The Walking Dead: Season 1 [Blu-ray]

What is it about Zomebies that makes them so appealing nowadays? As one that loves the classic monster movies, Zombies are the new kids on the block. They became a hit with the cult-classic "Night of the Living Dead" back in 1968. Back then, Zombies were reanimated dead people that had an insatiable craving for human brains. They were slow fumbling "simple" folk. As other people made Zombie movies, each writer, director, and producer added their own twists on what it was to be one of the undead. Of crouse the biggest inside joke was that in all the movies, they are never called "Zombies". Today, Zombies have a cool factor about them. They have even starred in extremely hilarious cult movies such as Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, and Fido. Now the cable channel AMC has brought back an entirely new Zombie story and for the first time, they are at the heart of an episodic television show. The first season of "The Walking Dead" was truly landmark TV and something TV viewers are so desperate to have. It's unique, compelling, and highly entertaining. My only lament is that the first season was only six episodes long. So what makes it so special? Well for one, like all good science fiction, it's about the human condition and our society set in a fantastic fictional setting. A sheriff is shot in action and slips into a coma. When he wakes up, the hospital has become a wild abandoned haunted house with things that go bump in the night locked behind chained doors. When he gets up and gets out, he discovers his home town almost deserted. He makss a bee line to his home where he discovers his wife and son have packed up thier most precious belongings and fled, He then meets a man and his son that have been surviving the "zombie-pocolypse" that bring him up to speed on what's gone on. There has been a deadly virus that once it kills you, it reanimates your body into a mindless flesh-eater. The rumor has it a lot of people have fled to nearby Atlanta for sanctuary, so our Sheriff goes to his local precinct, loads up for bear, and heads for Atlanta. Once there, he meets up with a reg-tag band of survivors and this is where the great dynamic begins. The survivors are a cross-section of Americana, complete with all its flaws. The only thing they have in common is that they want to survive. This is what makes Walking Dead stand out amoung all the other zombie stories. It reminds me of what I thought made the recent version of Battlestar Galactica so great. Its not about the Zombies, its about the human condition. The Zombies are there to present an on-going crisis that compells tha central characters on to confront their frailties and issues. The stories and scripts are so well written, I am going to be quite upset if this off-beat show is not nominated for an Emmy for its writing. Also, it's writers are not afraid to take risks and just like Battlestar, everyone is at risk. People die and they have made it quite clear that no one, even its central characters, are safe from death or zombification. Another thing I quite liked is that so much was packed into these six episodes, it seems like a series that had twice the number of episodes. The pacing is extrordinary and while it's never overpwoering, it moves at a brisk pace. Also, when the last scenes have played out in the final episode of the season, it is a great ending that not only leaves the door open for Season 2, but it clears the slate so that anything can happen. This is must-see TV and I highly reccommend anyone that can get past the concept of Zombies to watch this series. I can not wait until Seaosn 2 airs.

