I’m A Normalite

The highlight of my week so far has been the most fantastic experience of seeing Davina Maccoll in zombie form. Since the days of 3am airings of ‘God’s Gift’, back in the day, Davina has been working towards this role. This is the role she was born for.

Dead Set is an amazing new series by Charlie Brooker. While I am not a fan of all his works, this is the best televisual programme that I have seen in a very long time. Yes, that means it trumps 'The Wire'.

Anyone who knows me well, the wonderful fools, will know that I visited the cinema twice in three days to watch the remake of Dawn of the Dead (this link is not for the faint hearted). There are no prizes for guessing which film inspired 'Dead Set'. Oh, the thrills, the spills and the belly aches.

For those of you yet to make the discovery, Dead Set is a zombie version of Big Brother. The vacuous nature of Big Brother contestants and fans is portrayed faultlessly. Not only does the show turn Big Brother into a gorefest of zombie mayhem, it is fantastically scripted and directed . I shouldn’t be shocked that a British comedy series has been made to such exceedingly high standards, but I am. That makes me love it all the more.

Apparently, there are cameos by real Big Brother contestants. They will be lost on me.

Don't shoot. I'm a normal person.

I’m a Normalite.

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The Old School:
Download MP3: Depth Charge - Dead by Dawn (sorry, this link has died)


And the best ever, jolliest zombie track of all:
Download MP3: Herbert Chappell - The Gonk (courtesy of eccentric-cinema.com)