tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post2947285284220355136..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: The Walking Dead explores the last taboo by hinting at cannibalism in season fiveMichael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-72637728293991324322014-04-11T22:11:43.199-06:002014-04-11T22:11:43.199-06:00I think cannibalism is so scary because there'...I think cannibalism is so scary because there's no distinction between your companions/group/friends and what you eat. How do you decide who you care about and who you eat?Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-31080036602869887802014-04-03T15:27:54.270-06:002014-04-03T15:27:54.270-06:00I have seen The Road and two other post-apocalypti...I have seen The Road and two other post-apocalyptic films, I am Legend and World War Z. I have not seen The Walking Dead yet, though. I've heard so much about it! I think I must get Season 1 on DVD :)Len Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13394563639136301725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-85055806485483190172014-04-03T00:23:35.410-06:002014-04-03T00:23:35.410-06:00I do think something can be so good it "disco...I do think something can be so good it "discourages you in your own ambitions." I frequently will read something, or watch a show, that makes me wish I could be that good at dialogue or world building.<br /><br />And I can be so rude sometimes I worry that I'm already equipped for the apacalypse- zombie or otherwise.<br /><br />The world grows more callous by the year. I'd love it to be simpler, but progress demands a sacrifice. Well, shit happens, right?<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-88531929827941929402014-04-02T19:51:00.815-06:002014-04-02T19:51:00.815-06:00I so don't want to see that episode -- I have ...I so don't want to see that episode -- I have such a low gross-out factor. But to give it and The Road credit, they are exploring the dark side of humanity.<br /><br />Sure, I've come across writing and stories so good I'm very intimidated as a writer, and when I saw the play The Laramie Project I knew I would never be able to write such astonishingly good dialogue. But you know what? None of the dialogue was fiction; instead it was quoting real people verbatim. So sometimes in our daily lives we can be that good.<br /><br />And Michael, my dear, you are more than good enough to keep writing. So keep on writing your wonderful stories!Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-3016078657683826572014-04-02T18:59:06.070-06:002014-04-02T18:59:06.070-06:00Now I'm glad I'm not watching that show. I...Now I'm glad I'm not watching that show. I'm way too squeamish for that. Enough so that right now I feel the need to wash out my brain with bleach just to get the images out.<br /><br />I wouldn't worry about not being good enough. The fact that you are drawn to this sort of story means that you probably should write it. It'll just take some practice to get to the level of competency that you want. If you aren't there already. We tend to be hypercritical of our own work. You're better than you think you are (but not as good as you want to be...you'll get there).Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-2511769356472951432014-04-02T16:57:54.689-06:002014-04-02T16:57:54.689-06:00What? Are there no rats left? Do zombies eat rats?...What? Are there no rats left? Do zombies eat rats? Or other animals?Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-47221733504731052902014-04-02T15:08:55.547-06:002014-04-02T15:08:55.547-06:00I'm always drawn to different. I'll have t...I'm always drawn to different. I'll have to add the Road to my TBR. Dark often seems richer, doesn't it?M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-2672053727309813902014-04-02T14:16:17.923-06:002014-04-02T14:16:17.923-06:00I'm so glad I quit watching, this is just too ...I'm so glad I quit watching, this is just too much!<br /><br />Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-81687517811467170492014-04-02T13:22:11.108-06:002014-04-02T13:22:11.108-06:00Great post! This episode was amazing on so many le...Great post! This episode was amazing on so many levels. I know there is always the element of shock value, but this was the perfect cap to that idea of the living being the true monsters. Rick kills his enemy by biting his throat, yet this is less disturbing than what's happening at Terminus. And the writer in me loved Rick explaining the rabbit trap as a foreshadowing of how the episode will end. These writers really have a grip on the viewers' emotions. Laurie Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089552813955890768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-81480587957585561102014-04-02T12:05:42.668-06:002014-04-02T12:05:42.668-06:00Haven't seen this season yet. Time to binge wa...Haven't seen this season yet. Time to binge watch!<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a> mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-54110029877635048302014-04-02T10:09:55.028-06:002014-04-02T10:09:55.028-06:00Hope to catch up a bit as soon as my schedule allo...Hope to catch up a bit as soon as my schedule allows. Which should be sometime after 2015...<br /><br />On a positive not, I loved The Road. The movie was pretty good, which makes me want to pick up the book.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-28580815253513110992014-04-02T09:28:08.782-06:002014-04-02T09:28:08.782-06:00If you're referring to Game of Thrones, I'...If you're referring to Game of Thrones, I'm watching Season 3 this week because it's free on Comcast. Then I'd have to wait until next year to watch Season 4, lol.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-92082160774636778982014-04-02T09:11:44.006-06:002014-04-02T09:11:44.006-06:00I just got my hands on copies of the first three s...I just got my hands on copies of the first three seasons of "The Walking Dead" and I'm planning on beginning the series this weekend, so I'll postpone reading this post until later. Thanks. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-32134557031082368752014-04-02T08:56:14.615-06:002014-04-02T08:56:14.615-06:00@Pat: Are you watching the show? It sounds like yo...@Pat: Are you watching the show? It sounds like you are!<br /><br />@M.J.: It's fun to second guess where stories are going. Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-52140169704881926062014-04-02T08:31:21.563-06:002014-04-02T08:31:21.563-06:00I noticed that screen shot in that episode, too. A...I noticed that screen shot in that episode, too. And spent the whole time leading up to that shot yelling, "It's a trap!" And then made a couple of Soylent Green references for good measure.<br /><br />Because I'm cool like that.<br /><br />M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-21820021245180285992014-04-02T07:22:29.900-06:002014-04-02T07:22:29.900-06:00Great the population is already dwindling from zom...Great the population is already dwindling from zombies and these lazy idiots are killing some of the few humans left. They'd probably think I was great eating, though I was wondering yesterday when watching Game of Thrones and they talked about eating the fat soldier from the wall whether fat people would really be that good to eat. I mean you'd have to think most of me would be fat, but then maybe that would seal in the juices of the meat that's left.<br /><br />When I was in Traverse City they had one of those exhibits where they show human bodies that have been taken apart and injected with silicone or whatever to preserve them. Basically human meat when you don't color it looks grayish like turkey or chicken. Ie, you probably taste like chicken.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com