iZombie

Basic info:

A show about zombies and how a single zombie is

helping solve murder cases from the morgue, and how
the human world is slowly discovering them and
wanting to exterminate them.

Premiered March 17th in 2015 on the CW

Director – Rob Thomas

Based on Comic book of the same name by Chris

Robertson and Michael Allred

Genre: Drama, Crime, Horror and Fantasy

Major actors:
- Rose McIver as Olivia Moore (Tinkerbell in OUAT,
Bridget Byron in CSI)

- Malcolm Goodwin as Clive Babineaux (Lamont Tyler in

Law & Order, Aaron Voss in CSI, Joe Thornton in True
Blood)
 - Rahul Kohli as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti (Tom in The
Vacancy, Manager of EastEnders)

- Robert Buckley as Major Lilywhite (Brandon Bishop

in Ghost Whisperer, Clay Evans in One Tree Hill)

- David Anders as Blaine DeBeers (Timothy

Longshanks in Neighbors, Adam Monroe in Heroes,
John Gilbert in The Vampire Diaries)

- Aly Michalka as Peyton Charles (Rhiannon

Abernathy in Easy A, Savannah in Grown Ups 2,
Brooke in Two and a Half Men)

Plot summary:

Olivia “Liv” Moore was a rosy-cheeked, disciplined,

over-achieving medical resident, who had her life path
completely mapped out until the night she attended a
party that unexpectedly turned into a zombie-feeding
frenzy. Afterward, she became part zombie. She works
at a coroner's office to give her access to the brains she
must eat to survive. A side effect of her new diet is the
ability to absorb the memories of the deceased, which
helps her solve homicides.
Analysis:

They did well with the filming of the shots, framing

them in a way that allows the viewer to understand
what the characters are seeing and feeling. They also
do well at bringing the audience into the show very
quickly in my opinion with a short introduction into Liv
as a person in the show from how she reacts in tough
situations, and then we’re immediately thrown into the
world of zombies just like Liv.

I also think they’re really good at building relationships,

proving the relationships are real, making the
characters react in their own way to specific scenarios
to differentiate them from one another, and making
them show the emotions realistically. I think the actors
did great in bringing their characters to life.

And although the series is quite serious, the whole

thing isn’t dull and extremely serious to the point of
being boring and repetitive. They do throw jokes in all
the time, sometimes they’re quite morbid but
considering the fact that Liv and Ravi work in a morgue
full of corpses, and the fact that Liv’s a zombie, some of
the jokes are bound to be a little harsh.
I think the narrative is brilliant and of course it
wouldn’t worked if the actors didn’t perform well, but
with Liv being the main attention with Rose’s acting
skills, I think she brings Liv to life and makes her
relatable and lovable with her dorky and kind
personality to do well and help people in any way she
possibly can. She helps feel the sadness, grief, anger,
relief and happiness that Liv feels in those moments
and that’s not an easy thing to do.

Conclusion:

In conclusion I think it’s a great watch whether you

want to get invested in the characters or you just want
something to watch. Although if you do want to get
invested, you’re stuck there as the story really does
draw you into it and makes you want to watch more
even though almost every episode is different. I think
it’s worth a watch, especially if you’re into zombies.