[rlmorel]

Same here. I would never in a million years have thought I would enjoy anything like that, but...Netflix can have that effect.

I was looking for something to watch (I do enjoy apocalyptic movies such as “The Omega Man” and so on, but not really zombie movies) and came across “The Walking Dead”.

I got hooked. I loved the way they developed the characters. Very stereotypical, but...it engaged me.

[LibertarianLiz]

Yes, I think that is what hooked me -- the characters. When you come down to it, it really is a character-driven show. It is also written so well, that you could actually believe that this is something that could happen.

The only question I have is, if this is something that "everyone" has (like a virus), then how did "everyone" get it? Was our government experimenting with something that went drastically wrong? Or, was this a chemical warfare type of thing that was released by terrorists on our soil?

[allmendream]

I agree - a character driven show that just happens to involve zombies.

The same show could be Roman citizens fleeing the barbarian hordes that they cannot communicate with and only want to kill them; fleeing towards Rome - only to find that Rome has fallen, people giving up hope, others determined to go on - some willing to do anything to survive - others determined to hold onto civilization.