"The Walking Dead" Season 1 Review

            I will be catching up with The Walking Dead until it comes back. I will be reviewing it season by season. Now, I am here with the review of season one, the season that started it all.

            The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Norman Reedus, and Steven Yeun. Andrew Lincoln does well in the first season, but does not have the southern accent down quite yet. Jon Bernthal does alright, but sometimes it seemed like he was not trying. Sarah Wayne Callies also does alright, but she is always doing this “wide-eyed” thing. Norman Reedus does well in the season, and Steven Yeun does very well in the season. The acting, overall, was good in the season.

            The writing for the first season of the show impressed me, but had some flukes. There were some scenes written into the show that I did not think needed to be there. There were some times when characters’ dialogue would seem clichéd or weak. Those were some of the only flukes it had, though. The writing for the most part was strong and clever. It had scenes that really did work. It did have good dialogue overall, but there were some lines that make you think “…That is absolutely right.” The screenplay recognized that the apocalypse would cause people to change in character and that it would bring stress on them. Sometimes it did force that, but other times it illustrated that just enough. It made points about the apocalypse and had a good underlying tone. The overall writing for the show was really good.

            The premise of the show was interesting to me. Now I will get to the story. The story was not incredibly original itself, but the way it was executed was different and more mature than most zombie films and television series. I liked that direction that it went in. The major events were hit or miss. Some were good and some were not the best. Most of them were unpredictable, though. The characters, on the other hand, were interesting and somewhat relatable. The main characters had layers and backgrounds, and even some side characters did, too. Some characters were just there to be there, though. Those characters are not exactly meant to have big backgrounds with each other. They are supposed to illustrate something else in the story. Season one of this show had an interesting premise, a good story, alright events, and very good characters.

            The first season of this series did have boring parts and episodes that were not as entertaining or enjoyable as others. It is very enjoyable as a whole, though. It has several very strong moments and there are intense moments in this season. This season is a mix of a dialogue show and an exciting zombie show. The action sequences with the walkers (zombies) are very exciting for the most part. There are weaker sequences, but most of them are strong. Overall, this season of The Walking Dead was very enjoyable.

            The Walking Dead season one had good acting, really good writing, an interesting premise, a good story, alright events, very good characters, and was very enjoyable as a whole, but it did have a small number a flukes with the writing, had some events that were not the best, and had some boring parts. Overall, The Walking Dead’s first season is a very, very good season.

            On my rating system, I rate this season “Worth Seeing At The Theater”.
            On the grading rating system, I give it an A-.
            On the out-of-10 scale, I give The Walking Dead season one an 8.3/10.