It’s also for you if you’re totally down for Zombie-based entertainment, but find other offerings like AMC’s The Walking Dead to be fare that is just a trifle too heavy for your liking. The riotous, mission-driven scenario that the Z Nation pilot offers is fun while still being urgent in tone: Probably because a zombie apocalypse kind of makes everything seem much more urgent. Visually, the zombies aren’t a whole lot to write home about. Other than their blood-spewing, the makeup and effects seems low-budget — the aforementioned zombie baby? It looks like someone dusted off the dummy they used during Ewan McGregor’s junk dreams in Trainspotting. That said, the suspense is there. The threat of zombies is pervasive and terrible. In fact, the only time you aren’t worried about zombies…is when you are looking at them. I reassured myself that this too can change — just look at the makeup on Buffy from season one versus later on. That’s the beauty of television, it’s a constant work in progress. Another fascinating thing the series looks to be exploring is what happens to the chain of command when American society starts to crumble. As it stands, we’ve been presented with soldiers who, even without a leader to report to, are obeying orders because, to quote the show “that’s all we know how to do.” If there are moral soldiers left, there are amoral ones. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
