The original post: /r/television by /u/Automatic_Randomizer on 2024-12-01 17:54:03.
Braindead came out in 2016, just as the presidential primary was wrapping up. The premise is that an alien bug climbs in to people’s brains, eats part of the brain, and changes how they think. It takes place in Washington, D.C., so it alters our government.
The alien bugs make it a pod person, horror sci-fi show, but that is played campy, instead of terrifying. Some people’s brains explode, but in a cartoonish way.
The show doesn’t have a political agenda. The politicians are trying to win, and not so interested in principles. Many of the higher ranking politicians are infected, so just want to shut down the government.
BrainDead has a great cast, and the politics and Sci-Fi are kind of plausible, but not serious. I found it to be a great show to watch now, because everybody is so into the recent election.