I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM SOME ARE HAVING WITH EPISODE 2, "GUTS." IT APPEARS THAT SOME ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE ENTIRE FOOTAGE (3+ MINUTES OR SO) CONCERNING THE GROUPS TAKING INDOORS "WAYNE DULAP", THE DEAD, WALKER. THIS FOOTAGE OF GORE AS THE GROUP HACKS AWAY AT HIM WITH AN AXE IN GRAPHIC DETAIL. I TOO HAVE SEEN THIS DELETION. BUT, YOU CAN SEE IT ALL! A SIMPLE CHANGE AS TO HOW YOU BEGIN WATCHING THE FIRST DISC IS KEY. SIMPLY VIEW EACH EPISODE AS A SINGLE EPISODE IN ITSELF. RATHER THAN CLICKING "PLAY ALL." TO VIEW EACH EPISODE AS A SINGLE PLAY, YOU WILL SEE EVERY FRAME OF INTENDED GORE AND BLOOD! OR AS REAL AS IT WAS INTENDED! I HOPE THIS CLEARS THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF "MISSING FOOTAGE." As a Verified Amazon Purchased item, I can attest to this with my honesty and heart. Growing up on the original "Night of the Living Dead", that movie scared me for years. To this day, it still sends shivers down my spine. In fact, the only thing that truly gets my heart pounding in fright, is the dead coming back to life! For decades hundreds of movies have imitated, but never duplicated that 1968 low-budget film. One man's view took others with him and the select few became giants in the industry in their own right. Tom Savini was Romero's make-up & special effects artist on NOTLD and he branched off to make the dead more real in his views. Another man, Greg Nicottero, followed Savini, and in time, along with Howard Berger, became the predominant forces when it came to bringing the dead to life. Fast forward to 2010. When I heard whispers at Horror Conventions that the Graphic Novel I loved, "The Walking Dead" would be picked up by AMC for a single, 6 episode season, I knew my dreams of NOTLD had come full circle. Having met Mr. Romero on several occasions, I had asked him of his thoughts on the TV jump? He just said, "If anyone can pull this off, Greg can." That was golden for me. But how does one take a comic of sorts and turn it into a TV series? AMC gave the go-ahead for an unprecedented attempt to where TV had not gone before. No different than Star Trek and the realms it charted. Wow. Was I shocked and happily worth the 50 year wait! Robert Kirkman's take on the "Undead" was and is breathtaking. While there are certain differences between the Graphic Novel & TV show, some subtle, others much more outright, "The Walking Dead Season 1" was absolutely brilliant! Sure, the first episode mirrors "28 Days Later" as Rick Grimes awakes from a coma to find the world has turned upside down, he remains true to his Sheriff's law abiding ways. As well as a man seeking his wife and son. Only to find every BODY he passes is either "put down" or NOT! As he arrives to his home, his life, you see what I believe any of us would do. Collapse. He breaks down as he realizes that all he knew is no more, but with a grip on "maybe?" He patrols outdoors to his former neighbors home. Only to be whacked with a shovel by an even more scared Duane. Only a child himself trying to deal with DEAD PEOPLE NOT STAYING DEAD! As Rick regains his wits for a sec, he sees Morgan with a muzzle in his face. Wait? Isn't Rick the Sheriff? No wonder he passes out! We as the audience do not need the growing ensemble cast yet. Rick needs to learn about the new reality first, first hand. The brief cut-aways at his prior gun shot are necessary for US to learn about him. Rick learns of the world from Morgan and Duane. All the while Morgans pathetic wife mopes just outside because Morgan himself still hasn't come to terms yet. And he is 1 month into this insanity! All in this first episode, the 3 members must deal with this together. Yet prepare to go separate ways. An amazing moment when Morgan has his new rifle that Rick gave him. One full month on of his morbid wife lurking outside the front door, and the Human Element keeps him from putting her down. He knows she is dead. It is the right thing to do. But the LOVE keeps him from pulling that trigger. Duane knows the moment is near and covers his ears and cringes with fright! Morgan hesitates. He is not ready to deal with the "Walking Dead." Fore his wife is not his wife anymore. Given the chance, she would tear into his flesh in a sec! Rick drives off in a Sheriff's car in search of Lori and Carl. He KNOWS they made it. He hangs onto this simple yet strong notion. If not, then all hope is truly lost! All in the first episode! I shall not go on about the remaining 5 episodes of Season 1. By now, I'm sure most of you have either seen them or know about them. Many on here have written much as I. Yes, some hate the premise of Zombies altogether. I say to them, just don't watch, don't read this and change the channel. As Bruce Springstien sang, "500 channels and nothing to watch." I'm sure there is. As for myself and Millions of loyal Undead fans, THIS is exactly what we have been waiting for. All thanks to George A. Romero and his original vision of "NIGHT OF THE FLESH EATERS." I'm so glad that name never took! I am highly recommending this set in Blu-Ray! To watch this in the best possible clarity and sound is like nothing else! I have also purchased "The Walking Dead Seasons 2&3" on Blu-Ray as well. I shall be leaving follow-up reviews for them as well. By far, aside from the original "Star Trek Series", AMC's "The Walking Dead" is the BEST thing on cable television...

