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Ryanrule
10/01/09

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I don't watch any movies with zombies of any sort anymore. They are all played out, the movies are unoriginal, and appeal only to the lowbrow types. If you like these types of movies, you are probably stupid, and have yet to realize it.
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Daveinva
10/01/09

@Ryanrule: Deadgirl.

Then come back and talk unoriginality.
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WindowlickinDaywalker
10/01/09

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Now that the zombie trope has reached supersaturation levels in the media, I wouldn't be surprised to see a "zombie apocalypse defense" used in a mass murder case in the near future.

"I had to kill them! They were zombies, all of 'em! They wanted to eat my brain! My braaain!!!"
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dirge93
10/01/09

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"The book will explain what zombies can and cannot do"

I'm curious to see how Romero views his zombies and his worlds, but ultimately they're just his takes. Saying zombies can or can't do something is like saying what colors a unicorn can or can't be.

Personally, I think Matheson's done the most plausible "zombie" scenario yet. It was certainly good enough to inspire Romero.
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GreyHammer
10/01/09

@dirge93: romero's zombies have always worked on instinct and habbit. they are dead but they retain some part of themselves. as the series went on the zombies who were around a while began to fall back into habbits like flocking to a mall etc.

but ultimately romero is the father of the modern zombie. so his rules do carry weight.
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AshThePirate
10/01/09

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I'm pretty sure that if the Zombie Apocalypse happened during CC in San Diego, it would be short lived. For thousands of geeks would raid the fuck out of stores for makeshift weapons and go on a mass Zombie hunt.

I'm just saying. Most of us know our shit. We'd form alliances, wear our fandom shirts, wield our shotguns and crowbars.
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Citizen Kang
10/01/09

@AshThePirate:

Have you been to Comic-Con? As a 10 year veteran I can tell you that most would be lucky to fight their way out of a paper bag. I can bench 325 pounds. My guess is that you'd have to get at least 5 Comic-Con attendees working in unison to accomplish the same thing.
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AshThePirate
10/01/09

@Citizen Kang: It's not about being able to bench press (or looking like you can put up a fight). Yeah we're a little doughy, but we know our zombies. The group I go with the zombie uprising is a common topic.
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Citizen Kang
10/01/09

@AshThePirate:

I concede to your logic. We do indeed know our zombies and as GI Joe has taught me "...knowing is half the battle".
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Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
10/01/09

@Citizen Kang: Yeah agreed. How many zombie films/books/comics/stories take a while for people to realize they need to aim for the head? At SDCC it'd be over before it began.
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GreyHammer
10/01/09

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i really hope he sticks to the cosmic radiation origin that was strongly hinted at in the 90's remake of night. i always thought it cool.
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Bhockzer
10/01/09

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Max Brooks beat you to the punch, twice.
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GreyHammer
10/01/09

@Bhockzer: max owes his books to romero in the first place as far as i'm concerned.
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Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
10/01/09

@Bhockzer: Agreed. His books in no way diminish the work of Romero (and he makes no bones about paying homage to the man), but they are both so all encompassing that any work after will have a tough time measuring up to them. Especially one from the director of Land of and Diary of the dead.
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Plague
10/01/09

@Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: You forgot the all caps needed for "especially".
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