Okay, I guess I'm going to be the douche who comes in and says I can't stand this show.
I was expecting huge things, but it's just really poorly written. There is zero tension, zero horror and zero surprise. What is the point of this show? To show a lot of impressive make-up and gore? Even the gross-out scenes stop short of being uniquely gross.
I managed to make it through season 1, and the only thing that I can actually remember from the first season is the first episode, which was pretty much a direct rip-off of 28 Days Later.
I hate all of the characters… even when they try to develop them, they just end up more annoying. The nameless, mindless, one-dimensional zombies are more interesting than every single one of them. I hate Rick the most, but I also hated Shane-- and I hated his wife and child-- seriously, the love triangle has to be one of the most banal plot devices of all time, and it's also really freaking obvious where they're going to take it-- they honestly didn't need to stretch it out over 2 whole seasons. I don't even really remember much of what else happened-- except buddy girl with her sister, which didn't seem to go anywhere. And I hate that guy with the RV and the old man hat-- he makes me feel like I'm watching a Canadian soap opera.
The only reason that Daryl is everyone's favorite is because he's the only one who has anything resembling a real personality, even though that personality can best be described as stereotypical redneck hick # 527. I guess it's cool that there even is a big budget show about zombies, but zombies in general have been overdone for quite some time now… and this show doesn't bring anything new to the table.
I don't think I would hate it so much if I had just ignored it from the beginning… but my buds and I managed to convince each other it was good-- until around the halfway mark of season 1, that is.
I was expecting huge things, but it's just really poorly written. There is zero tension, zero horror and zero surprise. What is the point of this show? To show a lot of impressive make-up and gore? Even the gross-out scenes stop short of being uniquely gross.
I managed to make it through season 1, and the only thing that I can actually remember from the first season is the first episode, which was pretty much a direct rip-off of 28 Days Later.
I hate all of the characters… even when they try to develop them, they just end up more annoying. The nameless, mindless, one-dimensional zombies are more interesting than every single one of them. I hate Rick the most, but I also hated Shane-- and I hated his wife and child-- seriously, the love triangle has to be one of the most banal plot devices of all time, and it's also really freaking obvious where they're going to take it-- they honestly didn't need to stretch it out over 2 whole seasons. I don't even really remember much of what else happened-- except buddy girl with her sister, which didn't seem to go anywhere. And I hate that guy with the RV and the old man hat-- he makes me feel like I'm watching a Canadian soap opera.
The only reason that Daryl is everyone's favorite is because he's the only one who has anything resembling a real personality, even though that personality can best be described as stereotypical redneck hick # 527. I guess it's cool that there even is a big budget show about zombies, but zombies in general have been overdone for quite some time now… and this show doesn't bring anything new to the table.
I don't think I would hate it so much if I had just ignored it from the beginning… but my buds and I managed to convince each other it was good-- until around the halfway mark of season 1, that is.
