October 16, 2011
— Open Blogger Season two of the best zombie series on TV "The Walking Dead" premiers tonight at 9pm EST 8 Central on AMC. The first season featured people acting stupid when faced with a ravenous zombie threat: "Hey let's set up an undefended camp next to this big bonfire that can be seen for miles." and "Don't use your guns because it attracts the zombies, no not the zombies attacking us right now but other zombies". In any event it should be an entertaining bloodfest.
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Posted by: exdem13 at October 16, 2011 03:33 PM (1GunI)
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Posted by: willow at October 16, 2011 03:39 PM (h+qn8)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 16, 2011 03:39 PM (UlUS4)
Posted by: wooga at October 16, 2011 03:40 PM (IhzyJ)
After one posted a "I love my country, it's my government I'm scared of" I responded that the John Birch Society says, "You kid get of our lawn!"
I think it has also been noticed that Ron Paul! has supporters at these rallies. Let the crazy right and the crazy left gather in one place--so we can see them all for what they are--totalitarians.
Posted by: jimmuy at October 16, 2011 03:40 PM (CQSQC)
Posted by: Bicycle seat post of blinding brilliance at October 16, 2011 03:40 PM (wVxgQ)
Try "Horror Hotel." Classic late 50's early 60's Hammer horror film. Saw it at 13 home alone. In Brooklyn. Scarred me for life.Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 16, 2011 03:40 PM (UlUS4)
Posted by: Mike D. at October 16, 2011 03:41 PM (Z1i7B)
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Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 03:48 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2011 07:46 PM (fecOD)
Can't be, the hair is to nice.
Posted by: lowandslow at October 16, 2011 03:49 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 03:50 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: JWF at October 16, 2011 03:50 PM (1l37M)
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Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 03:54 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 03:55 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: lastdrinkbeforebed at October 16, 2011 03:55 PM (xXhWA)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 03:56 PM (fyOgS)
They are replaying them on TV now.
I forgot how bad some of the writing was. The first two episodes were fantastic, but then they went downhill from there.
I think the show suffered because AMC hadn't commited to it long term. They were just puting 6 episodes out to test it. As a result the writing was poor and the storyline wasn't thought out.
They never covered what happened to Merryl's brother or explained that helicopter.
I hope since the series was renewed that they put a little more time and effort into the show.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 03:56 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: JWF at October 16, 2011 07:50 PM (1l37M)
Without the committee meetings and Guy Fawkes masks.
Posted by: YIKES! at October 16, 2011 03:56 PM (70TBD)
Plus, Zombies are always going out looking for food and don't mind working hard for it.
They don't just sit around waiting for handouts.
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at October 16, 2011 03:57 PM (Qxdfp)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 03:58 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 03:59 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Willy at October 16, 2011 03:59 PM (gDszm)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:00 PM (ijjAe)
The Dan Wheldon crash bums me out.
Posted by: HeatherRadish is in Beast Mode! at October 16, 2011 04:00 PM (lGVMg)
Posted by: Truman North, takin' hostages at October 16, 2011 04:01 PM (I2LwF)
So, how's Pelosi do it?
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at October 16, 2011 04:01 PM (Qxdfp)
Also, something that bothered me about the show is that it's kinda like a video game in that they seem completely unable to pick shit up.
For example, there are probably 1 million RV's in the US. They can't abandon the one they have for a functioning one? You can't find a replacement hose for it when the highways are filled with cars?
There are 200 million guns in America and in season 1 you were fighting over a bag full of shotguns with the "vatos"? You know what I call a bag full of shotguns, part of my gun collection. So apparently they can't find any guns in the entire city of Atlanta or surrounding areas? Also, those ma-deuces that were lying around everywhere in Atlanta, you didn't think to pick one up? Instead you're going to go with pistols and cross bows?
It's the impracticality of it that pissed me off so much last year. You have a country that has enough resources for 300 million people and they can't find the most basic things?
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:02 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:02 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Krazy Kat at October 16, 2011 04:03 PM (I/MzF)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:03 PM (ijjAe)
Well,the helicopter didn't need to be explained.Some military activity was still going on that was all.
Yeah but you knew they threw that in there as something they would come back to later if the series got picked up.
You don't throw something like that into it and not go back to it. Also, it contradicts what the guy at the CDC said. He was convinced everyone was dead, but apparently a few days prior there were enough people to fuel, maintain and fly a helicopter.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:04 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:04 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:05 PM (niZvt)
I wondered why none of 'em picked up suppressed weapons. Plenty of AR/5.556 and pistol suppressors out there.
Posted by: Willy at October 16, 2011 04:05 PM (gDszm)
Posted by: Nation Associaton of Zombie Individualists at October 16, 2011 04:06 PM (ze29X)
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 16, 2011 04:08 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:09 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:10 PM (tEGzl)
J.J. Sefton.
hmm, they have slices on youtube, , nah don't think i can watch more than 5 minutes, shudder.
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2011 04:10 PM (h+qn8)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 04:12 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: HeatherRadish is in Beast Mode! at October 16, 2011 04:12 PM (lGVMg)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:12 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:13 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 16, 2011 04:14 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:15 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:16 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:17 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: vika ut sig at October 16, 2011 04:18 PM (gvlTU)
Is there a settled science fiction on zombiesm?
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 04:19 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:20 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:20 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Michelle Bachmann at October 16, 2011 04:20 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 08:19 PM (GdNiA)
I think the series said the virus reactivates portions of the brains after death.
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 04:20 PM (zaVyn)
Oh I can't stand that whiner, but I guess we're not supposed to.
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 04:21 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:21 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:22 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Krazy Kat at October 16, 2011 04:22 PM (I/MzF)
Posted by: Michelle Bachmann at October 16, 2011 04:23 PM (niZvt)
so how does zombieism work anyhow? do they just keep decaying or does eating brains stop the decay for a while?
