It truly is the essence of a Zombie show. Everything is in there : a non-deep yet engaging story, with clear goals; a world filled with zombies of different types, made with inventivity yet respectful of the classics; big guns and bad puns; very stereotyped characters but all touching in their own way.
In one word: badass. If you like zombies, you'll like this.
This is the best zombie show I've ever seen.
Acting is so bad that it's fun to watch, special effects are horrible, logic doesn't exist (why do zombies sometimes run and sometimes walk??????????) but this is what makes it good.
IMO, there are 2 kind of "trash": the kind that bores you to death, and the kind that is SO bad that it keeps you glued to the screen.
This is the second kind.
In my opinion this is way better than TWD.
I don't understand the reviews comparing this to TWD. They are different styles. I enjoy both but to be honest this show is just so much fun I prefer it. The amazing over the top kills, and wild situations keep it fun. Where else can you see a pack of zombies taken out by a rolling cheese wheel? Fancy some zombie strippers? Zombie weed? Look no further!
Can't wait for the next season!
Without a doubt, the worst show I've ever seen
The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead: Bad guy appears, rest of the season is a civil war against him. Next season: the same again. Boring!
Z Nation: Episodes about drugs made of Zombies, episodes about the start of the zombie apocalypse in a TV station, amazing episode only in a barber shop and so much more! Z Nation tries so much different and great things and that makes that show so much better than TWD anf FTWD. The people behind the AMC shows should be ashamed when they watch Z Nation.
It's better than TWD, no drama and only zombie!!
If you're looking for a show like The Walking Dead you will be disappointed. However if you take it for what it was intended you'll enjoy it. One of the best mindless shows out there.
at first you ask yourself why the hell am I watching this... then you end up binge watching the whole show and crave for more! acting ain't top, some plots are far fetched but in all, it does the job. I recommend it, actually a great show.
This show is fucking hilarious! More please!!!
MY THOUGHTS ON Z NATION:
-WARNING: Spoilers Below-
Hmm, I'm not sure what to think of Z Nation honestly. I haven't finished it and probably won't ever finish it but for what I watched I somewhat enjoyed it. The first season was really damn good and was one of my favourite Zombie TV Shows but after they started going more into the silly SCI-FI aspect instead of the Horror/Thriller aspect it kind of changed the whole vibe for me and I started to enjoy it more and more.
The show isn't bad at all, It's just not for me. I they kept it dark and gloomy like the first season this could have been one of my favourite shows but unfortunately they went all stupid and it absolutely ruined the entire show for me. When I was watching this only the first 3 seasons were available on Netflix UK so I binged through them and thought to myself "yeah I'm not going to bother watching anymore of this." If the rest of the show was available on Netflix UK at that specific time I probably would have finished it due to boredom but unfortunately it wasn't. So now it's just going to be remembered as a show that disappointed me.
Overall I honestly do see the good in this show, I can see why a lot of people love this show but unfortunately the silliness just wasn't what I look for when it comes to a Zombie show, I love my shows to be a little more dark and serious and a lot more frightening. I personally wouldn't recommend this mainly because it just wasn't my cup of tea but if someone else recommends it to you then I'd say watch it... Just don't blame me if you don't like it.
Overall rating: 5/10
I grew to love this show more and more. We need some laughs in our horror or it just gets boring.
It's just something to look at when The Walking Dead is on hiatus. This is crap at its finest. I can't believe it hasn't been canceled yet.
Seems alot of people don't get this show.
Coming here with their comments it's cheap, below average acting, can't take the characters serious, etc ...
Well peeps this isn't a freaking serious ZOMBIE SERIE.
It's a ZOMBIE COMEDY show.
The characters arn't meant to be taken serious.
The zombies don't have to be serious. It's a goddamn comedy.
Its perfect for what it is.
TWD is a zombie show thats serious and see what that gets us? Nowhere. Every episode is just another filler in TWD.
Thats why Z-Nation is that good. cause we don't have lame drama in this show. It resolves around humour and action.
Anyone that comes here and doens't get it. Don't even bother commenting here about the quality if you don't get the show anyways.
Great experience, really funny, has zero logic. It's just a really funny show with some rare seriousness in it.
Overall, just mindblowing and interesting show. :)
I'm so glad this show exists! Seems a lot of people expect it to be yet another TWD spin-off, but it is definitely not. Where TWD/FTWD is taking the whole zombie thing super-seriously, ZN presents a more lighthearted view of the apocalypse packed with black humor and some of the most awesome zombie-kills to ever hit the screen! Comparing the two is like comparing apples and pears, and the acting and vfx/cgi is great compared to a lot of the other shows that are on the air right now.
Another treasure by The mad geniuses behind Sharknado, The Asylum.
What sets Z Nation apart, and in my opinion makes it better than any other zombie show out there, is not it's comedy, it's that it has an objective and is going somewhere. In every other series I've seen, TWD being one of the worst offenders, there is no hope for a future for humanity. It's just buying time while each character is slowly picked off. Z Nation has an objective every season that revolves in some way around curing the Zombie virus and ultimately saving humanity. Meaning there's hope for this series to end in a satisfying way, not just killing everyone off.
If you're a fan of Asylum though you'll also enjoy little cameos and references to their other works that bring a nice chuckle on top of the already rich good humor the show brings.
There are three gor tv shows i love at this time The Walking Dead (Drama) Z Nation (comedy) and Ash vs Evil Dead (just ridiculous) love em.
