The Walking Dead Escape
The Walking Dead Escape will be held in San Diego during Comic Con. This obstacle course is in conjunction with the release of issue No. 100 of the Eisner Award winning “The Walking Dead” comic book series.
The FAQ section of the “Walking Dead Escape” has the following info for those interested in participating:
OVERVIEW
The course has been specifically designed for participants with a wide range of abilities.
The world we know is about to end. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions will sweep the globe causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. The only way to survive is to buy an Evac Pass, track the virus and get out before it is too late.
In a matter of months society will crumble and San Diego will be first of many cities to fall. Only a few will escape. Some won’t even try.
What is a Walker?
This is a Walker
Survival is Not a Race
The average time of completion is 35-45 minutes.
The Walking Dead Escape is not a race. No one is timed, and you are not required to run, but the slow usually die for a reason.
Be prepared to climb, crawl, and slide.
Depending on the encountered Walker, you may need to move briskly or lightly jog in an effort to avoid infection.
Hiding is recommended if confronted with a Walker horde.
Move swiftly the end is near.
Rules
The goal is to make it to the Evacuation Zone without having contact with any Walkers.
Be aware, the Government believes infection can be spread by touch.
Government Scientists will be waiting at the Evacuation Zone, and will perform a scan to determine whether or not participants have been infected by the virus.
You must start with your assigned Evacuation time in order to participate.
All participants are expected to be respectful, safe, and courteous on the course and to fellow participants. The course was designed to create a fun experience; common sense applies.
All entries are final with no refunds.
All decisions by officials are final and binding.
Costumes ok.
Absolutely no weapons allowed (real or otherwise).
What’s Included
All Survivors and Walkers will receive an Exclusive Special Edition of the 100th Issue of The Walking Dead.
All Spectators will receive an Exclusive Special Edition poster of the cover of the 100th Issue of The Walking Dead.
Who is the Walking Dead Escape for?
Anyone looking for a front row seat to the real-life action event of a lifetime.
Must be 16 years of age to participate.
3 Ways To Participate
Survivor – Navigate through Zombie infected Evacuation Zone.
Walker – Embrace the inevitable and become one of the undead.
Spectator – Watch the Apocalypse from the sidelines at the Escape Party.
Wave Times
You will select your wave time during registration. Waves will run every 20 minutes.
Thursday, July 12 / 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday, July 13 / 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, July 14 / 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Evacuation Time
You will select your evac time during the online registration process. Plan on arriving 20 minutes before your wave time to check in.
Obstacles
The Evacuation Route will feature multiple obstacles such as cargo nets and rope bridges.
No one will be disqualified if they are unable to complete a certain obstacle, but it may heighten the risk of infection.
For more information please visit The Walking Dead Escape website:
True Blood Casting Call Update Episode 5×11 “Finally”
There’s nother casting notice for episode #511: for True Blood:
TRUE BLOOD,
Episode #511, “Finally”
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Angela Robinson
Location: L.A.
Outside Dates: approx. 5/25/12
[GENERAL CAVENAUGH] A tough as nails general along the lines of Norman Schwarzkopf. Guest star
This is an update to the previous casting call posted on the site link here:
True Blood Season 5 Casting Call Episode 5×11 “Finally”
A new casting call for True Blood’s fifth season episode 5.11 titled “Finally”: UPDATE Added below
TRUE BLOOD, Episode #511, “Finally”
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Angela Robinson
Location: L.A.
Outside Dates: approx. 5/18/12 – approx. 6/6/12
[ELDER FAERIE] Female, 40s and up. African American or Caucasian. Actor / Dancer. One Episode Guest Star. STAR NAMES ONLY. ALL ACTORS MUST BE DANCERS AND ALL DANCERS MUST BE ACTORS. DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ACTOR WHO IS NOT A DANCER AND DO NOT SUBMIT ANY DANCER WHO IS NOT AN ACTOR!
UPDATE:
Start Date: Approx. 5/23/12
[GONDRY] Mid 30s, slimy and conniving, with slicked back hair, Gondry is a Vampire Security Guard. He has a sort of amused contempt for his assignment. Guest star.
