Following on from my Book Thread, more high brow culture: The BBC are reporting the start of filming in Glasgow of what is probably the most important piece of cinematic culture ever: World War Z the film of Max Brooks’ book of the same name; subtitled An Oral History of the Zombie War. There are some concerns whether the film may sanitise the terrible war between mankind and the zombies. I also have concerns that Brad Pitt might not be …
When unforeseen natural disasters strike it is common for the government to be blamed – sometimes somewhat unfairly- for failing to mount an adequate response. In this case, however, the disaster was signposted yet no proper measures were put in place. Only a week ago it was revealed that Leicester City Council had no preparations in place to deal with a zombie invasion. At the time council officials seemed to treat this as some sort of joke: it seems now …
Leicester city council has admitted to one of the most shocking lapses any council could. It appears that they have no emergency plan to deal with a zombie outbreak. The following letter has prompted this shocking revelation: Dear Leicester City Council, Can you please let us know what provisions you have in place in the event of a zombie invasion? Having watched several films it is clear that preparation for such an event is poor and one that councils throughout …
It is election time and as such I wish to continue the tradition I began last May by discussing monsters. Last time it was werewolves: this year it is going to be zombies. I have discussed zombies before but I think we need another thread on this issue. Whilst on holiday for the last couple of weeks I chanced (between breaks in Dave’s Top Gear coverage) upon Channel 5’s The Walking Dead. I have always been a fan of zombies …
I know it is the silly season but this is so brilliantly silly it is vital that everyone reads it. The BBC are quoting a research paper on zombies and mathematical modelling of a zombie outbreak. Now I know a bit about zombies and have studied the Zombie Survival Guide and the World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. However, the mathematical model makes for grim reading: to quote from the end of the paper “In summary, …
