iZombie: Season 1

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The CW | CW | Season Premiere Date: March 17, 2015

Starring: Rose McIver, David Anders, Robert Buckley

Summary: Based on the DC comic of the same name, Olivia "Liv" Moore (Rose McIver) was a medical student who after becoming a zombie takes a job in a coroner's office where she has access to brains to eat. However, she discovers she takes on the person's traits and memories after consuming their brain. With encouragement from her boss Dr. RaviBased on the DC comic of the same name, Olivia "Liv" Moore (Rose McIver) was a medical student who after becoming a zombie takes a job in a coroner's office where she has access to brains to eat. However, she discovers she takes on the person's traits and memories after consuming their brain. With encouragement from her boss Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti (Rahul Kohli), she helps homicide detective Clive Babineaux (Malcolm Goodwin) solve murders with her new abilities.… Expand

Creator: Diane Ruggiero and Rob Thomas

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Blaine's World
Air Date: June 9, 2015
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S1:E12. Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat
Air Date: June 2, 2015
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S1:E11. Astroburger
Air Date: May 26, 2015

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LaToya Ferguson

Mar 17, 2015

iZombie provides a zombie-centric supernatural procedural with a sharp focus on the possibilities of that premise, while also paying homage to its comic roots.... iZombie is another win for The CW. Read full review

Jeff Jensen

Mar 13, 2015

iZombie injects fresh life into the increasingly staid genre of supernatural TV. [20/27 Mar 2015, p.87] Read full review

Vicki Hyman

Mar 17, 2015

A cheeky mash-up of police procedural, screwball comedy, and horror parody with lots of heart. And, yes, lots of brains. Read full review

Tom Long

Mar 13, 2015

Occasionally gory and suffused with black humor, there’s still a sunny sincerity to the show. Simply put, iZombie is death done cute. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Mar 17, 2015

CW is just a little network trying to make some noise. It makes more headway with iZombie, a “cute” but never cloying show centered on brainy brain-eaters and their present-day dilemmas. Read full review

Rob Owen

Mar 17, 2015

The network scores again with the clever, entertaining enough iZombie. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Mar 12, 2015

Its constant narration and not-very-suspenseful murder of the week, iZombie feels like just another way to do a youth-oriented copshow, even if it’s garnished with flourishes like comicbook captions. Read full review

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LikeaMath

Mar 17, 2015

It's a smart show with police drama, comedy, horror and zombies! A unique mix of Veronica Mars, Tru Calling, Pushing Daisies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Probably it's one of the best pilots of mid-season.

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necdi

Apr 5, 2016

First of all, this show definitely is not attracting attention enough. I strongly believe that, iZombie is the most different show about zombies. In past, we watched so many zombie films in fact we are still watching zombie shows. (The Walking Dead etc.) but, this show is really interestingFirst of all, this show definitely is not attracting attention enough. I strongly believe that, iZombie is the most different show about zombies. In past, we watched so many zombie films in fact we are still watching zombie shows. (The Walking Dead etc.) but, this show is really interesting for zombie matter. For instance, the zombie films and tv series which we watch until this time, have disgusting zombies. Zombies in iZombie, they look like a normal person, needless to say they have some differences like white hair and very light skin this is so normal because they must be different from normal person. They have normal intelligence this is so different because when you speak of zombie everyone think that creatures with inapprehensible voices and they think only eat human brain. In iZombie this situation is diversified. Especially our leading role Olivia Moore in my opinion she is more human than other normal humans.

Finally, I certainly suggest this show to you. If you are searching different tv shows, this show definitely for you.… Expand

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Zardoz_TX

May 9, 2015

I am not a fan of most Zombie shows. This one reminds me of a show like Castle – with a Zombie as the lead. Both I and my girlfriend love the show. It is not too hard to watch – after a hard day at work. We are also enjoying all the side stories. Even the “Brains” are not hard to watch. FunI am not a fan of most Zombie shows. This one reminds me of a show like Castle – with a Zombie as the lead. Both I and my girlfriend love the show. It is not too hard to watch – after a hard day at work. We are also enjoying all the side stories. Even the “Brains” are not hard to watch. Fun and easy – I hope it stays around for awhile.… Expand

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OpinionatedGuy

Jun 20, 2015

While it takes a while to get used with the show’s weird environment as well as getting used with the cliched case of the week plot device, the first season makes iZombie a charming, unique detective procedural show since Pushing Daises with its charming main star Rose McIver as well asWhile it takes a while to get used with the show’s weird environment as well as getting used with the cliched case of the week plot device, the first season makes iZombie a charming, unique detective procedural show since Pushing Daises with its charming main star Rose McIver as well as likable characters.

