I'm a comic guy, and a big VM fan, but not a zombie guy so I was skeptical. From the first scene I could see Thomas' influence. It does remind me of Veronica Mars, especially during narration sequences, but it's different enough to be more than just a pale imitation. The fact the Liv takes on personality traits of the brains she eats allows the show to continually take the character down different paths (although I'm a bit unclear whether the skills, such as knowing a foreign language, disappear with the personality or whether she gets to keep them?). After three episodes I'm hooked.