Age of the Living Dead

I couldn't even finish one episode. It was sooooo bad.

I was bored to tears. The storyline was good, along the lines of I AM LEGEND, but instead of it told from the lone survivor perspective we could have gotten from the camp perspective. Needless to say it was horrible acting and effects showed zero effort. Really surprised they gave this a second season. I will put spoilers on this, but nothing was surprising in this show at all.

Yes, really. I've heard this take on other shows before, and I've always wondered what they were talking about. The show was always either just plain bad, or it was obviously intended to be 'bad' (as with satire) which meant it really was good, given it was achieving its purpose.

Age of the Living Dead is bad. No question about it. The actors, writers, directors, etc. all intended to make something good, but it sucks bad, especially the writing. It's "what the ... are they DOING?" all the way through.

Yet it was enjoyable. Not in a laugh out loud way, although I did laugh a few times, but in a regular amused groaning at each absurd character behavior kind of way.

If you looked at the script for "Age of the Living Dead" having never seen an episode, you might just be moderately impressed. Its not exactly a new idea but there's enough here that's new and novel to get your attention. I especially liked the international aspect of this story, with global and not just local interests effected by the vampire infestation of roughly two thirds of the USA.

Regrettably the "B" execution leaves much to be desired. The acting ranges from alright to downright wooden. Its not helped by a conspicuously low budget, that even extends to sound effects. I wonder how many times in a week "combat practise with sergeant such and such, can be delayed". This had me chuckling as did the truly comedic vampires, who are a cross between any Hammer Films vamp you care to name and the Count from Sesame Street.

Its such as shame more money was not spent on this series. It's very much a case of wasted potential. The result being a series that's, at best, a marginal watch.

4/10 from me.

Terrible script, only 3 locations that do not make any sense at all, terrible acting, a title that is associated with zombies, but is in fact about vampires, to many plot-holes to mention, just plain terrible.