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So 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.
( Some spoilers for The Walking Dead, 1x01-1x02, vague spoilers for the comic )
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.
( Some spoilers for The Walking Dead, 1x01-1x02, vague spoilers for the comic )
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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