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In its heyday, “The Walking Dead” had millions of viewers tuning in weekly to the show, which also means it had millions of nitpickers. Viewers would point out that the slow-moving zombies on the series would actually be pretty easy for the U.S. military to contain in real-life<\/a>, as well as that the mechanics of this virus<\/a> (where everyone’s already infected\u00a0but getting bitten still matters) don’t make much sense.<\/p>\n Perhaps the most nitpick-y (but understandable) complaint of all is there’s a curious lack of obese walkers roaming around. Georgia, where “The Walking Dead” takes place, has a higher obesity rate than the rest of the U.S., yet every walker the main characters come across has a slim physique. What’s interesting is that the original comics do better when it comes to plus-sized zombie representation, so the show can’t even pass the buck on this issue. Maybe that’s why the comics’ creator, Robert Kirkman, felt compelled to explain this apparent plot hole on the series in 2017. As he told a fan in the letter column for “The Walking Dead” #111 (via ComicBook.com<\/a>):<\/p>\n “There are tons of fat zombies in the comic … less so in the show, as, frankly, it’s hard to ADD to big people to make them look like zombies. Keep in mind, to make those walkers look real, you have to build stuff, on top of real people … you start adding to people my size, and well … we start to look a bit too padded, if that makes sense.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n In other words, it requires more effort to make a fat zombie feel realistic on TV than it does in comic books. Not all fans may buy this explanation, but luckily, Kirkman has also provided another potential reason for the slim walkers.<\/p>\n\n