by Nancy Mathews
With the recent release of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies I got to thinking about how zombies can improve so many stories. In fact, primetime television is absolutely crying out for some undead talent to add new storytelling dimensions to already established shows. Here are just a few suggestions:
Dancing with the Stars and Zombies
What a unique challenge; to dance when you have no flexibility whatsoever. Any show of flourish will be awe inspiring. Not to mention the added incentive for their dance partners to keep moving lest they get their brains eaten.
Kings and Zombies
What retelling of a famous bible story wouldn’t benefit from a zombie army. Silas wouldn’t be usurped by the annoying little David guy with legions of the undead at his command. Besides doesn’t Ian McShane seems like he was born to raise the dead.
One Zombie Hill
Pale, pasty, stiff young zombies live through life, love and heartbreak…oh wait that’s the same as the current show.
Gray’s Zombie Anatomy
The unique pressures and challenges of treating zombie patients. The doctors and nurses at Seattle Grace have to come up with new and inventive ways to improve the quality of life for the undead while sleeping with each other. A great second season story arc could feature a new zombie resident who cries racism when no one tries to hump her in the elevator.
Two and Half Men and a Zombie
Jake is getting a bit long in the tooth to be funny anymore. Its time to make room for some new blood or old flesh in this case to revitalize this aging sitcom. Imagine the hi jinks when a zombie moves in next door and starts getting more dates than Charlie. He could even score a date with Alan’s ex Judith. She seems to prefer to be the only one in her relationships to have the power of speech.
The Office Zombies
After Michael hires a zombie as the new salesperson, slowly but surely the entire staff is turned. Each day there are fewer and fewer live people working at Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton office, until the day when they are all undead. Michael never notices.
Zombie Survivor
If ever there was a show made for zombies this is it. The contestants would be dropped on an island populated with the undead. There would be no getting voted off this island. If you fail the challenge you’re zombie food. The last one standing wins!
Fox News Network with Zombies
Zombies reading the news with just grunts and growls would finally make Fox News palatable.
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Nancy Mathews works very hard at masquerading as a grown up to go to work and raise her two sons. Once the sun goes down she reverts to the 10 year old that she actually is. You can follow her plans for world domination through the formation of an army of knitters on her blog, Bronxgirlknits.
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