Is there a settled science fiction on zombiesm?
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 08:19 PM (GdNiA)
Interesting because I was thinking the same thing. I've been meaning to watch The Serpent and the Rainbow, it might be about time.
Posted by: ErikW at October 16, 2011 04:25 PM (YJz3w)
Posted by: zombie MLK at October 16, 2011 08:24 PM (GdNiA)
I could have told you that yesterday!
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 16, 2011 04:26 PM (i3+c5)
Posted by: zombie MLK at October 16, 2011 08:24 PM (GdNiA)
Corrected for accuracy.
Posted by: © Sponge at October 16, 2011 04:26 PM (Miv68)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:27 PM (fyOgS)
Or maybe our intrepid band of plucky survivors will run across another group who've made a stronghold out of their mosque. Peace-loving types.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 16, 2011 04:28 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:28 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Krazy Kat at October 16, 2011 08:22 PM (I/MzF)
Yeah....the dickhead forces taxpayers to put up a monument to a guy that the family charges a couple hundred grand for his likeness and it's made in fucking China. That's a great tribute.
Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.
Posted by: © Sponge at October 16, 2011 04:29 PM (Miv68)
Yeah but you knew they threw that in there as something they would come back to later if the series got picked up.
You don't throw something like that into it and not go back to it. Also, it contradicts what the guy at the CDC said. He was convinced everyone was dead, but apparently a few days prior there were enough people to fuel, maintain and fly a helicopter.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 08:04 PM (tEGzl)
Was the helicopter in the comics? Did they come back to it ever? Sooner than they have in the show? I know they're using the comics more as a guideline than a line for line storyboard for the show, but they are of course going to include many visuals from the comic.
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 04:29 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Brock O'Bama at October 16, 2011 04:29 PM (/WZ6r)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 08:27 PM (fyOgS)
That's creepier than zombie fiction, though.
Posted by: ErikW at October 16, 2011 04:29 PM (YJz3w)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 16, 2011 04:30 PM (STdkO)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:30 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: Michelle Bachmann at October 16, 2011 04:31 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:33 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:33 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 08:27 PM (fyOgS)
Voodoo zombies are actual zombies though. What we have for zombies today is more because Romero couldn't figure out that the creatures in the I am Legend short story were more vampire style monsters than zombie. And that was his basis.
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 04:34 PM (GULKT)
Are you freaking shitting me?
Posted by: Michelle Bachmann at October 16, 2011 08:31 PM (niZvt)
Da Comrade, we don't have true political sculptors here in the US, we have to go to a Communist utopia to get the real thing. Chairman Mao would be so proud.
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 16, 2011 04:34 PM (i3+c5)
The sheriffs wife is too damn skinny.
Oh I can't stand that whiner, but I guess we're not supposed to.
There's another issue with the show. The one cop that wants to bone the main cops wife is an odd story line considering there were two extremely attractive blond chicks in the camp.(now one after her sister died)
Sexual tension and zombie thriller just don't seem to mix
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:34 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:34 PM (fyOgS)
You didn't notice the eau de Socialist Realism?
It's recycled Mao statue blueprints with a different head.
Posted by: HeatherRadish is in Beast Mode! at October 16, 2011 04:35 PM (lGVMg)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:35 PM (ijjAe)
Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.
Posted by: © Sponge at October 16, 2011 08:29 PM (Miv6
The Granite Mine where the stone came from in China has a long history of slave labor and multiple deaths on the job.
I guess there is some hidden message in that that Obama was trying to get accross.
Posted by: robtr at October 16, 2011 04:35 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: I'm in a New York state of mind at October 16, 2011 04:36 PM (4sQwu)
The Granite Mine where the stone came from in China has a long history of slave labor and multiple deaths on the job.
I guess there is some hidden message in that that Obama was trying to get accross.
Posted by: robtr at October 16, 2011 08:35 PM (MtwBb)
Maybe its his new energy plan? To tap MLK spinning in his grave.
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 04:38 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: nickless at October 16, 2011 04:38 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:38 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 08:35 PM (ijjAe)
Well, they aren't slave-slaves, they are part of the Glorious Cultural Revolution and thus members of a worker's paradise.
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 16, 2011 04:39 PM (i3+c5)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:39 PM (fyOgS)
Critics have openly asked why a black, or at least an American, artist was not chosen and even remarked that Dr King appears slightly Asian in Mr Lei's rendering.
Mr Lei, who has in the past carved two statues of Mao Tse-tung, one of which stands in the former garden of Mao Anqing, the Chinese leader's son, carried out almost all of the work in Changsha.
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2011 04:40 PM (h+qn8)
Are you freaking shitting me?
Posted by: Michelle Bachmann at October 16, 2011 08:31 PM (niZvt)
Better, it was carved by a proud commie who is on permanent retainer by the ChiComs and has carved many a statute for them. With stone cut from a quarry that likely uses slave prison labor. I mean, can you fucking imagine? We didn't even use American stone.
Posted by: jimmuy at October 16, 2011 04:40 PM (CQSQC)
Posted by: SurferDoc at October 16, 2011 04:40 PM (STdkO)
He says the French held out until the power grid failed and "the world runs on foossil fuel,how stupid is that?"Umm,Frances electricity is almost all nuclear generated.
Yeah, because going up to the roof to wipe down the solar panels would be soooo easy when fighting zombies.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:40 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:42 PM (fyOgS)
There's another issue with the show. The one cop that wants to bone the main cops wife is an odd story line considering there were two extremely attractive blond chicks in the camp.(now one after her sister died)
Why do writers/directors kill off the cheesecake early on? Drag it out, man. Let them wear through their clothes a bit more.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 16, 2011 04:43 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Jprs at October 16, 2011 04:43 PM (E3I7W)
Yes, but it's really old uranium.