[BERTRAND] A swarthy Frenchman, authoritative, confident, he is the Minister of the European Vampire League. Guest star.
[MURPHY ROLLINS] Mid 50s, a werewolf, strong, a man who speaks his mind, he brings a warning about a new breed of vampires to Alcide and Jackson. Guest star.
[TEEN-GIRL VAMPIRE] This teenage girl vampire with a ravenous, feral, just plain evil look about her. Co-star.
[ANGRY FAERIE] This angry faerie gets into an argument with the Belligerant Faerie and the Pissed Off Faerie in a faerie free-for-all. Co-star.
[AUTHORITY GUARD #1, #2] These rough Authority Guards at the prison help keep order. Co-star.
[BIKER VAMP] This newly formed vampire with a feral, ravaneous, evil look is traveling around with the Teen-Girl Vamp and the Businessman Vamp. No lines, 2 scenes. (40)
[BUSINESSMAN VAMP] This businessman vamp with a ravenous, feral, just plain evil look. Co-star.
[FAERIE BOY, FAERIE GIRL] This Faerie boy and girl get all amorous and excited as they pull Jason into their Faerie Club. Co-star.
again huge thanks to Rhoswen!
True Blood Season 5 Episode Summaries 5×01-5×03
True Blood episode summaries surfaced today for episode 5.01, 5.02 and 5.03. The fifth season is set to premiere on 6/10/12 SPOILERS:
– Episode #49: “Turn! Turn! Turn!”: Sookie and Lafayette clean up the Tara and Debbie Pelt mess; Bill and Eric are visited by the Vampire Authority; Sam and Alcide deal with an angry werewolf pack. (Written by Brian Buckner; directed by Daniel Minahan) (TV-MA) [AC, AL, V, N] ESP Playdates: 10, 13, 14 and 16
– Episode #50: “Authority Always Wins”: Tara resurfaces in Bon Temps; Pam recalls her human life and first encounter with Eric; Bill and Eric meet Salome at the Vampire Authority headquarters. (Written by Mark Hudis; directed by Michael Lehmann.) (TV-MA) [AC, AL, V, N] ESP Playdates: 17, 20, 21 and 23
– Episode #51: “Whatever I Am, You Made Me”: Bill and Eric barter for their lives with Roman, the head of the Authority; Jason reunites with his old high school teacher; Sookie searches for Tara. (Written by Raelle Tucker; directed by David Petrarca.) (TV-MA) [AC, AL, V, N] ESP Playdates: 24, 27, 28 and 30
Review for Deadlocked Angst Rattle and Roll
The newest installment for Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series titled “Deadlocked” is due out tomorrow 5/1/12. Luckily I was able to receive an advance review copy of the book from the publisher. It has been my pleasure to read this book a few times to allow all the action to ‘sink in’. It also helped me understand some of the subtle hints Charlaine has left in the book.
Book Description:
It’s vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie’s heart…
Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on there were things she’d rather not know. And now that she’s an adult, she also realizes that some things she knows about, she’d rather not see—like Eric Northman feeding off another woman. A younger one.
There’s a thing or two she’d like to say about that, but she has to keep quiet—Felipe de Castro, the Vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It’s the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric’s front yard—especially the body of the woman whose blood he just drank.
Now, it’s up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl’s fate has nothing to do with her. But she is wrong. She has an enemy, one far more devious than she would ever suspect, who’s set out to make Sookie’s world come crashing down.
Review (already I know…hurry up!)
Yes I know you have all read the description and seen the different synopsis and yes even the many spoilers online for this book. We are so very close to the end of this series that it would be a big injustice to just spoil it all in here. You HAVE to read this book. There is so much in this one that needed to happen in order for the end to happen. There are story lines from the past that yes do come up in this one and do have closure. Many of the faces from the past do make an appearance in this book. Some fleeting some not so much.
Once again Charlaine Harris draws fans into the world of Sookie Stackhouse. In this twelfth installment we once again find Sookie at the center of another mystery, this time involving the murder of that young woman. She faces so many obstacles once again some of her own doing mind you and that is why I have grown to love this strong woman.The obstacles are not just ones in her own life but also the ones involving those she loves.
