Watch: Wallking Dead season 1 in the books!

Last night was the season finale of The Walking Dead.  It wrapped up a quick six episode pilot season.  The Walking Dead is based on the graphic novel by Robert Kirkman.  The show has been a very big ratings success for AMC through the first season, with a new record broken last night for the finale.  The first season has made it clear that the TV show will deviate from the comic when it feels necessary. 

The zombie apocalypse is not exactly a new idea.  It has been around for a long time in cinema and literature.  The key that makes The Walking Dead a success, both as a comic and a tv show, is that the author Robert Kirkman seems to be a true fan of the sub-genre and source material.  While he might lack in some areas such as specific pieces of dialogue, he makes up in overall storyline.

The first season was merely a peek at what's to come, and for the most part in my opinion, held back any major events(well besides the beginning of the zombie apocalypse in the first place, of course).  

The biggest split in opinion thus are within the fanbase has been the two major events from the show that were not in the comic(how not surprising). If had to pick the weaker of the two events, I would say the CDC ending to the finale was a little lackluster.  It felt a bit rushed, but it is somewhat understood given the very short time frame of the first season.

As a huge fan of the comic, I was pretty excited from the moment I heard it was going to be turned into a tv series, especially once I heard AMC would be handling it, considering their recent track record with new series.  The show has not disappointed me yet overall.  There are spots here and there you can pick at, the writing can be questionable in some spots, and yes we do get doses of cheap-looking CGI in spots, however I think the series is off to a solid start and cannot wait to see what is coming next.

The series has been renewed for a second season, but we are a good three quarters of a year before it debuts.