[Servant of the Cross]

Thank you. I have been curious but have never asked. I've never watched nor does my wife so I have no idea about its merits and attraction. I think zombies and can't get past the unreality of that without even giving it a chance. AMC has clearly figured out the formula (Breaking Bad, Mad Men, TWD) for making "well done shows with interesting predicaments and lots of plot twists" that generate huge fan bases.

p.s. I have watched some of both Turn and Halt and Catch Fire and felt that they were very well done too, but they haven't caught on like the others.

[CatherineofAragon]

Many TWD fans don’t even like horror/zombie shows. My sister-in-law and her husband are two of those. But one Christmas during a get-together, the extended family was discussing the show, so they became curious and gave it a try. They were instantly hooked, and ordered the DVDs. One shipment was late in arriving, and SIL called up wanting to borrow ours because they couldn’t wait, LOL.

“TURN” has a much smaller fan base than TWD, but it’s very enthusiastic. The actors are very interactive with the fans on Twitter, and over the summer there was a fan-based campaign to renew the show for a third season. TURN films in and around Richmond, which is about two hours east of me; the third season began filming this week.

[greeneyes]

I watched Turn, and liked it. I will admit it’s a bit slow compared to Breaking Bad and TWD. Halt and Catch Fire - I looked forward to that based on the ads, but I was disappointed with it - not as good as I thought it would be.

Plus, I had a hard time tuning in to the next episode - don’t remember it that was my schedule or if they did some of their shifting nights and time slots.