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Re: Netflix Recommendations
« Reply #240 on: May 28, 2021, 12:52:18 am »
I've only watched a very few zombie shows, years ago, and never understood the appeal - the ones I saw were brain-dead, slow moving and extremely breakable, so keeping up a brisk walk, wearing denim/leather and carrying a big stick would have seemed very adequate defense, yet somehow the zombies always seemed to outsmart the live humans till the last minute when the live humans would suddenly prevail.  Perhaps zombies evolved and have become smarter, faster and less fragile since I paid attention. 

But, just in case those early exposures have misled me about the danger of zombies, I have prepared as per the CDC Guidelines for a Zombie Apocalypse, adding the aluminum baseball bat as per the first comment on the article.  https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2011/05/preparedness-101-zombie-apocalypse/

I think a big part of the appeal of the zombie genre is the guilt-free violence.  You never need to think "that guy might have had a family" or "he was just doing his job" or "their country is being invaded, of course they're trying to fight back."  The zombies don't have a family, they don't have jobs, and they're always in the wrong. Killing them is probably an act of mercy.



People talk about slow zombies and fast zombies... but have you considered friendly zombies?

The iZombie TV series is avaliable on Netflix, and the main character is a zombie.  Liv Moore (get it? huh? huh?) is a medical resident who becomes infected by a zombie virus during a zombie attack at a party. She discovers that she can continue to be herself... as long as she keeps eating brains.  She leaves the hospital to take a new job at the city police morgue, to get access to the brains she needs.  When she eats a brain, she takes on some of the personality of its previous owner, and she also sometimes gains flashbacks-- visions-- of the circumstances leading up to their deaths.

She's found out by her supervisor Ravi, a brilliant doctor fired from the CDC for his eccentric theory that zombies actually exist. He convinces her that she should use her visions to solve murders, to get justice for the victims who keep her fed.  She partners with a homicide detective, Clive, who she manages to convince that she's a genuine psychic.  Solving these murders becomes one of the few things that gives her new unlife a sense of meaning.  And, the experience and perspective she gains from each different brain she eats also gives her new insight into her situation.

Each episode has a mystery of the week but the show also builds season-long story arcs. Ravi studying her condition to find a cure, her relationship with her previous life and loved ones, the personal cost of keeping her secret, and efforts to keep the zombie virus from spreading.  Which is a challenge because Liv isn't the only zombie. The show's chief antagonist is another zombie named Blaine, a charismatic slimeball who has no morals and sometimes infects people with the zombie virus to further his agenda.

It's also hilarious. Rose McIver is completely delightful as each episode Liv becomes almost a new character as the influence of a new brain takes over. The main characters are all lovable and have terrific chemistry together.  Recently finished the fifth and final season, and really enjoyed it.



 -k
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