Znation: The Poor Man’s Walking Dead<\/p>\n
So I just started finished the first season of Z Nation. I’m calling it “The Poor Man’s Walking Dead.” The story is about a group of people trying to survive 3 years after the Zombie Apocalypse. A cool thing about this show is that they actually call them zombies.<\/p>\n
The show is pretty cheesy but that’s ok. This is from The Asylum after all, the company that gave us Sharknado (and a lot of bad movies). If you appreciated the humor in Sharknado then you’ll probably appreciate the laughs Z Nation offers as well (yes, there is a Znado in episode 5).<\/p>\n
So how does the drama compare to The Walking Dead? Well there are definitely some similarities. TWD introduced Eugene, the man with a possible cure to the infected. Z Nation’s main plot is actually a group of people escorting a man who was attacked by zombies and did not die. There is even an episode with them driving a fire truck. I also smiled when one of the character says he was told about a place by an “Ex-cop taking refuge in a prison.” I don’t think they are suggesting the show takes place in the same world, but that was definitely a nod to TWD.<\/p>\n
I was surprised when Harold Perrinaeu’s character was only in the first episode. I thought he was going to be one of the main characters on the show. I don’t mind though because ever since Lost broke my heart with its craptastic ending, I groan every time I see an actor from Lost on any other show. The exceptions being Daniel Dae Kim who I didn’t mind on Crusade and Hawaii Five-O and Ian Somerhalder. I’m not sure why seeing these two guys in other stuff doesn’t irk me. Maybe because Ian’s character died early on or because he’s on Vampire Diaries, a show I enjoyed in the beginning but has gone downhill over the last few years. I’m not sure why DDK gets a free pass. When Locke and Hurley show up as guest stars on Five-O, I wait for polar bears to show up in Honolulu. But I’m getting off topic.<\/p>\n
Z Nation is not SRS business the way The Walking Dead is. Which is great because TWD is well done for what its goals are. With Z Nation there is definitely similarities between the two but Z Nation does stand on its own two feet with a different tone from TWD.<\/p>\n
Fun Fact: Tom Everett Scott and DJ Qualls have both played Werewolves in other movies\/shows. Tom was in American Werewolf in Paris and DJ Qualls becomes a werefolf in a later season of Supernatural.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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