The Walking Dead

[Magus]

"Hey you! Yeah you! The dumbass in the tank!"

This TV show was exactly as good as I expected. Incredibly well-acted (especially for that guy from Jericho wimping out about killing his undead wife, apparently over and over again), and looking extremely promising.

My favorite part was, of course, the finale. Riding through the apparently empty streets of Atlanta...then rounding a corner and running into an absolute army of zombies. Hell yeah. Can't wait to see next week's episode.

Also, I was surprised by the amount of violence and gore this show featured, even having watched three seasons of Breaking Bad. I think this show is definitely pushing the boundaries of basic cable. It could easily have been done on HBO or Showtime with no one batting an eye (though there was a lack of gratuitous sex scenes. One of those is always shoehorned into every episode of an HBO show like Boardwalk Empire). Some of the designs were freaky as hell (especially Legless Lady in Park, holy crap). Definitely high caliber stuff.

If you are unaware of what I am talking about, The Walking Dead is a zombie survival TV show that has just premiered on AMC. It will be on Sunday nights at 10:00 for the foreseeable future.

Can't wait for next week...