Mad Men. Rubicon. Now The Walking Dead. After two successful show launches, AMC is releasing its newest series, The Walking Dead, on Halloween night. And, as you may have guessed, the show is post-apocalyptic drama about zombies and the people left to fight them. It actually looks like it could be really interesting and compelling. Brought to the small screen by Frank Darabont, who gave us the likes of The Shawshank Redemption (one of the best films ever) and The Green Mile, The Walking Dead looks like it could transcend its genre and give us more than just gore and action, but rather some interesting character development and creative storytelling.
After watching the trailer for the show, which stars Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, a wounded police officer who wakes up in a hospital bed, a la 28 Days Later, to dsicover that at the very least, the city of Atlanta and its surrounding areas, has been overtaken by "The Walking Dead". The storyline seems fairly straightforward from there. He then goes on a search for his wife and son, who appear to be alive in the trailer, and he gets help from survivors along the way. As I said, judging by the trailer, this show could be great. With a chilling song playing in the background of the preview, "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" by the Walker Brothers (which I believe is a Neil Diamond cover), the trailer evokes a sense of creepiness that will be quite refreshing when paired with a television drama. This is definitely something to look forward to. Just wait another month and a few weeks! Aye aye aye! That seems like a long time, but until then, here's the trailer for The Walking Dead.
I said good day, sir!
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