great .... great.... i wish that cw continue ....
at first I wasn't sure, but now it's one of my favorite shows -
3 Thoughts After Completing ‘iZombie’:
First and foremost, Rose McIver is a fantastic series lead. She deserves a ton of credit for embodying a new persona for pretty much every episode. Not all of ‘em are winners, but it’s always a delight to see what she comes up with next.
Just when you think the zombie genre is tired, this series flips it on its head and gives you something completely fresh. And the cast delivers this new mythology with great chemistry and an awesome enthusiasm. These actors clearly had a blast on set. It shows.
There are standout episodes throughout the series run, but I believe the show never fully reached its true potential. You get a peek at the possibilities in the final episodes, where the stakes are higher and there are more poignant moments. I wish the show took more risks earlier on — but it certainly had its moments!
Bonus Thought: It may not be a popular opinion, but I thought they did a terrific job wrapping the story up in the end.
Starts off interesting with its perspective on zombies and Liv constantly shifting personalities to solve murder-mysteries. I was hooked given the odd blending of zombies and murder-mystery that also superadds new angles to both genres. Yet, in typical CW fashion, the writing devolves precipitously with ever-increasing repetitiousness. Plus, the concept was all it had to begin with, there is no characterization or meaning behind the cartoonish take on society and politics. I would recommend it as a harmless pastime (which is my chief use for television), but with the aforementioned caveat.
Sad this show is over :sob: so good
I really tried to like this show, but I gave up after 10 episodes. The storyline is boring and slow, the characters are dull and the acting...meh.
This show is great! So glad CW decided to renew this for S3!!
You wouldn't expect much of the show because of the silly name, but it is a really good show. It isn't the same vibe of twd but it's really good.
A not so fresh... yet fresh approach.
Zombies- definitely not fresh. Y'know, It's been a while since I discovered Zombies...and all I can do now is vomiting at the sight of a Zombie.
But, this show is kinda fresh, I enjoy the comedy here.
On my watchlist! Give it a try... you may have to force yourself in the first 5-10mins if you're not a fan of comedy/family drama, but it's worth it- at least I think it is.
The idea of this show is maybe silly to a lot of people but the cast it has is definitely one of the most talented group of actors I've ever seen, can't believe this is the final season...
I can just hear the guys in the boardroom at The CW..
"We need a zombie show!"
"OK How about this, this girl becomes a zombie, then to stay human she eats brains, but then gains the memories of the person she just ate the brain from, and uses those to solve crimes!"
"GENIOUS, YOU GET A RAISE!"
Honestly tho, it sounds fucking stupid..
I was pleasantly surprised by this. The synopsis makes it sound boring but once you watch it, its pretty entertaining.
It's based on an existing comic, so somehow I don't think that's how that went down.
The main character Liv Moore dies and comes back as a zombie. She changes her entire way of life and starts to work in a morgue where she can get all the brains she needs. Every time she eats a brain, she gets visions and abilities or properties from the deceased and with those she helps a detective solve cases where those original brain owners were involved in.
Pretty straightforward synopsis and if you can accept the "eat brain, get visions/abilities" premise of this show you're in for a great treat.
Most of all the writing is consistent. The plots aren't stupidity driven as they are on major network shows these days, nor are the plots dragged out with nonsense you don't care about.
The acting is believable, the actors play likable characters and those have depth. They aren't cardboard characters or dull stereotypes, they all have their backstory and purpose. While this is an adaption of a comic there are apparently issues to overcome.
For example filling the time that you have in a TV format with dialogues. I haven't read the comics and can't comment on how faithful the series is overall but it definitely delivers the concept very well without having to know the comic.
Comedy is rather subtle here but usually very sweet. The humour comes often from the brains Liv eats and are situational.
Matching that comedy you get here and there fitting popculture references, like a very dark humorous, self ironic and absolutely brilliant Fight Club reference.
Especially shows with zombies are more and more frowned up on these days. People are slowly fed up with stories involving zombies. But this one takes a different approach.
As of yet (S01E10) there is no humans vs zombies, no apocalypse, just a how does a zombie try to live a normal, daily live kind of situation. Spiced up with brain induced antics, murder cases and a plot involving the commercial exploitation of zombies, in a way at least. ;) Each episode involves therefore a new case, a case that usually in some way is linked to the overall plot and therefore a new piece to the puzzle of the show.
On the other hand, because there's no apocalypse here, this show is not an action driven show. Nor is it a show where you can completely shut off your brain but I'd say it would work as a calm down kind of show.
You had an exhausting/stressful day at work, school, university, etc. and need to calm down, get your minds off things in the evening? Watch iZombie. Due to the aforementioned, it is a rather lighthearted not too serious show but it definitely is very enjoyable.
Personally this show, after the sad and undeserved cancellation of Forever, is my most favourite airing show.
