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Why Are Zombies So Popular Now?
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:22 pm
Used to be a small click of us like Night and Dawn of the Living Dead fans.
Walking Desd was self published at first.
Now zombies are HUGE.
Why?
1. Just their turn.
2. General sense of societal breakdown symptom.
3. They were always cool and the boring folks caught up to the nerds.
4. Zombies are metaphorical tales of racism and white fears.
A final note:
The Brad Pitt Zombie flick (World War Z) next year has a $150 mill budget. That's insane.
Largest zombie film box office was Zombieland at $75 mill.
Walking Desd was self published at first.
Now zombies are HUGE.
Why?
1. Just their turn.
2. General sense of societal breakdown symptom.
3. They were always cool and the boring folks caught up to the nerds.
4. Zombies are metaphorical tales of racism and white fears.
A final note:
The Brad Pitt Zombie flick (World War Z) next year has a $150 mill budget. That's insane.
Largest zombie film box office was Zombieland at $75 mill.
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Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:24 pm to Kubricked
the real question is why weren't they popular before?
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:26 pm to Kubricked
quote:
Now zombies are HUGE.
Cause the apocalypse is upon us and we are all preparing for it.
#zombiestyle
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:26 pm to Kubricked
after the recent vampire genre resurgence Hollywood was looking for the next recycled niche they could exploit and landed on zombies.
don't worry, it'll be something else in about 3 years. probably aliens.
don't worry, it'll be something else in about 3 years. probably aliens.
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:29 pm to Kubricked
Well, IMO, World War Z was a really good book, that just happened to be about a ZA. Zombieland was overall a good movie, and funny, and it also happened to be about zombies. Walking Dead is a really good TV show, and it's about people surviving a ZA.
I don't know that zombies are necessarily more popular, I just think that there are a few examples of works that are so high quality that they transcend genre and are just good works of fiction, film, or TV.
I don't know that zombies are necessarily more popular, I just think that there are a few examples of works that are so high quality that they transcend genre and are just good works of fiction, film, or TV.
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:29 pm to Kubricked
because people are stupid and need something equally stupid to fear
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:39 pm to Kubricked
Resident Evil over the last ten years, The Walking Dead, and a real-life string of face eaters this summer has driven it to a fever pitch. Next.
This post was edited on 12/3/12 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:39 pm to Kubricked
Small click.... 
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:41 pm to Kubricked
28 Days Later booted the genre IMHO.
Posted on 12/3/12 at 5:47 pm to Kubricked
2012
Posted on 12/3/12 at 6:09 pm to Kubricked
People tired of Vampires and Werewolves?
Posted on 12/3/12 at 7:21 pm to Kubricked
Beats the frick out of me. I'm sick of zombie shite to be honest with you... but as long as there are retards in this world, there will be stupid zombie shite as well.
Posted on 12/3/12 at 8:09 pm to Kubricked
quote:
Used to be a small click of us like Night and Dawn of the Living Dead fans.
If by small you mean internationally popular.
quote:
Walking Desd was self published at first.
It was published by Image Comics, an established, though small, comic company. It's not like Kirkman uploaded the comics himself on kindle.
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3. They were always cool and the boring folks caught up to the nerds.
That's my answer
Posted on 12/3/12 at 8:20 pm to Kubricked
I am so fricking tired of zombies. I started reading The Walking dead in 2005, now I'm tired of the genre. I pretty much hate anything zombie related now. Way over saturated.
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