The day has finally come for AMC to premiere its new original series, THE WALKING DEAD, based on the comic series by Robert Kirkman. With AMC’s track record there are of course very high expectations for the series, not mentioning the fact that it also needs to live up to the very successful comic book series it is based on.

I got a chance to see the first two episodes of The Walking Dead early, but before I tell you my thoughts I should mention that I have read all 12 volumes of the comic book series and am a huge fan, so my reaction to the series is of course influenced by what I know and love of the comic. Now that’s out of the way, let me break down my thoughts on the series so far.