Rating: 8/10

Pros:
+iZombie is a charming, unique detective procedural show since Pushing Daises. While the case of the week plot device is such a cliched plot device, it had a charm twist to it that makes the show more enjoyable.
+The performance of Rose McIver as Liv Moore is excellent. As her chracter eats brains, she posses not only memories of the victim’s brain but also the victim’s traits and mannerisms. Rose McIver did an excellent job mashing both of personalities of the deceased victim in each episode and her own.
+This show has a lot of likable characters. Ravi is defiently my favorite character.
+As the show is developed by Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas, the show definitely has the Veronica Mars vibe to it with its witty dialogue. It’s a nice piece of nostalgia .

Neutral:
.It took a while to get used with the show’s weird environment but it grew on me as it had a certain charm to the environement of the show.

Cons:
-Some of the case of the week plots were really forgettable. At least the main plot arcs of this show’s season is total opposite.

Favorite Episodes (in order from most favorite to least favorite):
Dead Air (E08)
Pilot
Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat (E12)
Blaine’s World (E13)
Patriot Brains (E09)
Virtual Reality Bites (E06)
Astroburger (E11)… Expand

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Goradia27

Mar 20, 2015

Although the pilot episode doesn't show it, I am very confident that izombie is going to be a hit. I really hope that people give this show at least a couple more episodes.

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mdkramer36

Mar 29, 2015

Interesting premise; however, cross genre shows frequently start strong, but then lose steam. The creators will need to determine how to balance the detective/crime elements with the coming of age zombie-style show. It will fail utterly if it descends into the horror genre.

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Broyax

Jan 9, 2017

L'idée semblait intéressante, prometteuse même... et quelle déconvenue ! dommage pour l'actrice si mignonne avec son teint blafard, ses cheveux délavés et son maquillage gothic, elle est belle à croquer ! Et vu son nouveau statut de zombinette, on comprend tout-à-fait ce fait ragoûtant deL'idée semblait intéressante, prometteuse même... et quelle déconvenue ! dommage pour l'actrice si mignonne avec son teint blafard, ses cheveux délavés et son maquillage gothic, elle est belle à croquer ! Et vu son nouveau statut de zombinette, on comprend tout-à-fait ce fait ragoûtant de boulotter des cervelles parce que ma foi, la cervelle c'est bon, on en mange pas assez et que la faim chez les zombis semble assez problématique.

A ce stade, j'ai presque envie de mettre 2, puis au bout de quelques épisodes, le constat est sans appel : encore une série complètement conne lolilole pour ados et jeunes adulescents dont les cerveaux ne sont plus comestibles et donc trop peu nourrissants (trop de neurones morts à mater des séries de merde).

Certes, on peut comprendre cette approche comique et légère d'iZombie avec voix off et "cool attitude" mais faudrait pas nous prendre pour des jambons : la zombinette qui résoud des enquêtes avec un flic idiot qui la prend pour une médium profileuse tandis que son copain de la morgue cherche un "remède", c'est nous prendre vraiment pour des cons.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

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  Air Date: May 2, 2019
Season 4

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  Air Date: February 26, 2018
Season 3

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  Air Date: April 4, 2017
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2015
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 17, 2015
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  S1:E13. Blaine's World
  Air Date: June 9, 2015
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  S1:E12. Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat
  Air Date: June 2, 2015
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  S1:E11. Astroburger
  Air Date: May 26, 2015
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  S1:E10. Mr. Berserk
  Air Date: May 19, 2015
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  S1:E9. Patriot Brains
  Air Date: May 12, 2015
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  S1:E8. Dead Air
  Air Date: May 5, 2015
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  S1:E7. Maternity Liv
  Air Date: April 28, 2015
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  S1:E6. Virtual Reality Bites
  Air Date: April 21, 2015
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  S1:E5. Flight of the Living Dead
  Air Date: April 14, 2015
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  S1:E4. Liv and Let Clive
  Air Date: April 7, 2015
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  S1:E3. The Exterminator
  Air Date: March 31, 2015
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  S1:E2. Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?
  Air Date: March 24, 2015
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: March 17, 2015