Fear the Walking Dead

[Onkel Neal]

I wanted to like the original WD series, but after the first few episodes, it became a strained bore. I still watch it, mainly for laughs.

Now they have a new series, based on the same events but starting earlier in the timeline, in LA. So I'm going to give it a try. Fear the Walking Dead, first two episodes are out. Episode one, setting us up with the main characters, a typically awful, self-absorbed bunch. Husband has a shrill ex, petulant kid, and a new wife, with two really annoying step kids. The son is all of 19 and has a serious drug problem. Daughter pouts. Man, I feel for this guy, and the zombies haven't even shown up yet.

But they will. And that's the part that attracts me; the gradual realization that the would is coming to an awful end. How they portray that in the series will determine how much interest I have. So far, they are doing ok. Episode two

 

gives is a glimpse of how law enforcement will handle zombies, and how the street crowds react. I can see how the zombie outbreak will go wide, with all the rioters, looters, and idiot anarchists rampaging, who will slow down the zombie infection? No one.

I would love it if the show had some prepper characters in it, but so far, it's mostly just this one extended family, who are very seriously not the best candidates to survive a zombie apocalypse.

Stay tuned for episode 3 next week.