Yeah, I kind of worded it weird, that's what I meant by saying that they're not thinking that they're zombies at all; you said it better: genre-blind.
But yes, I totally forgot to mention Tobias! That dude is gonna be a badass, I hope; I liked him from the start. Indeed, he's a chubby little nerd but damn if he isn't the one I'd have my money on aside from the druggie. First one we saw that is calm, collected, and knew what was happening from day 0. I liked the mention of the internet. Surely that is how word would spread in this day and age aside from the obvious seeing it happening and/or being unfortunate enough to be near ground zero.
All in all though, I'm really digging the slower pace, the tension, and the all around unfolding of the outbreak. Really cool to see these characters and not know and/or hope (or root against) that they're just as brutal, badass and pure survival, feral motherfuckers like Rick and co. I can seriously see Travis being like his Training Day character and just being a gangster devil.