The Walking Dead series premiere "Days Gone Bye"

First off, I have been eagerly awaiting this show since I heard about in mid-summer. I have been following the development of the show and have been reading any article I could find on it. I huge hopes for this show, and I was not disappointed. For the average person who wasn't obsessing over this, or perhaps has not even heard of it, The Walking Dead is a new AMC show based on a series of graphic novels of the same name. The show is about a group of people looking for a safe haven after the zombie apocalypse.

This a fantastic looking show. The zombies are creepy, disgusting, and at times downright terrifying. The amazing part about the zombies is that it is apparently all make-up, and they still look like decaying corpses walking around. The sets are spectacular, from the almost deserted (technically no one was alive except for that one guy) hospital, to the gas station swamped with empty cars, everything gave the appearance of people trying to flee for their lives. Perhaps one of the most chilling things I have ever seen on television was the scene of Rick Grimes (the protagonist) riding a horse through the deserted streets of Atlanta with burnt out cars and buses lining the streets. Even the violence looks good, if it doesn't sound too weird to say that but watching zombies get killed is kind of fun, or maybe that's just a guy thing.

The acting, the acting was phenomenal. Most of the actors were ones that I had not really heard of before watching the series. I am kind of sad that I missed the beginnings of their careers. Andrew Lincoln is completely believable as he portrays a cop who has no idea what is going on and only wants to find his family. You can feel his fear, uncertainty, and sheer determination as the show progresses. The other characters are portrayed equally well by their respective actors.

This is a show that I will continue to watch and will eagerly await each new episode.