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What kind of apocalypse are you hoping for?

#1

phil

phil

Personally, I'd prefer a slow zombie one over anything else. After that I could probably swing an alien invasion. I dunno if I could do robots though.


Edit: crap! I shoulda added an option for actual biblical one. I'll try to fix it later.


#2

strawman

strawman

I'm totally going for the robot invasion. movie trailer voice: In a world... where robots are slowly taking over... computer engineers are heralded as saviors.... ROBOCALYPSE... Coming soon to a theater near you!


#3

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Daleks.

Because then we get to meet the Doctor.


#4

Mathias

Mathias

The funny part about Zombie Apocalypse fanatics is they would be probably be among the first eaten.


#5



Jiarn

How do you figure?

I know at least the Zombie Survival Guide types will do everything in their power to avoid confrontation. Seek the most common sense styles of travel and avoidance. Finding secure shelters and sustainable living means.

Yeah, they're totally among the first.


#6

Charlie Don't Surf

The Lovely Boehner

All those douchebag zombie apocalypse "fans" don't realize that 99% of them will have no ability to stay calm and collected and follow the rules from their favorite book or movie if people are eating their friends and family and the world is ending


#7



Jiarn

Funny thing is, I think the Hipsters would be the first to go.

Wow, I just had a thought of Hipster Jesus "I was rising from the dead before it went mainstream"


#8

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Zombies are what the CDC is preparing for.


#9

LordRendar

LordRendar

I have to agree with LB though.It's one thing to imagine what will happen and what you would do if such an event would ever occur,but totaly another if almost every person you know is dead/undead.
Unless they really trained for that event (planned escape routes,which have been tried and tested repeatedly,several hideouts,etc) they are gonna panic and forget everything they read.


#10

General Specific

General Specific



#11

Null

Null

I think people like the zombie apocalypse because zombies are easy. They're stupid, slow, and incapable of using anything above simple tools at best. No matter what you do to a zombie, it's a monster, so it's sort of justified - hell, they're dead, so they can't even hurt. So zombies are a good outlet for sociopathic fantasy. Anyone who isn't brain damaged and at least moderately physically capable can outwit and outfight a zombie.

Now if it was a bearpocalypse, we'd all be screwed.


#12

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Null said:
Now if it was a bearpocalypse, we'd all be screwed.
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That's what kittehs are for.



#13

Mathias

Mathias

Null said:
I think people like the zombie apocalypse because zombies are easy. They're stupid, slow, and incapable of using anything above simple tools at best. No matter what you do to a zombie, it's a monster, so it's sort of justified - hell, they're dead, so they can't even hurt. So zombies are a good outlet for sociopathic fantasy. Anyone who isn't brain damaged and at least moderately physically capable can outwit and outfight a zombie.

Now if it was a bearpocalypse, we'd all be screwed.
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This is why I feel that the most staunch zombie fans hate the fast moving zombies. They know they're fucked when it comes to a fast zombie, so all their hindsight bullshit goes out the window. There was a computer model run at some university where every scenario of an uncontained zombie outbreak ended with every last human being gone.

It's easy to imagine what you'd do. It's another thing to stare down a hoard of zombies and not panic your ass off. That's why I love the Walking Dead series.


#14

Jay

Jay

Wanted to congratulate all of the survivors on this years version of "So... It's The End Of The World?"

See you all back here next year, on the 21st of December! Until then.... stay safe!!!!


#15

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

BRAAAAAINSSS....BRAAAAAAINSSSSS.....

*looks around*

WROOOOONGG...SIIIIITE......

*shuffles away*


#16

General Specific

General Specific

Mathias said:
There was a computer model run at some university where every scenario of an uncontained zombie outbreak ended with every last human being gone.
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Except for Madagascar.


#17

fade

fade

Mathias said:
This is why I feel that the most staunch zombie fans hate the fast moving zombies. They know they're fucked when it comes to a fast zombie, so all their hindsight bullshit goes out the window. There was a computer model run at some university where every scenario of an uncontained zombie outbreak ended with every last human being gone.

It's easy to imagine what you'd do. It's another thing to stare down a hoard of zombies and not panic your ass off. That's why I love the Walking Dead series.
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I never liked the fast zombies because I feel like they take part of the dread away from the movie. In a real life situation, they'd probably be more terrifying, but in a movie, I find them less so. They're more like animals than the slow, inevitable, plodding onset of (loosely) metaphorical death. Animals just aren't as scary.

On topic, I would chose outbreak, since I'm a survivor. Then you just have to deal with asshole survivors.


#18

IronBrig4

IronBrig4



#19

MindDetective

MindDetective

fade said:
I never liked the fast zombies because I feel like they take part of the dread away from the movie. In a real life situation, they'd probably be more terrifying, but in a movie, I find them less so. They're more like animals than the slow, inevitable, plodding onset of (loosely) metaphorical death. Animals just aren't as scary.

On topic, I would chose outbreak, since I'm a survivor. Then you just have to deal with asshole survivors.
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It seems to me that the fast zombies need to be filmed differently than slow zombies. It needs to be more like Alien and less like a Zombie movie. Of course, they usually aren't filmed that way.


#20

Tress

Tress

I've always enjoyed zombie films because I enjoy the tension you get from the "many vs. few" scenarios, coupled with the unstoppable nature of a zombie horde. It's fun to watch, but I wouldn't want to try and live through it. I'd be the first to admit that I would not last long, despite my "training" watching zombie films. :rolleyes:


#21

phil

phil

See, to me it's more of a game of hunter VS. Hunted. Only you're much smarter than your hunter though there are millions of them.


#22

Baerdog

Baerdog

MindDetective said:
It seems to me that the fast zombies need to be filmed differently than slow zombies. It needs to be more like Alien and less like a Zombie movie. Of course, they usually aren't filmed that way.
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I'm stealing this idea.


#23



Philosopher B.

Grue. I'll just remain in the light.


#24

Math242

Math242

aliens.

you know because they come from another planet and stuff


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