Since it is a lighthearted show that doesn't take itself very serious at times - in smart ways nontheless - it may not please everyone. The cast seems a tad too young but I wouldn't go as far as to say there are miscast persons on this show as there are on other, bigger shows. When you dislike the synopsis, or think it sounds cheesy, that may be your right to say or think, but I think you misjudge this TV show very much and miss out on an incredibly enjoyable show that doesn't insult your intelligence with plots that get more and more ludicrous with each episode. Something bigger networks try more and more these days with each new show.
Charming shows like these are sadly a dying kind.
iZombie is way cooler than any other DC-adaptation TVshows, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow etc. Looking forward to the third season.
It started out very unique and fun but started to feel quite mundane after a season. I'd give it a few episodes though.
(Stopped watching after S03).
Every episode is a little progress on main story with mission-like side stories.
It's quite "repetitive", but still somewhat interesting.
###Main storyline quality: 7/10
It's a fun, obscure and ridiculos plot, I have to say!
###Originality: 10/10
A modern zombie stealing brains from a morgue, reliving their experience. Quite original indeed.
###Progression: 4/10
I really wanted to see the main story unfold, and not spend so much time on the side quests.
###Side storylines (missions) quality: 4/10
This is hard to grade, cause you might really like this crime solving stuff. I'm not too big a fan though.
###Plot agility: 3/10:
The main plot stays the same, but it's not interesting enough for many seasons.
###Other scores
Intensity (cliffhangers, edge of seat and the like): 5/10
Acting and directing: 7/10 (Surprisingly good)
Characters: 6/10
Genre specific:
Crime: 3/10 - No way you can solve it while watching, so you depend on the crime to be interesting itself.
Drama: 6/10
This was way better than expected! Really looking forward to the next episodes...
one of my favorites ever
iZombie is a good binge. A solid 7/10 for this happy distraction from reality, which is ironic considering the theme.
So much better than 'Lucifer' (which I've just finished)
It's funnier, sexier, darker, has significantly less singing.and the zombies bare little semblance to the usual shuffling, brain dead and murderous automatons of TWD et al.
Series 1-4 are quite strong and while they do stray from the procedural "cop show" of the early episodes as time goes on, it's series 5 that disappointed me the most and probably should've been left on the the back of the fag packet it's was proposed on.
iZombie is both a joy, and a sadness to me, and epitomises what has gone wrong with the TV production.
Sure, it started as a being loosely based on a comic, but it went beyond that and told a great story. The first series was a delight to watch - amusing, shallow but captivating scripts, some corny but entertaining acting, pretty much all you would expect from light entertainment derived from comics. It was great.
Five series later, I am living on hope. Hope that the one joke would grow into something bigger (sure, the siege was an attempt to do that, but it didn't really work for me) . Hope that the episodes would grow, hope that it would stop being so samey.
In the end, I think that the appeal of iZombie (a well executed lightly amusing predictable comedic horror), at the hands of unimaginable Production Execs has been stretched out way past it's useful life - hence my sadness. It reinforces that. at the end of the day (or session?), these programs are made for the money, not the enjoyment.
But hey, do yourself a favour and watch the first series. It's great!
The first couple of seasons of the show were really good. The idea that Liz was hiding her zombies and helping dissolve crimes was a decent storyline. but I guess he can't keep up storylined like that for very long.
what is the storyline developed to the point where everybody knew that zombies existed and it wasn't a secret anymore The idea that Liz would eat brains to help solve crimes wasn't so mysterious anymore It was now more of a police tool.
it's probably good that they've decided to end the series after this current season, but I still will miss the show.
I agree with u it's a stupid name but still one of my favorite shows.
Such a fantastic season 3! Can't wait for season 4. This show is something special.
as Blaine puts it in season 2 episode 10 "just when i though i was out they pull me back in"
had been 1 year and 6 months since i last saw episode 9 from season 2 LOL it was funny when he phrased that.. anyways back to watching...
I am absolutely loving this show! It's an entertaining and not too far fetched twist of the zombie thing, it's got all one could wish for in a tv show - and above all; the characters are lovely! All of them, good or bad or a little of both.
Can't wait for the next season..!
You wouldn't expect much of the show because of the silly name, but it is a really good show. It isn't the same vibe of twd but it's really good.
Gosh the name of this show makes it sound so much worse than it actually is
What a hunk of junk. Sexy Zombies?? Screw you, who ever green lit this!
A much better show than I was expecting. Probably because of the stupid name.
Love this show! Can't wait till the next season starts.
started watching because of DC comics but this show outdid my expectations
In general, it's pretty entertaining if you can deal with the fact that the zombies in here are the typical ones, there is no new and revolutionary points about them. If you think of this as a police procedural series for teens, you are good to go. Everything is just too light and sometimes funny to be taken as a serious series. Kinda reminds me of Castle, because of that. The main girl is pretty likable too, in my opinion, and I usually don't like female leads in series....
One of the best shows that premiered this midseason! Thought it would be trashy before watching the first episode. Now after 6 episodes i dont regret giving it a try!
Shout by CorsOfLukeBlockedParent2021-04-06T14:38:37Z
This show is extremely enjoyable! I will always respect and want to be friends with Ravi Chakrabarti :)