EBOLA: The Walking Dead FILMED IN ATLANTA

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Comment by Bean on October 2, 2014 at 9:51pm

Disclaimer: Mild profanity towards the end of the video.

Comment by Kathy on October 10, 2014 at 6:40pm

Find it quite interesting the connections to the Zombie apocalypse craze.


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Comment by Cyprium on October 11, 2014 at 7:36pm

Isn't it though? In case you've seen the show...season four featured a secondary outbreak (other than the zombie infection) which they termed vaguely a "flu". It involved a hemorrhagic fever that caused the lungs to fill with blood....it very much resembled Ebola.  Most victims of it died and then of course, (as all who die in this series do) they became zombies. How well timed.


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Comment by Bean on October 12, 2014 at 5:46pm

watched the final two episodes of season 1 last night, and after hearing some of the dialogue in it, grabbed some screenshots to share.. the culmination of season 1 hints at an origin much more sinister than a 'natural viral outbreak'..

the group of survivors in the 'zombie apocalypse' go to the CDC building in Atlanta, hoping for a help and a possible vaccine..

the below scene opens with a video transmission from the sole surviving doctor at the CDC.. the transmission is regarding "WILDFIRE MSB3417"..

'day 194 since wildfire was declared'... according to the series wiki, in both the comic and show, 'now' is when the outbreak first occurred.. which was, in reality for the TV show, was Sunday, October 31st, 2010.. 10/31/10..

which would make "day 194".. Friday the 13th, May, 2011.. 6/13/11..

63 days ago would mean the sudden pandemic broke out on Friday, March 3rd, 2011... 3/11/11

the sole surviving doctor ends his transmission, then casually announces that 'tomorrow' he'll just 'blow his brains out'.. very grim.. 

little did the doctor know that a group of 13 survivors was already on its way to the CDC.. but, alas, survivor 13 was bitten, so is left under a tree, to die and return as a zombie, while the remaining gang of 12 makes its way to the CDC building in Atlanta..

the final episode in season 1, "TS-19" begins with the survivors entering the building.. they eventually learn the CDC back-up power is almost out.. by this time, the doctor (an atheist) has decided he will not leave the building, but will stay, not to blow his brains out, but to be annihilated by the 'final decontamination' explosion programmed to destroy the entire building..

but, first, he gives the survivors some important tips..


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Comment by Bean on October 12, 2014 at 6:06pm

...so.. um.. yeah..

the survivors make it out to their party bus just before the CDC building ignites..

as the last two climb on to the bus.. a curious little wall plaque conveys a warm sentiment to all..

in case you can't make it out.. the sign on the wall in their bus of safety reads "How About A Nice Cup of Shut the Hell Up".. an interesting proposition for the group of survivors who just begged the CDC to let them go back out into the infected, zombie-stricken population..


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Comment by Bean on October 12, 2014 at 6:18pm

as the survivors settle in to safety, lyrics from Bob Dylan's "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" softly and sadly serenade them as the building burns to ashes.. 

note the giant skull of red flames..

...fade to black.

couple interesting background notes.. The Walking Dead first aired on October 31st, 2010.. but, began as a comic series.. there's even a wiki devoted to it.. http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_Wiki

"The Walking Dead is an American horror television drama series developed by Frank Darabont. It is based on the Comic Series of the same name by Robert Kirkman..."

Frank Durabont's "first job in movies was as a production assistant on the 1981 low-budget film, Hell Night (1981), starring Linda Blair.

He spent the next six years working in the art department as a set dresser and in set construction while struggling to establish himself as a writer. His first produced writing credit (shared) was on the 1987 film, Nightmare On Elm Street 3 (1987)...

Darabont is one of only six filmmakers in history with the unique distinction of having his first two feature films receive nominations for the Best Picture Academy Award: 1994's The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and 1999's The Green Mile (1999)...

When asked about the "cause of the outbreak" in the original comic, the creator, Robert Kirkman responded..

...going back to explain how the government originally collapsed, "...doesn't interest me, for the time being...I may change my mind eventually."

As to the cause of the zombie outbreak, Kirkman wrote, "I have ideas [about the cause of the zombie plague]...but it's nothing set in stone because I never plan on writing it. So yes...I do know...kind of."

then there's this..

In response to a question:

"I think you should elaborate more on how people can turn into zombies without one biting you, or how this whole mess started in the first place. Was it like a plague or a rapture kind of thing?"

Kirkman responded:

"...That starts to get into the origin of all this stuff, and I think that's unimportant to the series itself, There will be smaller answers as things progress ... but never will we see the whole picture."

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