Many questions are raised in the unraveling of the mystery. Seems that for every step closer to finding out who caused the death even more questions come up. Sookie does also face many changes in her life involving family and friends. She is maturing. When we first met her in the series she was an innocent in many ways. Her involvement with supes and vampires have brought her many experiences some great, some bad. Through it all she has grown into a strong kick arse young woman that she needs to be in order to survive.
Vampire Pam sends a message to Sookie in the beginning of the book “Tell Sookie that this is the hard time that will show what she is made of.” This message is not just for Sookie but also for fans of this series. This book is filled with angst and yes many obstacles for Sookie and the vampire she truly loves. Many times in the book they both say the I love you’s. Still some fans will question that love. Real love is not simple, easy or wrapped in a bow. This is not a fairy tale (even though there are fairies in the book).
With only one more book in the series the huge question of “who will be the ONE” with Sookie in the end is one on many fans minds. This book brings closure to some of the past suitors. In Deadlocked we see some of these past loves and the questions of what if are put to rest in my mind for Sookie. Sookie has grown not just in age (she celebrates her 28th birthday in this installment so we have seen 2 years of her life in the 12 books) but also in her emotional life. Her heart has faced love, loss, betrayal and yet she strives to continue to grow and learn to love and face whatever life throws at her. She starts to see life with her eyes (and her heart) open. (and sometimes does not really like what she sees)
Believe me in this book she is thrown a LOT to deal with. She has faced torture, evil acts in the past and in this book she must face yet another betrayal. She starts to question her very core. Along with all going on in her life the vampire politics also must be managed. Having a visit from the King in his area and also being a suspect in the murder of his blood donor keeps Eric quite busy. King Felipe De Castro is one vampire that I do not trust at all. I fear he has bad intentions for the vampire sheriff. The last book will hopefully answer some of my questions pertaining to the King.
Deadlocked is filled with many moments that will leave the reader filled with angst. That feeling of anxiety that just won’t go away no matter how much you wish the emotion were not there. However without that emotion, the action and inevitable end to the series will feel empty. The more to the depth of the emotions and how many times we feel for the characters are what make this an amazing series.
Yes Sookie’s world is rattled in this book. Yet I do feel she will continue to roll with the punches and continue to fight for what she loves. Her family , friends and yes the man she loves are what make her world go around. This universe that Charlaine has opened up to her readers continues to draw me in as a fan. I know when the last book is finally out I will devour every single word much like I did with Deadlocked.
Deadlocked did not race by at a frantic pace as in prior installments. Charlaine balanced the many plotlines that needed to be told and brought many of the questions to a close in this book. Yes she does leave us waiting for MORE at the end of Deadlocked. As in the prior books, the end will leave readers on the edge of their seat (if not on the floor after falling off their chairs). Did I like Deadlocked? No I LOVED IT. Again it’s not the happily ever after fairy tale type book. It is a well composed, kept at a manageable pace that kept me with my head buried in it until I finished it in a few hours. So yes I do hope fans will also enjoy the book as much as I did.
Waiting for the last book “Dead Ever After” will seem like an eternity now for me and fellow fans of the series. Again a huge thanks to the publisher for having the honor of an advance copy. Would love to hear from other fans once they have read their copy.
True Blood Season 5 Casting Call Episode 5×10 Titled Gone, Gone, Gone
New casting call and episode title:
TRUE BLOOD, Episode #510, “Gone, Gone, Gone”
Director: Scott Winant
Writer: Alexander Woo
Location: L.A.
Start Date: Approx. 5/3/2012
[COLE AND ROBBIE] Male, mid 20s to early 30s. These two redneck vampire-haters at Merlotte’s plan to take out a vampire, but they’re quickly neutralized, terrorized, and humiliated. Co-stars (17)
[PROFESSOR WILLIAM O'CONNELL] In his 40s, divorced, youthful and nerdy, this linguistics professor can’t make heads or tails of an ancient text. He thinks it’s probably a hoax, or a prank sent by a rival university. One day guest star (33)
[AUTHORITY GUARD CAPTAIN] Male, 30s. Businesslike, polite but firm, this vampire is sent to retrieve another vampire’s progeny and escort her someplace else. Co-star (34)
Source: Rhoswen7
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