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This October - The Walking Dead - Season 2 Trailer

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CDC Warns Public to Prepare for 'Zombie Apocalypse'

(Zombies are both my monster and Apocalypse preference. Maybe it will coincide with the Rapture this Saturday. Wouldn't that be cool? A rapture followed by a Zombie Apocalypse for those of us left behind? I'm SO stocking up on ammo! Bring it on! Gotta love a clever ad campaign, I guess.--jef)

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By Joshua Rhett Miller
Published May 18, 2011 | FoxNews.com

Are you prepared for the impending zombie invasion?

That's the question posed by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention in a Monday blog posting gruesomely titled, "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse." And while it's no joke, CDC officials say it's all about emergency preparation.

"There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for," the posting reads. "Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That's right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you'll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency."

The post, written by Assistant Surgeon General Ali Khan, instructs readers how to prepare for "flesh-eating zombies" much like how they appeared in Hollywood hits like Night of the Living Dead and video games like Resident Evil. Perhaps surprisingly, the same steps you'd take in preparation for an onslaught of ravenous monsters are similar to those suggested in advance of a hurricane or pandemic.

"First of all, you should have an emergency kit in your house," the posting continues. "This includes things like water, food, and other supplies to get you through the first couple of days before you can locate a zombie-free refugee camp (or in the event of a natural disaster, it will buy you some time until you are able to make your way to an evacuation shelter or utility lines are restored)."

Other items to be stashed in such a kit include medications, duct tape, a battery-powered radio, clothes, copies of important documents and first aid supplies.

"Once you've made your emergency kit, you should sit down with your family and come up with an emergency plan," the posting continues. "This includes where you would go and who you would call if zombies started appearing outside your doorstep. You can also implement this plan if there is a flood, earthquake or other emergency."

The idea behind the campaign stemmed from concerns of radiation fears following the earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan in March. CDC spokesman Dave Daigle told FoxNews.com that someone had asked CDC officials if zombies would be a concern due to radiation fears in Japan and traffic spiked following that mention.

"It's kind of a tongue-in-cheek campaign," Daigle said Wednesday. "We were talking about hurricane preparedness and someone bemoaned that we kept putting out the same messages."

While metrics for the post are not yet available, Daigle said it has become the most popular CDC blog entry in just two days.

"People are so tuned into zombies," he said. "People are really dialed in on zombies. The idea is we're reaching an audience or a segment we'd never reach with typical messages."

Editor's Note: The link to the posting at CDC.gov was not working as of Wednesday evening. Please check back for updates.

The Walking Dead

If you aren't watching this TV show on AMC, why the hell not? It's excellent tv.

Episode 1, the pilot, is now available to watch on the official website. Or here, where I've embedded it:

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The Making of The WALKING DEAD

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The Walking Dead -- Premiering this Halloween

The Walking Dead, one of my favorite comics, becomes a TV series on AMC this Halloween. New videos are now up at the AMC site.



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AMC's The Walking Dead cleaned up ComiCon trailer...

(Because the last one I posted was made with a hand-held. This one is quite a bit better, and I'm stoked that one of my all-time favorite comics is developing into a promising TV series, by all appearances.--jef)

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Leaked 'Walking Dead' trailer from SDCC2010

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(heart beating out of my chest...whoopie! Looks awesome!--jef)

The Walking Dead

One of my favorite comics is being made into a TV series directed by Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption) on AMC due October 2010. I'm stoked!

Here's the motion comic for the first issue:

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I can't wait until the series starts, it looks like they are trying to stay faithful to the comic while introducing some new dramatic elements geared for TV audiences. Hope it has a long successful run!

Some stills: