've missed an opportunity to experience a story in any entertainment medium the way it, quite possibly, was meant to be told.
Also, share some experiences as to how you view spoilers. Are they a deal breaker? Do you continue to watch, read, play if someone has revealed a MAJOR spoiler to you?
No spoilers please.
So I was talking to my cousin who is a Walking Dead fan. We're both up to date on the television series and I was telling him that I recently bought the Compendiums 1 & 2. He was excited and started telling me about a friend of his who read the books. He said his friend told him about some differences in the books compared to the tv series. I spoke about a couple of differences I've noticed within the first 79 pages of Compendium 1 (it's over 1000 pages) without spoiling anything that might have been spoiled. He mentioned some things his friend said. I mentioned a couple of other things. Then he started getting more excited and was talking about the Governor and out of the blue....
He says
"Yeah Rick got his head chopped off!
...those who have read it could possibly make a connection. Possibly. I didn't delve any deeper beyond that. He was still smiling. I was not. Surprisingly I wasn't mad. I was disappointed. We both know that spoiling anything would be devastating in our circle. We watch Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, House of Cards and we always have a conversation about the episode after we've all watched it. The rest was like this:
Me: I didn't know that..
Him: YOU DIDN'T! Yeah
Rick got his head chopped off.
Him: Wait...
Me: Yeah I started reading the books because maybe I was hoping that it would be a better alternative to the show but...
Him: Awe damn...my bad...wow.
Me: Yep. Thanks. Now I don't know if I want to continue reading or not...
Him: Yeah but the way....and ummm how it happened....it's not THAT big of a spoiler...
Me: Yes, yes it is.
Him: Yeah I guess it is. I didn't know. I thought you was way farther into it.
Me: I just got it yesterday. I'm only on page 79.
I could tell he felt bad about that so I changed the subject.
Now that I know what I know, I'm struggling trying to decide whether or not I should continue reading. Is it even worth me reading. I have a hard time recovering from spoilers because I know that I've missed an opportunity to experience a story in any entertainment medium the way it, quite possibly, was meant to be told.
Also, share some experiences as to how you view spoilers. Are they a deal breaker? Do you continue to watch, read, play if someone has revealed a MAJOR spoiler to you?
No spoilers please.
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