If your not a zombie aficionado, i.e., you don't like such movies as "Dawn of The Dead," "Shaun of the Dead," or AMC's " The Walking Dead," then it's a safe bet you won't like "Fear the Walking Dead."
I happen to enjoy all of the above zombie movies and TV, including tonight's premier of "Fear the Walking Dead." This TV show thus far has all the elements necessary for great TV. The acting is solid, the character development is strong and the conflict for intensity has been set. "Fear the Walking Dead" is the prequel to "The Walking Dead."
Sagacious writer Robert Kirkman started "The Walking Dead," and "Fear the Walking Dead" with comic book writing. Thus far Kirkman has written 69 episodes of "The Walking Dead," and seven episodes of "Fear the Walking Dead."
William Shakespeare wrote; 'The plays the thing' in his play "Hamlet." Those words ring true for any good story, book, play, TV show or movie. No matter how great the actors, directors, make-up artist's, special effects crew and the many other specialists needed in creating movies / TV, the writers are the foundation for fantastic fantasy.
Dave Erickson and Kirkman co-created "Fear the Walking Dead," and four other writers so far have written episodes of the TV series. The plays the thing indeed.
Kirkman and his counterparts have mastered the art of ridiculous and transformed it into intriguing drama. By this I mean the zombie apocalypse is pure nonsense. It will never happen. Anyone, including a free Charles Manson, any of his hard core followers, Hitler, Jeffrey Dahmer or Jared Fogle have a zero percent harm factor for everyone if they are clinically dead.
Plain a simple, a medically proven dead person cannot attack you, it's a scientific fact. If you still believe the world is flat, which they did in biblical times, then you might buy into the zombie apocalypse too.
Kirkman and his crew of other writers have brilliantly made the fear of zombies a reality, at least for 60, 90 or a 120 minutes a week in late summer, fall and winter TV.
Frank Dillane the actor who plays Nick Clark, a likable junkie in "Fear the Walking Dead" kept the attention of the viewer alive in the first episode. One the many great things about the premier show was the dialogue and build up.
In today's generation of immediate gratifications in everything entertainment, "Fear the Walking Dead" walks the outer edge of the box, and despite no serious action in the first episode, it's build up was well worth the watch. Get hooked now or binge watch on Netflix a year from now, either way, it's fearfully fun entertainment. Three and half stars for episode one of this show.
