I did the pilot absolutely no favors by watching Zombieland the other day. While no Superbad, it was a little surprise comedy that had some really cute funny moments with a really smart script. It wasn't the funniest thing in the world, it wasn't the scariest horror comedy, but it worked more then it didn't. I'd like to say that it was because the writers really hit lightning in a bottle and have yet to achieve anything near as good as ZombieLand yet.
Now to get into the main reason the pilot doesn't work is the overall execution. There's the repeating of iconic imagery and lines from the show that doesn't work, the new actors don't even look like actors, if the Scary Movie guys made a spoof of ZombieLand these actors would be the new characters. The main thing that worked about ZombieLand was the chemistry. Everybody got along great and it's one of those movies that makes you sad that it's over due to the fact you may never see these characters again. These new people don't have the writing or the chemistry to carry that writing. But given this a pilot I'll somewhat give it the benefit of the doubt and check out the next episode if it ever comes out, say goodbye to Zombieland 2.
Now to get into the main reason the pilot doesn't work is the overall execution. There's the repeating of iconic imagery and lines from the show that doesn't work, the new actors don't even look like actors, if the Scary Movie guys made a spoof of ZombieLand these actors would be the new characters. The main thing that worked about ZombieLand was the chemistry. Everybody got along great and it's one of those movies that makes you sad that it's over due to the fact you may never see these characters again. These new people don't have the writing or the chemistry to carry that writing. But given this a pilot I'll somewhat give it the benefit of the doubt and check out the next episode if it ever comes out, say goodbye to Zombieland 2.