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Dead Set:

Story:

The cast of Big Brother England are unaware of the zombie outbreak outside of the Big Brother house.

Review:

Dead Set sounded like it had a good idea going and something slightly unique for the zombie horror genre, but no! Watch any other zombie movie or tv show and you'll feel the exact same way at the end of it, except in this case a lot less of it, given Dead Set's 45 minute pilot and 20 minute episodes.

What I liked:

1. The humor.

Dead Set isn't all bad, as it does manage to have a bit of humor every now and then. Imagine my surprise when the writers and actors manage to turn some of the most desperate scenes into the most hilarious scenes without turning the show into a parody.

2. The first episode.

Dead Set's first episode is also in my opinion it's only good episode, showing the last moments of civilization in England. It had humor, some clever zombie moments, and some well written dialogue as well as the best acting from each of the characters.

What I didn't like:

1. Repetition/imitation:


When I went into the other episodes of Dead Set I was expecting something different. I was expecting the same brilliance and effort from the cast and crew to be repeated in each of the other episodes, and some cliffhanger endings that would keep upping the ante from the previous episode's ending.

Never happened.

What I got instead was a ton of the same of anything I have seen in pretty much any typical low-grade zombie films. "Oh no, it's a zombie" moments have never been so repetitively typical.


I understand everyone wanting big ratings with something new and unique, but zombies are becoming the most repetitive subgenre in horror. Dead Set is a huge example of this, being a show that tries too hard to emulate The Walking Dead as well as the George Romero zombie films. That wouldn't be so bad if it didn't turn out to be a lifeless copy of both of those. I understand that there's nothing anyone can really change about zombies, but that doesn't mean it has to be the same repetitive content over and over and over. Add some clever twists to the story or make it a parody of some kind. Overall, some new and unique content in the zombie subgenre (story-wise) would be appreciated. Even zombies in space is a slightly different concept that would be kind of creative to implement in a movie.

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If you're an extremely hardcore zombie fan then you'll like this. Everyone else should stick to The Walking Dead.