Even if you are uninitiated to the whole zombie-pop culture, you must have heard of the TV series “The Walking Dead.” But, is it worthy of a watch? While all the “The Walking Dead” fans would let you know that it is good enough to be called the best zombie-based show on the planet, some may disagree. Let us parse into it.
There is no perfect genre to describe “The Walking Dead.” The TV series spans many genres, including horror, crime, action, gore, and visceral visuals. The graphic imagery sometimes churns your stomach almost to the breaking point, and in addition to that, there are enough guns, blood, and zombies to capture your imagination. You cannot watch it with your children, though, as there are some uncensored and freehold-swearing along with love and crime scenes, which makes it pretty awkward family viewing, if not impossible. Many viewers have rated the series as 16+, but there are often references to pregnancy, birth control, coercion, and other things. So, if you want to make your kid a geeky, intellectual, or angelic kind of person, then “The Walking Dead” should not really be your cup of tea.
However, if you are watching with friends and you are looking for some epic fighting scene, cowboy-themed dialogues, and some zombies for horror, then there is no better TV series than “The Walking Dead” to make you laugh, cry, and cheer at the same time. In the initial seasons, humans fight zombies as the zombie apocalypse takes over Earth, but as the seasons go by, humans’ evil instincts take over, and the series shows them as eviller than the zombies.
The heroic humans suddenly turn into a horde of evil monsters that can perform almost any crime. They can humiliate anyone, shot, stab, and throw children away, and their crimes come with impunity because there is no law and order, or government, or even a god to take care of the sins.
The central premise of the whole saga deals with a group of survivors fighting off an army of zombies as they travel across the country to find a safe abode. Andrew Lincoln plays the leading role in the company of Lennie James, Adrian Kali Turner, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Chandler Riggs. The series is based on a graphic novel series penned by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. Jon Bernthal also joins the cast in the successive seasons in the role of Shane Walsh, who is one of the most iconic characters of the whole “The Walking Dead” saga.
The first season primarily puts focus on the group of survivors and the characters played by Lincoln, James, and Turner as they run for their lives and find his missing wife (played by Sarah Wayne Callies) and a boy (played by Chandler Riggs). They lead a group of survivors to a safe place and end up building a shaky and tremulous civilization. The humans struggle to live together as the dark instincts take over.
Now, if you are wondering whether to give it a watch, then you would be glad to know that this AMC horror-drama has been heavily ranked as one of the best horror series created in the last decade and is continued to be binge-watched by zombie lovers. However, zombies are not everybody’s cup of tea, and most people hate it when fans of the show compare the series to shows like Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad. However, if nothing else, you can watch the show for Andrew Lincoln (you probably know him for his lovely portrayal of a Romeo character in Love Actually). Other fan-favorite characters of the show include Shane Walsh, Daryl (played by Norman Reedus), and Michonne (played by Danai Gurira). As you proceed to binge-watch season by season, you will be pulled into the series more as you take a dip into personal trauma, moral conflict, and agendas of the characters.
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