What "The Walking Dead" can learn from "True Detective"

Now that "The Walking Dead" is back from its midseason hiatus, Sunday nights are particularly special for those who prefer to start their week with an overarching sense of unease. Last week, HBO's bayou noir series "True Detective" also reached a midpoint of sorts, culminating in a spectacular feat of small-screen filmmaking: A desperate, on-foot escape from low-rise, low-income housing in the midst of an erupting riot -- all shot in a single take! Sadly, "Walking Dead" is mirroring that paradigm -- or at least it's starting to feel as if it is. There's a scene in last night's episode of "True Detective" wherein detective Rust Kohle tries to explain similar cycles of repetition to a couple of clueless interrogators and did a far better job than I did above.