The Best New Show On TV

            The undead have FINALLY invaded television. After week two, The Walking Dead is shaping up to be one of the most entertaining and exhilarating shows on television.

            The Walking Dead premiered last weekend on AMC. Based on the comic of the same name, The Walking Dead tells the story of a post-zombie apocalypse. While the premise sounds like just about every other zombie movie…well it is. But this is not necessarily a bad thing.

            First keep in mind that this is a show, on television, about zombies. Now think for a moment what zombies usually do. You could imagine it’s going to be pretty graphic. This is one of the first things I want to give the show kudos for. The Walking Dead is the most graphic show I have ever seen on television. There are few cutaways from gore in this show and the blood is not used sparingly.

            Now think about something else. Usually a zombie movie is filled with one-dimensional characters that we frankly could give a shit less about. The Walking Dead steps up to the plate to show that even zombie apocalypse survivors can be interesting and, excuse the pun, human.

            The third and final piece to this delightfully graphic show is it’s handling of tension. The show managed to capture me in within the first few minutes, and the second episode managed to do the same. The only time it really deviates from this is during character development, but it is paced well enough that it flows properly.

            There is only one more thing that could make the show even better and it managed to nab that too. The show is executive produced by Frank Darabont. He’s the guy who is responsible for the amazing films The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. Darabont is also responsible for writing and directing the first episode, as well as writing some of the later episodes. His quality shows through on his work here.

            So after two weeks down, it’s safe to say that you should all meander over to your televisions and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday nights to watch The Walking Dead. This show will absolutely blow your mind.