Review: The Walking Dead, Episode 1 (Days Gone By)

I have heard many people rave over the zombie television show that was taped here in Georgia... my husband has already watched the first season, which consists of six episodes. Today, I decided to watch them myself, finally.

The show starts off kind of slow in my opinion - the story follows Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes and his family. He's the leader of a small group of survivors. (On a side note, the first season was nominated for several awards, including the Best Television Series Drama at the 68th Golden Globe Awards. Based on its reception, AMC renewed the series for a second season of 13 episodes to debut in October 2011.)




I've always been a fan of fantasy stuff - and zombies are one of my favorite 'creatures' to read about in books... so to see a television show about them seemed like a good idea!

And, it was! I really enjoyed the first episode! Rick gets placed into a coma - when he wakes, he finds himself in a world full of the walking dead. He has to learn all the new rules of survival and search for his family. He meets up with Morgan and Duane, who help him adapt to this new world. There's a refugee center there with military protection and food in Atlanta. The Center for Disease Control — where they're rumored to be working on a cure — is also in Atlanta. So that's where Rick decides to start looking for his family.

I don't want to give away too much, but I do suggest this show to those adults that can stomach the zombie gore and awesome makeup jobs on the actors!!