"Talking Dead is just great synergy and it gives our audience a destination to continue the conversation aboutThe Walking Dead. We are thrilled that Chris is back to lead the discussion. He is genuinely knowledgeable about the genre, and truly entertaining."
"Talking Dead has been an amazing experience and I cannot pile enough hugs and thanks onto AMC for renewing it. I CAN'T WAIT for Season 3 of Walking Dead, so that we can finally talk about Rick meeting [SPOILER] and [SPOILER]-ing him with a heavy-duty [SPOILER] at the [SPOILER]. And let's not forget all the rest of the [SPOILER]s getting in on the action! [EXPLETIVE] me! It's going to be great...,"said Hardwick.
Talking Dead features Hardwick spending time with fans, actors, producers and TV enthusiasts, recapping that most recent Dead episode, and taking questions and com amc_renews_talkments from viewers. Fans may continue to engage with the after show following the on-air conclusion, online, at amctv.com for more conversations, questions and trivia."
The Talking Dead airs live on Sunday nights after new episodes of The Walking Dead.
At least until the internet falls, your new best friend during the zombie apocalypse just may turn out to be the Map of the Dead.
Need to find a gun store fast? Just pop your location into mapofthedead.com and you'll find out where you need to go. Same goes for grocery, hardware, liquor stores and gas stations. It will even point you towards the nearest shopping mall (but, if cinema has taught us anything, you may want to think twice about holing up in one of those).
Missed this when it came out last year for Comic-Con: Nerd Machine and Break enlisted Zach Levi (Chuck) to give zombies the PSA they deserve.
"It's crucial we recognize zombies as more than just bone-rotting, meat-sack stink-wagons and rather like temporary, kill-able people. Remember, how would you feel if you had no feelings."
Boy Scouts know that they need to always 'be prepared' for anything and that includes inevitable attacks by ravenous hordes of the undead. And that is why Troop 7 out Coral Gables, FL is using a Zombie Attack Drill as the basis for earning their Radio Merit Badges.
"The troop has invited local First Defenders to participate. “If there are Zombies around, we definitely think that the police and fire departments should be involved,” said Dan Deveson, an assistant scoutmaster with the troop. “We wanted to find a way that the boys could learn how the pros use their radios, and few things are so important to a 12-year-old as thwarting Zombie attacks.”
The troop will be broadcasting Zombie Action Reports around the world using amateur radio equipment provided by licensed radio operator volunteers. “In case of hurricanes, or Zombies, amateur radio operators often work with public safety professionals to provide community support. That’s exactly the sort of activity that modern scouting is all about,” said Deveson."
This is just an absolutely brilliant way to educate the scouts and have fun while doing it!
And when the zombie apocalypse really does hit, we're betting that Troop 7 is going to do just fine for themsleves.
A little piece of mind goes a long way so some of us might be able to sleep a little bit better at night knowing that the University of Oxford is on the case, mapping all references to zombies on the internet by location around the globe.
The Oxford Internet Institute used info in the Google Maps database to create a visual representation of online references to the keyword "zombies".
Their findings:
"The map reveals two important spatial patterns. First, much of the world lacks any content mentioning "zombies" whatsoever. Second, and related, the highest concentrations of zombies in the Geoweb are located in the Anglophone world, especially in large. The results either provide a rough proxy for the amount of English-language content indexed over our planet, or offer an early warning into the geographies of the impending zombie apocalypse."
Hard to imagine two things that go together more naturally than vegan cooking and the zombie apocalypse. And in this regard, The Vegan Zombie is already way ahead of us on this.
So what is The Vegan Zombie? Think of it as The Walking Dead if The Food Network had nabbed the rights instead of AMC.
They describe The Vegan Zombie as - "It is brand, our name, a movie in the making (which we will begin shooting this summer), and a site where vegans and horror fans can come together and share thoughts and ideas with one another. We make ‘how to’ videos on vegan cooking, which is set in a post apocalyptic zombie invasion. Our host gives our audience tips and tricks on vegan cooking and staying safe from zombies. But what would happen if he were to become a zombie? Stay tuned…"
Good setup. This could potentially lead to one of the most soul-searching, gut-wrenching cinematic explorations of undead life as a zombie struggles to reconcile his vegan lifestyle with a never ending hunger for human flesh. Or not. But either way, we'll be getting some good meat-free recipes along with our dose of bloodshed and gore.
The latest wepisode is 'French Toast' - Jon and fellow vegan survivor head out and find an old movie theater. Watch as they have a few close calls with wandering zombies and Jon finds time to whip up a quick batch of delicious vegan french toast!
It doesn't get more official than this - Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse - by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offering advice to help you survive the inevitable rampage of the living dead. And they put their top man raising the alarm. Director of the CDC, Rear Admiral Ali S. Khan posted a the warning yesterday in a blog:
"There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for. Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That’s right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you’ll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you’ll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency."
Section titles such as 'A Brief History of Zombies', 'Better Safe Than Sorry' and 'Never Fear - CDC Is Ready' should put any nervous citizens at ease.
Kalamazoo County is now safe with Emily Midling heading up their Department of Zombie Removal.
MLive.com reports - "Emily Midling wasn't thrilled with the beat-up Ford Explorer she bought in August. There was something missing; she needed to spice it up a little. "I wanted to make it fun to drive," said Midling, 22, who grew up in Kalamazoo. That's the story of how the "Kalamazoo County Department of Zombie Removal" detailing on her car came to be. Midling paid $100 for the very official-looking emblem on both sides of the 1998 black SUV."
