tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post7362708784437575575..comments2024-03-27T19:07:19.133-04:00Comments on The Silver Key: Zombies on the brainBrian Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-3728521260328793282011-10-26T20:18:04.062-04:002011-10-26T20:18:04.062-04:00Hmm... I'm not I sure I agree, C. I think the ...Hmm... I'm not I sure I agree, C. I think the characters could make smarter choices, and still run into plenty of hair-raising scenarios with the zombies. If the writers are clever and creative enough it can be done. Take Dawn of the Dead (original version) for example. The characters eventually take over a shopping mall by wiping out all the undead inside, and it's done very smartly and efficiently and believably. Except that ennui and boredom sets in, and a group of bikers from without break in, and the whole thing collapses into chaos.<br /><br />Let me clarify though by saying that the occasional lapses into stupidity on The Walking Dead aren't even close to deal breakers (I still love the show) and can be attributed to factors like fatigue, or dehydration, etc.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-8488020337824917462011-10-26T05:21:12.286-04:002011-10-26T05:21:12.286-04:00If the characters didn't make mistakes, the sh...If the characters didn't make mistakes, the show would be a lot less interesting. That's the Catch 22. Their negligence fuels the action, and the action is what guides the narrative. Almost everything the characters have done is a reaction to previous screw up. <br /><br />C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-44752120087848046242011-10-18T17:06:54.616-04:002011-10-18T17:06:54.616-04:00Organize BEFORE they rise!Organize BEFORE they rise!The Frothy Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239287980636452197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-2079639247490621142011-10-18T16:41:38.069-04:002011-10-18T16:41:38.069-04:00I do need to get the Zombie Survival Guide.
Yes. ...<i>I do need to get the Zombie Survival Guide.</i><br /><br />Yes. Yes, you do. It's awesome. Meanwhile I have to read WWZ. And just in case I'd better crack open that 'How To Survive A Robot Uprising' book, too. I figure it's only a matter of time before Al Davis reappears as either a robot or a zombie and I want to be prepared...<br /><br />Word Verification: 'lympe'...I'm pretty sure that's the original British spelling of 'limp'.Falzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481333222029372752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-48599439577935668392011-10-18T14:29:30.115-04:002011-10-18T14:29:30.115-04:00Hi Brian and Andy, thanks for the comments. I'...Hi Brian and Andy, thanks for the comments. I'm actually well aware of both World War Z and City of the Dead:<br /><br />http://thesilverkey.blogspot.com/2010/12/lansdale-and-keene-two-tastes-that.html<br /><br />http://thesilverkey.blogspot.com/2008/01/end-of-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-feel.html<br /><br />Andy: Yeah, I read City of the Dead in reverse order, so I know the ending already, but I liked it enough to seek out The Rising.<br /><br />Brian: I do need to get the Zombie Survival Guide.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-89271645458297755362011-10-18T12:57:23.874-04:002011-10-18T12:57:23.874-04:00Just to warn you: The Rising ends on a pretty big ...Just to warn you: The Rising ends on a pretty big cliffhanger, so you might want to have the sequel, City of the Dead, on hand if you really enjoy the book. I read The Rising a few months ago and thought it was entertaining, with some very cool tweaks to the zombie formula, although Keene's prose didn't quite thrill me.<br /><br />I watched Lucio Fulci's City of the Living Dead recently and it made me wish that people doing "zombie" stories now (as George Romero would say, they're really not zombies at all but ghouls) would loosen up on the rules as established by Romero's movies. Fulci's zombies were weird creatures that seemed caught between dimensions, with abilities like teleportation, which made them much more unnerving than the flesh-eating shamblers we see so often now.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624614486574035692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-71880757485130940732011-10-17T20:37:53.865-04:002011-10-17T20:37:53.865-04:00You have questions about zombies...I suggest you r...You have questions about zombies...I suggest you read the text book on "The Zombie Survival Guide". It has answers to many of your questions, and much more!<br /><br />In all seriousness, the book is fantastic if you haven't read it. It's almost become the official "rulebook" on zombies with realistic answers to un-realistic questions.<br /><br />And after you read that, read World War Z.<br /><br />btw...I'm just starting Brian Keene.The Frothy Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239287980636452197noreply@blogger.com