"I really think TWD is not written for horror fans, folks who own more zombie movies than really should be allowed, but instead is written for folks who may have seen Return Of The Living Dead once and then went to see the remake of Dawn."
I completely disagree. If you've seen any of the Romero zombie flicks you can easily tell Kirkman took a lot of influence of the human element of the zombie flick and the social commentary of how humans are the monsters not the zombies from Romero. -- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > Not worried about "the children" ("Won't someone please think of the > children?!!") but rather that the cable networks sneaking a "shit" in > there is a calculated move to allow more and more restricted content > in basic cable, which generally bugs me. > > My example of this The Closer, a show which I can take or leave but my > wife enjoys. Last season, there was exactly on use of the word "shit" > in every single episode. No more, no less. A few times I remember it > being pretty forced. So to me that's a calculated effort to be "edgy" > for a show that airs a 9 PM. This season I have only heard a > "bullshit" but I admit I haven't watched all of the episodes. Does > adding one instance of "shit" add anything to the show? No, it serves > it's purpose of pushing the boundary farther and farther away and > flaunting it. It ticks me off. > > Another example is the FX show Sons of Anarchy, which last season > featured a castration, a guy getting an axe in his head, and direct > references to necrophilia. When a movie has this sort of content, it > gets labelled as a "video nasty" and gets relegated to being released > by Lions Gate or Blue Underground or Shriek Show. But on FX? Bring > it on! I've been called everything from a sicko to a mysogonist for > the horror movies I like, but castration on basic cable is A-OK. > > Just my personal peeve. > > I really think TWD is not written for horror fans, folks who own more > zombie movies than really should be allowed, but instead is written > for folks who may have seen Return Of The Living Dead once and then > went to see the remake of Dawn. > > On Aug 24, 4:27 pm, [email protected] wrote: >> That's kind of how I feel about it too. Like, it's a by-the-numbers >> zombie story with clunky plot elements like having a toddler saving >> every one with a gun every now and again. I like comics and I like >> zombies, but TWD has always underwhelmed. It's like, "Ok, you've seen >> the same ten movies everyone else has and now you're writing it down and >> repeating it back to us. Thanks?" >> >> It hit early in the recent zombie revival, so it caught on just ahead of >> the trend, and there's always something appealing about a dwindling band >> of survivors in a ruined civilization, but there's nothing really >> "special" about it. >> >> That said, it's a fun idea for a tv series because it can just keep >> going and there will be a chance to explore corners and concepts a 90 >> minute movie wouldn't have time to. Looks like decent production >> (though not super super tight). It looks fine. >> >> So, I agree with most of what you say, Luke, but I'm confused by it >> being "lame" that cable stations can use "profanity?" Are you worried >> about "the children?" >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Luke <[email protected]> >> To: The Unique Geek <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:59 am >> Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: The Walking Dead trailer >> >> I've read the first two trades of The Walking Dead but that's it. >> When you have seen as many zombie/zombi/Dead movies, you get harder to >> impress. I mean, I understand that TWD is the ne-plus-ultra of zombie >> comics, but I'd rather throw Zombi 2 in the DVD player than watch a >> series based on it. Nevermind the fact that my wife would never watch >> this! >> >> Of course, like I said I only read the first two trades. So I will >> try to give this series a chance on either OnDemand or if AMC shows >> their shows online. >> >> I guess AMC is like TNT and they are allowed to use profanity, now? >> Lame. >> >> The main character, he's a Southerner, right? A Southerner would >> never say "Highway 85." He'd say "I-85" or just "85." Saying >> "Highway 85" is as bizarre as him saying "The Eight-Five" like they >> would in California. >> >> On Aug 24, 1:41 pm, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I am so pumped. >> >> >http://bit.ly/cKSpKT >> >> > -- >> > Have a Better One, >> > Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com >> > ----- >> > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." >> > Merlin Mann >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "The >> Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text >> - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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