Posted by: pep at October 16, 2011 04:43 PM (6TB1Z)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:44 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 04:45 PM (C5NLv)
Why do writers/directors kill off the cheesecake early on? Drag it out, man. Let them wear through their clothes a bit more.
Ah, another issue. They can't find another pair of clothes? Anywhere?
The more I think about it, the more I realized that aside from the zombies, it's a pretty terrible show.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:45 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:45 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:46 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: As If! at October 16, 2011 04:46 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 16, 2011 04:46 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 08:45 PM (fyOgS)
Voila, Green Jobs in maintenance, see how easy it is!
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 16, 2011 04:46 PM (i3+c5)
Posted by: The Miami Dolphins at October 16, 2011 04:46 PM (le5qc)
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 08:45 PM (C5NLv)
Sure thing. Just as soon as you can explain to me how an inanimate corpse is walking around seeking out living creatures to eat
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 04:47 PM (GULKT)
Ah, another issue. They can't find another pair of clothes? Anywhere?
In my version, the only zombie-free clothing stores are Victoria's Secret and Fredrick's of Hollywood. All mega-plus-sized womens clothing stores are heavily infested with zombies
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 16, 2011 04:48 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: The MuNuvians at October 16, 2011 04:49 PM (le5qc)
Depends.
There are two kinds of Zombies. The Undead and the Rabid.
With Rabid, the brain is still alive and can perform maintenance on the body and decay doesn't happen. Higher brain functions are gone, hence all they do is look for food.
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 04:49 PM (zaVyn)
The other neat thing about these green devices is that the maintenance is all touch labor intensive at the micro scale level. It is very hard to automate, and even if you do you don't get economy of scale.
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 16, 2011 04:49 PM (i3+c5)
Posted by: Peaches, Pats fan for life at October 16, 2011 04:50 PM (/ybwc)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:50 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:50 PM (ijjAe)
The MLK statue was designed and carved by Lei Yixin, an artist who was commissioned to carve statues of Mao later in his career.
Big surprise.
Posted by: ErikW at October 16, 2011 04:52 PM (YJz3w)
Newsweak said "We are all Socialists now!", so this just fits the transformational presiduncy to a tee!
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 16, 2011 04:52 PM (i3+c5)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:53 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:53 PM (ijjAe)
Ah, another issue. They can't find another pair of clothes? Anywhere?
The more I think about it, the more I realized that aside from the zombies, it's a pretty terrible show.
The clothing thing was stupid. The only way I can make it work is if this was the first time that the group has gone into the city since the outbreak, and up until know they've avoided population centers.
Of course, it begs the question why they haven't made a run to the local Home Depot or Wal-Mart. Even a small town will have something, not to mention a local auto shop or parts store. And the number of zombies around should not be enough to overwhelm a group that is prepared.
Posted by: Alex at October 16, 2011 04:53 PM (x40U+)
Yep! I posted that here a few months ago and asked why, if they feel the need to celebrate a specific ethnicity don't they honor this guy, or any of these guys.
Posted by: As If! at October 16, 2011 04:53 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:54 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:54 PM (niZvt)
ohhh. I completely forgot about the scene where the CDC doctor whispers into the main cop's ear.
I wonder if we'll find out what he said
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:54 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 08:54 PM (niZvt)
This is your first time watching it right.
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 04:55 PM (GULKT)
At leadt that whiney blonde gets incinerated.
no she doesn't. she leaves with dale, the black lady stays. No one seems to care what she does.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:55 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 04:56 PM (zaVyn)
Evening all, did not see the first season, gonna get it on netflix.
Oh, and did anyone elses punter throw a perfect td pass today?
Posted by: lous a girl at October 16, 2011 04:56 PM (R21xD)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:56 PM (fyOgS)
I'd only agree with this if it was a PURPOSE BUILT TARGET SHIP!
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 04:56 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 08:56 PM (ijjAe)
Now there is an idea!
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 04:57 PM (zaVyn)
Of course, it begs the question why they haven't made a run to the local Home Depot or Wal-Mart. Even a small town will have something, not to mention a local auto shop or parts store. And the number of zombies around should not be enough to overwhelm a group that is prepared.
As i said above, it seems to be video game rules. where you can't pick up just anything.
You would think that all those cars on the highway are filled with suitcases and clothes.
I can understand the main character keeping his police uniform for the symbolism but everybody else?
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 04:57 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 04:57 PM (fyOgS)
Who the hell decided it should be a Chicom memorial sculptor? Chinese stone?? Just unbelievable.
I'm going just put it right out there.
After his estate demanded money to use his likeness for a memorial, I wouldn't give a shit if he was sculpted with crossed eyes, much less the kind of stone from which it was carved.
Posted by: As If! at October 16, 2011 04:58 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 04:58 PM (niZvt)
Yep! I posted that here a few months ago and asked why, if they feel the need to celebrate a specific ethnicity don't they honor this guy, or any of these guys.
Posted by: As If! at October 16, 2011 08:53 PM
srsly, that's absolutely stunning.
and not in a good way.
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2011 04:58 PM (h+qn8)
I don't see them handing over the $$$$ for product placement on AMC.
Posted by: HeatherRadish is in Beast Mode! at October 16, 2011 04:58 PM (lGVMg)
Posted by: Anachronda at October 16, 2011 04:59 PM (6fER6)
Posted by: Buddy Bizarre at October 16, 2011 04:59 PM (y+LPw)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:00 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:00 PM (fyOgS)
I don't see them handing over the $$$$ for product placement on AMC.
Ever seen Mad Men? People must be standing in line to place products with them. It's not AMC, it's the program itself.
