The 'Cast of Us | A Last of Us & Walking Dead 'Cast

An iconic episode of The Walking Dead this week, maybe the first big “holy shit” moment, and a turning point for the series and definitely for Shane. What do you think? Was Shane right or wrong? Lucy and Jason are joined by Karen Shih to talk it through. As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S2E4 “Cherokee Rose” You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So great to see the first appearance of the Greene family, with Maggie galloping in and saving the day with her bat (!), and Hershel confidently using his veterinarian skillz to save poor little Carl. As capable and confident as they are, that’s how broken down Rick is. Poor dude.Want to help us keep the rewatch going? Please let your WD-loving friends know we’re doing it. Just send them to thecastofus.com. They’ll thank you for it :) If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E6 “TS-19” You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On to TWD season 2, and even though a few characters are starting to get pretty annoying, it was a delight to revisit this premiere and to see some of it in a new light.Want to help us keep the rewatch going? Please let your WD-loving friends know we’re doing it. Just send them to thecastofus.com. They’ll thank you for it :) If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E6 “TS-19” You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After wrapping TWD season 1, take a quick detour over to Japan with us for the acclaimed 2017 Japanese zombie head-trip of a movie, One Cut of the Dead. The movie is available to stream on AMC+ and Shudder, and you can rent or buy it on other platforms. And we do recommend checking it out before listening to the podcast, and make sure to keep watching past the 37-minute mark….Plus, it’s been awhile since we talked about any news on The Last of Us, and there is some, so we talk about it!You might be wondering why Lucy and I aren’t covering Return of the Living Dead as we had planned, and that’s because Lucy is out sick :( Hoping she’ll feel better ASAP. In the meantime, I’m happy to be joined by longtime listeners and Podcastica hosts, Randy and Kara.One Cut of the Dead Mission: Remote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QGi6Y6NZLICheck out Kara’s podcast, Still Slaying: a Buffy-verse podcast: https://podcastica.com/podcast/still-slaying-a-buffy-verse-podcastShow support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the end of season one with this rather strange episode in the history of TWD, with themes of sexual assault and suicide in this weirdly super-high-tech facility with the lone scientist who seems to know more about the ZA than anyone. Want to help us keep the rewatch going? Please let your WD-loving friends know we’re doing it. Just send them to thecastofus.com. They’ll thank you for it :) If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E6 “TS-19” You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the aftermath of the zombie attack on camp, and the group is shaken and has a bunch of decisions to make, like weather to kill Jim just because he was bitten, whether to go to an army base or the CDC, and in Shane’s case, whether to shoot his best friend so he can have a shot with his wife. What a stand up guy. Glad to be joined by Peter this week to help Lucy and me talk it out! Want to help us keep the rewatch going? Please let your WD-loving friends know we’re doing it. Just send them to thecastofus.com. They’ll thank you for it :) If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E6 “TS-19” You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re a fan of Fear the Walking Dead, well… honestly you should probably skip this one, but lemme tell you, we had a blast recording it :) We’re thrilled to be joined by our favorite FTWD critic, Erik Kain, whose scathingly accurate reviews at Forbes you may have heard Lucy and I fawning over throughout the years. Erik helped us send FTWD off in appropriate fashion, along with a bunch of cathartic messages from y’all.Erik Kain’s stuff can be found: On Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/?sh=16e0aa4643ab On Twitter / X: https://x.com/erikkain On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/erikkain Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So fun to be re-evaluating these episodes. We both liked this one better on rewatch and found it had more depth and humor than we realized before. But we always appreciated the first time we saw a zombie bite or kill anyone, even though we were both sad to see Amy go (but of course not Ed). Want to help us keep the rewatch going? Please let your WD-loving friends know we’re doing it. Just send them to thecastofus.com. They’ll thank you for it :) If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E4 “Vatos” You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look at all those baby faces! It’s the first appearance of Carol and Daryl this week, and we see them in a new light considering how much they’ve changed and grown over the years since. I mean, Daryl’s sipping champagne in Paris on the regular nowadays, and Carol will put out a fire with yo face.Dina’s Daryl Dixon Naughty FanFic Blooper Reel: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zei8Ob2pht8ciVJCt2n7ASVXAKHw65qwFn6s4PHe19E/edit?usp=sharing TikTok of Andy Chen, the guy who’s making the Spider-Man horror movie starring Chandler Riggs as Peter Parker: https://www.tiktok.com/@locustgarden Rewatch has been loads of fun so far. Help us keep it going! Please let your WD-loving friends know we’re doing this. Just send them to thecastofus.com. They’ll thank you for it :) If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E4 “Vatos” You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re not sure what’s worse, smearing zombie guts all over you or having to listen to Merle’s bull$#!t. Equally shocking though in this super-fun-to-talk-about second ep of our rewatch!Check out Lucy on the Vulgar History podcast: https://pca.st/r4sd96baPick up one of listener Dina’s romance novels on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dina-Keratsis/author/B002BLU538?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueWe’re excited to keep going with the rewatch, and hopefully make our way back through the entire series, and we need your help to make it a success. Please let your WD-loving friends know we’re doing this. Just send them to thecastofus.com. They’ll thank you for it :) If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E3 “Tell It to the Frogs” You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassiOr go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Halloween! Happy 13th anniversary of The Walking Dead (13 years is brains, we’re pretty sure)! And welcome to the start of our Walking Dead rewatch! Rarrr!!! It was such a pleasure to revisit TWD S1E1 “Days Gone Bye” and find that it’s as fantastic an episode of television as we remembered, and also to explore how our perspective on it has changed now that we’ve seen the whole series and we’ve all got 13 more years of life behind us.We’re excited to keep going with the rewatch, and hopefully make our way back through the entire series, and we need your help to make it a success. Please let your WD-loving friends know we’re doing this. Just send them to thecastofus.com. They’ll thank you for it :) If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. T As always, we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E2 “Guts” :o You can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. It’s the 10th anniversary of Walker Stalker Con! On Nov 4 and 5 they’ll be playing all the panels Karen and I did on the same schedule as they occurred, with people like Steven Yeun, Danai Gurira, IronE Singleton, Giancarlo Esposito, Melissa Hutchison, and more! Plus they’ll have contests, giveaways, and more surprises.You can find out all the info on the Walker Stalker Con Facebook page: facebook.com/WalkerStalkerConvention Also, Fear the Walking Dead is finally, mercifully, ending! And we’re doing our Patreon-exclusive FTWD Round Table Rants, with no-holds-barred discussion about each of the episodes. If you want to hear those, sign up for my Patreon: patreon.com/jasoncabassi There you’ll also find the most recent episode of my Patreon-exclusive podcast, The Zedhead Show, called “Welcome to the Apocalypse”, where Lucy, Randy, Robert, Jenny, and I had a blast with some ZA improv :P You’ll also get ad-free episodes of this podcast and every other podcast I’m on, along with a bunch of other cool s#!t. Thank you for the support! Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Very nice to tie up Daryl season 1 with some listener feedback. Merci to everyone who followed along, and hope you guys enjoyed it as much as we did. Très bon!Now, on to The Walking Dead rewatch! Help us make it a success: We’re hoping this rewatch will have a big enough listenership to sustain it through the entire series, so if you want to help out, please let your WD-loving friends know. Just send them to thecastofus.com. Thank you! If you’re in a Walking Dead Facebook group (or any other WD group), let them know too! I’d think people who are fans would be into it. Of course we want your feedback (and zombie sounds) as we go back through The Walking Dead. Next episode: The Walking Dead S1E1 “Days Gone Bye” :o As always, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica It’s the 10th anniversary of Walker Stalker Con! On Nov 4 and 5 they’ll be playing all the panels Karen and I did on the same schedule as they