Was recommended this series after watching Black Mirror and I think that affected how I experienced it. Black Mirror is leagues ahead of this show but damn its actually a really good series with a very to the point mediation on the zombie like nature of humans and the consumption of pop media in the UK. I felt like there could've been more commentary as the story developed but for the length it does it's job as a zombie series well. Definitely rather watch this rather than Walking Dead. Character development can be a bit blunt with inexplicably difficult character but it leads to a cathartic conclusion.

DEAD SET is a TV horror from writer and journalist Charlie Brooker, positing a zombie outbreak at the same time a group of residents are living in the BIG BROTHER house. It sounds like a decent premise and it is, but I was slightly disappointed by the execution which is routine rather than electrifying.Brooker is well known for his satirical works so there's plenty of social commentary here about fame in the modern world, alongside swipes at BIG BROTHER itself. The zombie stuff is less impressive and rather straightforward, although it's also very gory to make up for deficiencies in the scripting. And the shouty, sweary script really is tiresome and predictable, failing to give any of the characters any kind of choice dialogue.It's a pity that the script is below par, because there are some impressive faces here: the reliable old-timer Kevin Eldon continues to do well, and Riz Ahmed's in it too. And it's hard to resist a show in which Davina McCall gets her just desserts. But in the end, other than the premise, I didn't find DEAD SET to be particularly engaging or memorable, just mean-spirited throughout.

When I read what it was about I thought "not a zombie series again please". And when I read it was going to be in a Big Brother house I was really skeptical because is there anything more boring to watch then Big Brother or any other reality show. Wannabe attention seekers that want their minutes of fame, I still don't get why so many people watch those kind of meaningless shows. So yes, I was very skeptical before starting watching Dead Set. And I must admit, after seeing the whole show in one day, that it is way better then that disastrous series called The Walking Dead. Okay maybe some of the actors from Dead Set are as annoying as all the actors of The Walking Dead but that's only because their role is to play a Big Brother candidate and it's a fact that those kind of people are boring to watch. So they actually did a great job with their respective performances. Another difference between Dead Set and The Walking Dead is that in Dead Set the zombies are actually dangerous. They are fast, not like the turtles from The Walking Dead. The horror details are very gory and well done, much better then in The Walking Dead. So in fact, everything about this show is better then in The Walking Dead. But the biggest difference between the American and the British zombie show is that the British one is short, to the point, and easy to watch. The American show is boring, never-ending and completely pointless to watch. Long live the British series. They exactly know how to make a good show unlike the Americans that try to milk out every series until the last drop.

This show is awesomely brilliant! It can be watched as a typical zombie horror flick due to actors' deadpan delivery and directing style, but the more you pay attention to the dialogue the more of a comedy it becomes. The script by Charlie Brooker is witty and full of biting cynical social commentary. It's also a much better entry into the zombie genre than anything since the original REC. I could be wrong about this next point, but I believe Joplin to be Brooker's doppleganger. Plus if you watch Charlie Brooker's screenwipe you can see some of the characters Brooker parodies in this show. Three out of two thumbs up!