Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 7 review

Governor's new group

It was pretty surprising to see Martinez accept the Governor and his new "family" into their group.  It was even more surprising to not see Martinez tell Lily, Tara, and Meghan about the Governor's past.  It seemed like he had plenty of opportunities but never really pounced on it.

It was weird seeing the Governor take orders and become part of a group.  It's usually him giving the orders and letting other people do the dirty work.  I guess that he has changed somewhat in this regard but not too much. 

The Governor is back

I thought for the longest time that the Governor had changed or was trying to be somewhat of a hero.  That all went out the window when he killed Martinez.  It was then that he assumed his old role.  He even started a new collection of walkers in the lake.  

It will be interesting to see what his "family" thinks of some of his actions if they ever find out.  I do think that if that happens then he will try to take the girl and run.  That is my prediction if this ever comes to pass.

With him in control though he has turned his sights back on the prison.  It wouldn't take much to guess who he is going after when he gets there.  I don't see how the prison will be able to stand with them just getting over that sickness.  The Governor's group has a tank for crying out loud.  It will be interesting to see who survives in the mid-season finale.  

Dead rising 3 has been released

With the Xbox One being released the new iteration of the Dead Rising series followed.  Dead Rising 3 is supposed to be taking the franchise in a new direction.

In this game they go in a more gritty and realistic direction.  The previous games were more goofy and the realism was kept at a minimum.  Even though it is supposed to be set in the same world it seems like the main character in this new game has nothing to do with the previous characters.  This is unlike the second game which had its protagonist Chuck Greene was later tied with the protagonist Frank West of the first game.

They still kept the customization of weapons that were introduced in the second game.  This is something that I was happy to see as it made the game more interesting.

Something new they have done with the game is making the area you explore in the game bigger than any of the other games combined.  This means that there will be more zombies than ever.  With this many zombies being present the danger rises.

I am excited to play this new iteration as I have always been a fan of the series.  I will be sure to check it out. I will be sure to tell you guys about it.

LAPD uses zombies to reach out to community

The LAPD are now using zombies to teach the public about crime safety.  The video shows some zombies trying to break into a car while the owners look on.  The officers appear on the scene and dispatch the zombies and the neighborhood is safe once more.

  I thought it was a kind of interesting to see the police get in on the zombie craze.  It is smart for them to use such a popular subject for this kind of informational video.  Maybe more cops need to get on this train if they want to reach the public.

Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 6 review

This episode was one that I and many others were waiting for.  This episode was a Governor focused episode which is something that was not seen a lot.  As always there are going to be spoilers in this so be warned.

Aftermath of Season 3

The episode began with the aftermath of the Governor killing off the citizens of Woodbury.  This event seemed to have broken him along with many other things.  When he was sitting at the fire watching the walker come towards him was a means for escape from what he had done.  If the walker had not been stopped it would have killed him and in his mind set him free.  The next morning he is abandoned and left on his own.  He becomes a shell of himself and in many respects starts to take on the characteristics of the walkers.  He shambles through areas and down roads with a dead look in his eyes.  When all seemed lost he was delivered salvation in the form of a little girl.

Governor's new group

I was kind of hesitant to watch the Governor join his new little group.  I thought many times that there was going to be a betrayal and he would kill them.  But over time nothing happened and it seemed like he had maybe gone good or somewhat good.  He kept helping the family do whatever they needed him to do.  The old Governor would have not done that in fact he would have killed them on sight.  I think what anchors him to the group is the little girl. He feels some responsibility for protecting her to make up for failing his daughter.  It then looked that he may take the girl and kill the others but that did not happen as well.  Every time he had a chance to betray he did nothing.  He now has a love interest which is surprising.  None of his past affairs have worked out well so it will be interesting to see where this goes.  It will be even more interesting to see how he handles himself now that he ran back into some of the people from Woodbury.

What would you like out out of a zombie movie?

Countless zombie movies have been made by now.  It all started with Night of the Living Dead and its most recent contribution is World War Z.  There have been countless movies in between that are too many to number.  There have been many contributions to zombie lore but new ones seem to bee added every day.
Have any of you thought of what you would want out of a zombie movie?  What would you like to see?  Would you like to see something new done with the genre or to stick to tradition?

