I have read several reviews that say Dead Air is a poor copy of Pontypool. HOGWASH is all I have to say to all those reviews. I don't care which came first, ... the remake of Day of the Dead (even with super fast "spiderman" zombies) is in my opinion way better than George's original... (sorry but George's social commentary was just beating a dead horse in Day! Dead Air and Pontypool both take place in a radio station and revolve around the crew and radio talk show host. That is where the simulates end. In Dead Air, the viewer is given a "who, what, where, when, and why" of the "zombie" outbreak that gives the watcher a solid footing in a scenario that could actually take place. Movies, mainly sci-fi and horror movies, for me are about the suspension of disbelief. However, I need some reality and believability in my fantasy, and I can easily believe that a bio-weapon can turn folks into infected, flesh craving "zombies". The idea of a phrase of the English language turning folks into zombies / "virus being spread through language" is way to far fetched and just plan silly to me (Pontypool). {So, as you can tell, I am NOT going to waste my time with Steven King's zombie movie where cell phones aid in turning folks into zombies!}I'm not looking for high gloss shallow Hollywood budget nor "something new" in the zombie movie genre. I want believability in my suspension of belief. I also want a solid, well thought out and written story and strong actors playing solid characters that say and do believable things while in the mist of zombie chaos. It's those qualities that I feel separates ho hum crap movies from super great movies of any genre. (Just look at the original Night of the Living Dead... need I say more?) Dead Air is not an overproduced Hollywood "ain't it cool cause I think I`m so cool", shoot um up, egobation, piece of crap movie like the remade Dawn of the Dead movie; that I use to like until I watched the movie with the director's commentary on. Yes, there is underlining social commentary in Dead Air, but it adds to the tension of the movie and wasn`t heavy handed or overdone to me. The acting was top notch and believable due to them casting some great actors! The plot was believable and the story was well written with believable dialog. And production was great. Zombie movies have a fresh new innovative superstar, Corbin Bernsen! Dead Air is a super great zombie movie. I dare say one of my top favorites! Thank you Mr. Bernsen!