A good, even at parts very ambitious, show about end of the world (and living it). The writing shows clear love for the characters and ideas (zombies) and they toy with them a lot and take each of them through a grinder to see what comes out. Some bad writing here and there, but overall a good show and much much better than trash like The Walking Dead.
The acting is not top notch but once you get into it, you want to see more. It's a action packed zombie series with a comedy underline.
This is less Defiance!Syfy and more Sharknado-with-zombies!Syfy.
Not so good. Running zombies are cheap, not scary at all and the acting is below average.
Really?...Again, Really?
Acting is so-so, those Zombies in Z...OMG, my teddys are far more scary when I turn off the lights in my bedroom.
Decent effects, costumes are great, zombies don't look plastic, but because of the acting I can't but have to laugh...
This is my first Zombie show( I'm immune to Zombiemania) and I'm gonna keep watching it because compared with TWD which I haven't seen— I trusted my friend, who said Zombies are cool, watched an ep and decided it's not worth my time—, this shows actually offers a story.
Not really scary, anxiety factor is low... however, this show makes me wanna laugh at how terrible and funny Zombies are. Zombimania has been there for two generations or so, that's over 30 years of Zombies. If you're looking for a scary show, search somewhere else, because this one is more of a comedy than horror. laughs
Just finished watching Z Nation on Netflix, what an amazing series! ♂:broken_heart: The thrilling zombie apocalypse journey filled with action, humor, and heartwarming moments has left a lasting impact. It's a show that will forever hold a special place in my heart! :tv::heart:
Entertainment. It's there. You won't be thrown out of it.
I will always appreciate the found family and the twist where the black woman is the real main char and the corny. But i cant watch it anymore unless i can find cassandras shitty storyline out.
season 5 has a big improvement on the history, nevertheless, the end was so quick and don't feel accord with the whole history :(
It was this that show that made really understand what people mean with "two-dimensional characters".
Okay, here's the truth. Season 1 starts slow and stupid. After 2 or 3 episodes it really takes off. Unique, fun, and humorous. Characters develop well and really grow on you. Seasons 2,3,and 4 are unpredictable and witty. Season 5 is a total shit show.
interesting tidbit
June 4, 2021, the Writers Guild of America announced that they were putting The Asylum on their strike/unfair list after the company failed to pay residuals, pension and health contributions and interest owed to the writers of Z Nation
source: https://www.wga.org/employers/signatories/strike-unfair-list
Really liked season 1. in many ways it was more grounded then TWD while obviously not being more grounded.
But it showed certain aspects in a darker more real and terrifying way like the cannibals... But sorry when zombies could be controlled by Murpy. I was out
La meilleure alternative à the walking dead ! Le fun en plus !!!!
Not as good as TWD but a still worth watching
This show is awful. It is a poor facsimile of TWD. If you are used to cheezy Zombie movies, you might like this show. However, if you're used to the quality drama and heart-wrenching roller coaster ride that is TWD, you will be disappointed.
At first it was good, but season 2 made the way down too fast...
So far (i'm still as season 1) i love this show!it's fun to watch and i dont care if the special effects or the actors are horrible... It's just so much fun to watch!! and to tell you the truth i like it more than The walking dead.. why? because everytime i try to watch an episode of walking dead i end up sleeping!! So big thumps up from me!
Can you please change the cover? It's the same for every episode and that zombie is disgusting! Pretty please?
I'm at ep3 and it's pretty hard to watch. The zombie scenes are fun but the acting irritates me. The characters are not interesting and you can't take them serious. I'll give it a few more eps and see what it brings.
The acting and quality of the show are waaaay less than TWD, so if that's what your looking for head another direction and don't even bother BUT its definitely got something that keeps on drawing me back each and every week. I'm still watching after 10 Episodes and it does get better (ignoring the script, acting and pretty much everything else).
IS it just me, or anyone else sees that it is like amatereur take on acting Fallout2? :D (wutt slightly more zombies)
Pure trash, but in some way, i like it. I will watch the next episodes.
本來想亂繼續看下去的,但第9集看完我決定放棄了。
I like it! Its more funny as TWD. But some characters are really big assholes. Mean Murphy. I think once he can be the leader of the z's in the us nation
It's basically walking dead with a different cast. It'll do, while I wait for more Walking Dead episodes, or another series.
The worst Z show I ever seen
Well I gave it another episode - absolutely terrible.
Terrible. I generally like zombie shows, but this is un-watchable...
There's just nothing that keeps you watching. Bad written and played characters, way beyond average B-Movies!
Сериал отличный. Как и "ходячие мертвецы".
As usual with most of SyFy's original productions - this is terrible. Bad acting, lack of story line and poor character development. I am intending to give it one more episode before i totally right this show off...
Tremenda serie atractiva y fresca por fin unos animales zombi al mejor estilo de resident evil sin mostrar demasiado te mantiene en el sillón 4 estrellas
This really is crap. The acting and writing is just appalling. Don't waste your time with this one.
Just a generic zombie series. Nothing unique that separates it form the genre.
awful. Like a bad walking dead parody.
Zombies? Really? ... Again? ... turned off
I haven't even watched The Walking Dead yet- only took a look into the first episode, but got turned off when I noticed Zombies walking around, yea, didn't know TWD's all about Zombies- about this show here, Syfy made some decent shows this season so I'm gonna check this one out. ^ ^
Another zombie series let see how it does...
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Seriously that show is awesome, you got the zombies, the survival aspects of it, and the fun, because it is really funny (akward too) !
I m not done with all the episodes but it is a must see for all who likes zombies movies and whose who are inclined to such kind of humor!