Posted by: As If! at October 16, 2011 05:01 PM (piMMO)
How can you tell the difference between an OWS protestor and a zombie?
The zombie smells better.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2011 05:02 PM (DYvm+)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:03 PM (fyOgS)
I bet that Doc told the leader of the survivors that eventually the virus will turn them all into zombies, when he whispered in his ear.
I thought it would be that his wife was pregnant with the other cops baby. If you remember the doctor took blood samples.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:04 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:04 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 05:04 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:05 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 05:07 PM (ijjAe)
The key to suspension of disbelief is to get the small things correct. It's easy to accept the premise of an alien invasion or a zombie apocalypse as long as people act as you would expect them to in those situations. Contrary, a romantic comedy can get away with having people do stupid or bizarre things because it's set in a world that is easily believable. You have to give people a reference point to work from. This, of course, is why I hate the way the military is portrayed in film.
Posted by: Alex at October 16, 2011 05:07 PM (x40U+)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 05:08 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:09 PM (niZvt)
I'd be cool with them finding the place burned to the ground.
Posted by: Alex has no good memories of Sand Hill or OCS at October 16, 2011 05:09 PM (x40U+)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:10 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:13 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:14 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:15 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:19 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 05:19 PM (zaVyn)
Why in God's name are they pitching to Pujols? This is the pennant for crying out loud.
Posted by: lowandslow at October 16, 2011 05:20 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 05:20 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:20 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Waterhouse at October 16, 2011 05:20 PM (Gxtki)
Ha ha, you think they have some control over where their pitches are going?
Posted by: HeatherRadish is in Beast Mode! at October 16, 2011 05:20 PM (lGVMg)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:21 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:21 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 05:22 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 09:21 PM (fyOgS)
Should have set two OPs, one about 200 yards infront and another 200 yards behind.
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 05:22 PM (zaVyn)
Posted by: As If! at October 16, 2011 05:22 PM (piMMO)
So here is the plan. Dig a camp. Create killing zones. Have a company tanks run around buttoned up and squish the zombies as long as the diesel holds out as the zombies run toward the 'noise'. Not even a .50 cal will go through Abrams armor, so have the camps put out suppressing fire around the tanks. Next day, move to a different part of base and repeat.
THERE IS NO WAY A GROUP OF SHAMBLING, UNARMED, ANIMATED DEAD CAN TAKE OUT ARMOR. PERIOD.
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 05:22 PM (C5NLv)
Posted by: Soap MacTavish at October 16, 2011 08:56 PM (vbh31)
You took a beating to in my last run on MW and MW2.
Posted by: Brock O'Bama at October 16, 2011 05:23 PM (/WZ6r)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:23 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: dagny at October 16, 2011 05:23 PM (cWCNI)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 05:24 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:24 PM (fyOgS)
So here is the plan. Dig a camp. Create killing zones. Have a company tanks run around buttoned up and squish the zombies as long as the diesel holds out as the zombies run toward the 'noise'. Not even a .50 cal will go through Abrams armor, so have the camps put out suppressing fire around the tanks. Next day, move to a different part of base and repeat.
THERE IS NO WAY A GROUP OF SHAMBLING, UNARMED, ANIMATED DEAD CAN TAKE OUT ARMOR. PERIOD.
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 09:22 PM (C5NLv)
That's why you always see it after the apocalypse took place and you are only dealing with the last remaining survivors.
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 05:24 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: dagny at October 16, 2011 09:23 PM (cWCNI)
I think it is because they are just lazy. Even a shower is too much work.
Posted by: lous a girl at October 16, 2011 05:24 PM (R21xD)
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 05:25 PM (zaVyn)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:25 PM (niZvt)
Hair is usually in better condition if you skip a day between washes. Some take it to extremes. Others use a wee too much "beach hair" product and it ends up looking nasty.
Yuck.
Posted by: As If! at October 16, 2011 05:26 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 09:25 PM (niZvt)
Zombie fish.
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 05:26 PM (zaVyn)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:27 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 05:27 PM (3TjSM)
Posted by: Blue Hen at October 16, 2011 09:30 PM (c9Ivb)
And talk about strange.
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 05:30 PM (zaVyn)
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 05:30 PM (C5NLv)
Ben,
That is a disturbing question.
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 09:30 PM (3TjSM)
Didn't see last week's Nick Swardson's Pretend Time did you?
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 05:30 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Ben
This is wrong in oh so many ways. Even if you didn't become a zombie, think of the damage to your self esteem.
Posted by: Blue Hen
Wouldn't she just lay there and not even think of England?
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 05:31 PM (3TjSM)
Ben,
That is a disturbing question.
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 09:30 PM (3TjSM)
Hey dont be judgemental, people should be able to love/have sex with whom or whatever they want to, dont ya know.
Posted by: lous a girl at October 16, 2011 05:33 PM (R21xD)
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 05:33 PM (3TjSM)
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 05:33 PM (C5NLv)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:33 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Brock O'Bama at October 16, 2011 05:33 PM (/WZ6r)
Wouldn't a pack of zombies big enough to take prey down completely devour said victim(s)? How then would you ever get mobs in the thousands, let alone millions?
Posted by: Blackford Oakes at October 16, 2011 05:34 PM (RN90h)
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 09:30 PM (C5NLv)
No self-respecting moron would play that badly.
Posted by: Peaches, Pats fan for life at October 16, 2011 05:34 PM (/ybwc)
Posted by: Brock O'Bama at October 16, 2011 09:33 PM (/WZ6r)
The Navy SEAL would quit half way through.
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 05:35 PM (GULKT)
The Walking Dead suffers from the same problem as Falling Skies; all the survivors are really, really stupid.
