In terms of Western TV, I like the Walking Dead a lot and it’s yet to piss me off politically. There is a guy that LARPs as a King but he nor the people he “lords” over have too much illusion about the whole thing. He’s just a black zookeeper with a tiger who people looked up to, and he decided to “embrace the contradiction”. Goes onto take part in a revolution against a fascist Amerika-LARP police state that inherited all of the problems of the current Amerikan state, ruled by a literal landlord billionaire. Main(ish) character was a cop, but the show pretty actively shits on police. I dig it. I’ve seen all of TWD but am working on the spin-off, Fear the Walking dead. Both good politically so far, as well as just being really entertaining.
I’ve been tossing the idea around in my head of doing some sort of write-up of the revolutionary themes and motifs The Walking Dead shows us. Humans work best as collectives, children are the future, almost anyone can be rehabilitated. Killing is easy. It can solve problems. But the potential to be gained in not killing far outweighs whatever sense of temporary relief vengeance can grant - usually, not always. Like with child-killers and sexual abusers, they are scum to be wasted. Sorry, I could go on. I just love the shows.
I have that thought pretty regularly while watching, too! I definitely recommend Fear the Walking Dead afterwards if you find yourself distraught at not having any more TWD content. Different characters for the most part, but absolutely similar themes, with even more opaquely political criticism of the U.S.
I watched the first season when it was released but nothing since then. I liked it a lot, I’ll have to return to it if I ever need my walking dead fix when I’m done with the main show.
Name one that isn’t liberal
In terms of Western TV, I like the Walking Dead a lot and it’s yet to piss me off politically. There is a guy that LARPs as a King but he nor the people he “lords” over have too much illusion about the whole thing. He’s just a black zookeeper with a tiger who people looked up to, and he decided to “embrace the contradiction”. Goes onto take part in a revolution against a fascist Amerika-LARP police state that inherited all of the problems of the current Amerikan state, ruled by a literal landlord billionaire. Main(ish) character was a cop, but the show pretty actively shits on police. I dig it. I’ve seen all of TWD but am working on the spin-off, Fear the Walking dead. Both good politically so far, as well as just being really entertaining.
I’ve been tossing the idea around in my head of doing some sort of write-up of the revolutionary themes and motifs The Walking Dead shows us. Humans work best as collectives, children are the future, almost anyone can be rehabilitated. Killing is easy. It can solve problems. But the potential to be gained in not killing far outweighs whatever sense of temporary relief vengeance can grant - usually, not always. Like with child-killers and sexual abusers, they are scum to be wasted. Sorry, I could go on. I just love the shows.
Seconded, love TWD. I’m on the last few episodes of the series now. Watching the show I can’t help but think the creators are secretly communists.
I have that thought pretty regularly while watching, too! I definitely recommend Fear the Walking Dead afterwards if you find yourself distraught at not having any more TWD content. Different characters for the most part, but absolutely similar themes, with even more opaquely political criticism of the U.S.
I watched the first season when it was released but nothing since then. I liked it a lot, I’ll have to return to it if I ever need my walking dead fix when I’m done with the main show.