It’s the classic 1985 zombie comedy, The Return of the Living Dead, the first movie where the zombies said “Braaaiiiinnnns!” And it’s also the return of Karen! I can’t believe Karen and I never covered this one before. It was a blast to talk it through with her and Lucy, and to just kind of let the conversation go wherever it wanted. Hope you enjoy :)After this we’re getting ready for TWD: The Ones Who Live, and as always, we’d love to hear what you guys think. Next episode: Catching Up with Rick Grimes, plus our top 5 favorite things about RickYou can email your thoughts or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com.Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

563: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Welcome to The 'Cast of Us! Lucy and Jason are longtime fans of The Walking Dead, The Last of Us, and all things undead and zombie-esque. You still keeping the faith like us? We've been in the midst of a full TWD rewatch, but are now breaking for The Ones Who Live! Viva Rick and Michonne!Email or send a voice message to us at talk@podcastica.com.Find us online at podcastica.com.Join our group at facebook.com/podcastica.Supprt us at patreon.com/jasoncabassi.We're Podcastica, and we've been doing episode-by-episode deep dives into great TV for over a decade now. We're fans, and we aim to enhance your experience of these shows.We started podcasting about The Walking Dead in 2010 and we're proud to be the #1 TWD podcast and have gone on to cover the amazing The Last of Us from HBO and all the Walking Dead spinoffs. Guests on our show have included Andrew Lincoln (Rick), Norman Reedus (Daryl), Steven Yeun (Glenn), Danai Gurira (Michonne), Scott Wilson (Hershel), Lauren Cohan (Maggie), Chandler Riggs (Carl), Chad L. Coleman (Tyreese), Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori), Laurie Holden (Andrea), writer/creator Robert Kirkman, special effects guru Greg Nicotero, and showrunner Angela Kang.

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This ep we’re covering the new Alex Garland dystopian action movie, Civil War, in theaters now. On one hand this movie is right up this podcast’s alley: it feels post-apocalyptic and it’s a harrowing, thought-provoking story with great characters, thrilling sequences, and a lot of heart. On the other hand, it hits so close to home in the most disturbing way, and it provokes political discussion that might not be everyone’s cup of tea. We usually avoid talking politics on the podcast. I like that The Walking Dead and The Last of Us are something for people from different political backgrounds to connect on! But in this episode, with this movie, we went there. So there’s your warning. I think we handled it respectfully and thoughtfully, but you guys will have to be the judge, should you choose to listen!Happy to be joined this week by David and long-time listener Jim as Lucy unpacks boxes at her new house (!), and we’ll be back to the WD rewatch next week!Announcement: Karen, David, and I (Jason) are excited to be headed to Scotland this summer to hang out with Lucy and Peter, and we’d love to meet any of you guys who are in the area or can get there. We’ll be hanging out at an as-yet-to-be-determined pub in Glasgow on Wednesday July 17. Join us! More details to come soon.Announcement #2: Have you seen Fallout on Amazon? It’s pretty great. It’s a post-apocalyptic comedy sci-fi western with a ton of style, and Ben, Jason, and Doug put out a marathon three-hour podcast covering season one. You can find that on House Podcastica here: https://podcastica.com/podcast/house-podcastica/episode/fallout-season-oneNext up: As mentioned, we’ll be back to the rewatch next week with TWD S2E8 “Nebraska”! Let us know your thoughts.You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.

578: Civil War (2024)

Here’s part two of your feedback for the finale of The Ones Who Live. I don’t know if I’ve ever podcasted on something that hit emotional beats so well and so intensely like this while asking us to swallow some pretty ridiculous logistical plot points, and that made for some varied and passionate feedback from you guys :) We love it!Next up: Lucy’s on break for awhile (we’ll be getting back to the rewatch in early May), so Jason and guests will be covering the new Alex Garland movie Civil War that’s in theaters now. Highly recommend you guys watch it! It’s a dark, apocalyptic character drama and I think most fans of TWD will appreciate it. If you see it, we really want to know your thoughts!You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

577: "The Last Time" Listener Feedback Pt 2

All said and done, feelings were mixed about The Ones Who Live, often from the same person, which made for some interesting feedback. More of you than ever wanted to talk about it (which is awesome) so we’re splitting the feedback up into two parts. Here’s part 1 with special guests Jenny and Randy from the Welcome to the Apocalypse podcast.Next up: Part 2 of listener feedback for TWD: The Ones Who Live E6 “The Last Time”. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

576: "The Last Time" Listener Feedback Pt 1

We were (all) so stressed going into this episode, weren’t we? There’s so much say about it, positive and otherwise, but man, what a beautiful ending :) Next up: Listener feedback for TWD: The Ones Who Live S1E6 “The Last Time”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

575: "The Last Time" (TWD: The Ones Who Live S1E6)

With Lucy out putting the finishing touches on her book (!) I’m happy to be joined this week by fellow Zedheads Dodie and Veronica to respond to another round of fantastic, eye-opening, and varied feedback from you guys for this week’s episode. Appreciate you guys.Next up: Listener feedback for TWD: The Ones Who Live season (series?) finale, S1E6 “The Last Time”. What kind of title is that??!!! No likey! If you want to let us know your thoughts: You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Check us out on YouTube each Sunday immediately after The Ones Who Live for some instant reactions: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastica  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

563: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

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