The first clue came in the first episode when the sheriff (really?) dumps the heavy SUV in favor of a horse to ride into a large city full of zombies. Because, you know, riding a slower live spooked animal with no metal protection is always a good move.
It pretty much went down hill from there.
Falling Skies suffers from the same problem. It would be nice if at least one of these shows had a couple guys from the Unit to help them from being stunningly stupid.
Posted by: Jim at October 16, 2011 05:35 PM (YAUyQ)
Posted by: Blue Hen at October 16, 2011 09:34 PM (c9Ivb)
No need to ask, she swallows.
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 05:35 PM (zaVyn)
Posted by: The terrorist Hobbit formerly known as Donna at October 16, 2011 05:36 PM (5Wl/f)
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 05:36 PM (3TjSM)
The first clue came in the first episode when the sheriff (really?) dumps the heavy SUV in favor of a horse to ride into a large city full of zombies. Because, you know, riding a slower live spooked animal with no metal protection is always a good move.
What's going to be easier to move through streets full of abandoned cars?
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 05:37 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Brock O'Bama at October 16, 2011 09:33 PM (/WZ6r)
The Navy SEAL would quit half way through.
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 09:35 PM (GULKT)
Funny too, how he kept talking about his being obnoxious was his "strategy". Strategy works well when you up and quit...
Posted by: Brock O'Bama at October 16, 2011 05:37 PM (/WZ6r)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:37 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Blue Hen at October 16, 2011 09:34 PM (c9Ivb)
No need to ask, she swallows.
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 09:35 PM (zaVyn)
And she bites. So you know, she's kinky.
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 05:37 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: KG at October 16, 2011 05:38 PM (LD21B)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:39 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 05:41 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:42 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: dagny at October 16, 2011 05:42 PM (cWCNI)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:42 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: jimmuy at October 16, 2011 05:42 PM (CQSQC)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 09:39 PM (fyOgS)
I'm watching. This may be the last time this season I see Da Bears run up some offensive stats. Gotta take it in while I can. So - DVR TWD, and I can skip through the commercials and invest a little less life into that show.
Posted by: Brock O'Bama at October 16, 2011 05:43 PM (/WZ6r)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 05:44 PM (GdNiA)
No. Trust me. When you button up a tank, you may have less visibility than you would like, but nothing short of explosives opens up a tank from the outside. And 68 tons makes a squish out of people it runs over without slowing. And the support weapons, 5.56 etc, will not go through the armor. Plus the loader's and TC's weapon can be fired from inside the tank. Just roll forward at 5 mph and they run at you and you fertilize the grass.
But like someone said, the apocalypse seems to have killed the ones with functioning brains first.
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 05:44 PM (C5NLv)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:44 PM (tEGzl)
I said this last season but...why the hell, if the zombies are attracted to noise, didn't they just set up a row of wood chippers at some choke point and stand back and watch as they march themselves in? Problem solved!
I hope this season is better than last...too much love triangle and social issues...in a show about zombies...dumb. It can never be just good clean fun...always have to use it as a platform to push their failed and dead social philosophy.
Posted by: CanaDave 'You can have my Gibson when you pry it out of my cold, dead fingers' at October 16, 2011 05:45 PM (Y+b8/)
Wouldn't the gore eventually damage the tracks?
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 05:45 PM (zaVyn)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 05:48 PM (ijjAe)
" I love Rednecks" good old Woody Harrelson mocking you all again.
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 05:50 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 05:51 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2011 05:51 PM (elbGQ)
Posted by: jimmuy at October 16, 2011 05:52 PM (CQSQC)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:53 PM (tEGzl)
In World War Z, People tried to escape to the sea on ships and the ships became infested with Z's because already infected people came onboard. Plus, Z's can swim.
Posted by: Willy at October 16, 2011 05:54 PM (gDszm)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:54 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:55 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:56 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:56 PM (niZvt)
I agree, I can't stand him either.
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 05:56 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:57 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:57 PM (fyOgS)
Also, it seems zombies can't swim, so the whole "live on an island" thing would suggest itself strongly
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 05:57 PM (C5NLv)
Posted by: Waterhouse at October 16, 2011 05:57 PM (Gxtki)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:57 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 05:58 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 05:58 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 05:58 PM (fyOgS)
And in a repug movie, 99 percent of the populace would die so the 1 percent could live a comfortable life.
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 05:59 PM (8dm9h)
What? Like they're gay?
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 06:01 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 06:02 PM (zaVyn)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 06:02 PM (tEGzl)
Well duh.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 06:02 PM (Gk3SS)
In World War Z, the zacks don't swim, but they walk along the bottom of the ocean once their bodies fill with water. An island is still probably one of the most defensible positions, but how many Caribbean islands can sustain their current populations without importing food? Imagine trying to sustain an influx of refugees.
Posted by: Buddy Bizarre at October 16, 2011 06:02 PM (y+LPw)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 06:02 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:03 PM (fyOgS)
I may possibly be making all the hearteyes at the television whenever Norman Reedus is being badass. Which is all the damn time.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 06:04 PM (Gk3SS)
This ain't TOR
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:05 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: weew at October 16, 2011 06:05 PM (7RbIF)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:06 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 06:07 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: Trainer on his iPhone's tiny keyboard at October 16, 2011 06:08 PM (DGxyd)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:08 PM (fyOgS)
60 minutes in and nothing accomplished . The plot hasn't been furthered at all
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 09:58 PM (tEGzl)
Clearly, it's a commentary on #OWS.
Posted by: AmishDude (getting on the *twinkles* train) at October 16, 2011 06:09 PM (73tyQ)
This ain't TOR
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 10:05 PM (8dm9h)
Oh wirklich? Wo denn du Knallkopf?
