Episode 67: And Don’t Call Me Shirley
The Overthinkers eat braaaaaaaaains.
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Zombies on Overthinking It
How to Survive the Thriller
Don’t just stand there, bust a move.
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Brains: Zombieconomics
An economic guide to surviving the Zombie apocalypse. (Guest post from the Ecocomics Blog.)
NY Comic-Con, Day 1: Joker-Jedi Fights Zombies
It’s official: OverthinkingIt.com is at NY Comic-Con 2009!
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Zombie Jamboree: Left 4 Dead’s Winning Formula
For the last six weeks, I have been trying to write something about Valve’s Left 4 Dead, unsuccessfully. This is because our site is about Overthinking stuff, and a post called “OMG ME PWN ZOMBIES!!” would not be appropriate.
Episode 21: Sexy, Sexy Chastity
The Overthinkers tackle Twilight and the age-old question of vampires vs. zombies. (Warning: Twilight Spoilers.)
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Re: Your Brains
A recent post on the zombie in popular imagination gives an excellent general sense of what we talk about when we talk about the living dead. But there’s a conflict inherent in the system. We basically think of zombiism as … Continued
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Dan O’Bannon, Unsung Co-Creator of the Modern Zombie
If you’re any kind of a geek, you’re currently saying to yourself, “But wait, isn’t George Romero the undisputed creator of the modern zombie?” Night of the Living Dead did indeed make zombies into one of our collective nightmares. But … Continued
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Episode 17: No Mention of Zombies
Matthew Wrather is joined by Matthew Belinkie and Mark Lee to overthink: What constitutes a hotline Why nobody cares about Synecdoche, New York Our status as high priests of popular culture and the moral imperatives of same Absence of odor … Continued
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EXCLUSIVE: PELOSI IS A ZOMBIE, WANTS TO DRILL YOUR BRAINS!
Yesterday, at the Democratic National Convention, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, when confronted by protesters advocating for more domestic drilling for oil, was quoted as saying: “Can we drill your brains?” A CLEAR SIGN THAT SPEAKER PELOSI HAS BEEN TURNED BY … Continued
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