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'Walking Dead': Zombies Thrive on Weak Economy (Creator Robert Kirkman Cites Economic Unrest)
CNBC ^ | Friday, 22 Mar 2013 | Michelle Chalen

Posted on 03/24/2013 11:08:33 AM PDT by DogByte6RER

Edited on 03/24/2013 11:11:41 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

AMC's smash hit series the "Walking Dead" is one of the biggest things on cable and economic uncertainty may be one reason why, creator Robert Kirkman told CNBC on Friday.

"I've always felt zombies didn't really get their due. As far as movie monsters go you see a lot of vampires, werewolf stuff. And it's just now zombies are getting recognized being as cool as they actually are," Kirkman said.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amc; braindead; economics; inflation; iteotwawki; obamanomics; recession; robertkirkman; television; thewalkingdead; undead; unemployment; walkingdead; zombie; zombieapocalypse; zombies
Zombies photo zombies.png "'Walking Dead': Zombies Thrive on Weak Economy" ... Yep, zombies are a terrific analogy for both our current economy and our state of politics.
1 posted on 03/24/2013 11:08:33 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
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To: Admin Moderator

Was it necessary to remove the html graphics too?

Geez.


2 posted on 03/24/2013 11:13:37 AM PDT by DogByte6RER ("Loose lips sink ships")
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"People now are, you know, worrying about how to pay their mortgage and worrying about how they're going to afford groceries and it's nice to sit down on the couch and watch a simpler time, when people are just worried about being chased by zombies. It's really funny," he said.

I think people are attracted to this kind of entertainment in order to toughen themselves for the future.

3 posted on 03/24/2013 11:33:22 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: DogByte6RER

Zombies are cool? A real zombie attack would be like an open air theme park where rednecks would walk around shooting them at random. The zombie apocalypse would last for about 24 hours in Texas.


4 posted on 03/24/2013 12:10:09 PM PDT by Hardastarboard (Buck Off, Bronco Bama)
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To: virgil283; Valpal1; APatientMan; CatherineofAragon; LibertarianLiz; Radagast the Fool; shotgun; ...

Walking Dead ping!

Please let me know if you would like on or off The Walking Dead ping list.


5 posted on 03/24/2013 12:12:23 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: DogByte6RER

Simple times. lol. A few more people concerned about how to pay the mortgage over doomsday 20 years ago and we might not be in the mess we are in today...


6 posted on 03/24/2013 12:12:26 PM PDT by erlayman
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To: erlayman

A perfect lead in for this oldy but goody.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWpU8sX10_4


7 posted on 03/24/2013 1:53:26 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: ConjunctionJunction

Is this the reminder, live thread, for Walking Dead for tonight???


8 posted on 03/24/2013 2:21:15 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: Marcella

This was just a ping to an article that you all might find to be of interest. The live thread is over here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3000297/posts


9 posted on 03/24/2013 2:24:25 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: DogByte6RER

The zombies thrive on government incomes and services with most customers receiving government incomes (especially local governments fat on federal pork). In the end of the default process, they’ll have no juicy targets to rob but each other. They’ll all be looking at their own layoffs and foreclosures soon. There will be food (USA—remember?), but toys and fuel will be scarce.


10 posted on 03/24/2013 2:24:39 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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To: DogByte6RER

The Progressives feed on our life force.


11 posted on 03/24/2013 2:26:00 PM PDT by NoLibZone (I predict the exact same Freepers will hate the GOP Candidate for: 2016,2020,2024,2028, 2032.)
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