Charlie Brooker's Zombie Big Brother mini-series: Dead Set

[fogbat]

you should add terminator 2 to that as well apart from the special effects. can't be bothered to trawl back through the whole thread, but did anyone else notice dead set's complete rip-off of dawn of the dead in the scene where the housemates are watching the zombies outside the gate trying to get in. that whole passage of dialogue about some instinct, knowing they want to be inside etc was an almost shameless rip off of when the survivors are watching the zombies trying to get inside the shopping mall in dawn.

Shameless ripoff / knowing reference ?

 

[dodgepot]

heh - i just skim read that, didn't notice if pegg mentioned brooker stealing one of the lines from shuan of the dead for dead set (when kelly first comes into the BB house, veronica said "look at her, her mechanism's gone" which is what shaun (or ed?) says about the zombie girl in the back garden in shaun, when they at first think she's just very very drunk)

i apologise - i was actually getting my films confised there - the line is actually from withnail and i that's why i couldn't remember whether it was shaun or ed that said it

 

[MikeMcc]

Well yes, it was heavily influenced and didn't try to hide that.

I thought 28 Weeks was good if not better than Days (Weeks didn't go shit half way through for starters) and I like T2 too!

So ner

Oi, that's my line! Bloody plagerism!

 

[nightowl]

Simon Pegg takes a bite out of Dead Set:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/04/television-simon-pegg-dead-set

i think there's a place for running zombies, but the slow moving ones will always be scarier as far as i'm concerned. it's this slow moving mass that's eventualy going to get you and tear you apart, no matter how fast you can run.

 

[foamy]

does anyone know if this is going to be repeated on TV? I just watched the first episode on Sky + but the second episode failed to record. I cant watch it on 4on demand though as it's not Mac compatible. boo.

should i just go ahead and watch episodes 3, 4 and 5 and skip 2?

 

[Orang Utan]

I'll find out for you tomorrow foamy - back at work then

 

[foamy]

thanks ever so much!
just found out i do have episode 2 but am missing episode 3.
i also have 4 and 5 so at least there's another one i can watch today without ruining the flow

 

[spartacus mills]

Simon Pegg takes a bite out of Dead Set:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/04/television-simon-pegg-dead-set

Pffft, Pegg makes an average zombie themed comedy and that makes him an authority on zombie films....

 

[spartacus mills]

heh - i just skim read that, didn't notice if pegg mentioned brooker stealing one of the lines from shuan of the dead for dead set (when kelly first comes into the BB house, veronica said "look at her, her mechanism's gone" which is what shaun (or ed?) says about the zombie girl in the back garden in shaun, when they at first think she's just very very drunk)

The SOTD line is a possible steal from or reference too a similar one in 'Withnail & I' (I's description of Danny the drug dealer: "look at him, his mechanism's gone")...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I'm just watching this now (ep2 now).
It's OK but really not that good.
Better than most TV today but that's not saying much is it.

 

[poului]

I'm just watching this now (ep2 now).
It's OK but really not that good.
Better than most TV today but that's not saying much is it.

No, you don't understand. It's what a zombie show is supposed to be.

 

[maximilian ping]

Pffft, Pegg makes an average zombie themed comedy and that makes him an authority on zombie films....

Charlie Brooker fucked up with that asslicken article about Simon Pegg the other day. Dead Set was way better and funnier than Shaun of the Dead, which was typical of all modern Brit comedy films = lots of show off swearing (hey yanks, we Brits are crazy, we swear and everything) but totally unfunny.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

No, you don't understand. It's what a zombie show is supposed to be.

I am well versed in zombie films. Yes it follows all the regular plot themes but I just just don't think it's anywhere near as good as this thread makes out. I also find my self not giving a shit what happens to anyone. I usually worry about the arseholes as well as the good guys.

It's ok, just not THAT good.

(Much better than Diary of the dead though)

 

[poului]

I am well versed in zombie films. Yes it follows all the regular plot themes but I just just don't think it's anywhere near as good as this thread makes out. I also find my self not giving a shit what happens to anyone. I usually worry about the arseholes as well as the good guys.

It's ok, just not THAT good.

(Much better than Diary of the dead though)

Look at the Screenwipe thread.

 

[Brainaddict]

Just saw the first episode of this. It seems competently done but not particularly interesting - I was getting bored towards the end cos I felt like I wasn't seeing anything new. In being competently written and acted rather than fucking shite it is a lot better than most tv, but I don't care enough to watch another episode.

 

[ebay sex moomin]

Bump- the whole thing is repeated on E4 from 11.40 tonight (Sun 30th Oct)

I've not seen it before, so I'll be watching

 

[Greebo]

Bump- the whole thing is repeated on E4 from 11.40 tonight (Sun 30th Oct)

I've not seen it before, so I'll be watching

Thanks for the heads up

 

[lau1981]

Quite amusing. Nothing new in it but worth a watch if you like Zombies.

 

[ebay sex moomin]

Thanks for the heads up

You’re welcome!

Well, I thought that was bloody brilliant! I’ll have a read of the thread tomorrow- right now I’m going to wind down gently with some soothing music :-D