Post-Apocalyptic Societies In The Walking Dead
Americans are often fascinated by the word apocalypse. When we hear the word apocalypse, we tend to normally think of the various media portrayals that we see on a daily basis. Whether it’s on your television, in a video game or in a movie theatre on the big screen. The individuals who are feeding us these falsehood portrayals of the apocalypse may be looking for a quick profit.
“I think the fascination behind post-apocalyptic societies allows people to live out a fantasy of invulnerability. There are more people who believe they could survive a zombie apocalypse, than there are people who would think they’d die early for example,” Nicholas Finch, an editor at The Demopolis Times said.
There can be various reasons why people are fascinated …show more content…
The apocalypse could contain fire, lightning, God’s wrath and a final day of judgment. Then all the good people go to Heaven and the bad people go to Hell.” The media demonstrates to viewers their idea of what they believe an apocalypse could look like through many forms. We could see apocalyptic societies in television shows, video games and movies.
‘The Walking Dead’ is an American horror drama series developed by Frank Darabont. The main character awakens from a coma to a post-apocalyptic world infested by zombies. The survivors fight to live in and adapt to a world full with zombies and some humans who could be considered even more dangerous than the zombies themselves.
According to information from tvbythenumbers.com, “’The Walking Dead’ has the highest total viewership of any series in cable television history, including its two most recent seasons, the forth and fifth, during which it averaged the most 18 to 49 year-old viewers of all cable or broadcast television shows. Total viewership for its season five premiere was 17.3 million, the most-watched series episode in cable
“I think the fascination behind post-apocalyptic societies allows people to live out a fantasy of invulnerability. There are more people who believe they could survive a zombie apocalypse, than there are people who would think they’d die early for example,” Nicholas Finch, an editor at The Demopolis Times said.
There can be various reasons why people are fascinated …show more content…
The apocalypse could contain fire, lightning, God’s wrath and a final day of judgment. Then all the good people go to Heaven and the bad people go to Hell.” The media demonstrates to viewers their idea of what they believe an apocalypse could look like through many forms. We could see apocalyptic societies in television shows, video games and movies.
‘The Walking Dead’ is an American horror drama series developed by Frank Darabont. The main character awakens from a coma to a post-apocalyptic world infested by zombies. The survivors fight to live in and adapt to a world full with zombies and some humans who could be considered even more dangerous than the zombies themselves.
According to information from tvbythenumbers.com, “’The Walking Dead’ has the highest total viewership of any series in cable television history, including its two most recent seasons, the forth and fifth, during which it averaged the most 18 to 49 year-old viewers of all cable or broadcast television shows. Total viewership for its season five premiere was 17.3 million, the most-watched series episode in cable