Walking Dead 2 True

Watching "The Walking Dead" season two. This season was panned somewhat by critics and fans but I am enjoying it for the intelligence being called upon when dealing with issues so central to the "meaning" of zombie postapocalypse. Questions of what it means to be human. Questions of what it means to tell the truth, to be open. This is the real drama of the season, and it is so much more engaging and enraging than the man vs. monster issue that was necessarily at the heart of season one.

Bad for Business?

Ace Hardware royally messed up. The company could have easily embraced the Sundance short film When The Zombies Come, but instead the company spoke out against the film.

In the meantime, When The Zombies Come (not pictured) has launched on YouTube and has received 6,000 views in just a few hours.


Here is a synopsis for the film:

“At a hardware store in the middle of no where fans of the walking dead have turned their love of zombies into an obsession which has warped the way they see the store and costumers.”

After realizing that the outside of an Ace Hardware store was used for the film, the hardware supplier wrote the following message:

“Ace Hardware was not aware that a deplorable video encouraging violent behavior was produced and we did not approve the use of our brand or store in the filming of that video. We are aghast and outraged that these individuals used our nationally recognized brand in this film. This video does not in any way represent Ace Hardware and the thousands of hardworking Ace employees that are knowledgeable, friendly and dedicated to serving Ace customers. We are making every effort to remove this video from all online sources. We greatly value our customers as well as our ‘helpful’ brand image and are deeply offended by the content of this video.”

Perhaps Ace Hardware didn’t get the memo about people LOVING zombies.


Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/489642/when-the-zombies-come-debuts-on-youtube-draws-ire-of-ace-hardware/#r0Z0ELesqOugxqaK.99

http://www.inquisitr.com/489642/when-the-zombies-come-debuts-on-youtube-draws-ire-of-ace-hardware/

http://youtu.be/F9bqA3JfSBc

Making Sense of the Unimaginable

Gilmarie Brioso has blogged her personal list of survival items, using the idea of a zombie plague as her inspiration, that she suggests having on hand both at home and at the office. I am intrigued by her blog (not necessarily what she said, but that she said)and what it says about American society at this moment. Given the uneasiness, even a decade later, that the 9/11 terrorist attacks inflicted upon the American psyche, I am not surprised to see ongoing talk of keeping a personal emergency survival kit on hand. Indeed, I am glad to see ongoing words of warning. (Why haven't I set up my own kit, both at home and office, given my proximity to two nuclear power plants on an island nation prone to earthquakes, typhoons, and someday perhaps a major tsunami?) What I am interested in is how the zombie icon continues to inspire imaginations. While we can be aware and wary of the forces of nature, do we really "fear" them? How much more terrible is the strength of a truly infuriated, maniacal person? If the woman at the table next to me in Starbucks decides to leap at me with teeth gnashing, would I really be able to throw her off me without suffering severe scratches and even a bite? I think I can see why the zombie plague, which would bring threat to every corner, would inspire ongoing discomfort in people with enough imagination to say to themselves: "what if?"

Zombie Apocalypse Day Preparations in Maine

How to Survive a Zombie Attack: NYMag

CDC Denies Existence of Zombies: Huffington Post 

 

First the CDC, now a local government. This originated in the Bangor Daily News.

Is the Zombie Apocalypse Coming to Maine? Residents Sure Think So

By: Nick Romano
Apparently not everyone is convinced that zombies don’t exist, even after the government so graciously cleared up this matter for us. The residents of Bangor, Maine — eight counties worth of people, actually — are among these non believers. In fact, this past Thursday they all participated in an emergency zombie apocalypse drill of sorts in the  event that the undead will rise in the near future.

How does one prepare exactly for a zombie uprising? Basically, members of hospitals, nursing homes and public service agencies all joined together to simulate what it would be like.

So here’s the scenario they came up with — the hypothetical pandemic originated in Jamaica and proceeded to spread all over the world through zombie bites. Participants of the dry run who were “bitten” were marked with a sticker, but if they didn’t receive the necessary hypothetical medical treatments in time, they would then enter stage two and eventually turn into full-blown zombies.

“This gives us the opportunity to do something a little bit different, but it still has the same principles that would apply in a real situation,” said Kathy Knight, director of the Northeastern Maine Regional Resource Center.

To make things more fun (lots more fun), those portraying zombies were decked out in heavy makeup, wax and fake blood. If all of you want to get in on the excitement (excuse us, emergency response drill), just watch ‘Dawn of the Dead,’ which was airing on a projector screen as part of this whole apocalypse initiative. We’re confident the principles are the same.

Source:

http://thefw.com/zombie-apocalypse-maine/

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/06/21/news/bangor/emergency-responders-hone-preparedness-skills-during-bangor-zombie-apocalypse/?ref=mostReadBoxNews

Married with Zombies

A new novel is due out, the premise of which is a couple whose marriage is already in trouble being forced to rely upon each other for survival in the post-apocalyptic world of zombies. Check out Jesse Petersen's novels.

The Undead in Dublin

Another Irish zombie film is due out soon. 

Author David Moody wrote a perceptive blog commentary on the film. I'll share that with you. He spoke with the director and came away with some really interesting insights. 

I've seen this film and enjoyed it, though I suspect many people might find it too "slow." For me it was interesting to see the filmmaker attempt a "non-verbal" approach to allowing us the zombie's POV. 

Superman and Smallville Zombies

The Superman television show Smallville had an episode called "Rabid" features a zombie-like infection hatched by a Superman archenemy. It looks fun in an old fashioned way. Fan reviews were positive.