I really can't stand zombie movies and shows, because they ALL follow the premise that the zombies always win, so to me, it's a foregone conclusion and I don't see the appeal to that at all.
That said, I DID like the book, even though it seriously creeped me out. It struck awfully close to what I know the government reaction to an outbreak really would be (I took nuclear/biological/chemical training as an Army officer), and the recollections of the military and govrnment parts were very plausible. Too much so for my taste. But I liked that this was the FIRST attempt at zombie fiction that had a hopeful outcome. I told people that if they ever made a movie, they'd do what ALL zombie movies do, and leave it open for a sequel, where - amazingly - the zombies can or do win.
Man, I hate being wrong all the time.
I agree with those who state that flashback interviews would have bene the best way to do this, as the book is like that. The book showed you small parts of the greater story, and that's what I liked about the narrative. I think a 'Band of Brothers' style series would have been a great way to tell this story. The final episode could have linked all these people together as they were in the book.
As for what I'm seeing and reading here, what was a project I thought I'd want to see (again, remember how much I hate the genre) now looks like just another zombie movie where you know the ending ahead of time.
Pass.
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