In the early days of the TV boom, few thought fantasy/horror had a place in the world of 'prestige drama.' 'The Walking Dead' proved them wrong
“The Walking Dead” comes to an end on Sunday. Though I, like many viewers, stopped watching several seasons ago , attention must be paid.so many spin-offs“The Walking Dead” is the last founding member of the 21 century’s television revolution. It leaves a popular culture and industry so different from the one it entered that it’s all but unrecognizable., back when the geek fest was still kind of scrappy and new to the TV publicity game.
Ratings! Almost unimportant! Suddenly HBO and other non-ratings-reliant premium channels had competition; the age of basic cable prestige television had begun.They made it to the final episode: 10 key members of ‘The Walking Dead’ family remember the most important moments as AMC’s hit zombie show signs off.
On its face, “The Walking Dead” did not fit the prestige model. True, HBO had successfully dipped its toe in the swampy waters of the genre with Alan Ball’s “True Blood,” but that was vampires, and vampires have always been, as Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” novels proved, at least a little sexy.. Which, in the months leading up to the debut, struck many people as a problem. A zombie series did not seem like the appropriate follow-up to “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad.” Zombies are disgusting.
And pretty damn good, right out of the box. Yes there were zombies, and wild-eyed encounters with survivors, but it quickly became clear that the series was just more world-building character study than monster mash. The box it came out of was an impressive one too. On AMC, “Mad Men” was holding strong and “Breaking Bad” was gaining steam. HBO, which already had “Big Love” and “In Treatment,” debuted
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