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pseudorandom posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7sQEU6gXE4 What were the reasons given?
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Regarde Aduck posted:the only thing more pointless than watching a show about zombies is one where the zombies are also just magic Good zombie shows/books/media aren't about zombies, generally speaking. Like most other good speculative fiction they are about people. The zombies are just part of the setting. It occurred to me almost immediately (and I have no idea if it was the authors' intent, but probably) that the titular Walking Dead are the living, not the zombies (also lol that no one ever says "zombie" in like 14 seasons of zombie shows)
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hawowanlawow posted:wrong, the best zombie movie just made them super irrationally pissed off and they could still run fast I don't remember this in Cockneys vs Zombies
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The Bloop posted:Good zombie shows/books/media aren't about zombies, generally speaking. Like most other good speculative fiction they are about people. The zombies are just part of the setting. Or they're commentaries on the way society views out-groups and minorities and things. Or more frequently they're the author's wallowing in those views to stoke a hero fantasy (I don't like zombie movies very much)
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Or Shaun of the Dead
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Data Graham posted:Or they're commentaries on the way society views out-groups and minorities and things. TWD was extremely blatant about this and they did an ok job of it I thought. For the first 5 seasons or so that I watched.
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euphronius posted:TWD was extremely blatant about this and they did an ok job of it I thought. For the first 5 seasons or so that I watched. There are definitely only tainted heroes on that series. Even the obvious initial protagonist gets his hands dirty quickly and stops thinking of himself as The Good Guy
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The Bloop posted:It occurred to me almost immediately (and I have no idea if it was the authors' intent, but probably) that the titular Walking Dead are the living, not the zombies (also lol that no one ever says "zombie" in like 14 seasons of zombie shows) Not sure how you came to this conclusion 
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The Chad Jihad posted:Not sure how you came to this conclusion Pretty obviously from my post by watching the show not reading the comics
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nexus6 posted:Or Shaun of the Dead
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Man not only did that show get like 50 seasons they even made spin-off comics of it? Jeeze, talk about stomping a franchise into the ground.
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May 11, 2021 15:16
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organburner posted:Man not only did that show get like 50 seasons they even made spin-off comics of it? Jeeze, talk about stomping a franchise into the ground. Full of plot-holes too:  I mean which is it?! Sloppy
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May 11, 2021 15:31
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organburner posted:Man not only did that show get like 50 seasons they even made spin-off comics of it? Jeeze, talk about stomping a franchise into the ground. The Walking Dead? Didn't that start as a comic and then adapted into a TV series (then an adventure game series, then a failed fps, then a VR game)? Unless  They did run it into the ground, though, I agree.
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Velocity Raptor posted:The Walking Dead? Didn't that start as a comic and then adapted into a TV series (then an adventure game series, then a failed fps, then a VR game)? Unless There are three (3) theatrical movies in the works as well
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Velocity Raptor posted:The Walking Dead? Didn't that start as a comic and then adapted into a TV series (then an adventure game series, then a failed fps, then a VR game)? Unless 
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barbecue at the folks posted:I know you're supposed to rag on gimmicky romance novels (they're for Girls and therefore must be ridiculed!) for being formulaic dogshit (unlike, let's say, 90% of any genre literature anywhere) but seriously, a novel about regular people just dealing with life after the apocalypse and falling in love and maybe doing alright in the end sounds like just the kind of chill jam I could go for after the last few years You should read Farnham's Freehold. At the end, it's just a man and his love, running a small post apocalyptic trading station.
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Read a short story or something in which the global zombie plague starts up and the narrator follows human trying to cope with it. Came up with an elegant solution to the upcoming zombie problem: knock out all the teeth of every living human. Overnight. Can't remember how it worked out, but you gotta give em points for pragmatism!
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Cocaine Bear posted:Read a short story or something in which the global zombie plague starts up and the narrator follows human trying to cope with it. Came up with an elegant solution to the upcoming zombie problem: knock out all the teeth of every living human. Overnight. Can't remember how it worked out, but you gotta give em points for pragmatism! That's what North Korea does in World War Z, because oh those wacky North Koreans right guys? right????