occurred, with people like Steven Yeun, Danai Gurira, IronE Singleton, Giancarlo Esposito, Melissa Hutchison, and more! Plus they’ll have contests, giveaways, and more surprises.You can find out all the info on the Walker Stalker Con Facebook page: facebook.com/WalkerStalkerConvention Also, Fear the Walking Dead is finally, mercifully, ending! And we’ve already started with our Patreon-exclusive FTWD Round Table Rants with no-holds-barred discussion about each of the episodes. If you want to hear those, sign up for my Patreon: patreon.com/jasoncabassi There you’ll also find the most recent episode of my Patreon-exclusive podcast, The Zedhead Show, called “Welcome to the Apocalypse”, where Lucy, Randy, Robert, Jenny, and I had a blast with some ZA improv :P You’ll also get ad-free episodes of this podcast and every other podcast I’m on, along with a bunch of other cool s#!t. Thank you for the support! Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

D’accord, Daryl, la première saison, c'est fini! What a fun show. Lucy and I had a blast covering it and we’re glad so many of you were so engaged with it and sent in your feedback and thoughts. Merci beaucoup tout le monde!A bunch of cool announcements this week, so please check them out below:Come meet me (Jason) and a bunch of other Zedheads this Friday, October 20, at the High Street Place Food Hall in downtown Boston. We’ll eat there at around 6p and then have drinks after. High Street Place Food Hall: highstreetplace.com I’ll also put up a post on our FB group: facebook.com/groups/podcastica Our feedback ep for the finale will be out sometime next week, so send us your thoughts about the episode and / or the series as a whole. As always, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. It’s the 10th anniversary of Walker Stalker Con! On Nov 4 and 5 they’ll be playing all the panels Karen and I did on the same schedule as they occurred, with people like Steven Yeun, Danai Gurira, IronE Singleton, Giancarlo Esposito, Melissa Hutchison, and more! Plus they’ll have contests, giveaways, and more surprises.You can find out all the info on the Walker Stalker Con Facebook page: facebook.com/WalkerStalkerConvention We’ll be starting our rewatch of The Walking Dead soon, with our coverage of the pilot episode, TWD S1E1 “Days Gone Bye”, coming out on Tuesday October 31, and subsequent eps published weekly. Get your feedback in!Also, Fear the Walking Dead is finally, mercifully, ending! And we’ll be doing our usual Patreon-exclusive FTWD Round Table Rants with no-holds-barred discussion about each of the episodes. If you want to hear those, sign up for my Patreon: patreon.com/jasoncabassi There you’ll also find the most recent episode of my Patreon-exclusive podcast, The Zedhead Show, called “Welcome to the Apocalypse”, where Lucy, Randy, Robert, Jenny, and I had a blast with some ZA improv :P You’ll also get ad-free episodes of this podcast and every other podcast I’m on. Thank you for the support! Teaser for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjXQ7nnwmNc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fcomicbook.com%2F&feature=emb_title À bientôt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This ep we get into politics, religion, and a long aside on swearing. You know, first date topics. Next episode: TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E6 “Coming Home” If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.Au revoir! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crazy episode this week, with flashbacks and lots of story reveals and drama and action amped up to 11. Trés bon! Warning: In honor of all the F-bombs, we start this ep with a little lesson on French profanity, so be ready for that.And big thanks to Tiphaine for pointing us to this video on swearing in French! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtEibBLAuws&t=624s Next episode: Feedback for TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E5 “Deux Amours” If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.Au revoir! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s ep of TWD:DD may not have been the best of the season, but we sure had fun talking about it with you guys, and you always help us get more out of it. Next episode: TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E5 “Deux Amours” If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Man, brutal episode this week, and we also had some questions about plot and character motivation that needed talking through. Would love to hear what you guys think for the feedback show. Next episode: Feedback for TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E4 “La Dame de Fer” If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.Au revoir! