Zombies and The Legacy of George Romero | Ep 279

To pay respects to Mr. Romero, we will pay homage to the genre he created, the zombie film. Romero wasn't the first director to take on the undead in this form, but he was the one who popularized it by setting his horde against the backdrop of societal and systemic issues plaguing us at that time. We discuss the evolution of the zombie craze, its oversaturation, and why it seems to have stuck along far longer than anyone expected. Also on this week's podcast: Doctor Who gets a gender swap, Aaron reviews The Big Sick, John takes a look at new releases Dunkirk, Valerian, and Girls Trip, Scott offers a new What's This Movie and VOD release dates, and Stump the HO makes a triumphant return! After our normal episode, stick around as we discuss our thoughts on the Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere! And be sure to vote for us at the Podcast Awards! Join in on our conversation and listen to the latest episode of The Hollywood Outsider. Discussed on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast: (0:00 – 23:09) Movie and TV News: PodcastAwards.com announcement, Doctor Who casts Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor, D23 unveils Disney's latest plans (23:10 – 1:01:41) From The Outside In Topic: Zombies and the Legacy of George A. Romero | Listener comments (1:01:42 – 1:20:31) What's This Movie? | Review of The Big Sick | New Releases: Dunkirk, Girls Trip and Valerian | VOD Releases: The Gracefield Incident, Returning Citizen, The Persian Connection | Stump the HO (1:20:32 – 1:32:03) Recommendations and Outrage | Closing (1:32:04 – 1:57:39) Game of Thrones Season 7 Premiere Reactions Don't miss our War for the Planet of the Apes Reactions Podcast! Email us your thoughts on the episode, answer our 'What's This Movie?', or suggest a topic to [email protected] or leave us a message at 818-814-6246 Please support The Hollywood Outsider by visiting Patreon.com/TheHollywoodOutsider Be sure to join our Facebook Group Join our Fantasy Movie League! Find our league, then use the password 'buypopcorn' Do your shopping via our Amazon Link! Listen and Subscribe for FREE to a new episode every week of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast at: You can now listen on Spotify and I Heart Radio! Apple App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-hollywood-outsider/id1013174753?mt=8 Google App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thehollywoodoutsider.android.thehollywoodoutsider iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-outsider/id454075057 Stitcher: http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/17997/episodes RSS Podcast Feed: http://thehollywoodoutsider.libsyn.com/rss TuneIn Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/The-Hollywood-Outsider-p638432/