The thing that makes the most sense to me at this stage is that the zombie virus is an airborne disease spreading across the world. Much like other diseases, the virus reacts to different people in different ways. Some people get visibly sick and die (then turn - like what we saw with the neighbor?), perhaps others get sick and recover (then turn when they die from other stuff), and finally some people get infected asymptotically (then turn when they die). That kind of makes sense from a disease perspective... the whole reanimated corpse thing not withstanding.
I take the view that the story has to be about the eventual survivors, and in an apocalypse the fortunate few have to have some extreme luck.
Z Nation, didn't. They just did something like use voice overs of TV news hosts & reporters giving a quick over-view of the events while showing some stock footage of riots plus overlaid closer of zombie actors charging the camera, all quick edits. Then it was 3 years later and scene 1.
Funny thing is that the TWD sort of did this on a very small scale with their webisodes and it was pretty amazing. You could even have crossovers between seasons by showing places from the previous season or having people find the now zombified former cast members, etc. Could focus on some wildly different geography each year.
LOL I thought the same thing when he said that, but Mr Miyagi said it best when he said the gun doesn't care what you think of it.
Well if they're playing him as being of Maori descent and growing up in NZ, he might have played Rugby. A contact sport without helmets, plenty of ways to get broken noses. BTW I liked that scene, showing him being the good father figure and also being a down to earth guy.