Posted by: Ma Bell at October 16, 2011 06:09 PM (uVuwp)
Posted by: weew at October 16, 2011 06:10 PM (7RbIF)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:10 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 06:10 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: MunDane at October 16, 2011 06:10 PM (C5NLv)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:12 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 06:12 PM (tEGzl)
Not Daryl. Everyone else, oh hell yes.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 06:12 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 06:13 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque at October 16, 2011 06:13 PM (ub6p6)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:14 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 06:14 PM (q30sX)
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 06:16 PM (3TjSM)
Girls, Zombie Land is much better
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:16 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 06:16 PM (q30sX)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 06:18 PM (tEGzl)
the Atlanta OWS crew and mindless zombies, theres a good joke in there somewhere.......... i just havent found it yet.......
Posted by: Racefan at October 16, 2011 06:19 PM (7iJPk)
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 06:19 PM (q30sX)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 06:19 PM (ijjAe)
Girls, Zombie Land is much better
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 10:16 PM (8dm9h)
Blah blah blah, I hate conservative American men, blah blah blah..
See Bob Hope, bitch.. He knew what zombies were..
Posted by: lous a girl at October 16, 2011 06:20 PM (R21xD)
I don't recall any part of WWZ saying the navy was gone. They towed a retired aircraft carrier to Hawaii to act as a new white house. The problem is only the nuclear power ships are going anywhere once fuel becomes scarce.
Posted by: Buddy Bizarre at October 16, 2011 06:20 PM (y+LPw)
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:20 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: weew at October 16, 2011 06:21 PM (7RbIF)
Oh now I know that you are a total fucking idiot. Well written? Try obvious pathetic BORING nihilistic claptrap.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 06:23 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 06:23 PM (tEGzl)
Surface treatment Polishing zinc plating nickel plating chrome plating
powder coating e-coating dip coating phosphate coating anodize
PVC powder coating dichromate plating decrement plating
Posted by: bsdbsn at October 16, 2011 06:24 PM (YQzU7)
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:24 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:24 PM (fyOgS)
I read it at least 5 times. A very short read (THE ROAD)
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:26 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 10:24 PM (8dm9h)
Ok du Arschloch, dann sag mir doch einmal wo in Deutschland du wohnst. Du kannst nicht einmal verstehen was ich dir frage.
Posted by: Ma Bell at October 16, 2011 06:26 PM (uVuwp)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 06:27 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 06:28 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2011 06:28 PM (tEGzl)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque at October 16, 2011 06:29 PM (ub6p6)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2011 06:29 PM (GdNiA)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 06:30 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 06:30 PM (q30sX)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 06:30 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 10:28 PM (8dm9h)
The fucker is making shit up. Obviously he has no idea what I am saying. If he is in Germany I am on the moon
Posted by: Ma Bell at October 16, 2011 06:30 PM (uVuwp)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:30 PM (fyOgS)
Now that I have AMC, I won't watch the 2nd.
Boring and Stupid.
Posted by: Minutman (who used to be trainer) until Juggy is Gone at October 16, 2011 06:31 PM (DGxyd)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 06:31 PM (niZvt)
#378
Yes, but aquaculture will take time to setup. I've read that the harvesting of spiny lobsters is restricted due to overfishing. I think they may have other overfishing problems there as well.
Now with a much reduced worldwide population, the fish stocks would rebound probably fairly quickly.
Posted by: Buddy Bizarre at October 16, 2011 06:32 PM (y+LPw)
Posted by: weew at October 16, 2011 06:32 PM (7RbIF)
I think you said you want to suck me, but why does that bring you pleasure?
Never mind, I know the answer...
Trying to keep it simple so you can follow
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:32 PM (8dm9h)
Well, my love of Norman Reedus was buttressed so that's always good. It might be Boondock time now.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 06:33 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: CoolCzech at October 16, 2011 06:33 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Devon Hestor at October 16, 2011 06:33 PM (Onw8c)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 16, 2011 06:33 PM (ijjAe)
Posted by: Waterhouse at October 16, 2011 06:33 PM (Gxtki)
Don't bother engaging. Raykon is seriously brain-damaged.
Posted by: Waterhouse at October 16, 2011 06:34 PM (Gxtki)
The off-duty special forces guy. The down-on-her-luck available woman. The wise old writer who knows everything about everything. Lots of stock characters. Fun to watch. Reassuring.
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 06:35 PM (q30sX)
Posted by: Siaga at October 16, 2011 06:35 PM (6kIEt)
Popping in to shamelessly blogwhore again - my latest blog post, "A Tale of Two Occupations" is up:
It's about the difference between the OWS protesters and those who love this country. If you like it, please pass it along -
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at October 16, 2011 06:35 PM (0xqzf)
Trying to keep it simple so you can follow
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 10:32 PM (8dm9h)
Well now I know for a fact that you are nowhere near germany. Stupid fucker has no idea what I said, not even close
Posted by: Ma Bell at October 16, 2011 06:35 PM (uVuwp)
The last 3 episodes before the airplane crash were fantastic. Season 3 start, not so good..
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:36 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 06:36 PM (q30sX)
McCarthy is so spectacularly overrated I can't even measure it. I loathe the whole equation of bleakness with depth. Heaven knows that I'm all for a wee bit of the old ultranihilism but there's no there there with what he writes.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 06:37 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at October 16, 2011 06:37 PM (gt8I0)
Posted by: elliot m at October 16, 2011 06:37 PM (zPich)
Posted by: vika ut sig at October 16, 2011 06:37 PM (gvlTU)
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 06:37 PM (q30sX)
Nut..., Never mind, others know what I am talking about...
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:37 PM (8dm9h)
I'll admit it - I cried HARD at the end of The Road. Not the movie, either. The book! It fuckin' destroyed me for a good ten minutes.