The Other Dead Takes a Unique View on the Zombie Apocylypse

The Other Dead is a comic released by IDW which takes the zombie apocalypse in a more unique direction.  Instead of the humans being infected and becoming zombies it is the animals who are becoming infected.  The comic follows a group of survivors, who are joined by none other than President Obama, as they try to make it in the animal zombie infested world.  This is a five issue series which already has a sequel in the works.

This is a premise that I have never really heard of before.  It sounds like it would be pretty interesting to read as it steers away from traditional zombie lore.  If you have the ability to check this comic out then I suggest you give it a chance. I would suggest that you look to Comixology if you do not want a physical copy. I may even start to read it and put up reviews of the different issues.

Walking Dead Season 4 episode 5 review

This episode was pretty crazy but the ending kind of threw me off guard.  Overall it was a great episode with a good number of high points.

Sickness is spreading

Those that were quarantined seemed to be getting worse and worse by the second.  It was sad though that they were killing off.  I kind of wanted to get to know some more of the people from Woodbury.  

This episode was definitely Hershel's moment to shine.  Throughout the whole episode you never really saw him lose that much of his faith.  I particularly liked the fight near the end with the walker which showed that Hershel still had some spunk in him.  It also seemed like he was now able to kill walkers without that much hesitation.  We had never really seen him kill that many since season two.  It seemed like Hershel grew a lot in this episode which is a good thing because we need him to grow.

I seriously thought for a couple of minutes that they were going to kill Glenn off.  This show has a nasty habit of bumping characters off without a moments notice.  He is not out of the woods yet though as he is still bed ridden.  

Rick and Carl

This episode developed the father and son relationship a bit more.  Rick seems more okay with including Carl in group activities now that he has seen Carl can handle himself. He had also found out that Carl could watch his back when need be.  It will be interesting to see where this will go in future episodes.  Maybe Rick will let Carl go on runs outside the prison?

Governor returns

Just as the episode was ending we caught sight of the Governor beyond the prison walls.  This was something that did not seem like it was going to happen until later on in the season.  For a while I was starting to wonder if we would ever see him at all.  Now that the prison is weak because of the sickness it would be a great opportunity for him to strike.  We will have to see what plans he will come up with in future episodes.

Glenn Beck gets reporters riled up with sighting of supposed zombie

Read this article about Glenn Beck sending a tweet about seeing Jerry Falwell.  Apparently Jerry has been dead for some time and many reporters jumped at the chance to comment on this sighting.  Many joked that Glenn had been seeing a zombie roaming around the streets in North Carolina.

It turned out though that he may have been talking about Jerry's son which was an easy mistake but man did it cause a little ruckus with the media.

Just thought this story was funny and wanted to share it with you guys.

Walking Dead video game Season 2 trailer

The trailer for the second season of the Walking Dead game has been released.  The trailer shows many of the locations that were visited in the first season of the game.  While these locations are being shown a conversation can be heard from the first season between the protagonist Lee and his companion Clementine.  Unfortunately, there are no images or characters from the second season.

The main character for this new season will be the little girl Clementine.  During the first season she was part of Lee's group of survivors and was something of an adopted daughter to him.  Due to the events of the last season, she is now on her own and will have to make her own decisions on how to survive.  

This seems to be something new that the developers TellTale are doing with their games.  In the past they have done a series of episodic releases of games based on popular movies or television shows.  This is the first time that they are doing more than one series with each being connected to each other.  This is being done with the saved game from the first season carrying on into the second.

Dead-Island Live Action Trailer

Director B.J. McDonnell made a live action version of the Dead-Island Trailer.

Do many of you remember the trailer for Dead Island?  It was a pretty memorable trailer that did really well in promoting the game.  Whether or not the game was like what the trailer showed is beside the point.  I do remember that they did have some controversy over having a child zombie in the trailer.  Many if not all did not like the fact that a child was killed for entertainment.  Though they did not have any child zombies in the game.  It was a very dramatic trailer and it is one of the trailers that is in many peoples top ten lists.

Sorry about not having a Walking Dead episode review.  I was not able to watch the episode due to some difficulties I was having.  I will be able to catch next episode though.

