iZombie

(television series on the CW channel)
Season 1 - 13 episodes

Currrently (09/2015) in Season 2






This is a clever, humorous procedural with supernatural themes. While elements of this series echo the plot construction of Tru Calling (tv series 2003-2005), I still found iZombie to be an enjoyable and involving series. iZombie has a subversive kind of humor. The characters are fully realized with personalities, jobs and backstories. Their interest in one either feels honest and believable. The title of the series is a big spoiler which is nice, so worrying about spoilers becomes a moot point. The beginning credits are pictured graphically giving the viewer a 60 second summary which will prepare the viewer for the basic universe in which this story is placed. The main character, Olivia "liv" Moore (the pun is obvious) is the titular heroine. She changed from cardiac surgeon to the morgue's medical examiner for metabolic reasons. The actress, Rose McIver excels at and seems to enjoy portraying different skills, attitudes and knowledge from one episode to the next. She helps the police solve crimes by using the zombie ability to absorb memories from the victims by doing something for which zombies are infamous. Her "condition" is mostly secret. This series is full of characters such as an ex-boyfriend, roommate, mother, brother, police detective, Liv's boss at the morgue and quite an assortment of criminals (from minor to quite bad). I have not read the comic book series (created by writers Chris Robertson and Michael Allred, published by DC Comic's Vertigo division), so I cannot say how the tv and comic differ. This streaming service only has season 1. Season 2 is currently (09/2015) being shown on the CW channel. Hopefully season 2 will be picked up by this service.