The Walking Dead on AMC = AWESOME

Hey For Beginners fans. I'm going to go ahead here and take a wild guess that at least some of you like comic books (is that too presumptive?). Here's something incredibly exciting: Robert Kirkman's Eisner-award-winning monthly comic, The Walking Dead, has been adapted into an hour-long television program on the AMC network! With two episodes now on the air, I can pretty confidently declare that this show is, like its comic book counterpart, incredible. In terms of gore, the show is pushing the boundaries of what can be shown on basic cable: the zombies are grotesque, and when the producers want to get bloody, they show no bounds. But this is more than just a tale of zombie apocalypse. The undead take a back seat to social storylines, what Kirkman has been calling for years "Survival Drama." What will these people do to survive, and perhaps more importantly, what will they do to retain their humanity? Could this be the next LOST? Honestly, I believe it could be. Scarier than the first time Kate and Charlie ran through the jungle from the smoke monster, creepier than the first time Jack saw his father on the beach (again, I'm making assumptions that y'all are as nerdy as I am), and also jam-packed with compelling back story and character development.
When you're done watching The Walking Dead (Sunday nights at 10 on AMC), go read your favorite For Beginners titles: Democracy and Anarchism (what is the role of government and leadership?), Heidegger (what does it mean to BE? Is survival the only requirement for existence?), Kierkegaard, Existentialism, and Philosophy (Why do we make the choices that we do?), and take a look at Foucault (The illustration on the cover just kind of looks like a zombie). Who ever said television and comic books make us brain-dead zombies?