Post-Halloween

Sorry it took a day late to get this out but I did want to get something out after Halloween.  Now that that is out of the way I wanted to ask what many of you did for Halloween?  Did any of you try and go to a zombie run or shoot? Watch any zombie movies?

I watched a few movies myself, one of them was "Night of the Living Dead".  I had never really seen the movie the whole way through but only bits and pieces of it.  It was an interesting thing to watch especially the ending.  

Animals May Prevent Zombie Apocylpse

Found an article that talked about how animals may prevent zombies from getting too out of control.  This basically talks about how there are different species of animals who would devour undead hordes.  There are a lot of carrion eaters out there and a slow moving group of zombies would be great targets for them.  It goes on to describe the different specific animals in different species that would be the biggest threat to zombies.

This article was pretty interesting and it showed me something that I had never really thought about before.  When we see zombie movies you rarely if ever see any animals.  In the Walking Dead there has been some birds, a horse, a deer and not too much more.  This gets me wondering if they could make a zombie movie that incorporates this fact.  They could have animals attacking the zombies in addition to the living then again that would make for a short movie.  

What do you guys think?

Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 3 review

This episode was not as sad as the last one, but it had a good amount of action this time around.  We get some things answered in this episode and some new questions raised as well.

Hunt for Murderer
Leaving off from the last episode the group began to search for who was responsible for setting two members of the group on fire.  Tyreese was pretty confrontational at the beginning of the episode.  I can empathize with him because he had just lost someone he loved.  This seemed to mirror what Rick went through with losing Laurie.  It seemed that Rick was trying to use his previous experience with loss by trying to talk Tyreese down.  It was surprising that both of them came to blows with each other.  This ended with Rick repeatedly hitting Tyreese in the face.  I had almost thought that Rick had gone crazy again with him getting that look in his eyes.  It seems that they are all feeling the strain.

Sickness Spreading
It looked like everyone is starting to get sick.  Sasha has gotten sick as well as Glenn.  The last one surprised me because he is a important character and they are putting him in a precarious position.  I can only hope that they do not kill him off as his relationship with Maggie is getting interesting.  It will be surprising to see who gets sick next.  It looks like Hershel may be next because he has had more contact with the infected people.  If he does then I do not think he would survive at his age and condition.

Carl and Hershel go for a walk
It was interesting seeing the interaction between Carl and Hershel.  It seemed like Hershel was trying to become something of an adviser to Carl.  When they come into contact with the walkers in the woods Hershel told Carl not to shoot them.  This surprised me because they are all like shoot first ask questions later.  It seemed to me like he was trying to teach Carl that he doesn't have to be violent all the time.  This just seemed like a lesson that will be hard to apply in their world.

Voice on Radio
The best part of the episode was at the end where they hear the voice on the radio.  I kind of wonder who the person is?  I have heard some think that it is the Governor but it just does not seem like his style.  He would not try and send out a message to get people to come to him.  He was more likely to kill people rather than bring them to Woodbury.  I think that it is someone we have yet to meet.  I guess we will have to wait until the next episode to find out.

Poll Results for Governor's return

It seems a majority of you think that the Governor will return to the show sometime this season.  I have been hoping we will see a showdown between him and Rick or Michone.

Maybe we will see him attack the prison when they are at their weakest.  This does go with his character in that he does like to hide in the shadows and strike. They have lost a good amount of people so this would be a prime opportunity.

Parody Video of Congressional Zombie Bill

This is video from a while ago in which a actor playing John Haller, who is supposed to be the Republican representative for Philadelphia, talking about the Homeland Terrorism Preparedness Bill.
During discussing this bill there were a few things that Haller said was classified.  One of these things was something dealing with "flesh eating" and then he said classified.  This was when you could tell what exactly he was talking about. He then immediately said something about spewing and escape which just makes this more confusing.  It is a funny video to watch and when I first saw it I thought that it was real.  What do you guys think of it?

Walking Dead Season 4 episode 2 review

This episode was a pretty sad one compared to the previous episode.  Besides that though it was a pretty good episode.  Let's get into some of the more interesting things in this episode.  As I have said before there will be spoilers.

