Decided to make a 'current' zombie sighting thread for upcoming or recent zombie appearances. I watched Face Off (tv series) last night and next week's challenge will be... Zombies! Add, discuss, rant at your discretion!
Zombie sightings
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does this count? The old starburst commercial is starting to get played again on TV:
YouTube - TheStarburstChannel's Channel
YouTube - TheStarburstChannel's Channel
AWESOME article in this month's (March 2011) Gentleman's Quarterly (GQ)! Its called "Zombies, as American as Apple Pie" by Zohar Lazar. Highly recommended!
The article is mostly about how awesome AMC's "The Walking Dead" is, but the author makes a number of very interesting observations about zombies, as well as covering a brief history of zombies in literature and film. I won't quote the entire article, but here's a little excerpt from the opening paragraph...
The article goes on to say that though there were references to zombies in literature prior to George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead," really, what we know about zombies was invented by Romero right here in the USA back in 1968 on a shoestring budget... the author does get pretty deep in his analysis, for instance...
Break that one down psych majors with a political science minor!
But the majority of the article is not as academic as that, it is peppered with great lines like...
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Ok, I promised I wouldn't quote the whole article.... so go get this month's copy of GQ and check out pages 117-118. You won't regret it. There's some great stuff in this article and I'd really like to discuss some of the finer points of the story with some fellow enthusiasts.
Dr. Evil Zombie
P.S. Yes, I subscribe to GQ. If you want to pick a fight with me about it, PM me and I'd be happy to explain to you exactly why "every girl's crazy bout a sharp dressed man."
The article is mostly about how awesome AMC's "The Walking Dead" is, but the author makes a number of very interesting observations about zombies, as well as covering a brief history of zombies in literature and film. I won't quote the entire article, but here's a little excerpt from the opening paragraph...
The article goes on to say that though there were references to zombies in literature prior to George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead," really, what we know about zombies was invented by Romero right here in the USA back in 1968 on a shoestring budget... the author does get pretty deep in his analysis, for instance...
Break that one down psych majors with a political science minor!
But the majority of the article is not as academic as that, it is peppered with great lines like...
and
and
and
Ok, I promised I wouldn't quote the whole article.... so go get this month's copy of GQ and check out pages 117-118. You won't regret it. There's some great stuff in this article and I'd really like to discuss some of the finer points of the story with some fellow enthusiasts.
Dr. Evil Zombie
P.S. Yes, I subscribe to GQ. If you want to pick a fight with me about it, PM me and I'd be happy to explain to you exactly why "every girl's crazy bout a sharp dressed man."
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Well, almost a Zombie...CSI's plot tonight was what appeared to be reanimated corpses...caused by mad science of course!!
On a side note... Dr Evil reads GQ?? I think I'm in Love!!!!
On a side note... Dr Evil reads GQ?? I think I'm in Love!!!!
This did get me wondering ... Do you think the ghouls will have the capacity to form zombie relationships and clan affiliations? I am envisioning a whole new Zombie Bridezilla TV reality show...?
Or, a new season of "Survivor-Zombie Island" would be good too...The hoard has spoken!!
Or, a new season of "Survivor-Zombie Island" would be good too...The hoard has spoken!!
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Has anyone else seen this preview?
At 2:23 there is a zombie support group. Looks pretty funny...
At 2:23 there is a zombie support group. Looks pretty funny...
It's promising but it suffers from the PG-13 rating syndrome. How can you have any level of horror with a PG-13?!? Yes, it's supposed to be slightly comedic but still, I have to draw the line in the sand somewhere.
Mutt posted a link for it some time back, but I only recently started seeing them on television. I'd have to agree with the PG-13 dilemma. It looked OK on the YouTube vids, but the television one made me decide to wait for video. 
I must have missed it when Mutt posted it before. I can't handle too much gore anymore, so perhaps I'll like it. I did crack up during the zombie support group when they raised their hands and moaned - like a really sad AA meeting...
It's not so much 'gore' that gets an "R" rating (have you watch the Lord of the Rings movies?!?) so much as dialog and situations that some secret society decides isn't appropriate. If you get a chance, watch "This film is not yet rated". It came out in 2006 and ruffled more than a few feathers with the MPAA. I can't do anything but agree with them considering one of my favorite films "Clerks" was originally given an NC-17 rating! No nudity, no blood, just dialog that they found 'disturbing' and 'foul'. Words! Explode someone/thing and so long as it doesn't have RED blood, you can get a PG-13, you can even get away with brief nudity (very brief!) and keep a PG rating (Dragonslayer, a DISNEY film no less!), but discuss some aberrant behaviors and you're locked out...
So basically, I tend to shun PG-13 'horror' since it normally restricts the artist concept and/or panders to a teenage mall mentality of 'scarey'. /rant
So basically, I tend to shun PG-13 'horror' since it normally restricts the artist concept and/or panders to a teenage mall mentality of 'scarey'. /rant
The whole support group thing reminded me of Ugly Americans. I don't think I could have a zombie as a roommate.
It's not so much 'gore' that gets an "R" rating (have you watch the Lord of the Rings movies?!?) so much as dialog and situations that some secret society decides isn't appropriate. If you get a chance, watch "This film is not yet rated". It came out in 2006 and ruffled more than a few feathers with the MPAA. I can't do anything but agree with them considering one of my favorite films "Clerks" was originally given an NC-17 rating! No nudity, no blood, just dialog that they found 'disturbing' and 'foul'. Words! Explode someone/thing and so long as it doesn't have RED blood, you can get a PG-13, you can even get away with brief nudity (very brief!) and keep a PG rating (Dragonslayer, a DISNEY film no less!), but discuss some aberrant behaviors and you're locked out...
So basically, I tend to shun PG-13 'horror' since it normally restricts the artist concept and/or panders to a teenage mall mentality of 'scarey'. /rant
PG-13 and horror are a bit incompatible...and other than the support group, it looks like they're trying to blend CSI with zombies substituted for vampires in the tired "they're here but in hiding" concept
Badly paraphrased quote from something i read years ago- hopefully the irony comes through
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