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locker_monsterSo I finally started watching The Walking Dead. It's good so far. I read the first volume of the comic, so I have some idea where the show is going, but I'm getting the feeling the writers and producers are going to take some liberties. I mean, right off in the first episode they have Rick hiding in a tank. Yeah, that never happened in the comic. Also, wow, Rick, that was dumb.
But it's still a drama through and through. It's just happens to be set during a zombie apocalypse. That doesn't mean they can't explore what happens to people when society totally breaks down and every day is about survival. They've seemed to have added more characters to the camp of survivors and I can't help but feel they're just there as zombie fodder. They're like red shirts. Oh well. But it's more people to keep track of and I could barely do that while reading the comic.
The only change I don't like is the whole Shane/Lori thing. In the comics, I assume they only slept together that one time. Here, well, they're having sex in the forest. Okay, sure, Lori thinks her husband is dead and Shane is a close friend and all, but come on, Shane is a big, giant jerk. I immediately started to hate him from his first scene. How can anyone like him or even trust him? Bleh. I really hope they follow the comics and he goes crazy and Rick has to shoot him. Rick I like. He's a quiet hero. He's not over the top but he's very serious about keeping people safe. And willing to smear zombie guts all over himself. :-) Man, I'm glad they kept that from the comic. It's one thing to shuffle through a horde of zombies, pretending to be one. Having the guts, no pun intended, to smell like one, too? Wow. I've really been meaning to read more of the comics. Does Rick eventually break down under the strain of being the leader?
I also appreciate the music, or lack thereof. It's odd that they hired Bear McCreary, who is a quite awesome composer, to do the score and there's barely any of it during the show. It keeps with the mood of the comic, though, which I like. There were times in the comics where you had a few panels, heck, even a couple of pages without any dialogue. If anything, it makes it more suspenseful.
Naturally, I think of Left 4 Dead every time they run away or shoot at the zombies. I kept expecting one of the characters to shout, "Reloading!" I've also come to the realization that I would be utterly useless in a zombie apocalypse. Don't own a gun, can't shoot a gun, can't drive, never been camping, couldn't cook anything to save my life; I'd be the freeloader everyone hates. ;-) My familiarity with video game zombies would probably be my only asset.
But it's still a drama through and through. It's just happens to be set during a zombie apocalypse. That doesn't mean they can't explore what happens to people when society totally breaks down and every day is about survival. They've seemed to have added more characters to the camp of survivors and I can't help but feel they're just there as zombie fodder. They're like red shirts. Oh well. But it's more people to keep track of and I could barely do that while reading the comic.
The only change I don't like is the whole Shane/Lori thing. In the comics, I assume they only slept together that one time. Here, well, they're having sex in the forest. Okay, sure, Lori thinks her husband is dead and Shane is a close friend and all, but come on, Shane is a big, giant jerk. I immediately started to hate him from his first scene. How can anyone like him or even trust him? Bleh. I really hope they follow the comics and he goes crazy and Rick has to shoot him. Rick I like. He's a quiet hero. He's not over the top but he's very serious about keeping people safe. And willing to smear zombie guts all over himself. :-) Man, I'm glad they kept that from the comic. It's one thing to shuffle through a horde of zombies, pretending to be one. Having the guts, no pun intended, to smell like one, too? Wow. I've really been meaning to read more of the comics. Does Rick eventually break down under the strain of being the leader?
I also appreciate the music, or lack thereof. It's odd that they hired Bear McCreary, who is a quite awesome composer, to do the score and there's barely any of it during the show. It keeps with the mood of the comic, though, which I like. There were times in the comics where you had a few panels, heck, even a couple of pages without any dialogue. If anything, it makes it more suspenseful.
Naturally, I think of Left 4 Dead every time they run away or shoot at the zombies. I kept expecting one of the characters to shout, "Reloading!" I've also come to the realization that I would be utterly useless in a zombie apocalypse. Don't own a gun, can't shoot a gun, can't drive, never been camping, couldn't cook anything to save my life; I'd be the freeloader everyone hates. ;-) My familiarity with video game zombies would probably be my only asset.
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