Excellent Day Of The Dead Podcast

[Neil]

Here's Peter Laws' (an ordained Church Minister) thoughts on Day Of The Dead in the form of two podcasts (theflicksthatchurchforgot). Great listening:- Part 1 (37m41s) Part 2 (23m39s) Extra credit also goes to Peter for composing/playing the background music (a homage to Day of the Dead). ps: Do you agree with the comment at 35m25s in part 1? Zombie have an 18 month "lifespan"?

[JDP]

ps: Do you agree with the comment at 35m25s in part 1? Zombie have an 18 month "lifespan"? Most certainly not. If that was true then all it would take is for surviving humans to hole up in bunkers or secure buildings with enough supplies to last for the said amount of time to make the situation much better and in their favor. It would be a question of gathering enough supplies to last 18 months and simply waiting for most zombies to die out on their own, and when their numbers are very low come out and finish the job of exterminating them now that the odds are more in favor of the living. No need to worry so much about their numbers, or make extreme propositions like dropping atomic bombs on the big populated areas, or desperately trying to seek ways to reverse the process or "domesticate" them.

[Neil]

^^ No, I don't recall hearing that in the films either!?

[EvilNed]

Listened to Part 1. He mostly gives us a rundown of the film, so far...

[JDP]

^^ No, I don't recall hearing that in the films either!? This issue of how long can the zombies last before becoming "dysfunctional" is first addressed in Day of the Dead. Dr. Logan calculates that they can last for years, and in cases of early revival, even as much as 10 to 12 years. So the "18 months" thingy is quite mistaken any way you want to look at it.

[kidgloves]

Impressive. He really loves the movie doesn't he?