iZombie

iZombie remains one of the most sharply written, well-acted, beautifully shot and emotionally resonant shows on all of television.

The sharp, witty season 2 premiere has crime solving revenant Liv Moore learning to live free of self-pitying cynicism. [9 Oct 2015]

No one talks like this in real life, but the best writers can make the unbelievable entertaining with enough flourishes and head-spinning zingers, and in that sense Thomas is sort of like Aaron Sorkin for tweens. The only way for that writing to work is with a cast that can pull it off, and iZombie is showing that it has that in spades in season 2.

The show probably doesn’t need to resort to voice-overs as often as it does, but it’s generally pretty smart, witty and well acted, and not afraid to turn dark on occasion.

The whole gang finally knows everything about Liv, brains, and the undead as a whole, and man oh man is iZombie soooo much better as a result. ... There’s still arguably too much going on, though, even if the pieces are more unified.

A lot of the strong moments on the show resonated because of how much they reminded me of stronger moments on stronger shows.

Its constant narration and not-very-suspenseful murder of the week, iZombie feels like just another way to do a youth-oriented copshow, even if it’s garnished with flourishes like comicbook captions.

The ONLY show I've seen more than 10 times completely, and I've loved every second.

I stumbled upon this show a long time ago, I loved the idea of a Zombie investigating murders, and I watched this show pretty much all the way threw, but what really did not settle well with me is the evolution of the characters and the ending of the show, which really does not do the rest of the show justice (No pun intended). Looking back at the show it was somewhat low budget, I mean it's CW **** I liked the practicals going on in it. Overall enjoyable until a stupid plot is pushed in and the ending just ruins all expectations (In a bad way). Maybe DC and WB should look back at this and try a Badass Horror cop show or movie where the main character is a zombie. Could be good, but most of all it would be something fresh(again with the puns)in the zombie genre.

iZombie is a series that, at first, could easily sound like another unnecessary twist on the zombie genre. After so many films, series and undead apocalypses, it was natural to think there was not much left to explore. But the surprise is that iZombie finds a fairly charming, light and entertaining way to use the concept without repeating exactly the same old **** series starts from a pretty funny idea: Liv used to be a doctor with a normal life, then she ends up becoming a zombie and finds in the morgue the least criminal way to keep going. There she can eat brains without killing anyone, and every time she does, she inherits memories and personality quirks from the dead person. That ends up helping her solve murders with the police, almost as if she were a psychic, although what she really has is a very complicated **** best thing is that the series understands its tone very quickly. It does not try to compete with The Walking Dead, nor does it aim to be a brutal survival experience like other entries in the genre. iZombie goes in another direction: brighter, more ironic, more procedural and much friendlier. There is blood, there are brains and there are dark moments, but the heart of the show lies in its characters and in that light black humor that makes everything easy to watch.Rose McIver is essential to making it work. Liv could have been annoying or too forced, but McIver gives her warmth, vulnerability and a lot of comic ability. The device of each brain temporarily changing her personality also allows the series to play with different registers without completely breaking its shape. Sometimes it works better, sometimes less so, but it almost always adds **** supporting cast helps a lot too. Ravi is one of those characters who gradually wins the show through sheer likeability, Clive works well as the police counterpoint, and Blaine, played by David Anders, brings a more cynical, dangerous and funny energy. The series improves when it does not limit itself to the case of the week and allows its small universe of morgue, police work, hidden zombies, possible cure and growing threats to **** weekly case format is both a strength and a limitation. On the one hand, it makes the series very easy to follow and gives it a comfortable structure: corpse, brain, visions, investigation and resolution. On the other, it can also make some episodes feel too similar. When iZombie becomes only “CSI with a friendly zombie,” it loses some strength. When it mixes that with its own mythology, humor, characters and moral conflict, it works much **** is not a perfect series. Some seasons are stronger than others, certain plots go on too long, some twists are very television-like and it does not always maintain the same freshness. But it has something very important: it is easy to like. It knows what it is, it does not become solemn without reason, and it manages to make a fairly absurd idea feel natural.iZombie is good. It is easy to enjoy, entertaining, full of charismatic characters and brings a breath of fresh air to a genre that often takes itself too seriously. It is not a great zombie masterpiece or an essential series, but it is a smart, likeable show with more charm than it first appears. A series to go along with, enjoy its brain of the day and eventually grow fond of Liv and her strange world of dead people who still go to work.

The series is a bit too heavy with CW style characters and storytelling, which features lots of glamour, relationship issues and no time devoted to developing the plot. I didn't think the style matched the premise.

Entertaining show, however it's too often too contrived. It's also quite silly, which would not be a problem if it wasnt for the fact that it tries to be serious at times. But in many cases it simply doesnt work because of aforementioned silliness. One glaring obvious problem is *secret villain name* that for some reason has still not been killed off. I swear this villain has the thickest plot armor I have ever seen in a tv-show. And one of the characters that I think we are supposed to actually like, is so god damn stupid it hurts. Dont worry, you'll know exactly what I mean if you watch the show. There are other glaring plot issues and ridiculously unbelievable premises that simply makes you want to shake your head. I dont know, writers must think their viewers are idiots to fall for every obvious plot device they throw at us. And maybe we are idiots for watching this. I was in a lucky position to not pay for watching and I thank the gods I did not waste my money here. Still if you have nothing better to do, and all your favourite shows are on hiatus, give iZombie a go, at least you can still be entertained. Just dont expect too much...