Pre-conceived assumptions aside, I eventually sat down with a fellow Walking Dead comic fan, and we watched the episode. Immediately, I was sucked in. The show was an amazing mixture of the panels from the comic I fell in love with and the work of Frank Darabont. The look of the show was great, and although it wasn't the direct translation that comic fans dream of, it was better than I thought it would be. It was gritty, but better yet, believable. Sure, the idea of a zombie outbreak is a little far-fetched, but you get sucked in to a point where you truly start to believe this could happen. The hour and a half episode led Rick Grimes throughout the South and it ends as Rick reaches downtown Atlanta. Andrew Lincoln was amazing as Rick Grimes, and so was the rest of the cast.
== TEASER ==
Generally, with pilot episodes, I try not to be too critical because most of them suck compared to the rest of the series. I'll usually give a show 2-4 episodes before deciding to drop or watch it. Surprisingly, this 1 1/2 hour episode was awesome start to finish. I have a good feeling that this show will just keep getting better and better over the season, so be prepared. Even throughout the first episode, I kept saying to myself, "I can't wait to own this on blu-ray." That's how much I enjoyed it. What did you guys think of the episode? Did you love it? Hate it? Miss it?
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