Hello to all those faithfully reading and hopefully enjoying this effort to make even the worst horror movie more watcha... aw, screw that - I'm not that good. If a movie makes you cringe because yet another batch of unlikable teens that are pushing 30 are inching toward their deaths, having a party no one does anywhere ever, a paranormal movie is boring you to tears with unending pans of empty rooms, or thanks to CGI technology when people finally bite it, their blood squirts everywhere except on the victim, the ground, the people next to them... you're in good company and this is the right place for you.
A TV SERIES YOU CAN SINK YOUR TEETH INTO, EVEN IF YOU'RE DEAD
THE WALKING DEAD
I would be very remiss if I didn't give immediate props to one of the most entertaining and best zombie based series on television. Not that there's been ANY zombie based series on television, but if there were, this would be the best.
Now my spouse says it's just a soap opera with a couple of flesh eaters thrown in. A point taken but that is also the main topic of the series: How does mankind go on when there are a very large amount of crazed undead trying to eat them? Do they just run screaming or do they try to deal with it?
This won't be the only mention of this show, it is my favorite and there are already many sites dedicated to the fans that have both absorbed the comic book series on which it was based and every episode shown. They know character traits, backgrounds, explain points that may seem a little murky to some, and basically are the most loyal fans of a current television program as far as I'm concerned. WE ROCK! Ummm sorry about that, slipped out.
If you haven't tried this show, I highly recommend buying or renting the DVD's (the first four seasons are also available for streaming on Netflix) and checking it out. Yes, it can be brutal. Yes, it can be tedious (human relationships often are). Yes, it can be frustrating. But it is also exciting, new, creative and definitely a huge step above current television program offerings.
In other words, this is excellence in broadcasting. Yeah I know that's radio, but it sounded cool.
And now, as of this update of 11/18/14 we are in our fifth season of watching Rick Grimes try to keep his extended family together and alive and the series is still fresh (even if the zombies are getting a little worse for wear), we still have Daryl but not Merle (awww), and now a lot of the living account for the danger and not just the 'walkers'.
And it's still cool.
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