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voila, this week’s feedback, and you guys had a lot to say about this Moulin Rouge of an episode :) Links: Philonico - C’est Étrange (People Are Strange French cover): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O44dtehbZJM Waiting for the Sun (The Doors) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUI-ELCdjxo The funniest SNL “Stefon” sketches - https://www.buzzfeed.com/angelicaamartinez/snl-stefon-bill-hader Next episode: TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E4 “La Dame de Fer”. If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fantastic to see the spirit of Paris alive and well in the ZA this week’s episode. Bravo, Walking Dead! Next episode: Listener feedback for TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E3 “Paris Sera Toujours Paris”. • If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. • Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another round of brilliant feedback from you guys as this series begins to take shape. Happy to be joined by longtime listeners Amelie and Jim, and next week Lucy and I will be back for episode trois! Next episode: TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E3 “Paris Sera Toujours Paris”. • If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. • Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.Au revoir! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alright, Father Daryl doesn’t seem to be letting us down, does he? Another fun, engaging episode this week :) Trés bon!Check out Ben’s Wilhelm podcast for our Robin Williams episode: wilhelmpodcast.comThe Most Annoying Children in ‘The Walking Dead’ Universe: A Taxonomy: the-walking-dead-series-most-annoying-children-a-taxonomyNext episode: Feedback for TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E2 “Alouette”. • If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. • Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, we got enough feedback to do a separate feedback episode. Bravo! Merci beaucoup! As always, you guys brought up some great points to talk over. Next episode: TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E2 “Alouette”. • If you want to talk about it with us, you can email your thoughts or send a voice message to [email protected]. • Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica.Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonjour tout les monde! Comment ça va? We’re happy to get going with the Daryl Dixon show, with our hero plucked out of the US and transplanted overseas. Such a strange idea for a show, but we’re really digging it. As always, merci beaucoup for coming along on this ride with us. Nous vous aimons!Next episode: Listener feedback for this episode, TWD: Daryl Dixon S1E1 “L’ame Perdue”. • You can email us or send a voice message to [email protected]. Or check out our Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Au revoir! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is coming up quick, and to get ready, we’re dedicating this episode to our favorite badass crossbow-toting chopper-riding dog-owning soft-hearted porcupine of a man, with our top 5 favorite things about good ole Daryl. We also give you our rankings for all the seasons of The Walking Dead, two lists 13 years in the making. And as usual, some fantastic feedback from you guys, on both topics :) Next episode: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon S1E1 “L'ame Perdue”To stay up-to-date on what we’re up to, and join in on some pop-culture conversation, consider joining our Facebook group, at facebook.com/groups/podcastica. Love to see you there!Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reposted from Ben's Wilhelm podcast, which you can find at wilhelmpodcast.com and @wilhelmpodcast on socials.---BARBENHEIMER: Wilhelm Reviews "Oppenheimer"Welcome to Wilhelm and it's time for another Movie Review / Film Breakdown. This time, I am joined by Revisited Podcast co-host and great friend Kristin for this second part of the BARBENHEIMER Crossover with Podcastica to cover the brand new Christophher Nolan masterpiece, "Oppenheimer". Together, we dive into the amazing cast, the stylistic cinematography and even the history itself of the story being told. Keep in mind that this breakdown enters spoiler territory so you have been warned. So if you have yet to see the movie, do yourself the biggest favor and stop right here, find the biggest screen you can, watch the film, then come back and listen!If you haven't already, make sure you are subscribed to Wilhelm by visiting wilhelmpodcast.com. There you can find links to previous episodes, video versions, other movie reviews and so much more. Also be sure to find and follow Wilhelm on most social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and YouTube by searching @wilhelmpodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we