Walking With The Walking Dead

I've never been much of a fan of the Zombie genre. I've always felt that films or TV series about them tend to focus more on zombie effects rather then character development. So I was a little apprehensive when I heard about The Walking Dead.

Because of current work schedules and such I rarely get to watch a TV show when it's on TV. I usually wait for the DVD or Blu-ray box set to come out and I will check it out then. I've done this for shows like 24, Bones and South Park. So I followed the same routine when I came to The Walking Dead. So I sat down yesterday and started to watch The Walking Dead, and just over four hours later I had finished season one.

The Walking Dead tells the story of the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse; it follows a small group of survivors, travelling across the desolate United States in search of a new home away from the shuffling hordes of the undead (or "walkers"). The group is led by Rick Grimes, who was a sheriff's deputy in a small Georgia town before the zombie outbreak. As their situation grows more hazardous, the group's desperation to survive pushes them to the brink of insanity. At every turn they are faced with the unbearable horrors that come from having the dead walk again, the changing dynamic of their group, as well as facing hostility from the scattered remains of a struggling human populace who are focused on their own survival, now that the structures of society have collapsed.

The comic book it is based on is black and white and I love how the series uses saturated colours to give that black and white feel. The acting is well above par for a TV series and while the show feels sometimes like it is dragging, I felt it was apt for the situation. It's a camp site of people just sitting around, both scared and hungry; and as time seems to drag for them it will drag for us too.

I did really enjoy this series and I am really looking forward to season two.