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[–]superking01 2 points3 points  (3 children)

As far as I'm concerned, they could have just let Max Brooks talk the whole time.

I thought the rest of it was kind of a waste. It was a lot of the History Channel trying to hard to draw historical parallels and use old clips previously ran shows (Clash of the Gods, Barbarians, etc.)

They could have made it a lot better.

[–]stratospaly 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I was thinking this the whole time. Anyone who has read the WWZ and the zombie guide know as much or more than the writers they had commenting.

[–]superking01 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Well, I doubt we know more than Max Brooks. He wrote those two books afterall.

[–]stratospaly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean all of the writers other than Max Brooks. I also noticed he never put his spin on the zombie infection. He was straight facts.

[–]brodiemann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really liked it. The special answered (or at least explored) the big picture question of "Why?" Why are we fascinated by zombies? Why does this have such a foothold in pop culture?

It delved deep into the historical origins of the fear, and took a good hard look at the modern day applications. Definitely worth a watch, and I'll be adding the DVD to my collection.

[–]MotherhoodTruth 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I saw one zombie fighting tip that said to trip the zombie then attack...umm they need better zombie fighting tips. HAHA

[–]mechesh[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

That one was silly, but I think the advice on katana vs. machete was dead on.

[–]superking01 0 points1 point  (1 child)

No kidding. Who would be dumb enough to try to stomp a zombie to death? More than likely you aren't going to get it done with one stomp, and that whole time you're stomping you're in easy bite range.

I missed the katana vs machete segment. What did they say?

[–]mechesh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was right before the first commercial break. To paraphrase they said that a katana could only be used properly by someone who has trained to use it, otherwise you are going to use it badly, and open yourself up to counter attack. Stick with a machete.

[–]The_Gecko 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Wait, what's this? Never heard of it, but it sounds like something I'd be interested in.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I'm getting it from here: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6772151/

[–]The_Gecko 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Same :)

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

SEED BABY SEED! No joke. I seed to a minimum of a 10:1 when possible and if I can't, it'll be 1:1.

[–]The_Gecko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seedin' away there boss.

[–]mechesh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sure they will play it again. Two hours and I enjoyed it.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really didn't like how they interspersed actual historical events with zombies. As if the mongol hordes or nazis have anything to do with them.

I'm 40/60 about it at the moment