are and in just six episodes we have come to what we now know is the SEASON finale of Dead City. This week Ben is joined by Penny, Karen Shih, and Randy to break down not only our thoughts on the gripping finale, but also discuss final thoughts for the year about our feelings for the titular characters Negan and Maggie. Have our opinions changed on either? Give a listen and find out!Thanks to everyone who joined us for this first season of The Walking Dead: Dead City! Loved having you Negan fans (and some haters?) along for the ride!As always, thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you’d like to write or call in too, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com. Next episode: Barbie! with Jason, Penny, and Kara• And then soon after, Oppenheimer, as part of our Barbenheimer crossover with Ben’s other podcast, Wilhelm, which you can find at wilhelmpodcast.com or @wilhelmpodcast on socials. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One step closer to the end of what may be just the first season of Dead City, and what a twist! Join Ben and guest hosts Rebecca and Kara as they break down all the happenings of this episode leading up to the reveal of Maggie's true intentions and what it may mean for our titular characters. Just one more episode left!As always, thanks to everyone who wrote in. If you’d like to write or call in too, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com. Next episode: The Walking Dead: Dead City season one finale: "Doma Smo" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Officially into the back half of the series, our coverage of Dead City continues! Join Ben, Kelly, and Mark as we break down the mayhem of this episode along with what is turning into a season-long debate whether Negan is working towards redemption, or if he will forever remain the evil villain we were first introduced to. Where do you fall in the debate?As always, thanks to those of you who wrote in! For everyone else, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com. Next episode: The Walking Dead: Dead City with S1E5 "Stories We Tell Ourselves" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we approach the halfway point of Dead City, join Ben with guest co-hosts Gemma and Cassie of the UK as they discuss and breakdown all the new happenings on Manhattan Island. Will Maggie and Negan's plans to breach the Croat's base work, or will the mistrust of the New York natives hinder the plans? Find out this week... same walker time, same walker channel! :-)As always, thanks to those of you who wrote or called in. Love you guys. And if you didn't get a chance, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com for next time. Also, please tell your zed-loving friends about the podcast and our coverage of the series. No better time to jump on than at the beginning of a new story! Send them to thecastofus.com where they can find all the coverage of the TWD as well as all the other great podcasts Podcastica has to offer. Next week: The Walking Dead: Dead City S1E4 "Everybody Wins a Prize" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Knock knock... (who's there?).... It's Ben and guest co-hosts for this week, Lucy and Karen, to break down this week's episode of Dead City! Where did you fall on Negan and has your opinion changed in these first two episodes? Also, who are these new locals and can they be trusted? Give a listen to this week's episode to see what we think and let us know if you agree. You can find all our contact info at podcastica.com. Also, please tell your zed-loving friends about the podcast and our coverage of the series. No better time to jump on than at the beginning of a new story! Send them to thecastofus.com where they can find all the coverage of the TWD as well as all the other great podcasts Podcastica has to offer. Next week: The Walking Dead: Dead City S1E3 "People Are a Resource" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The time has come! The Walking Dead: Dead City, the first of the highly anticipated Walking Dead spin-offs, featuring Maggie and Negan, set primarily on Manhattan Island of New York City, is finally out! So is it any good? Join Ben and guest-host Randy as we break down the episode and let you know all our thoughts. As always, thanks to those of you who wrote or called in. Love you guys. And if you didn't get a chance, you can find all our contact info at podcastica.com for next time. Also, please tell your zed-loving friends about the podcast and our coverage of the series. No better time to jump on than at the beginning of a new story! Send them to thecastofus.com where they can find all the coverage of the TWD as well as all the other great podcasts Podcastica has to offer. Next week: The Walking Dead: Dead City S1E2 "Who's There?" Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re so glad to be continuing our seasonal wrap-up crossover tradition with Chris and Jason from The Talking Dead podcast, this time of course for The Last of Us season one! As always, we had a great talk and it was really fun to get the perspective of our good pals from Canada :) If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part 1 over on talkingdeadpodcast.com. Next up: We’ll be wrapping up coverage of Amazon’s The Power season one, and we may also podcast on the first half of the new dystopian Apple TV+ show, Silo, based on the book series by Hugh Howey. Please follow The ‘Cast of Us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. Find us by going to thecastofus.com and clicking “Where to Listen”. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we are at the (bittersweet?) end of this incredible series! It’s been such a fulfilling experience for all of us, with the show being so fantastic and you guys being so engaged and supportive and terrific. Thanks everybody. Join Lucy, Ben, and Jason for our thoughts on the finale, and then all five of us should be back in a few days with the listener feedback ep. News articles • The Last of Us Show Set's Zombie Word Ban Addressed By Creator: https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-show-zombie-ban-mazin-response/?fbclid=IwAR0RVXxZyNd9nDLvG59MSZ9VCxX6gOiTMVWpZkdYKyZWVoFkE54vbM1_BA0 • The Last of Us' Neil Druckmann Says They'd Only Consider Recasting Bella Ramsey if She Wanted to Leave: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-of-us-neil-druckmann-says-theyd-only-consider-recasting-bella-ramsey-if-she-wanted-to-leave • ‘The Last of Us’ Used Real, Trained Giraffes and an Abandoned Hospital in Season Finale: https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/the-last-of-us-finale-giraffes-real-hospital-1235552452/ • Why Everyone Will Be Talking About Steven Yeun’s New Netflix Series: https://www.wsj.com/articles/steven-yeun-interview-netflix-series-beef-df66b874 Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Next up: Listener Feedback for The Last of Us S1E9 “Look for the Light” with Lucy, Rima, Erik, Jason, and Ben Ben’s Wilhelm Podcast: https://wilhelmpodcast.com Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brutal f#@ing episode this week! Rima, Erik, and Ben are here to talk it out, including an enthusiastic Game Talk segment. Check out our live instant reactions each Sunday night just after The Last of Us airs: http://youtube.com/@podcastica Contest • You can win two Last of Us tribute posters illustrated by Kirk Manley, plus an original sketch of an infected. • We’ll also give out two runner-up prizes of one tribute poster each. • How to enter: • Send in your best impersonation of any of the characters in the show. You can do that by re-enacting a scene, or just giving them your own dialog. • Try to keep it to around a minute or so, two at most I’d say. • Send to [email protected] with subject line Last of Us Contest. • We’ll vote on the winners. Our judgment is final! • Enter by Sunday, March 12, the day of the finale, and we’ll announce a winner in the finale listener feedback episode. Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Next up: Listener feedback for the Last of Us S1E8 “When We Are in Need” with Jason and Lucy Ben’s Wilhelm Podcast: https://wilhelmpodcast.com Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another beautiful yet tragic episode this week, that deepens Ellie’s character and pushes our nostalgia buttons. Join Karen, Lucy, and Jason to talk it out. Contest • You can win two Last of Us tribute posters illustrated by Kirk Manley, plus an original sketch of an infected. • We’ll also give out two runner-up prizes of one tribute poster each. • How to enter: • Send in your best impersonation of any of the characters in the show. You can do that by re-enacting a scene, or just giving them your own dialog. • Try to keep it to around a minute or so, two at most I’d say. • Send to [email protected] with subject line Last of Us Contest. • We’ll vote on the winners. Our judgment is final! • Enter by Sunday, March 12, the day of the finale, and we’ll announce a winner in the finale listener feedback episode. Clare’s Walking Dead fan fiction: https://m.fanfiction.net/u/8005634/?fbclid=IwAR1ohbyEvkW19daMFOuBLmLwY0BznP0M205r_PZdFk18gxOKcUkyewJi-u4 Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Next up: Listener feedback for the Last of Us S1E7 “Left Behind” Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another change of pace this week, as Joel reaches Tommy in Jackson, WY, and comes to terms with what he’s gotta do. Such a great episode: at times funny, tense, heartbreaking, awkward and uncomfortable, moving, inspiring, and ultimately, incredibly