The many 1-star rating due to the censorship that has the German version I can not understand, because this series in my opinion was not "absolutely outstanding" reduced from the "totally bad Sch ***". If that is alleged then that's absolute nonsense, because these few seconds are missing, are not relevant story and only have cruel brutality. For those who really want to see any blood spatter and every cruel detail it is then probably to order the American version.
And this is the crux of the matter: "The Walking Dead" is not concerned exclusively with a bloody slaughter of zombies, but also with issues such as intra-group conflicts and survival! The zombie thing stands more in the background!
All in all, the first season of "The Walking Dead" is a must in all Serienjunkies and at the same time also my favorite part of this series!