A bit of a filler post, this one. After finishing my master’s thesis, I’m getting back into more regular blogging. I’ve started work on my Colonial Marine review, so you can expect that sometime in the future. It’s looking nice already, I’ll tell you that much.
Anyhoo, remember Bite Me? If you don’t, see this post here. The newest episode (#5) is up, check it out below.
Looking for some new zomcom stuff? The Walking Dead’s season 1 ending left you wanting more? Look no further! Bite me (by Machinima.com) is a great web series of 8-10 minute episodes. It tells the story of three geek guys trying to make it through a good old-fashioned zombie apocalypse. I’m sure a lot of us can relate.
The jokes – in all their juvenile glory – are actually pretty funny most of the time, the quality’s nice and the episodes short and sweet. Here are the first four, enjoy!
Waaaay back in February I reported on the teaser trailer for Danish zombie short film (running time of 50 minutes) Opstandelsen, translated as Resurrection. There’s finally a longer trailer available! The film itself was released in August, but the DVD won’t be out until March 2011. Still looks nice, and as a fellow Scandinavian, it always warms my heart to see some proper culture produced in this corner of the world.
Click here to go to the film’s Facebook page.
Well, it’s finally happened. The thing every zombie enthusiast has been waiting with baited breath: The Walking Dead tv-series has started, with the first two episodes aired.
My opinion?
Weeeeell, I don’t want to sound like yet another fanboy, so I’ll just keep this very low-key, and state that it’s the single most awesomestest zombie thing ever. Okay, maybe that’s exaggerating a bit, but it is rather good. I’ve been a fan of the comic book since issue #1, and the series has managed to capture the feel of it very nicely, without making it boring and predictable for readers of the comic. In other words, they’ve changed it just the right amount.
The thing I’ve always loved about the comic is that it focuses on the most important aspect of the genre (in my view, at least): the characters and their interaction. The format has allowed the writer – Robert Kirkman – to create a cast of interesting, well-rounded characters that feel human enough to relate to and care for. I hope that as the series goes on, it manages to do the same. It shouldn’t be too hard, with Kirkman himself onboard as well.
The series has launched with phenomenal success, and that has lead to a great piece of news. This from AMC’s press release:
(November 8, 2010) AMC announced today the renewal of “The Walking Dead” for a 13-episode second season. Since debuting Sunday, October 31, “The Walking Dead” has broken ratings records, with the series reaching more Adults 18-49 than any other show in the history of cable television.
Today’s announcement also includes Fox International Channels’ (FIC) global renewal for a second season, following record-breaking premiere ratings in 120 countries in Europe, Latin America, Asia and The Middle East. “The Walking Dead” was the highest-rated original series premiere ever to air on FIC simultaneously worldwide.
“The ‘Dead’ has spread!” said Charlie Collier, President, AMC. “No other cable series has ever attracted as many Adults 18-49 as ‘The Walking Dead.’ This reaffirms viewers’ hunger for premium television on basic cable. We are so proud to be bringing back ‘The Walking Dead’ again, across the globe.”
Zombie fans of the world, rejoice! A minimum of two seasons will allow for real in-depth character development. Compared to your average zombie movie with a running time of approximately 1½ hours, it’s a whole other world. Not wanting to take anything away from the likes of Romero or Max Brooks, but this just might become the penultimate work in zombie pop culture.
If you’ve missed the few first episodes, get them no matter the means. If you’re from the good ol’ US of A, you can see the first episode here.
Check out The Walking Dead’s official site for more.
For more on the comic, see here.
As we inevitably lurch towards Halloween, I was happy to run into a great piece of zombie fun. Dawn of the Ted is part of BBC Comedy’s Misery Bear series, and is an excellent zombie movie in just three minutes. With teddy bears.
Who knew teddy bears could be so scary? Not to mention gory.
It’s a quiet day, so a few zombie things for you loyal readers. As usual, this stuff lifted from the Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse site.
Dead Genesis
This indie flick looks a lot like George Romero’s frankly piss-poor Diary of the Dead, except a lot better. It chronicles the journey of a journalist who sets out to make a propaganda movie on the war versus the walking dead. Looks surprisingly good, I’m actually looking forward to seeing this!
Go to www.deadgenesisthemovie.com for more information.
Left 4 Dead – Sacrifice #2
The second part of the Left 4 Dead online comic is now online. Great stuff, go read it. If you missed the first part, start here.
Click to go to comic
No, not candy. Just lovely stuff from the world of zombie pop culture:
Code Z
If a new webseries with amazingly hot triplets beating up zombies sounds like your cup of tea (and let’s face it – if it doesn’t, take a long look in the mirror), definitely check out Code Z. Probably worth it for the babe factor alone.
Click for official site with trailer
Eaters
The Italian zombie movie Eaters, that I first mentioned way back now has a full trailer online. Don’t let the mention of Uwe Boll (whose movie Rampage is actually pretty good) put you off, this looks like a nice enough film.
Left 4 Dead – Sacrifice
For L4D fans and zombie enthusiasts alike, there’s a free, quality online comic based on the game available. Can hardly wait for the next instalment!
Click to go to comic
Night of the Living Trekkies
This is a video trailer for a book. Which is a shame, since I’d love to see a whole movie of this! It really tickles my geek organ.
Due to some silly country restrictions, I can’t view the clips on the AMC website. I assume the same goes for most non-US residents, so I’m snatching up the clips from Youtube instead.
Without further ado, here are some fresh new clips from the upcoming The Walking Dead zombie tv-series. Just like the long trailer, they make me want a lot more. These short trailers, they’re such a tease! They should call them teasers…oh.
The Rakkautta & Anarkiaa (Love & Anarchy) Helsinki International film festival is upon us again, for the 23rd time. The festival is known for its innovative trailers, and this year they went for much loved genre, the zombie film. I have something of a personal connection here. I was fully intending to be an extra in it, but due to the filming times (11 pm to 5 am during a work week) had to skip it. I have to say I’m scolding myself now for not sacrificing a good night’s sleep, as the trailer looks wonderful.
The program of the festival will be published later today. I’ll be sure to post on any interesting flicks on show.
For more info on the festival itself, see the official site.
While it has been making rounds as bootlegs of various quality shot in this year’s Comic Con, the trailer for AMC’s The Walking Dead has finally been released.
I’m probably not wrong in thinking that this is a dream come true for a lot of zombie fans out there, yours truly included. The Walking Dead is THE zombie comic on the market, and to see it turned into a tv series of one hour long episodes is just excellent.
Sorry if I sound like a brainless fanboi, but it looks absolutely perfect. There’s no other way to describe it. It even has the guy from Love Actually in it!
The series premieres on this year’s Halloween, I can’t wait.
More info on AMC’s official The Walking Dead site.
Dawn of the Lead 