"To date, AMC's The Walking Dead, itself based on a successful, long-running comic, has amassed one main series, five spin-off series, an anthology series, multiple web series, several video games, and a post-show commentary series. That's not even mentioning the sheer amount of merchandise that's been spun out of the zombified saga. It's become one of the most famous TV franchises in history, which makes revisiting its patient and melancholic pilot all the more surprising."
"The opening follows the first comic issue: deputy Rick Grimes wakes up alone in a hospital, having been comatose during the early days of the zombie apocalypse. It's akin to the beginning of 2003's 28 Days Later, but considering that both film and comic debuted within months of one another in the United States, it's likely horror cross-pollination (and 28 Days writer Alex Garland was inspired by an even earlier "man gets out of hospital to find terrible changes" effort, 1951's The Day of the Triffids). From there, Grimes begins his sad trek across Georgia"
AMC's The Walking Dead grew into a vast multimedia franchise across series, web content, games, and merchandise. The pilot, "Days Gone Bye," opens with deputy Rick Grimes waking alone in a hospital after a coma in the early days of the zombie apocalypse. The episode unfolds after the outbreak's initial chaos, presenting shambling corpses as hallucinatory reminders of loss and playing out like a fever dream. Influences include 28 Days Later and earlier works such as The Day of the Triffids. Encounters with Morgan and his son offer sparse human connection but little grounding. The pilot's lonely atmosphere and patient melancholy distinguish it from later, more chaotic entries.
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