Yeah - I actually had the opposite happen to me today, when my hairstylist started talking about how much she loved post-apocalyptic stories like The Walking Dead, and I was like, "oh no, but that's not really what I write."
It did seem like Hollywood trying to cash in. Shaun kind of lampshaded the alpha-male stereotype with the whole Rambo thing, and it actually worked - Zombieland tried to do that, I think, but if you're going to do a parody/"ironic" treatment of some trope you can't actually have your character fulfill the qualifications of the trope. I mean, Shaun ultimately has to give up and save only himself and Liz - and he doesn't save the day at all, despite his efforts.
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Date: 2011-04-19 02:40 am (UTC)It did seem like Hollywood trying to cash in. Shaun kind of lampshaded the alpha-male stereotype with the whole Rambo thing, and it actually worked - Zombieland tried to do that, I think, but if you're going to do a parody/"ironic" treatment of some trope you can't actually have your character fulfill the qualifications of the trope. I mean, Shaun ultimately has to give up and save only himself and Liz - and he doesn't save the day at all, despite his efforts.