A sort ofWhen American TV station AMC announced a new series about the zombie apocalypse at ComicCon in San Diego in July 2010, some people might think that the whole thing was a kind of attraction that attracted attention during the so-called third golden age of American TV. A nervous attempt. AMC won with series such as “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad”.
But now, in all things, zombies? The terrible undead feed on the flesh of living people, and it is best to make them harmless by destroying their brains. So far, they are not accidentally the favorite themes of the splash genre. Almost no one can think that this should be suitable for the general public.
Not far. Now that the series is about to end in season 11, it has taken a central position in the pantheon of American pop culture. This TV series, at least in terms of audience success, “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men”, and in some cases even “Game of Thrones”, have been eclipsed, and has grown into a multi-million dollar franchise right. There are now two branches, “Fear of the Walking Dead” (season 7 starts in the fall) and “The Walking Dead: Beyond the World” (from 2020), as well as an accompanying talk show called “Talking Dead”, as well as video games and soundtracks .At least one of the fan favorites, Darryl (Norman Redus) and Carol (Melissa McBride) will be produced in 2023. A Hollywood movie was announced in 2019, about The story of Rick, who disappeared in Season 9 Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) makes fans feel suspense about further delays.
He woke up, chaos came
The series started with law enforcement officer Rick Grimes, who was seriously injured in an operation. When he woke up from a coma, he saw a terrifying picture: the zombie apocalypse destroyed the world, and a small group of survivors avoided the hungry undead and tried to find a way out in some way. These groups keep losing members and gaining new members; they compete for remaining resources and form alliances or wars with each other.
The core issues include who to trust and who to not trust, how to defeat zombies attracted by noise and human odors, what skills to use to serve the team, and how to obtain food, water, and weapons. Survivors continue to suffer terrible losses and often need to decide whether to sacrifice their companions, family and friends, or even “redempt” them-it turns out that not only the bitten people will turn into zombies, but also the widespread infects everyone after death. The external destruction of the world in The Walking Dead is quickly reflected by the internal destruction, and the characters are desperately trying to control this destruction.
Zombies are just the background
“The Walking Dead” is adapted from the comics of the same name by Robert Kirkman and cartoonists Tony Moore and Charlie Adrad, and was released in the 193rd issue in 2019. Although the comics depict battles with zombies and pay attention to some terrifying details, they actually revolve around more basic questions, such as: How can survivors of an ongoing disaster protect their humanity? “Zombies,” Kirkman said when introducing the series, “it’s just background music. They add tension to the drama—the important thing is what happens to human characters.”
