Today over at MSN TV, I've reviewed the third season premiere of AMC's THE WALKING DEAD, which had its UK premiere on FX last night. As someone who didn't care for the first season, and found half the second season mostly dull, is this zombie drama onto a winner now it's tackling the comic's revered prison storyline..?
AMC's adaptation of the best-selling Walking Dead comic has been an extraordinary success (this premiere attracted a record-breaking 10.9 million US viewers, unheard of on cable TV), but I've never been a particular fan. I love horror and zombies, but The Walking Dead didn't bring anything new to the genre when it premiered in 2010--beyond the serialised TV format to explore the concept in greater detail. The truncated first season had a terrific start it couldn't live up to; while the second season started and ended brilliantly, but got stuck in a rut during the middle. In addition, I don't see the appeal of most of the characters, and it's perhaps significant that the most interesting one, crossbow-wielding redneck Daryl (Norman Reedus), is an original creation without an illustrated source.
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