Posted on 11/30/2015 9:52:53 AM PST by PROCON
Since “The Walking Dead†premiered in 2010, non-fans have often asked fans about the appeal of the show: “Who wants to watch people constantly on the run from zombies?â€
They mistakenly equated the show with feature films about zombies. Zombie movies almost always have the same underlying theme: survival. From “Night Of The Living Dead†to “28 Days Later†to “World War Z,†there is only one question viewers pose to themselves: “Will the characters survive?†There is never enough time to go beyond the theme of survival and really become invested in the characters.
In “The Walking Dead,†survival is part of the show. But it is not a show about survival. The walkers serve as a plot device, but overall the show is about people and what happens to their humanity when they face such situations. Viewers get to invest in the lives of the characters, allowing us to go beyond the circumstances they face or the world in which they live. This dynamic enhances the story.
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I agree with the author; besides being entertaining, we identify with the characters and their humanity.
Ping
Or one you’ve never seen.
oh please.
Me too, theres only been one other series I totally enjoyed as much as TWD and that was "24".......
I liked Falling Skies, then they ruined it with a ridiculously contrived Finale.
Well, at least they didn’t leave people wondering like the Finale of the Sopranos. LOL
Meh. I want a zombie show that centers on the zombies. Where's the zombie show that features a zombie as the hero? What about a plot line that details the undead relationsips between the unliving? Steamy zombie sex scenes?
I want to identify with the characters and their UNhumanity.
Falling Skies lost me when they strated bringing in the “Good Aliens” into the plot.
“theres only been one other series I totally enjoyed as much as TWD and that was “24””
+1
Z Nation is better than TWD
Duh! Always has been.
That would be iZombie. Which is actually a really good show.
FS the first two season’s was good. The last season was written by the same idiots that didn’t know how to end Lost - it seems.
Z nation comes close.
Meh. For a show with ~42 minute run time I can watch a DVR’d episode in about 7-8 minutes by fast-forwarding through all of the exposition designed to elucidate the character’s humanity or lack thereof.
Carol going from a battered wife to a psycho. Yeah, I really want to spend six seasons exploring that character development.
This is an interesting thread but I would ask that no one post any spoilers from last night’s episode as I have not seen it yet. If you feel compelled to do so PLEASE post “SPOILER ALERT” at the beginning of the post so I can scroll on.
Silly...zombies don't want sex, they only want
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