Feeding the Zombies

We still do not know who is feeding the zombies the rats.  At first I thought it was the little girl Lizzy but now I am not so sure.  It was pointed out after the show that the flashlight was held up higher then the little girl could be able to do.  I was hoping we would get an answer when Sasha saw the rats piled up near the fence.  We never got an answer because of the problems with the fence but I feel that at some point we will get an answer.

Cell Block Attack

I felt sorry for that guy that gets killed by Patrick because that was the worst way to go.  I just wondered how nobody heard two walkers stumbling about in the cell block.  Another question that I have is how did so many people turn so fast?  I thought it took a good while for someone to turn and yet how did so many do that in that amount of time?  This all goes back to how nobody heard a thing.  They could not all have been deep sleepers.

Rick's Reluctance

A major part of this episode was Rick's reluctance to taking back the leadership role.  He seems to want to be in the background helping instead of out front.  You could see this when Daryl asks him what they should do about the walkers trying to get through the fence.  Rick seemed to not want to give him a answer and seemed to want someone else to do his job.  I think that he just wanted to start living a more normal life where he is not always making life or death decisions.  He wanted to be with his son and live a calmer existence.  This unfortunately could not happen given the world they live in so he stepped back into his role.  I especially liked him putting his gun belt back on.  I will be curious to see if this issue pops up again somewhere down the line in this season.

Sickness Descends on the Group

We find out that what killed Patrick was not some new strain of the zombie virus but some kind of sickness like pneumonia.  This will be interesting to see because with this disease you have no idea who has it.  Anyone could die suddenly and become a walker.  It looked like some people in the group were already starting to become paranoid of this fact.   This paranoia is probably what lead to the death of Tyreese's girlfriend Karen getting cremated.  They have not said who has done it but I think it was Tyreese's sister Sasha because in the preview we see him confronting her about something.

Michonne's breakdown

I kind of want to know more about Michonne's background due to her reaction to the baby.  It was just so odd the way she acted when she held the baby.  It makes me wonder if something has happened to her in the past.  Hopefully we may get some idea as to what has happened to her in the past.

Zombies invade Mythbusters

Last night's episode of Mythbusters was pretty interesting.  Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, the shows hosts, wanted to see if three myths they selected from zombie lore were true or not.  The first one was whether an axe or a shotgun can kill more zombies.  The second one was whether you can outrun zombies.  The last one was whether a horde of zombies can push through a barricade.  To help them with this they brought on Michael Rooker who plays Merle Dixon on the Walking Dead.

Testing the first myth was the most fun to watch.  They had acquired about a thousand extras to dress up like zombies and come at them like a horde.  Adam had a foam axe with dye in it so he knew which zombies he had killed.  He looked like he was having fun trying to hit all of those zombies.  The most interesting thing to watch was Jamie with his paintball shotgun.  They had made masks for the zombies to wear so they could shoot them in the face.  It looked a lot like those zombie shoots I see all the time.  I don't want to say who won but it was kind of obvious before they even began testing.  

The second myth was not as exciting.  They just had Tori, Kari, and Grant, who are the other people on the show who help test the myths, running past the zombies.  The only thing interesting during that was when they had to come up with ideas to distract the zombies.

The third myth was fun to watch mainly because Michael Rooker was getting back into being Merle.  Throughout the whole show he acted normal but when he stood behind that barricade he just changed.  He even flipped the bird at the zombies through the barricade which was pretty funny.

How would you survive a Zombie Horde?

While watching this new episode of the Walking Dead it got me wondering as to how I would survive in that kind of world?  People that I have talked to all tell me their plans for what they would do.  Some say they would hold out in their houses while others say they would take off to the wilderness.  Movies as well as television have tried to tackle the subject but it would be impossible to predict unless it happened.  I am not saying that something like this could actually happen.  If something like this did then I would be generally surprised.

Have many of you ever thought what you would do if placed inside a situation like the Walking Dead?  Where would you go? Who would you include in your group?  Who would be in charge of your group?

Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 1 review

This new season of the Walking Dead has started out pretty well.  There were some surprises as well as some signs of things to come.  If you have not seen the first episode yet then I suggest that you stop now and go watch it as I will be giving spoilers.  

