The Walking Dead

Zombies. My my, how they have risen up during the last decades. In the past, I bet that zombies were nothing more than a myth of voodoo induced deeds, and as stated by the earliest films like White Zombie(1932), that seems to be such. I first embraced these monsters and horror in general with the video game Resident Evil remade on the GameCube, and after beating it more than once, I opened the gates to hell and searched for the best rated media regarding horror. I was very terrified of horror before then, a feeling that is almost extinct from viewing or playing horror media now. Perhaps I will talk more about fear in general in the future, as it is not easily categorized or summarized because of the diversity in each person's fears.

The Walking Dead is the latest piece of infected media that covers the sub genre. It happens to be the most qualified TV series about the undead yet, for following a strong survival story in the midst of walkers walking around deserted cities. The character development is sublime, the main character keeps his head cool and acts rational while the others each have their own personalities to share while conflicts come and go, including a foul mouthed aggressive redneck who is worried about his partner, another man who seems to have started digging his own grave already because of his family loss and people in general that despair heavily so much that some of them even decide that their life is done and nothing out there will rejuvinate their mind.

While I can praise the characters for their realism and the zombies and gore for their quality, I must say that we haven't seen too much bloodshed yet, something we most likely will see in the upcoming Season 2. The Walking Dead had a few interesting story directions I had not seen before, such as using the smell of zombies to cover your own and walk around a dead city. The conflicts the characters face are well created, sometimes you wonder if people made the right choice.

However since there is a Season 2 coming up, there is room for improvement as stated before. It is by the way based on graphic novels that look interesting to say the least, and a videogame has been announced. Not much else to say yet, other than definitely check this TV series out for its outstanding turn of events. Honestly, this is about as good as the 28 films and the early "...of the Dead" movies by Romero. Let us welcome more undeads in the subgenre that has become a massive pop icon, as long as quality can show up.

Rating: 7.5