Do you ever refuse to watch a new tv show, only to hear how great it is from any and all media outlets surrounding you?
I did not watch any new CW shows last season. None of them looked appealing to me. They all looked like run of the mill CW-type shows, and that's really not my thing. iZombie in particular looked like a basic procedural with a young, cute protagonist. Who happens to be a zombie. How edgy. Yawn. Let's just say I wasn't sold on the premise.
The trailers didn't help. "Look at our cutesy young protagonist. She's blonde. And cute. But she's a zombie. Brainnnns. With chopsticks." Also, it keeps getting compared to Veronica Mars and I'm just STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO THE GREAT VERONICA MARS this is not okay. iZombie chick is blonde and investigates stuff and Rob Thomas and that does not make her Veronica Mars.
Cut to yesterday. It's a Sunday. I'm under the weather. Nothing on my DVR or Netflix queue looks appealing. Meh. Let's see what all this iZombie buzz is about.
Of course, I'm pleasantly surprised. Don't get me wrong, it is a cute show. The perfect sort of fluff for wasting away a Sunday afternoon. But it's good fluff. And the tone of the show is nothing like the trailers. iZombie chick is pragmatic, she doesn't descend into emo territory (much), and she's fun to watch. Her sidekick is unapologetically curious and awesome. Oh, and did I mention that David fucking Anders is in it?
Anyway. The trailers are lying liars who lie (as they are); they don't reflect the actual tone of the show. If you've been hesitant to watch iZombie, give it a shot and see what you think. Season one is available on Netflix.
I did not watch any new CW shows last season. None of them looked appealing to me. They all looked like run of the mill CW-type shows, and that's really not my thing. iZombie in particular looked like a basic procedural with a young, cute protagonist. Who happens to be a zombie. How edgy. Yawn. Let's just say I wasn't sold on the premise.
The trailers didn't help. "Look at our cutesy young protagonist. She's blonde. And cute. But she's a zombie. Brainnnns. With chopsticks." Also, it keeps getting compared to Veronica Mars and I'm just STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO THE GREAT VERONICA MARS this is not okay. iZombie chick is blonde and investigates stuff and Rob Thomas and that does not make her Veronica Mars.
Cut to yesterday. It's a Sunday. I'm under the weather. Nothing on my DVR or Netflix queue looks appealing. Meh. Let's see what all this iZombie buzz is about.
Of course, I'm pleasantly surprised. Don't get me wrong, it is a cute show. The perfect sort of fluff for wasting away a Sunday afternoon. But it's good fluff. And the tone of the show is nothing like the trailers. iZombie chick is pragmatic, she doesn't descend into emo territory (much), and she's fun to watch. Her sidekick is unapologetically curious and awesome. Oh, and did I mention that David fucking Anders is in it?
Anyway. The trailers are lying liars who lie (as they are); they don't reflect the actual tone of the show. If you've been hesitant to watch iZombie, give it a shot and see what you think. Season one is available on Netflix.