Father of the zombie, George A. Romero died at the spry age of 77.
“Night of the Living Dead,” ushered in a new version of horror, the- ..the- Braaaaiiins…..[Focus, McFeeley! Focus!] …a new era of horror films: the Zombie flick.
The movie in itself is very simple. No boring exposition to bog the action d- …Braaaaiinsss… [God, keep it together!] …down. Zombies appear and you just need to be scared. [Man, I’m hungry.]
Romero got his start in an unlikely place: Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. He did a short film for Mr. R when Rogers went in for a tonsillectomy. There were creative differences from beginning, but in the end, Romero acquiesced to the saintly Rogers and removed most of the blood and gore from the operation scene.
The director’s cut is available on the Mr Rogers Criterion Collection DVD set.
Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, and Diary of the Dead. Bar Mitzvah of the Dead was never released due to its anti-semitic nature.
But he didn’t just do “of the dead” movies. He always thought that his greatest work was Martin. Not only was it such a break from the horror genre but the 90s sitcom was a
Romero also invented the mosh pit.
seminal touchstone for 90s African-American culture.
Romero famously hated the Sheneneh character. As did we all.
On Sunday, Romero died from lung cancer.
On Monday, his corpse rose and is now shambling vaguely about the greater Los Angeles area in search of brains.
He may never find any.
This hit goes to: M! It’s her first ever hit! Congratulations!
PS: I am well aware of the controversy over whether Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead or alive. The most reliable source still says that he is dead. I will remove my points if he is proven alive. If it is still up in the air at draft time, I will remove the points.
Happy pooling,
SPMI
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Josh: 140 – (Florence Henderson – 20, Grant Tinker – 10, Gordie Tapp – 10, Terry Edwards – 60, Chuck Barris – 20)
Wes: 140 – (Holly Dunn – 50, John Glenn – 10, Debbie Reynolds – 20, David Penrose Buckson – 10, Erin Moran – 50)
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Team Sushi: 70 – (Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka – 30, Roger Moore – 20, Manuel Noriega – 20)
Tailgating w/ Jesus: 70 – (Ralph Branca – 10, Craig Sager – 40, Sam Ard – 30)
M: 30 – (George Romero – 30)
Joanne: 30 – (Judge Joseph Wapner – 10, Helmut Kohl – 20)
M: 30 – (Sir John Hurt – 30)
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Mary: 10 – (Chuck Berry – 10)
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