Prison is Getting Organized

At the end of the last season Rick and the group had acquired the survivors of Woodbury.  It appears that during the time between seasons they have made themselves a community.  Some of the characters in the episode mention a Council ,which we never see in action, who deliberate what has to be done.  Apparently this Council is made up of the members of Rick's original group.  The organization does not just stop at a semi government in that they also have built onto the prison.    In the episode you could see several buildings they had built in the field in front of the prison.  They even built a stable and a pig pen.  You also see Rick attempting to farm the growing garden they had started.  This is where he finds a gun buried in the ground which made no sense to me but maybe we will find out why it was there.

Relationships Changing

During the episode there were some relationships that had either formed off screen or there were hints at something that may form.  Beth apparently had gained her new boyfriend Zack off screen at some point.  That kind of threw me off guard because I did not picture her getting into a relationship.  Glenn and Maggie's showed signs of changing in the episode.   Maggie apparently was thought to be pregnant, which you later find out is false, much to Glenn's happiness.  It seems like he did not want a child to be born in the zombie apocalypse which is similar to Lori's predicament.  Later in the episode Maggie tells Glenn that she is "not afraid of living" which leads me to think she will try to have a child at some point.  There was also a glimmer of a relationship forming between Rick and Michonne.  The way that Rick seemed concerned about her leaving the prison and her being more friendly with Carl makes me think something will develop.

Raining Zombies

During an outing to a big box store the group of Daryl, Michonne, Zack, Sasha, Tyreese, and new guy Bob try to find necessary supplies for the ever expanding group back at the prison.  During the event Bob, who we find out was a medic before all of this,  picks up a wine bottle off the shelf.  During this it seemed like he was going to take it with him but he sets it back down.  This act leads you to believe that he truly does want to earn the trust of the group.  When he sets it back down everything just goes chaotic. Zombies are falling through the ceiling and Zack gets killed.  When they get back to the prison and tell Beth of this loss she just kind of shrugs it off.  This struck me as a little cold but maybe the kids are dealing with the apocalypse better.

Where is the Governor?

There was no sign of the Governor which kind of disappointed me.  He was such a big threat by the end of the last season and now he has disappeared.  At the end of the last season he killed a lot of his people and just took off. Where did he go?  Here is hoping that we see him again at some point this season.

Rick and Clara

When Rick had found Clara stumbling about in the woods it looked like she was a walker.  This is where you find out about Rick's three questions.  As she leads him into the woods it seemed a little fishy.  She never really gave any definite answers.  Then she takes him to her camp and you find out she has a head in the bag. It looked like she was doing what the Governor did with keeping zombie heads.  She then kills herself because she cannot take what she has done.  Rick seemed kind of emotional about it and starts to question what he would be like without his loved ones.

New Strain

The big topic of this episode is the death of Patrick at the end of the episode.  He was not bitten yet he still died and turned.  You also see earlier on a zombie with blood coming out of its eyes which was similar to Patrick's ailment.  Is this something new that can affect the survivors through the air?  They will not only have to watch out for walkers but each other as well.

Zombie Train

You guys ever gone on a zombie shoot?  It is usually when you are supplied with paintball guns or lazer tag guns and shoot people dressed up as zombies.  It seems like it would be a fun experience.

The company Zombie Train says that they give a unique experience where you fire on zombies while moving on a train.  You are given a lazer tag gun and you shoot out a window of the train car.  

The train ride lasts for two hours.  The event will last from now till Nov. 1st.

This looks like it is a cool variant of a zombie shoot.  If you are in the area you should think about giving it a shot.

Michigan Zombie Walk

I found a new zombie walk that will be taking place in Jackson Michigan.  From the looks of it the event will start registration at 4 p.m. and will begin at 5 p.m.  If you want to participate and be a zombie then be there at 1 p.m. to get ready.

The thing that makes this event special is that the proceeds go to the March of Dimes.  

If you want to help out a charity and have a little zombie fun then I suggest you check this out.

Walking Dead Marathon

AMC is going to be doing a marathon of season one, two, and three all this week.  The marathon for season one and two will begin today at 8 p.m. and will lead up to the new premiere.  On Saturday they will show the episodes for season three at 1 p.m. The new season begins Sunday at 9 p.m.

If you have not watched the show and want to get caught up now is the time.

