I’m with Auggie up on this. I love horror, so obviously, The Walking Dead is awesome to me. Can’t speak for other people.
But what I would like to point out is that the show has plot and character progression, it has drama and continuity. Such elements are things I believe many enjoy about TV shows. So, maybe it doesn’t even matter what it’s about. X Files was damn popular, and not everyone who watched it was a sifi fan, I’m willing to bet my hand off. no pun intended, Merle.
Zombies how, however, enjoyed a renewal. But judging from what I know of zombie entertainment, this isn’t anything really new. The genre gets brought out of the closet, is hailed, forgotten…then it comes back years later. In the thirties you had black and white zombie movie shit, then it came back in the sixties, and then in the eighties…and then in the 2000’s. Just a slight observation, nothing really legit, but eh. Maybe The Walking Dead is part of this strange entertainment cycle.
also, what other zombie shows are out there?