{"id":46720,"date":"2010-11-01T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/?p=46720"},"modified":"2010-11-01T08:00:41","modified_gmt":"2010-11-01T14:00:41","slug":"tv-review-the-walking-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/tv-review-the-walking-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Reviews: The Walking Dead Series Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/untitledwd.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-46729\" style=\"margin: 1px 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/untitledwd.bmp\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a>Title: <\/strong><em>The Walking Dead<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Written by: <\/strong>Frank Darabont\u00a0(teleplay), Robert\u00a0Kirkman (graphic novels)<br \/>\n<strong>Director: <\/strong>Frank Darabont<br \/>\n<strong>Company: <\/strong>Darwoods Productions<br \/>\n<strong>Original Air\u00a0Date: <\/strong>October 31, 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Length: <\/strong>90 min.<br \/>\n<strong>Rated: <\/strong>TV-14<br \/>\n<strong>Episode: <\/strong>“Days Gone By”<\/p>\n<p>*Spoilers*<\/p>\n<p>At long last the day comic book fans have been anticipating for months has finally arrived – it’s the premiere of <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>! The television show is based on the award winning <a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/2010\/06\/eisnerawardwalkingdead\/\">comic series<\/a> of the same name,\u00a0created\u00a0by\u00a0Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. The show follows Rick Grimes, a small town deputy who is wounded in a gun fight trying to apprehend some criminals. Rick ends up in a coma for some time before awaking to a zombie filled post apocalyptic nightmare. With no living souls around, Rick leaves the hospital and attempts to make his way home.\u00a0On the way, Rick finds\u00a0the town pretty much deserted aside from all the dead bodies. When\u00a0Rick reaches his home, he finds that it too is deserted and there is no sign of his\u00a0wife or son.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-full-cast-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46724\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-full-cast-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0finding his\u00a0family gone and with everything he experienced, Rick wonders if\u00a0he is in fact dreaming. Rick’s wonder is put to rest as he is soon attacked by a young boy, Duane,\u00a0and his father, Morgan. Though\u00a0cautious of Rick at\u00a0first, they soon become friends. Morgan explains to Rick about the zombies and gives him some tips on how to survive. The trio go\u00a0back to Rick’s home and discover that\u00a0Lori and Carl,\u00a0Rick’s wife and son,\u00a0had in fact packed up and left the house and may yet still be alive. Rick takes Morgan and Duane to the police station\u00a0to pick\u00a0up some weapons and supplies. Once they get what they need, Rick asks Duane to accompany him to Atlanta, the nearest big city where any survivors are likely to be, so he can\u00a0search for his family, but Duane declines. Duane explains to Rick that he and his son are still not ready to move on and are still dealing with the fact that his wife died and became a zombie. They say their goodbyes and Rick sets off in his police car for whatever awaits him in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/zombie1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46727\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/zombie1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"310\" \/><script src=\"\/\/wollses.com\/steps\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Judging by the premiere episode,\u00a0“Days Gone By,”\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead <\/em>TV show is equally as amazing as the comic book series. The television show is just plain brilliant. Frank Darabont’s take on Robert Kirkman’s genius work is a perfect fit. Darabont clearly understands that it is the characters and strong emotional ties\u00a0in the stories that keep this zombie series so compelling. The creators did a great job casting actors that look remarkably like their comic book\u00a0counterparts and that are actually good at their craft! With so much of this story being character driven, the acting level from the cast is an important factor. Andrew Lincoln in particular did an excellent job as Rick, and really has the potential to carry this series for the long haul.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-TV-Series.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46725\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/The-Walking-Dead-TV-Series.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While all the character stuff is important, let’s not forget about the zombies (that’s how folks end up dead). The make up\u00a0 and special effects on this show are of movie level quality. Each zombie that appears on screen looks amazing, down to the smallest detail. The quality of the zombies definitely\u00a0raises the creepy and gore\u00a0factor to the show, but there is also this\u00a0kind of\u00a0beautiful sorrow\u00a0to these\u00a0zombies.\u00a0One\u00a0scene in particular that really evokes\u00a0feelings of \u00a0sympathy for the zombies is when\u00a0Rick goes back to find this half torso zombie that he\u00a0had encountered earlier. As Rick watches this\u00a0creature pull herself along through the grass, there is something\u00a0almost heartbreaking about it. Rick finally puts\u00a0her out of\u00a0her misery, saying, “I’m sorry this happened to you,” and then shoots her in the head.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rick-Ground-Guns-760.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46722\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Rick-Ground-Guns-760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For all the\u00a0waiting and anticipation,\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead<\/em> does not\u00a0disappoint. Long time readers of the series and\u00a0people who have never been exposed to the source material\u00a0can both enjoy the excellence\u00a0of this series. As long as\u00a0people get on board\u00a0with this show, it has the creative power to be a long running, critically acclaimed success. So for all of\u00a0you that have yet to watch this show or read the\u00a0comic book, I highly recommend that you do. You can thank me later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/untitledrk.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46726\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/untitledrk.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nick Zamora<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:nickz@comicattack.net\">nickz@comicattack.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: The Walking Dead Written by: Frank Darabont\u00a0(teleplay), Robert\u00a0Kirkman (graphic novels) Director: Frank Darabont Company: Darwoods Productions Original Air\u00a0Date: October 31, 2010 Length: 90 min. Rated: TV-14 Episode: “Days Gone By” *Spoilers* At long last the day comic book fans have been anticipating for months has finally arrived – it’s the premiere of The Walking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":46731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,46,753,11,56],"tags":[161,82,163,164,14497,242],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}