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Cool twist to the Zombie genre
I placed spoilers at the end of this review.
Overall, this was an excellent series. It had a solid story idea that did not play it safe. I just wish it was executed a little better.
The Positive: It was great the script did not use the typical ideas of what a zombie should be. It was an interesting spin to this sub-genre which made it thrilling to watch unfold. I also thought it was brilliant that they did not use a traditional linear time frame with only one exception. The entire cast did an incredible job with their roles. The production team did an outstanding job with the cinematography, special effects, and FX make-up. They also did a great job with pacing and used the screen time wisely for a 7-episode series.
The Negative: The main problem was this had to many cast members/characters, at least they did not try to give all of them their own storyline. It did not help that they also did not do a good job introducing them. I don’t even know how all of the characters are linked to each other. This also made it hard to care about some of them. A minor problem was the script jumped straight into the chaos without giving us any reason to care about it.
Random Notes:
Warning, this has a lot of gory scenes. If you don’t have a high tolerance and/or don’t like gore, you should probably skip this series.
I liked the nod to “The Night of the Living Dead” at the very beginning of episode 1.
This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I like that this had very little romance.
I rated the music a 5 because there really was not much music to rate.
This has an open ending with hints of a possible second season. Well, I’m hoping it does because I really would love to see more of this world and the characters.
******Potential Spoiler Alert******
I like the general idea of getting the viewers’ attention at the very beginning but the first episode became too chaotic. My critique is they should have started with the 6-month earlier section first to get the views care more about the characters.
Overall, this was an excellent series. It had a solid story idea that did not play it safe. I just wish it was executed a little better.
The Positive: It was great the script did not use the typical ideas of what a zombie should be. It was an interesting spin to this sub-genre which made it thrilling to watch unfold. I also thought it was brilliant that they did not use a traditional linear time frame with only one exception. The entire cast did an incredible job with their roles. The production team did an outstanding job with the cinematography, special effects, and FX make-up. They also did a great job with pacing and used the screen time wisely for a 7-episode series.
The Negative: The main problem was this had to many cast members/characters, at least they did not try to give all of them their own storyline. It did not help that they also did not do a good job introducing them. I don’t even know how all of the characters are linked to each other. This also made it hard to care about some of them. A minor problem was the script jumped straight into the chaos without giving us any reason to care about it.
Random Notes:
Warning, this has a lot of gory scenes. If you don’t have a high tolerance and/or don’t like gore, you should probably skip this series.
I liked the nod to “The Night of the Living Dead” at the very beginning of episode 1.
This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I like that this had very little romance.
I rated the music a 5 because there really was not much music to rate.
This has an open ending with hints of a possible second season. Well, I’m hoping it does because I really would love to see more of this world and the characters.
******Potential Spoiler Alert******
I like the general idea of getting the viewers’ attention at the very beginning but the first episode became too chaotic. My critique is they should have started with the 6-month earlier section first to get the views care more about the characters.
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