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4.5
I love this show and I am so excited for season 5!! The Walking Dead is truly one of the best shows ever made. I hesitated to even watch the first Episode of Season 1 because I am simply not interested in "Zombie" shows or "Scary" shows in general. Until one morning when I was bored and decided I would try it on Netflix and figured if I didn't like it I would just turn it off. Three days later I came out of what can only be described as a "The Walking Dead" coma. Eager for more I soon found that I could watch Season Three episodes the day after they aired here on Amazon. I cancelled my other subscription and have been avidly following it here ever since. For anyone who thinks this is simply going to be another "Zombie" show. WRONG. This is one of the most brilliant human interest epics of all time. I seriously recommend checking this show out. It's unlikely that you'll be disappointed. EDIT: Just got done with Episode 1!! WOW!! What a way to start Season 5. If you are not familiar with this show, start at the beginning, as it truly needs to be watched from that point. Thank you so much Amazon and AMC for streaming it here. I am 100% OKAY with waiting until the next day to watch the new episodes.I also LOVE the new Season Pass option (previously a season pass automatically bought each episode at a discounted price each week). I'd rather just pay for the season pass up front and have it out of the way, rather then have it deducted each week.FYI to all the people complaining. The "24hr" wait, which is in reality a 6-12hr wait is AMC's doing, not Amazon. The cable channel is doing a cool thing even letting their new content be streamed here, but you can bet money that they aren't going to fight for ratings on their cable channel with an online streaming service when their new episodes air. That would just be bad for business.Also, the new episode won't be available until tomorrow, so there is no episode to buy yet. Once the episode is available, then you will be able to purchase each available episode individually if that's your preferred method. If you buy the season pass you will already PRE own all the episodes and be able to watch them as they become available without any other purchases (no, you cannot watch the whole season before its aired on T.V. through this service). So, I repeat, you can STILL purchase each episode individually as it becomes available for viewing (though the season pass gives you a pretty decent discount off the total price vs buying them all separately). Which seems like it would only require basic logic to understand.You do also realize that negatively reviewing the season pass and viewing delay only brings down the ratings for the show and has no impact on Amazon or AMC's policies right? If you don't like their service then contact their customer support department and complain.