I have always thought the idea of zombies to be stupid. The concept was lame, impossible and cheesy at best. When my boyfriend "made" me watch zombie movies I did everything I could to hold back laughter. It was just that dumb, in my opinion. Then one day this new television show began to air called The Walking Dead. The hype, to me, was just another zombiefest riding on a new generational obsession. Check back in with me in 15 more years when the next generation hypes it up again. Like waves on the beach, fads do come and go. Come back, go .. wash, rinse and repeat. Then my Mom watched the show. I felt defeated. Outnumbered. I now had two people pressing the issue telling me to tune in. I didn't wanna .. and I didn't do it. Season One came and went. I don't know how it happened but one day during the long Summer break I gave in to my boyfriend's persistence. I sat down with him and watched one episode of the Season One dvd set I had bought him as a gift. Then another episode, then the third .. I realized that day there was something different about this zombie craze. But I still resisted! Weeks went by and I did not pick up where we left off. Eventually though, I found myself flipping through cable channels at night or on the weekends and would see The Walking Dead reruns on. I would just keep it on there .. you know, for background noise. By the time season two came on I was hooked and had been highly anticipating the return of Rick and Shane for weeks. I now watch every single episode the moment they come on. The first night of this most recent season my cable provider did not offer us AMC due to a contract dispute (yes, I was one of the helpless victims caught in the middle). I found myself hitting "refresh" every five seconds trying my best to get AMC's one-time free airing of The Walking Dead to load on their website for those of us who were with the ill reputed cable service provider. While I missed the first 20 minutes of that episode, I found myself laughing at my desperation. Of all things, I was freaking out over not getting to watch zombies. By that following weekend, I canceled service with my cable provider and switched over to a competitor. The very next day I found out my former cable provider finally cut a deal with AMC and they got my zombies back. I didn't care, though. I was more than happy to go elsewhere to a provider that would not take away my zombie show due to their own financial issues. I cannot risk it .. not ever again! As for The Walking Dead and what keeps me on the edge of my seat for more .. I cannot get enough of the characters, the story plots, the emotion. While the possibility of zombies can still be passionately debated (I still laugh at the thought) what took hold of me and jerked me right into the vortex of what can only be described as one of THE best television shows ever is the way these people become a part of your life. No, I'm not setting a spot at the dinner table for Rick (although i would love to!). All the important elements that make for amazingly wonderful television and entertainment is right here within this show. For the first time since I was a kid I am excited to tune in and watch a show that is so worth my time and my love. It really doesn't get much better than this.

Acclaimed director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) has seemingly done the impossible by taking zombies, probably the least television-friendly genre, and has brought them shambling to the small screen with The Walking Dead, adapted from the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman. Deputy sheriff Rick Grimes is gunned down after a high-speed chase on the highways of Georgia and ends up comatose. But Rick's nightmare truly begins when he wakes up to find the dead have come back to life to feast upon the living. He sets out to find his wife and son, whom he believes have abandoned their homes for safer shelter and could still be alive. He ventures to Atlanta to find it overrun by "walkers," and only manages to make it out alive with the aid of a handful of survivors who have set up camp in the hills outside of town. Rick joins the group as they struggle to survive zombie attacks, internal conflicts within the group, and a journey to the CDC in search of a cure, answers, or just hope in a future where the likelihood of living much longer is incredibly slim. Darabont sets a measured, cinematic pace, so nothing in the show feels rushed for the sake of fitting the hourlong timeslot. The show certainly doesn't skimp on production value either, as we get to see all the guts and gore (and even the occasional profanity) that is inherent in the zombie genre. Thankfully, cable channel AMC, producers of shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad, allows its shows to push the envelope with its content, because if The Walking Dead had been produced by one of the more conservative broadcast channels, then the show probably would not have turned out as fantastic as it did. We also get to see broad cityscapes ravaged by the fall of society, and it's pretty remarkable that any major city would let a production of any kind take over its streets the way The Walking Dead does with Atlanta. But the element that makes the show truly shine is the human element. It isn't a show merely about zombies, its about the struggles of those left standing after the world ends. The title "The Walking Dead" describes the zombies who have overrun the planet, but it also describes Rick and the other survivors and the almost hopeless nature of their situation. They might survive the hoards of undead now, but for how long? Is there any point of holding out hope when it seems almost futile to try in a world where falling prey to the flesh-eating masses seems inevitable? The Walking Dead may be a television series, but it has the look and feel of a big-budget zombie film, and it was easily the best new series of 2010. This two-disc Blu-Ray set includes all of Season 1's episodes as well as behind-the-scenes and "Making Of" docs as well as a fun little tutorial about doing your own zombie make-up by Greg Nicotero of the Oscar-winning special effects group KNB EFX.