Posted by: JDW at October 16, 2011 06:38 PM (XBEWJ)
Posted by: Siaga at October 16, 2011 06:38 PM (6kIEt)
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 06:39 PM (q30sX)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:39 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: buzzion at October 16, 2011 06:40 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:41 PM (fyOgS)
+100
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 06:43 PM (3TjSM)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:44 PM (fyOgS)
Maximum Overdrive. Accept no substitutes.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 10:41 PM (Gk3SS)
stephen king is an idiot. and his movies suck. The books are "meh" there are too many better writers. he's a punk.
Posted by: tangonine at October 16, 2011 06:44 PM (x3YFz)
Cormac is a God believer, can you believe it?
He rules the Oscars. I have read most of what he has written.
Have you read "Blood Meridian"?
If you dont like Cormac, I would say, stay away from Philip Roth, as ...
Posted by: Saiga at October 16, 2011 06:44 PM (8dm9h)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:45 PM (fyOgS)
Posted by: Jellytoast at October 16, 2011 06:45 PM (FPJxD)
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 06:46 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Tami-Cardinals! at October 16, 2011 06:46 PM (X6akg)
Which is odd (to me) because that was the most terrifying book he wrote IMO. I literally started reading at 7 PM and finished at 7 AM.
Posted by: Zimriel at October 16, 2011 06:47 PM (6GvAC)
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 06:47 PM (3TjSM)
Posted by: Holger at October 16, 2011 10:14 PM (zaVyn)
I watched half of the first season and gave up. Did it ever get better?
Posted by: blue star at October 16, 2011 06:47 PM (s4xp1)
If you haven't discovered Alastair Reynolds yet (steam punk sci fi) then get on it. I actually have thought "alex would LOVE this" as I read...
Posted by: tangonine at October 16, 2011 06:47 PM (x3YFz)
Which is odd (to me) because that was the most terrifying book he wrote IMO. I literally started reading at 7 PM and finished at 7 AM.
Posted by: Zimriel at October 16, 2011 10:47 PM (6GvAC)
I thought Salems Lot was scary as hell.
I read the stand in two days, he used to be a really good writer, but hes now a certified lib weirdo..
Posted by: lous a girl at October 16, 2011 06:49 PM (R21xD)
Posted by: mpfs at October 16, 2011 06:51 PM (3TjSM)
It is possible, not that I'm admitting anything, that I may have been petting Terminal World whilst saying "my precious" while in B&N earlier this week. Possibly.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 06:51 PM (Gk3SS)
But ultimately I just grew out of him.
Posted by: Zimriel at October 16, 2011 06:54 PM (6GvAC)
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 16, 2011 06:55 PM (i3+c5)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 10:50 PM (fyOgS)
The shining was a damn good book , I disagree that he was a bad writer, he just ran out of ideas.
And lets face it, his books dont translate to movies at all.
However, Shawshank Redemption was a great movie and The Green Mile also.
Posted by: lous a girl at October 16, 2011 06:55 PM (R21xD)
Posted by: Zimriel at October 16, 2011 06:55 PM (6GvAC)
You realise you just refuted yourself. . .
I would add Stand By Me. And Carrie. OMG and Misery(!).
Posted by: Zimriel at October 16, 2011 06:57 PM (6GvAC)
Posted by: Houstonian at October 16, 2011 06:58 PM (LTIEA)
It is possible, not that I'm admitting anything, that I may have been petting Terminal World whilst saying "my precious" while in B&N earlier this week. Possibly.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 16, 2011 10:51 PM (Gk3SS)
I just finished it! Quillion ftw. Have you read more?
Posted by: tangonine at October 16, 2011 06:59 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: steevy at October 16, 2011 06:59 PM (fyOgS)
I would add Stand By Me. And Carrie. OMG and Misery(!).
Posted by: Zimriel at October 16, 2011 10:57 PM (6GvAC)
You are so right, I stand corrected.
Stand By Me was awesome! And Misery was well acted..
Posted by: lous a girl at October 16, 2011 07:00 PM (R21xD)
Posted by: Zimriel at October 16, 2011 10:55 PM (6GvAC)
Revelation Space was sex in soft cover. I'm a picky reader and if I'm 20 pages in you're in the trash. Reynolds has never disappointed me.
Posted by: tangonine at October 16, 2011 07:02 PM (x3YFz)
I blame liberals, NASA, and our risk-adverse society. Damn them all.
Posted by: Nemo from Erewhon at October 16, 2011 07:04 PM (dozd0)
Posted by: tangonine at October 16, 2011 07:05 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: zombie chairman mao at October 16, 2011 07:07 PM (OKhgI)
470 452: 45 minutes of commercials, 20 minutes of long conversations about sub-plots we could care less about, 15 minutes of soliloquies by the main character, 10 minutes of little kids being plot points
I thought I was imaging all the commercials. it was really bad the last 45 minutes. 5 minutes of show, 5 minutes of commercials. Then a totally f*cked ending.
It's starting to become like Survivor, Sudden Death. With the most annoying people given immunity. (Exactly like the stupid tv show).
Posted by: AdamM at October 16, 2011 07:45 PM (bNIF9)
Posted by: Jim Sonweed at October 16, 2011 08:13 PM (bnG0d)
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 16, 2011 08:45 PM (/7hoP)
The vulnerable character could be a hottie, so that'd take care of two.
Instead, they have all these ass nasty, rancid women who look like they smell like cigarette butts and feet.
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 08:48 PM (zkw9o)
Heh. I knew something was out of place.
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 08:52 PM (zkw9o)
Posted by: B Hart at October 16, 2011 09:01 PM (0AiSt)
Think of Twin Peaks. There were plenty of hicks in that show, but every one had something quirky and appealing about them. Too many stereotypical, rancid backwater hicks becomes... burdensome, unpleasant. And worse, uninteresting.
