The Walking Dead on AMC

[The Toyroom]

I've never read the comic but I was impressed with the pilot episode....Not bad....

[Wise4671]

Comics were great. I have been reading them since the series started and have always thought it would make a great movie. I was not dissapointed in the show at all. I thought it was done very well and has stayed true to the comic.

[YoungOnce]

I thought it was great and was impressed enough to keep watching. It's an interesting premise and seemed really grounded in reality as far as finding the humanity in how an "outbreak" would effect us. Plenty of gore, and still, emotionally resonant.

[palitoy]

I thought it was really well done although I admit I'm sick of zombies. It was filled with good actors and well fleshed out characters but I'm a little "Meh" to the concept. However, the wife is hooked so I will be forced to see every episode as she can't watch it alone.

[YoungOnce]

I know what you mean. Zombies have been done to death (no pun intended) lately, as well as vampires and werewolves. Wizards and witches too. They're everywhere.

We need a new monster for Hollywood, comic books and literature to shove to the front of the pop culture line. It's time for the Creature From the Black Lagoon to resurge and become a pop sensation.

I did think though that the AMC show was very "grounded". I thought that was a novel approach to the genre.

[ramsey37]

I watched it last night and enjoyed it, but I have a question: why did the main character's wife and son leave him behind at the hospital?
George

[Wise4671]

I watched it last night and enjoyed it, but I have a question: why did the main character's wife and son leave him behind at the hospital?
George

They were made to think he died in the hospital when the hospital was over run by the Walking Dead. I don't want to give away the story line but if it follows the book all will become clear soon.

[kryptosmaster]

Awesome show. One of my new "must-see" series!
I thought it was really well done. Even though I'm a comic geek I had never heard of this comic. I tend to stick to DC now and nothing else. I almost didn't even watch it until someone on facebook had mentioned it and I remembered seeing a thread here about it (that i never went into). I thought it was a movie. Once I looked up the website I was hooked.
Rich

[MegoSteve]

I thought it was really well done although I admit I'm sick of zombies.

I totally agree about what you're saying with zombies... I'm thoroughly sick of the trend. The first issue of Walking Dead was released in 2003, so he was one of the forerunners of the current zombie trend.

To be frank, horror is one of my least favorite genres, and I hate gore and being scared or shocked, but the comic is well-written enough that it's become one of my favorites. Its strength is that it's more about the people; the zombie stuff isn't what ultimately drives the story... it's the human drama.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I also never heard of this comic and I really liked the show. I think what works best (for me) is that they can slow down the pace for a regular series and explore what the world would be like if something like this happened. Movies are paced very quickly so you have a beginning, middle and end. I look forward to each new episode and the developing story line.