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| music = Bear McCreary "Space Junk" by Wang Chung | photographer = David Tattersall | editor = Hunter M. Via | airdate = | length = 67 minutes | guests = *Lennie James as Morgan Jones *Emma Bell as Amy *Jim Coleman as Lambert Kendal *Linds Edwards as Leon Basset *Keisha Tills as Jenny Jones *Adrian Kali Turner as Duane Jones | awards = | season list = ''The Walking Dead'' (season 1) | next = Guts | episode list = List of ''The Walking Dead'' episodes }} "Days Gone Bye" is the first episode of the post-apocalyptic horror television series, ''The Walking Dead''. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on October 31, 2010. The episode was written and directed by Frank Darabont, the series creator. Robert Kirkman, the creator of the series of comic books of the same name, considered the idea of creating a television show based on the comic series, but did not move forward. Frank Darabont expressed interest in developing the series for television. In January 2010, AMC formally announced that it had ordered a pilot for a possible series adapted from ''The Walking Dead'' comic book. In the announcement, the executives stated that Darabont would serve as writer, director, and an executive producer alongside Gale Anne Hurd. Principal photography for the pilot commenced in May 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. It was wholly shot on 16 mm film, and was edited using computer-generated imagery. "Days Gone Bye" was heavily promoted in the months preceding its release; as part of an expansive advertising campaign, zombie invasion events were coordinated in selected locations including New York City, Washington, D.C., London, and Madrid. The episode premiered in 120 countries worldwide. "Days Gone Bye" was critically well received, praising Lincoln's performance and Darabont's direction. Several critics compared it to ''Lost''. In the United States, the series premiere achieved a viewership of 5.35 million, making it the most-watched series premiere in its network's history. The episode garnered a Nielsen rating of 2.7 in the 18–49 demographic, translating to 3.6 million viewers. == Plot == In rural Georgia, former Sheriff deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) stops his vehicle near an abandoned and ransacked petrol station in search for petrol. He spots a little girl walking around and attempts to help her, but she turns around, revealing herself to be a zombie. The child charges at Rick, forcing him to shoot her. Months earlier, before the apocalypse, Rick, along with his long-time partner and childhood friend Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal)' are called to a high speed pursuit. After the car crashes during the chase, the two men emerge and are shot dead on the scene. Rick is shot in the abdomen but recovers quickly due to his bulletproof vest. A third man then emerges from the vehicle and shoots Rick in the upper back while he talks to Shane, leaving him seriously wounded and in a coma. Rick eventually regains consciousness in a seemingly abandoned hospital. In a nearby park he encounters a severely deteriorated zombie with nothing left of her lower body but trailing bones and organs. Shaken, he returns to his home to look for his family. Unable to find any sign of them, he sits outside and is suddenly hit in the head with a shovel by a young man—Duane Jones (Adrian Kali Turner)—who initially mistakes him for a zombie but is stopped by his father, Morgan Jones (Lennie James). After deciding Rick is not a threat, Morgan frees him and shares what information he has regarding the zombie apocalypse (and the zombies, which are formally known as "walkers"). Soon after, Rick decides to head to Atlanta, but Morgan and Duane will stay behind. Rick gives Morgan a rifle and a walkie-talkie and promises to broadcast every morning at dawn to check-in with him. Before he leaves, Rick finds fellow police officer Leon Basset (Linds Edwards)—now a zombie—and shoots him in the head to destroy the brain which is how he's been told is the only way to permanently kill the zombies. Rick and Morgan then part ways from the Police Station. Rick goes on his journey to see if his family is still alive out there somewhere, and Morgan goes back to the house to maintain his and his sons safety. Upon returning back to the house, Morgan goes to the top floor of his house, where he looks through old family photos before shooting several zombies. As he hoped, the noise attracts more walkers, including his dead wife, but Morgan finds himself unable to shoot her and breaks down in tears. In the mean time, Rick goes back to the park where the "Bicycle Girl" was once he exited the hospital, but she has seemingly crawled away. Rick walks through the park to find her, and upon walking to her, and kneels down and says "I'm sorry this happened to you." He then draws his gun, points, and pulls the trigger. Rick finds this hard to do, as he still has made the grasp that the world he knew is completely gone, and that the world is run by the dead now. After putting her out of her misery, he stands up, and leaves the park. En route to Atlanta, Rick sends out a broadcast via his radio. The transmissions are received by a camp located just outside the city, but due to the bad signal, they lose contact quickly and are unable to warn him of the situation in the city. Among the campers are: Rick's partner Shane, his wife Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies), and his son Carl (Chandler Riggs). Rick's police cruiser later runs out of petrol. Unable to find gas, he abandons his car and continues on foot (this is about where the very beginning flashback took place). He approaches a farmhouse, where the occupants died in an apparent suicide. Rick finds a horse, which is still alive and well, nearby and rides it to Atlanta, carrying a sack of guns from the police armory. Rick arrives in Atlanta and finds the city looking like an abandoned war-zone. He searches the streets on horseback, finding a demolished military blockade. Rick hears a helicopter pass overhead and tries to follow it, but rides straight into a horde of walkers. The undead swarm Rick's horse, toppling Rick and making him drop the sack of guns. While many of the zombies swarm around the horse, tearing it apart and eating it, Rick scrambles underneath an abandoned tank. With zombies crawling after him on both sides, Rick shoots several of them, then places the gun to his temple. Looking up, he sees an open hatch underneath the tank and crawls inside. The walkers surround the tank as Rick seals himself inside. Inside, Rick has to shoot an undead tank crewman, the echo of the shot deafens Rick. He seals the tank hatches, trapping himself inside. A voice comes over the radio, sarcastically saying: "Hey you. Dumbass. Yeah, you in the tank. Cozy in there?" The episode ends with an overshot of zombies swarming around the tank and the fallen horse. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Days Gone Bye (The Walking Dead)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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