When I was introduced to The Walking Dead comic a couple years ago, I was blown away. Great, taut writing that is thrilling and unpredictable. At first, when I heard it was coming out on TV (not on HBO), I was immediately suspicious. American TV has very strange rules, as are American sensibilities. We can see all the gore and violence we want, but show a boob or say f--k, and many Americans' ears and eyes begin to bleed. A strange dichotomy, to be sure, but there is a lot of all of these elements in the book, as well as some very extreme situations that I thought would not translate well to the small screen. It turns out my fears were unfounded. AMC was able to take a great book (for more info, see my or other reviews on the compendium) and make a truly great show. The focus is still there; that is, the main characters are what is important, not the zombies. They are almost incidental to what is going on. They just frame the situations the characters must face, and that is the true genius of the story. But something else I found great about the TV show is that it does not slavishly follow the source material, changing it subtly in places, drastically in others, to create an all-new entertainment experience that rivets me to the tube every week. If you read the book, it is a good introduction to the show and vice-versa. But what is great is if you liked one, you only get the outline for the other. You get two great experiences. The extras on tacked on and like most DVD extras, are totally dumb and unnecessary. Mostly, it is just people in the cast, crew and writers congratulating each other on how great it is as a story and how wonderful it is to work with each other. Honestly, I can only see this so much until it makes me throw up. Tell me interesting stories in making it, obstacles you had to overcome, the adversity of making the show. None of these productions are harmonious in nature or smooth in execution. I want to know the hiccups and travails. THAT, ultimately, is what is interesting. But the show is really why we buy these things, so get it and be prepared to be wowed. One last thing, do NOT show to children. This is some pretty extreme stuff, hard R to NC-17 territory.

Simply put, "The Walking Dead" is right now one of the best television dramas of the last several years. I never read Robert Kirkman's original epic comic book series, however, I never read the Harry Potter books or read the Lord of the Rings books either, and yet I loved the film adaptations of those stories to the point I felt I didnt need to. "The Walking Dead" is brilliant...AND TERRIFYING!! The fact it's on cable (AMC channel)is wonderful. I like zombie fiction. I'm a huge fan of George Romero's legendary "Living Dead" film series...however, this is something completely different! Most zombie films, the best ones anyway, try to give you compelling heroic human characters who struggle to hold things together while the world we know has been destroyed amidst the dead rising up and the brutal carnage reaches a fever pitch. "Walking Dead" gives us human characters, who try to always do the heroic thing, yet sometimes the line between heroism and viciousness gets somewhat blurred. I like that. This is a world where everything is upside down, inside out, and even the best intentions can have dire consequences. A ragtag band of survivors, led by Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Shane (Jon Bernthal)and Rick's wife travel through Atlanta trying to seek safe haven from the undead scourge. In the series, the creatures arent referred to as zombies, but as "Walkers". According to Kirkman, this is a world in which no one has ever heard of or seen a zombie, even in a fictional setting, and this leads to the series giving us a realistic tone to the undead. Trust me, these "Walkers" are gruesome, and vicious, and scary! There are more scares in this series than what we see in most theatrical features nowadays. You never know when the luck of these human survivors will run out, and thats the power of dramatic tension. Right now we're in the middle of its second season (however, its split in half, with the remainder of the season resuming in February next year). I loved the first season, although it was too short with only six episodes. I had to buy the blu ray 3 disc collection; I'm loving this series soooo much. Kudos to Executive Producer Frank Darabont, co-producer Kirkman, make-up effects creator Greg Nicotero, the excellent cast and the writers who know its not always about the "monsters", but about the human drama that surrounds it. Well done. Keep em comin'.

