Ebook: Guts: the anatomy of The walking dead

Introduction: The beating heart of The walking dead -- Recap: Season 1 -- The germ -- The magic trick -- Recap: Season 2 -- Pathology -- Bringing the dead to life -- Gut-wrenching moments -- Recap: Season 3 -- Heart -- Rupture -- Minor characters -- Recap: Season 4 -- Expansion -- Marcus Aurelius and zombies -- Top ten episodes -- Recap: Season 5 -- The walking dead's greatest moment -- Four walls and a roof in Charlotte, NC -- Weapons -- Recap: Season 6 -- Dissection -- War and pieces -- Recap: Season 7 -- Sanity and morality -- The first day of the rest of your life -- Afterword: The end.;"So how did a basic cable television show based on Robert Kirkman's graphic comic series, set in an apocalyptic dog-eat-dog world filled with flesh-eating zombies and even scarier human beings, become a ratings juggernaut and cultural phenomenon? Why is the show such a massive hit? In this playful yet comprehensive guide, Vigna dissects every aspect of The Walking Dead to assess its extraordinary success"--