I don't know if one of our fine mods want to merge this thread with this.
There's was a couple of things I was worried about when I heard this was going on the air. Not knowing what rating they were going for, I was worried that the violence and gore would be dulled down to suit a younger and broader audience. Two minutes into the first episode that concern was blown away just like that little zombie girl's brains and I would have never thought that starting out by killing a little child would be a perfect beginning to any television series but in this case it really is. It matches the general vibe of the comic book series perfectly i.e. this is not going to be a show that appeals to Mr. and Mrs. America and their kids. Again, two minutes in it was very obvious to me that this is tailored to please the fans of the comic book and hardcore zombie fans in general. They ain't kidding around!
I think it's evident that the writers are highly capable of keeping things fresh while maintaining the storyline of the comic book. There were plenty of tense moments that weren't in the comic and this pleases people like me that have read it a couple of times. It pleases me even more that they don't deviate from it drastically - the storyline of the first single issue is still intact, with a few improvements, one might even say.
The cast so far are all spot on, sporting southern accents which are all on par with the performances in The Green Mile (worlds away from the ear torture that was Julie Benz in All Saints Day).
I literally have only one complaint... They run. Not at 28 Days Later speed but it still isn't the slow limp from the comic, which seems maybe not a drastic deviation but in terms of plot it would change a whole lot. For those of you who haven't read it I'm specifically talking about times when the characters are travelling on foot and in the comic they would be aware that the zombies are just piling up behind them but still wouldn't be worried because they knew they could out walk them.
However, in the episode it seemed like they only run when in a bigger group and only when heavily agitated. A zombie frenzy maybe? A trace of a group mentality? Anyway, it isn't set in stone and hopefully it won't be a recurring thing.
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