You pretty much nailed my rationale. Gorehounds have been buying into that premise since NOTLD; to non-horror fans who are not familiar with the allegorical commentary of the Romero movies, that is a novel concept, hence a lot of the acclaim.
I admit that is very cynical but I am a cynical person sometimes. On Aug 24, 5:20 pm, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: > "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 Crosbyhttp://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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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