Back on the topic though, this is a *really* good show. The acting was top notch and no cheesy writing like you get so much in zombie stories. It really felt like this is what it would be like in a world where most people were dead or zombies (which a guess are technically dead as well).
Lots of location shooting. I just hope this doesn't suffer from being too costly to be continued or have cost cutting measures that end up making it not up to par (like the 2nd season of Jericho). -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 8:16 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> True, but I wouldn't consider Hitchcock mainstream "horror" for the most >> part. Other than "Psycho" and "The Birds" (which, I'll grant you, are >> relatively gore-free) I'd categorize his stuff as more psychological >> thriller than what most of us would consider horror. I'm probably picking >> nits, though. I'm drawing a pretty fine line. > > I think Hitchcock created his own sub-genre of horror because he > didn't use many of the traditional devices. Movies like "Marnie" and > "Rope" use very little conventional "horror" cues, but they do a > better job of scaring the crap out of me than slasher films. Fake > blood and guts always makes me laugh out loud when I see it on screen > because I picture the minimum wage earning pee-on whose job it was to > stand out of frame and throw the fake blood and guts. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" 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/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" 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/tvornottv?hl=en
