Saturday, October 30, 2010

NEW YORK TIMES- TELEVISION 10.30.2010

'THE WALKING DEAD' UNLEASHES ZOMBIES

By ALESSANDRA STANLEY


LIGHTHEARTED SUBJECT

The author chose to cover a new zombie series on AMC called 'The Walking Dead'. She did so in a very lighthearted manner by using the following points:


COMEDY: CLEVER PICK UP LINE

Right off the bat, he captures attention with a clever pick up line: "The one good thing about the walking dead is that they don’t drive." Not only is the author being funny, but proving a point leading up to the first counter arguement.


POINT, COUNTER-POINT: VAMPIRES VS. ZOMBIES

The author proposes which is better: vampires or zombies? He points out that the vampire have been the most popular 'monster' for quite some time with shows like "Twilight" and "True Blood." She goes on to say that zombies have been under-rated in the realm of monsters and are making their way back into pop culture.


PERSUASION: ZOMBIES TO BECOME THE NEXT CRAZE

Once the author persuaded me to believe why zombies are a better breed of monster than vampires, she pleaded her point on why this zombie show in particular is more accurate than others in the past. 'The Walking Dead' is a "straight tale of horror" rather than just a spoof in comparison to films like 'Zombieland.'





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