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aliceylain) wrote2014-07-29 07:19 pm
aliceylain) wrote2014-07-29 07:19 pm
she's the name tag on the toe of your long dead love affair
Soooooo. I may not have ever said specifically (I honestly can't remember) but I have a thing for zombies. I'm not saying that I'll read or watch every piece of fiction with zombies in it, but if there ARE zombies, there's a good chance I'll check it out. And pommenade reblogged quite a few photosets on tumblr that had what appeared zombies in them, I knew I had to check out the series.
Yeah, so I watched both seasons of BBC's In The Flesh and I pretty much adore it. The trailer from the first season is pretty spot on; if you think it looks like it's a show where there are very few happy endings, then you're absolutely right. There's very little happiness in the show, so be aware of that going in. The basic premise is that a zombie uprising happened but mankind figured out a way to "fix" the undead. They're still undead but when they take a special medicine, they regain their memories and brain functions. It's an interesting premise which leads to a lot of clashes and questions as to what to do with the "fixed" undead. I am REALLY hoping to get a third season as the second season didn't wrap up all the questions brought up but so far there isn't any confirmation from the BBC.
Since I'm talking about zombies, I might as well quickly pimp some other zombie fiction that I enjoy.
Feed by Mira Grant: This book is abso-fucking-lutely amazing. It takes place around 20 years after the undead uprising and society is still plugging along. Blood tests are required to go anywhere, the CDC reigns supreme in the US government, and bloggers are starting to take over from the mainstream media as the preferred form of news reporting. A team of young adult bloggers are chosen to follow a presidential candidate as he campaigns and. Well. Stuff happens. The strength in this book is by far Georgia Mason, the narrator and main protagonist. Georgia is AMAZING and I love her so much and everyone should give this book a chance just for her.
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry: I love this book as well, although not as much as Feed. This one takes place in California and humanity isn't doing so well. Benny Imura lives in a fenced-in town and his big brother Tom is known as the biggest, baddest zombie killer around. Benny reluctantly becomes his brother's zombie killer apprentice and we learn that zombies aren't the scariest thing that can be found out in the "rot and ruin". My favorite character in this story is Tom Imura due to how he handles his brother and makes his own philosophy and morals in a zombie-infested world. Also, unlike Feed, we don't know why the zombie uprising happened and that is one of the ongoing mysteries as the series progresses.
Warm Bodies: I kind of love narratives that are from the point of view of the zombies and Warm Bodies does it very well. The movie is narrated by "R", a teenage zombie who can't remember his name but wishes that he could really connect with people. While chomping down on somebody, he sees a living girl and faaaalls in loooooove. It's a little sappy but I still like the movie a lot, particularly R's internal narrative and how he begins to change from a zombie into something else. I keep meaning to read the book that it's based on sometime. Note to self: I should do that soon.
pommenade reblogged quite a few photosets on tumblr that had what appeared zombies in them, I knew I had to check out the series.Yeah, so I watched both seasons of BBC's In The Flesh and I pretty much adore it. The trailer from the first season is pretty spot on; if you think it looks like it's a show where there are very few happy endings, then you're absolutely right. There's very little happiness in the show, so be aware of that going in. The basic premise is that a zombie uprising happened but mankind figured out a way to "fix" the undead. They're still undead but when they take a special medicine, they regain their memories and brain functions. It's an interesting premise which leads to a lot of clashes and questions as to what to do with the "fixed" undead. I am REALLY hoping to get a third season as the second season didn't wrap up all the questions brought up but so far there isn't any confirmation from the BBC.
Since I'm talking about zombies, I might as well quickly pimp some other zombie fiction that I enjoy.
Feed by Mira Grant: This book is abso-fucking-lutely amazing. It takes place around 20 years after the undead uprising and society is still plugging along. Blood tests are required to go anywhere, the CDC reigns supreme in the US government, and bloggers are starting to take over from the mainstream media as the preferred form of news reporting. A team of young adult bloggers are chosen to follow a presidential candidate as he campaigns and. Well. Stuff happens. The strength in this book is by far Georgia Mason, the narrator and main protagonist. Georgia is AMAZING and I love her so much and everyone should give this book a chance just for her.
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry: I love this book as well, although not as much as Feed. This one takes place in California and humanity isn't doing so well. Benny Imura lives in a fenced-in town and his big brother Tom is known as the biggest, baddest zombie killer around. Benny reluctantly becomes his brother's zombie killer apprentice and we learn that zombies aren't the scariest thing that can be found out in the "rot and ruin". My favorite character in this story is Tom Imura due to how he handles his brother and makes his own philosophy and morals in a zombie-infested world. Also, unlike Feed, we don't know why the zombie uprising happened and that is one of the ongoing mysteries as the series progresses.
Warm Bodies: I kind of love narratives that are from the point of view of the zombies and Warm Bodies does it very well. The movie is narrated by "R", a teenage zombie who can't remember his name but wishes that he could really connect with people. While chomping down on somebody, he sees a living girl and faaaalls in loooooove. It's a little sappy but I still like the movie a lot, particularly R's internal narrative and how he begins to change from a zombie into something else. I keep meaning to read the book that it's based on sometime. Note to self: I should do that soon.