An ex hippy, a survivalist teen, a hacker and other freaks, headed up by a strong black woman, make up the rag-tag band of unlikely Apocalypse survivors who have been tasked with saving the world. Their goal: to escort a hedonistic, self centred git with the cure to zombie-ism running through his veins back to a CDC, where government lab rats are waiting to make an antidote based on his DNA.
This is like an American version of one of those late night stoner shows that sometimes comes out of Great Britain. The 'high' concept here being that it's making fun of zombies, making fun of the apocalypse movies and making fun of stuff that you didn't even know existed, like Day of the Dead fashionistas. It's very, very ridiculous - more in an absurdist, B-movie art-film-gone-wrong kind of way than anything else. But the absurdity is very conscious and the tackiness seems 100% intentional and playful.
I've taken a few stars off my rating because the madcap humour seems to run out of steam part way through season 2, but I guess that's inevitable when they had to stretch the premise as far as they did to make the story arc last that long. Also, I'm not a fan of the serious episodes, although I guess they're also necessary to keep the series moving along.
This series would fare best if it stayed firmly in the late night stoner film category that it clearly belongs to. Anyone who tries to comment on Z Nation with a straight face or serious mindset is just too square, though... sorry, the truth hurts!
This is like an American version of one of those late night stoner shows that sometimes comes out of Great Britain. The 'high' concept here being that it's making fun of zombies, making fun of the apocalypse movies and making fun of stuff that you didn't even know existed, like Day of the Dead fashionistas. It's very, very ridiculous - more in an absurdist, B-movie art-film-gone-wrong kind of way than anything else. But the absurdity is very conscious and the tackiness seems 100% intentional and playful.
I've taken a few stars off my rating because the madcap humour seems to run out of steam part way through season 2, but I guess that's inevitable when they had to stretch the premise as far as they did to make the story arc last that long. Also, I'm not a fan of the serious episodes, although I guess they're also necessary to keep the series moving along.
This series would fare best if it stayed firmly in the late night stoner film category that it clearly belongs to. Anyone who tries to comment on Z Nation with a straight face or serious mindset is just too square, though... sorry, the truth hurts!