I read about the new George Romero zombie movie Land of the Dead. For me, there can never be too many zombie movies. I love them. Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead (2004), Night of the Living Dead (1990), the great Sean of the Dead that my friend Paul turned me on to, Children of the Living Dead, and every other zombie-themed movie out there. I love them. Not sure why but I like post-apocalyptic stuff in general, end of the world nonsense like Reign of Fire. And it’s not that I root for the under dog zombies or anything, They come across as such villains it’s hard to care about them. But I do admit I like the flesh eating. I wonder what kind of zombie I would be. I saw a film school short movie about zombies where all they wanted was equality and to be treated like a normal member of society. It was a mocumentary with zombies sitting in talk show interview chairs and all. I wonder what kind of survivor I would be. Definitely have fun shooting the zombies in their heads. I would also love the scavenger part of being alive when much of the world is dead. See what interesting things I could find when I wasn’t fending off the un-dead.
I also thought it would be a neat idea to have a weekly television drama about zombies. My first thought was to have it focus on a band of survivors and the wacky adventures they get into. But then I thought it might be interesting to also have it about a band of zombies. Maybe an undercurrent of a romance or love story. I don’t know, I haven’t fully thought it through yet.
Just thought I’d share.
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