British zombie dramaIn The Fleshnever made big waves in America.
So what, you may ask?
What cancelled seriesisntinspiring talk of a Kickstarter reboot these days?
InNight of the Living Dead,the surviving humans become more dangerous than any slow-moving, slow-thinking zombie horde.
InIn The Flesh, it isntsome mysterious undead virus that kills people.
(At least not anymore.)
In The Flesh has some of the best character drama on TV.
He is introspective and kind.
He is caring and compassionate.
He thinks about how his actions affect and have affected others (hedideat people, you know).
And he does all of this while struggling to move past his own depression.
And that story is so sad and so beautiful and so inspiring.
As I mentioned before, this show doesnt shy away from the ways in which instutions can fall short.
This doesnt just include the state and church, but the institution of family itself.
Kieren also happens to be gay, and its refreshing how little a dealIn The Fleshmakes of this fact.
Gayness isnt Kierens defining characteristic.
Though of course it partially defines him, he has a complex, multi-faceted identity.
Zombies as a blanket metaphor for the other.
They are people who look visibly different than the norm.
They are anyone who has been deemed less than by the people in power.
We need more stories like this on our TV screens.
Its exquisitively shot in the rural British countryside.
It is desolate, but beautiful.
Vast, yet often cast as hollow.
