I watched the first disk, of the first season, of The Walking Dead this weekend. I got it from Netflix because of this show. As a rule, I'm just about sick of zombies. My wife never has been into anything horror related, especially monster stuff like vampires, werewolves, or zombies.
We started the disk together, and by the end she was asking me how long it will take to get the second disk.
I like the show, in general. It isn't perfect. Some of the technical stuff is funny. (In the first scene, of the first episode, a cop tells another cop to make sure his safety is off. He then actually switches the nonexistent 1911 style safety switch, on his Glock, to the off position. It is accompanied by a metallic clicking sound.) There are some inconsistencies, and some of the characters are just too formulaic. Other than that, it is entertaining, compelling, dramatic, and sometimes suspenseful. There is one scene, where I felt myself getting very tense as the certain death of a character (that I knew couldn't die) ensues.
I also found out why crossbows are good for killing zombies. I thought Brian was jabbing at me sarcastically, but maybe I was wrong. I do shit like that all the time.