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Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Walking Dead (2010-2022), with Maxwell T Paule

Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Walking Dead (2010-2022), with Maxwell T Paule

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film


Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Walking Dead (2010-2022), with Maxwell T Paule

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film

ratings:
Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Reception Police are back with another take on the how Vergil's Aeneid is secretly lurking behind all your favorite shows and movies. This week, Maxwell T Paule pitches his theory that AMC's The Walking Dead (2010-2022) is an American re-imagining of Aeneas' search for a new home set against the zombie apocalypse. We talk kings and police, doomed walled cities, father-son relationships and the one true sign you've found a place to settle down: farming.
Released:
Nov 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (82)

Is it a movie podcast? Is it a history podcast? Is it an unholy union of the two? Short answer: yes! Each episode, hosts Colin MacCormack, Elijah Fleming and Christie Vogler break down a new movie about Greece, Rome or the wider ancient world and what works (or doesn’t work) about them. But this isn’t a podcast for nitpicking historical inaccuracies. Rather, it’s a chance to get hot takes on Hollywood films from professional nerds/academics and take a closer look at the relation between our movies and our pasts.