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vyelkin posted:That's what North Korea does in World War Z, because oh those wacky North Koreans right guys? right???? Canada just made everyone wear hockey skates at all time, leaving them useless as zombies (unless they're on the ice, then watch out!)
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May 11, 2021 16:14
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The Chad Jihad posted:Full of plot-holes too: The dead can't walk all the time. Sometimes they are the standing dead, sometimes they are the sitting or even the lying down dead.
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May 11, 2021 16:25
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Paladinus posted:The dead can't walk all the time. Sometimes they are the standing dead, sometimes they are the sitting or even the lying down dead. When you get flying dead, that's when to really watch out
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May 11, 2021 16:28
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vyelkin posted:That's what North Korea does in World War Z, because oh those wacky North Koreans right guys? right???? World War Z was funnier: North Korea moves their entire population into massive underground bunkers and nobody knows if they’re alive and well down there or it’ll be millions upon millions of zombies if they open it up.
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CainFortea posted:You should read Farnham's Freehold.
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I enjoy this FOTM meme a lot, I feel people focus on the "Think!" part too much over the IMO funnier "Why did you make me do this" parts though    
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fartknocker posted:World War Z was funnier: North Korea moves their entire population into massive underground bunkers and nobody knows if they’re alive and well down there or it’ll be millions upon millions of zombies if they open it up. Love that Korea has the resources for this sort of thing while switzerland, which actually has massive underground bunkers for the populace, probably goes unmentioned
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Paladinus posted:The dead can't walk all the time. Sometimes they are the standing dead, sometimes they are the sitting or even the lying down dead. In that case it turned out to be The Screaming Dead
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The Bloop posted:There are definitely only tainted heroes on that series. Even the obvious initial protagonist gets his hands dirty quickly and stops thinking of himself as The Good Guy The movie Us also gets a lot close to showing zombies as the Other.
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The Bloop posted:There are definitely only tainted heroes on that series. Even the obvious initial protagonist gets his hands dirty quickly and stops thinking of himself as The Good Guy Taint Hero was my favorite video game series, shame about the required peripherals though
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May 11, 2021 17:02
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:Taint Hero was my favorite video game series, shame about the required peripherals though Best implementation of waggle and hd rumble ever imo
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:Taint Hero was my favorite video game series, shame about the required peripherals though 
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Stexils posted:this is possibly the lowest bar ever "What if humans are the real monsters?" sounds really cool and profound the first time you encounter it. After a while it's just exhausting and you stop caring about saving the survivors because humans suck. 
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May 11, 2021 17:34
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Saw a meme recently, about the new RE. It wasn't solely focused on big lady. I think it was making fun of the what I assume is protagonist. Seen on the forums within last few days but I've been playing catchup so no clue how many pages
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There might be meme potential in RE8’s protagonist having an absolutely silly amount of hand violence inflicted upon him.
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Facebook Aunt posted:"What if humans are the real monsters?" sounds really cool and profound the first time you encounter it. After a while it's just exhausting and you stop caring about saving the survivors because humans suck. Aaaaah! Real Monsters!
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Facebook Aunt posted:"What if humans are the real monsters?" sounds really cool and profound the first time you encounter it. After a while it's just exhausting and you stop caring about saving the survivors because humans suck. lmao at the goku slipped in there
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May 11, 2021 17:40
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Goku isn't even human!
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May 11, 2021 17:43
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I'm ignorant, what media do I need to consume for these to make sense? (not the American Civil War, Thomas the Tank Engine, the Simpsons, Fallout or Dragonball Z, I already know about those  )
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Heath posted:Goku isn't even human! Humans and Gokus are the real monsters.
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mrpwase posted:I'm ignorant, what media do I need to consume for these to make sense? Invincible on Amazon streaming.
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