“The Walking Dead”: Anti-libertarian critique
Like so many apocalypse tales, the AMC series offers a grim counterpoint to every argument against state power
Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 11Entertainment Pajiba, The Walking Dead, amc
Like so many apocalypse tales, the AMC series offers a grim counterpoint to every argument against state power
Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 11The show's third season, which ended last night, had even worse racial and sexual politics than the first two
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 124Manly swagger turns me off. Except when it's paired with compassion, righteous courage — and a Stetson
Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 17"The Walking Dead" and "American Horror Story" are too grisly to bear. Will TV viewers stomach "The Following"?
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 4:41 PM UTCGraphic novelist Robert Kirkman tells Salon that though the strip and show are very different, it's better that way
Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 8:00 PM UTCIs our fear of a total global meltdown our new favorite source of entertainment?
Monday, Nov 12, 2012 9:11 PM UTC 13The post-apocalypse looks too familiar: White men rule, men of color are invisible -- and women are to be protected
Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 96The new season offers a lot more of the same, but still manages to sneak in a few scenes of elegiac poignancy
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 5:30 PM UTC 10Robert Kirkman heard fans' howls about Season 2 being dull, and promises to bring the action starting Sunday
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 27AMC's zombie show has craft and atmosphere; if only the characters weren't so insufferably earnest and dense
Monday, Nov 14, 2011 5:42 AM UTC 39When AMC's zombie show dramatizes its pulpy predicaments, it's riveting; when the characters talk, it's awful VIDEO
Monday, Oct 31, 2011 3:11 AM UTC 36Suspense, atmosphere, gore: This series is aces in every department but one -- the characters are obvious and dull
Monday, Oct 17, 2011 2:48 PM UTC 22AMC's zombie series returns for season two tonight, already more powerful than the long-running comic it's based on
Monday, Oct 17, 2011 12:00 AM UTC 13Today's catch: Angus T. Jones misses Charlie Sheen, a fun celebrity art game, and Kathie Lee picks up a new meme
Friday, Aug 12, 2011 10:01 PM UTCWhy would Frank Darabont abandon his hit zombie series midway through shooting?
Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 5:28 PM UTCWith the fate of the 5th season up in the air, AMC and Lionsgate play chicken with one of TV's hottest commodities
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011 9:23 PM UTC 21With "Breaking Bad," "Mad Men" and now "The Walking Dead," the cable channel is giving HBO a run for its money
Tuesday, Nov 23, 2010 5:55 PM UTC 35AMC's new series is a hyper-violent spectacle -- but it's also a terrific case study in human behavior
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 1:45 PM UTC 32AMC's new series uses apocalyptic imagery -- and the undead -- to tap into the economic anxieties of our time
Monday, Nov 1, 2010 1:01 PM UTC 28Why do Bravo's trussed-up middle-aged stars have so much in common with "The Walking Dead's" rotting corpses?
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