New Zombie Comic from Marvel

Marvel has announced that they will be releasing a new comic series called "Empire of the Dead."  The writer of this comic will be famous director George Romero.

This series will be fifteen issues and will take place in New York.  It will be released in January.

It has been said by Romero that the zombies in the story will be intelligent and not just shambling hordes.

What do you guys think about this?  Any of you comic fans looking forward to this?

New Walking Dead Webisode

It is getting near that time for the new season of the Walking Dead.  Before that happens though AMC has released a new series of webisodes.  This new series is titled as "The Oath".

This series revolves around the two survivors Paul and Karina as they make their way through the zombie infested world.

AMC's previous series of webisodes have given back story to particular events that have happened during the show.  The Torn Apart series told the story of the cut in half zombie that Rick kills in the first episode.

Have any of you watched the past series?  

Zombie Events

It is starting to become that time of year where many towns across America are hosting zombie events. With the new season of the Walking Dead about to start you can count on there being a lot more.  I have yet to go to one but the more I read about them the more interesting they sound.

The main event for many of these is usually a zombie run where individuals run from zombie actors.  They run a certain amount of miles and through some obstacles.  While they are running they are trying to stay ahead of the horde that is steadily gaining on them from behind.

Many of the people that go to these events dress up as zombies themselves.  The event usually ends with some kind of contest with a judging of who had the best costume.

What do you guys think about these events?  Do you go or not?

Zombie Store Opens in Florida

 A new shop called Zombie Survival Store has opened in Orlando.  The store has a majority of Army and Navy surplus but they do cater to the zombie crowd.  

Some of their products include:

• Survival Kits
• Knives
• Rations
• Combat Fatigues
• 3-D zombie targets
• Zombie killing permits

If you are not interested in getting  surplus materials they also carry other things like zombie books and zombie candy.  

With all the zombie craze going around it is a surprise that more stores like this one have not sprung up. 

If you are on the lookout for a place to buy zombie items, you might want to check this store out.

Interactive Prequel for Medieval Zombie game

Game developers Techland have released an interactive prequel for their new game Hellraid.  This prequel is a set of interactive videos where you make choices to keep your character alive.In the prequel you play as a monk named Edyn, who you must guide to escape the creature and trap infested monastery

Hellraid is a first person medieval action-role playing game.  In the game you and your friends will face off against armies from the underworld.  For those of you who have enjoyed Techland's other game Dead Island should find this game enjoyable. It seems to borrow a good bit from that game but has some differences to it. One major difference between Dead Island and Hellraid is the inclusion of magic.  There is no release date for the game, but it will be available on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3

So what do you guys think about this game so far?  Did many of you like Dead Island?

Schwarzenegger in a Zombie Movie?

Arnold Schwarzenegger has tweeted a photo of himself, co-actor Abigail Breslin, and director Henry Hobson on the set of the upcoming zombie movie "Maggie".

The movie revolves around a daughter who has recently been infected. This leads to her and her family waiting for when she eventually becomes one of the undead.  Arnold is set to play the father of Maggie.

This will be the second horror genre movie that Arnold has been in.  The first one that he was in was the movie "End of Days" which was not well receieved.  There were those that felt that Arnold did his better work in action movies rather then horror.   

There is no word yet as to when the movie will be released.

What do you guys think of Arnold being in another horror movie?  Will you go see the movie when it comes out? 

New Event: Zombiefest 2013

Downtown Springfield Massachusetts will play host to Zombiefest.  Beginning next week this festival will include many events like Fright Fest at Six Flags New England.  The main event for this is the Zombie Walk which will take place on October 19th.  The admission for this is free so if you are in the area maybe you will think about giving this a try.

Spin-Off for The Walking Dead

Yesterday it was announced by AMC that The Walking Dead would get a spin-off in 2015.  They went on to say that this side story would have different characters and a different setting than the main show.  

This seems to be a trend now for AMC as they have recently created a spin-off for Breaking Bad.  With this happening it could mean that AMC might want to go in other directions with this series. This is good news for fans of the main show because once it is over, the spin-offs could keep going on.  

Even though there is not much to go on, what are your thoughts on this spin-off? Where do you think it will take place at?