Another collective groan can be heard again when another Zombie-themed TV series is announced.  I honestly can understand those groans since I cannot still fathom the fascination with zombies in the tactical communities, even in the airsoft community. But with the popularity of The Walking Dead Series, Zombie run events, etc.. they're just too many to count now, I just can't help but write about this new series from the Syfy Channel.

Called the Z-Nation, this would probably The Walking Dead fans would either welcome or dread, though initial feedback is that some are already hostile to this show.  The story is about the United States three years after it got devastated by a zombie virus. There's a survivor whose blood is needed by a lab in a California which they think contains antibodies that could be used to make a vaccine. The problem is that the survivor has to be escorted from New York to California, a three-thousand mile travel and zombies along the way to stop them and have their  brains. A group will have to escort the survivor as he probably is mankind's only hope from the zombie hordes.

What the group doesn't know is that the survivor has a dark secret that can be a threat to all of them.

The more prominent of the cast are Harold Perrineau (Lost and The Matrix)  and DJ Squalls (Road Trip) with the former being the leader of the group and the latter a hacker who joins the team  to help them find their way to California.

Z-Nation's first season will be comprised of 13 episodes with no announcement of a second season in te works. Syfy will be premiering Z-Nation in September 2014. This is produced by the Asylum, known for "Shakrknado", so would we expect something similar to that in Z-Nation? We don't know but one can't help comparing Z-Nation to The Walking Dead when the series start next month.

For those who can't get enough of Zombie entertainment, here's another one for you. Perhaps it can also be a good basis for developing another variation of the "Escort the VIP" game scenario but with the OPFOR being zombies this time.

And those who'll cry, "Not another zombie thing again!" It is just unfortunate the zombies are now part of pop culture and can be good money earners. The living dead have won television.