I absoloutely love horror films, and to be more specific I love zombie movies. But, with every zombie movie, it must end.. or it just gets dragged on, IE Resident Evil. If you're in my shoes, trust me you will LOVE this series. It is simply amazing. Just as a little FYI this series is based off the comic books The Walking Dead created by Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore. First off, I love the characters, and I also love that their story is unpredictable. In a movie you can basically tell who is going to live and who is going to die. In this series its up in the air; if there is any one character you expect to live you may be surprised. Not to mention the fact that they're all really great actors. My favorite characters are Rick Grimes, whom the story primarily focuses on (played by Andrew Lincoln.) His journey into this new world overtaken by zombies begins in a hospital bed. He has been neglected after a gun shot wound, and walks out into the real world to find everything he loves is gone. Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) is another character to watch out for. He's a military vet, and is handcuffed to a metal pole as impending doom is knocking at his door (literally.) Don't worry though, he finds a way to survive... by removing his own body part. And finally you have Glenn (Steven Yeun) who provides comic relief to the characters as they are enduring the Zombiecolypse, haha Another thing to watch for: the zombies themselves. My fiance and I agreed the zombies in this series are probably one of the best special effect make-up we've ever seen. They truly are a work of art, something you have to see for yourself. Not to mention the fact that the zombies must be killed by destroying the brain, and the show spares no expense showing the viewers the gruesome scenes. This isn't your typical zombie movie. These people are trying to survive during the zombie attacks... and just when you think they're safe.......... well, see for yourself :) The only negative that I have about this series is that it is wayyyy too short. This is normally why I only purchase series when I know they are done filming, and I can buy a complete set... and not have to wait until October 2011 to see what happens! (Even longer actually, we don't have TV out here so I have to wait until it comes out on DVD.)

Most folk reading this probably read the graphic novels and watched the first season as it was aired on A&E and then bought the DVD/BD when it became available. I know that was how I experienced the show. When this re-release was announced, I actually found myself looking forward to the Special Edition. The reasoning is simple - every episode had at least one commentary track (Pilot Ep has two in fact). A whole slew of featurettes, and the original pilot... shot in unrelenting black & white. I've gone through most of the special features and have greatly enjoyed the commentary, specifically director Frank Darabont's musings through the Pilot. He describes the series as an event that allowed him to do the sort of film he'd always wanted to. Yes, from the man who did Shawshank Redemption and the Green Mile. But we know his involvement simply meant that folk would take this project seriously, and as it should be. You can't sell a survival horror story without the deep humanizing that we see in this much too short of it's first season. One note: commentary tracks may 'dare' you to point out an f/x shot that was done practically or digitally; apparently they think these effects are done so well, you can't tell. Well, for that I have only one thing to say... CGI is very clear on a big 47" screen and PS3 BD. Now, it is amazing that they now reveal their is a lot more CGI in these introductory shots. The military base outside the hospital... whole thing: CGI, except for a heli shell, but even it's blades were CGI. I've written this review specifically to give you as possible buyers what you are getting into. If you are a fan of just the show and don't go for new bonus features and whatnot, don't feel bad and hang on to your original purchase when it was first released. Keep it. It's a great set that I own as well. But I geek out over the tech stuff. So this Special Edition is a beautiful addition to my BD collection. Bottom line it: do you go geek over zombies? If you do, even in the slightest, pick this up. And I can almost swear that picture is much, much improved upon. Now you should go back and switch it to 7.1 sound. Re-release again. And I'll buy it again.

Came in good condition, everytime I watch the first season it gets better, it's such a good series!