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 09:03 PM (zkw9o)
Heh. It's like the creators have nothing to go on. They're giving voice to their prejudices.
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 09:09 PM (zkw9o)
Later, when they are "re-appearing" in the present after flying back through the time rift, they make a point of stepping back against a wall in the terminal so that they don't bump into anyone as they materialize. They stand away from foot traffic areas. Hopefully the huge jet plane they arrived in was able to stand against a wall too as it reappeared on the tarmac.
There were several others, but these glaring ones are all I can remember right now.
Posted by: rdbrewer at October 16, 2011 10:06 PM (zkw9o)
Personally, I think critical supplies would be in very, very short supply.
Lot's of people think it would be a veritable horn o' plenty for the luck survivors.
I disagree.
Rampant deprevation.
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 10:21 PM (Y2WVW)
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 10:22 PM (Y2WVW)
Damn, it feels like I'm the sole survivor of a zombie apocalypse in this dead thread...
I'd better tread softly, lest some zombie commenters start stirring again...filled with a hunger for living flesh...
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 10:25 PM (Y2WVW)
From that I assume that the virus/plague slows down the decomposition process to a crawl but the elements don't play favorites. So, I would think the 7-12 year 'longevity' would be more 'realistic'. As for the cause of the 'plague' Romero (at least) made it ambiguous; it could be whatever you wanted it to be: a virus, a bacteria, radiation (as suggested in Night of the Living Dead '6
or the Wrath of God.As for finding ammo lying around, I would probably pick up an M16 or Baretta from a dead soldier and use it until the ammo runs out. The problem is what if you're off the beaten trail? Finding rounds for a Baretta would be easier than finding ammo for an M16. Plus hauling an arsenal on your back is a pain in the ass even if you're used to doing so. I'd probably stick with something I would be likely be able to find rounds for like a 12ga shotgun or a .38. Those types of rounds are fairly ubiquitous.
Posted by: Glenn Frey at October 16, 2011 11:11 PM (2DuGp)
So, I would think the 7-12 year 'longevity' would be more 'realistic'. As for the cause of the 'plague' Romero (at least) made it ambiguous; it could be whatever you wanted it to be: a virus, a bacteria, radiation (as suggested in Night of the Living Dead '6 or the Wrath of God.
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Wrath of God is the only one that makes any sense. No virus, bacteria or radiation could explain walking with no heart beat, breathing, blood pressure, etc.
Unless you do the Rage virus scenario, where the zombies aren't really zombies, just supper pissed off / aggressive but mindless plauge victims who are alive by every medical standard.
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 11:15 PM (Y2WVW)
And I don't think athiests should be all pissed off by the whole wrath of God thing either.
I mean, I don't believe in ghosts, vampies or what not...but I like a scary vampire movie as much as the next.
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 11:17 PM (Y2WVW)
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 11:19 PM (Y2WVW)
Then again, if we allow that the dead can come back to life and suffer all manner of injury and still be mobile, I guess them running is not too far fetched.
I've always joked that all you'd need to survive in Romero's zombies 'universe' is a baseball bat & not getting surrounded. As in every zombie creators 'universe' it isn't so much the 'dead fucks' you have to worry about - it's the living ones.
At least with the dead ones, you know where they stand.
Posted by: Glenn Frey at October 16, 2011 11:20 PM (2DuGp)
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 11:23 PM (Y2WVW)
Whether the zombies that happened upon the camp were drawn by the smoke, fire or Glenn's stolen sports car alarm is uncertain.
Posted by: Glenn Frey at October 16, 2011 11:24 PM (2DuGp)
Posted by: Glenn Frey at October 16, 2011 11:26 PM (2DuGp)
Heh. I know a lot of zombie purists were pissed about Zack's running zombies, but to me, it never seemed like a big deal.
First, if the dead can walk, running, although slightly implausible, doesn't seem impossible.
Second, his zombies definitely had that evil, mindless, remorseless hunger for the living that made the shambling dead so scarry too.
It's not the speed, or lack there of that makes zombies scary.
It's their inhuman, mindless remorselessness in pursuit of the living.
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 11:31 PM (Y2WVW)
Something I dislike with TWD is that you have to be bitten in order to die and become a zombie. In Romero's, if you die for any reason, you come back. To me that is more frightening a prospect, somehow.
Posted by: Glenn Frey at October 16, 2011 11:37 PM (2DuGp)
That's what vampires used to be until they became sparkling Fire Island enthusiasts. This is one of the reasons I adore the, "30 Days of Night" graphic novels and films.
Vampires aren't suave, debonaire or effeminate Sissy Marys but blood thirsty monsters that would rip you apart and smile while doing it.
Posted by: Glenn Frey at October 16, 2011 11:42 PM (2DuGp)
Posted by: Glenn Frey at October 17, 2011 03:37 AM (2DuGp)
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Yeah...that was spooky as hell.
Because it says that no matter what, no matter how you struggle and fight against it...you come back as what you fear.
Yeah, you can suicide via a head shot, or have your friends take care of you after you die... but that is just accelerating the human death, zombie rebirth, final death cycle.
Posted by: ed at October 16, 2011 11:52 PM (Y2WVW)
Also, even if you found a group of survivors, how could you ever be safe? People die in their sleep all the time. What if you went to sleep with your wife/girlfriend and they die, come back and you wake up with them over you ready to take a bite?
Hehe. 8
Posted by: Glenn Frey at October 16, 2011 11:56 PM (2DuGp)
Glenn Frey at October 17, 2011 03:56 AM (2DuGp)
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Well, I'd say that if zombies really were in apocalypse mode, it would indicate that God had turned his back on the world, and that all of us were damned, it was just a question of how long our damnation would take.
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