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‘The Walking Dead’ Is Not A Show About Survival, But About Humanity
thefederalist ^ | Nov. 27, 2015 | Jay Caruso

Posted on 11/30/2015 9:52:53 AM PST by PROCON


Since “The Walking Dead” premiered in 2010, non-fans have often asked fans about the appeal of the show: “Who wants to watch people constantly on the run from zombies?”

They mistakenly equated the show with feature films about zombies. Zombie movies almost always have the same underlying theme: survival. From “Night Of The Living Dead” to “28 Days Later” to “World War Z,” there is only one question viewers pose to themselves: “Will the characters survive?” There is never enough time to go beyond the theme of survival and really become invested in the characters.

In “The Walking Dead,” survival is part of the show. But it is not a show about survival. The walkers serve as a plot device, but overall the show is about people and what happens to their humanity when they face such situations. Viewers get to invest in the lives of the characters, allowing us to go beyond the circumstances they face or the world in which they live. This dynamic enhances the story.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: entertainment; humanity; thewalkingdead; twd; walkingdead
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The Walking Dead (TWD) is a show you either love or hate.

I agree with the author; besides being entertaining, we identify with the characters and their humanity.

1 posted on 11/30/2015 9:52:53 AM PST by PROCON
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To: ConjunctionJunction

Ping


2 posted on 11/30/2015 9:53:18 AM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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To: PROCON

Or one you’ve never seen.


3 posted on 11/30/2015 9:54:04 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: PROCON

oh please.


4 posted on 11/30/2015 9:54:55 AM PST by Chuzzlewit
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To: Chuzzlewit
Hey, it's general chat, you don't like it......fuggedabouit!
5 posted on 11/30/2015 9:56:16 AM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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To: PROCON
I agree with the author; besides being entertaining...

Me too, theres only been one other series I totally enjoyed as much as TWD and that was "24".......

6 posted on 11/30/2015 9:57:34 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: PROCON

I liked Falling Skies, then they ruined it with a ridiculously contrived Finale.

Well, at least they didn’t leave people wondering like the Finale of the Sopranos. LOL


7 posted on 11/30/2015 9:57:57 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: PROCON

8 posted on 11/30/2015 9:58:41 AM PST by McGruff (Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it)
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To: PROCON
I agree with the author; besides being entertaining, we identify with the characters and their humanity.

 

Meh. I want a zombie show that centers on the zombies. Where's the zombie show that features a zombie as the hero? What about a plot line that details the undead relationsips between the unliving? Steamy zombie sex scenes?

I want to identify with the characters and their UNhumanity.

9 posted on 11/30/2015 9:58:51 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Falling Skies lost me when they strated bringing in the “Good Aliens” into the plot.


10 posted on 11/30/2015 9:59:08 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Hot Tabasco

“theres only been one other series I totally enjoyed as much as TWD and that was “24””

+1


11 posted on 11/30/2015 9:59:45 AM PST by McGruff (Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Z Nation is better than TWD


12 posted on 11/30/2015 9:59:52 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: PROCON

Duh! Always has been.


13 posted on 11/30/2015 9:59:57 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It gets late early around here..." Yogi)
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To: Responsibility2nd

That would be iZombie. Which is actually a really good show.


14 posted on 11/30/2015 10:01:40 AM PST by discostu (Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start)
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To: Kickass Conservative

FS the first two season’s was good. The last season was written by the same idiots that didn’t know how to end Lost - it seems.


15 posted on 11/30/2015 10:01:48 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It gets late early around here..." Yogi)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Z nation comes close.


16 posted on 11/30/2015 10:02:38 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It gets late early around here..." Yogi)
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To: PROCON

Meh. For a show with ~42 minute run time I can watch a DVR’d episode in about 7-8 minutes by fast-forwarding through all of the exposition designed to elucidate the character’s humanity or lack thereof.

Carol going from a battered wife to a psycho. Yeah, I really want to spend six seasons exploring that character development.


17 posted on 11/30/2015 10:03:29 AM PST by JPX2011
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I just want to know what oil, gas, batteries, sparkplugs, and solenoids all those cars the survivors get in and they just start right up..... 2 TO 4 YEARS AFTER THE ZOMBIE APOCOLYPSE STARTED!
18 posted on 11/30/2015 10:06:51 AM PST by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: PROCON

This is an interesting thread but I would ask that no one post any spoilers from last night’s episode as I have not seen it yet. If you feel compelled to do so PLEASE post “SPOILER ALERT” at the beginning of the post so I can scroll on.


19 posted on 11/30/2015 10:07:55 AM PST by circlecity
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To: Responsibility2nd
Steamy zombie sex scenes?

Silly...zombies don't want sex, they only want

~~BRAINS~~

20 posted on 11/30/2015 10:08:17 AM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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