This box set contains all six episodes of the first season of the Walking Dead. Spread across two dvds. Just in case you haven't read the comic from which this is adapted: The central character is Rick Grimes. A sheriff's deputy in Georgia, who is left in a coma following a shooting. He wakes up to find the world has changed in the meantime. Civilisation has collapsed. There are zombies everywhere. And survivors of this apocalypse face a battle to survive. Setting out to find his wife and son he witnesses the way the world has changed. And the hard decisions people need to make if they want to carry on living. Many tough choices await him. There are four episodes on the first dvd, and two on the second. The first, being the pilot episode for the series, runs for just over an hour. The others are forty four minutes each [approx]. This is a production into which a lot of effort has gone. Which is obvious from the off, thanks to some very impressive visuals. The first episode throws you into the middle of this new world as it introduces you to it via Rick's experiences after awakening. Judicious use of incidental music really helps, as does the fact that some scenes are deathly silent. Some are downright scary as well. You will eventually meet more characters, who are an electic bunch, but well drawn in that they represent ordinary people from all walks of life being thrown together, and starting out as total strangers, then having to work with each other to survive. This, in addition to being zombie horror, is also a character drama. All about the effect that life changes and tough moral decisions have on people, and how they change as a result, plus asking the viewer what they might do in such situation. Each episode does tend to take a very different approach to the story. The first two are fast paced with a fair amount of action. The third slows down slightly to introduce characters. The fourth has a central dilemma with some good plot developments. The fifth deals with the aftermath of an incident and the choices it forces on people. The sixth shows what certain other people have been up to. And reiterates one of the show's main themes. British actor Andrew Lincoln makes for an excellent Rick, doing an American accent very well, making his character a commanding presence. There are some excellent supporting performances also. Those characters don't always get proper introductions so you may take a short while to get used to them, but they are all strong creations. Some of the Georgia accents can be a little tricky for international viewers to get used to, but that's only a minor complaint. Because you will. If you have read the comics, then you'll find this season of the show does bring a lot of the set pieces from the first volume of collected issues The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye: Days Gone Bye v. 1 , but does include a lot of extra stories. And a few characters that may be new on you. A lot of the actors do look uncannily like their characters as shown on the printed page, which is appealing. If you haven't read the comics and want to get into them after seeing this, then that's the volume to start with. There are some very minor cuts to one episode from it's transmitted edition [I base that comment on a thread in the product forum, not having seen this on tv first time around] for reasons of gore, so those not happy with that fact will possibly want to look for other editions of this. But if you want to get into a good throught provoking post apocalyptic character drama, then you shouldn't mind. The dvd's have the following language and subtitle options: Languages: English. Subtitles: English. There's a decent amount of extras on disc two. The making of the Walking Dead is a thirty minute long [approx] making of documentary. Which is a very good watch. Inside the Walking Dead episodes one to six are six five minute long features about each individual episode, discussing the story of each. They are all run together so there's no option to watch them individually, but they are all also very good and work a look. A sneak peek with Robert Kirkman is a four minute long promotional feature for the season, seeing the creator of the comic introducing a few clips. Convention panel with producers runs for eleven minutes and shows some of the cast and crew being interviewed at comic-con. Zombie make up tips last for roughly five minutes and shows you how they do the zombie make up. And how you can do it yourself if you wish. It's good viewing for any aspiring make up artists. Extra footage is a section of short features: Zombie school. This last two minutes and shows how the extras playing the zombies were put through their paces. On set with Robert Kirkman last three minutes and sees him watching a scene being filmed. Hanging with Steven Yeun is a three minute feature with various short clips of one of the cast on set, introducing you to a few things. Inside Dale's rv is of similar length and looks around the inside of one key prop. On set with Andrew Lincoln is a short feature with him talking directly to camera about the show. You don't see anything much of the set, but it's a good chat. Great show. Excellent dvd.

E' assolutamente consigliata, prende da subito e mano a mano che si va avanti con le stagioni ci si affezziona tantissimo a tutti i personaggi L' ho iniziato a guardare per caso e non ho più smesso Ho così deciso di avere tutte le stagioni nella mia libreria di dvd Un epidemia che uccide le persone e le trasforma in zombie, pochi sopravvissuti che dovranno lottare per restare vivi in un mondo molto ostile e pericoloso Non si ride, si sta in ansia quasi sempre 😂 ma è una serie bellissima che merita di essere guardata Sono 2 dvd per un totale di 4 ore e 40 minuti con tanti contenuti extra e la versione estesa del primo episodio Consigliatissima!

Es un dvd normal, sin el cartón de protección. Pero es de buena calidad. Satisfecho con mi compra.

Essa minissérie tem que estar na coleção de quem curte esse universo de apocalipse zumbi, mortos vivos e cataátrofes. Ela é focada no elemento humano, não nos zumbis em si. O lado psicológico dos personagens é muito bem elaborado.