I absolutely love the show. I am a huge fan of TWD as well and now I am hooked on FTWD. When I first stumbled upon FTWD I was excited because I had already binged watched TWD twice and wanted some other zombie action so when I realized the two are connected I binged watched it also.
In season 1 on the FTWD it was a little drawn out but I got to know the characters and how their strengths would shine through.
There were some episodes that were not worth watching in my opinion but I watched anyway.
I can't wait for the new seas to starts.