But seriously, the project is highly pedigreed. Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist) is writing and directing, Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens) is producing, and Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually) and Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break) star in it. The comic book is already Eisner Award-winning, and the producers seem to be trying to emulate it as closely as possible, which is probably the smartest thing they can do. And if Mad Men is frequently sexy and Breaking Bad is frequently violent, then Walking Dead is continuously gory, with realistic corpses shuffling (or lying) around and exit wounds ejecting geysers of blood. In other words, if you aren't staying home tonight, set your DVRs.

The Walking Dead premieres tonight at 10/9C on AMC, and runs 90 minutes! That means it's up against new Brothers & Sisters (ABC), CSI: Miami (CBS), Bored to Death (HBO), Eastbound & Down (HBO), Luther (BBC), Sherlock (PBS), the end of World Series Game 4 (FOX, East Coast) and a repeat of Sex Robot (DHLTH), in case you missed the first airing. (Don't worry, it'll be on again at midnight.)