On Oct 27, 9:24 am, Blair Leatherwood    
   wrote:   
   > I don't hate zombies--I'm pretty much indifferent to them (of course,   
   > I'd probably feel differently if one was knocking on my door).  And they   
   > seem to have become the LCD of monsters--if you can't think of anything   
   > scary, throw in a zombie.   
   Genre overuse and genre fatigue.   
   Crap's crap.  I'm more interested in the use of zombies in new ways.   
   Or the use of not-quite zombies (28 Days Later, Serenity, etc)   
   While the good things are happening you'll get the pointless uses.   
   It's how genres work.   
   >  It just cheapens the brand (the same thing is   
   > happening to vampires as well, but I think they had a stronger pedigree   
   > to begin with so the deterioration is slower.  Except in direct   
   > sunlight, of course).   
   Same can be said for SF.   
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