Watched the CDC episode last night. I still like the show a lot. I'll definitely buy next season (I'm overseas, so I can't tivo it). I have not read the comic, but it's not my Christmas list, and some particularly twisted relative might give it to me.
I didn't realize I was watching a finale, and it's quite possible I would have been more disappointed if I had known this. It felt more like a episode than a Finale. It seems to be more of a Disease Apocalypse story than a Zombie Apocalypse one. You could have basically the same story with a deadly flu. The last episode, anyway. I also saw Survival of the Dead which was a complete train wreck of a movie. It seemed to not take the genre seriously at all, and I will reiterate that I'm glad that Romero -- with all due sincere respect -- is not involved with WD.
Good questions, Keeper of Goats. I need to give them more thought. I will forgive almost any emotional craziness at the end of the world, but I can't abide by logical craziness, if that makes any sense. I don't mind the unusual relationship stuff, but if the gang decides to hole up in a Best Buy because the large plate glass windows will make it easy to see approaching walkers I will voice frustration.