I started this series as a lark since I remember playing the game on PlayStation and I wanted a background-noise show. Turns out the show runners know their audience and don't make the mistake of taking the subject material too seriously in a pure "gritty reboot." There are a surprising number of well-known faces starring, and the show makes the fun decision to freeze pop culture in the early aughts when the apocalypse supposedly hit. Hey ready for a lot of throwback music!

After watching the first two episodes I thought to myself "This is about as dumb as expected" but the show managed to find more humor and heart after that? Idk, I'm baffled tbh. While it's not winning any Emmy's, I would definitely watch a second season. I sincerely hope it gets one.