worrying. Links: • Pedro Pascal SNL Skit “Waking Up”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GEWSNylwS8 • Rutina Wesley wanted to play Maria in The Last of Us her way: 'I was up for the challenge’: https://ew.com/tv/the-last-of-us-rutina-wesley-maria-interview/ • ‘Walking Dead’ Daryl Spinoff Adds Five to Cast: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/walking-dead-daryl-spinoff-cast-1235519220/ Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Next up: Listener feedback for The Last of Us S1E6 “Kin” Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yet another heartbreaking episode this week, plus a horde of infected! Incredible. Join Lucy, Ben, and Jason as we talk it all out. Links: • Melanie Lynskey Has Never Been on a Set as Overwhelming as The Last of Us: https://www.vulture.com/article/melanie-lynskey-the-last-of-us-kathleen-interview.html • The Child Clicker's Audition Tape For The Last Of Us Was Pure Nightmare Fuel: https://www.slashfilm.com/1196694/the-child-clickers-contortionist-audition-tape-for-the-last-of-us-was-pure-nightmare-fuel/ • Making the Bloater: ‘The Last of Us’ Prosthetics Designer Used a Slimy, 80-Pound Suit and Massive Stuntman to Create the Deadly Monster: https://variety.com/2023/artisans/features/the-last-of-us-bloater-makeup-1235518138/ Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. Next up: Listener feedback for The Last of Us S1E5 “Endure and Survive” Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. And we kinda loved that Joel and Ellie bonding over puns in this ep, and all the great video-gamey fights, and that the show continues to surprise us and change things up. We also had a few quibbles, and an extra-long Game Talk segment. Enjoy! Pedro Pascal’s excellent SNL monologue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsYGlZkevEg Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. Next up: Listener feedback for the Last of Us S1E4 “Please Hold to My Hand” Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh my gosh, what a surprisingly beautiful and heartbreaking episode this week. Rima, Erik, and Ben talk it out. And in a few days, join Jason, Lucy, and special guest Karen (!) for the listener feedback episode. Please tell your friends who love The Last of Us about us We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice to help boost us in the rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. Next up: Listener feedback for the Last of Us S1E3 “Long Long Time” Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Okay, after that clicker scene I may not ever need to watch any other “zombie-esque” show again. So freaking cool!! And so much to love about the rest of the show, too. Get ready for some deep appreciation (along with a few very minor quibbles) from Jason, Rima, and Erik. Did you tell your friends who love this show about us? We’re easy to find. Just send ‘em to thecastofus.com. Cheers guys. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. Next up: Listener feedback for this week’s ep. It’s not too late for you to leave us comments for the podcast. As always, you can find our contact info and all our other shows at: thecastofus.com Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At last, it’s the first episode of The Last of Us, and Ben, Lucy, and Jason are on deck to talk it out. What an incredible adaptation of an amazing game! Those zeds are just fantastic, the way they lurch around and move all herky jerky :) Love it. In this ep, we go in-depth about the premiere and also compare and contrast with the game. Glad to have y’all listening! People seemed to love the show, which makes for an exciting start to this next phase of this podcast. We want to knock this baby up to the top of the charts, so tell your friends who love this show about us! We’re easily found at thecastofus.com. Cheers guys. Also, please follow us on your podcast platform of choice. That’s what helps the most for our rankings. And if you like what we’re doing, shoot us a rating or a review. You can find where we’re at by going to thecastofus.com. Next up: Listener feedback for the premiere. It’s not too late for you to leave us comments for the podcast. As always, you can find our contact info and all our other shows at: thecastofus.com Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Last of Us premiere is a mere couple of days away, and to tide you over, here’s our promised debate on whether this show qualifies as a zombie show. Erik, Ben, and Jason are joined by special guest Arnold T. Blumberg, author of books on zombie cinema like Journey of the Living Dead and Zombiemania. You can check out Arnold T. Blumberg’s stuff at: • Ghouls in the House podcast: ghoulsinthehouse.com • Pickles & Bean comic strip: picklesandbean.com • Arnold’s books at ATB Publishing: atbpublishing.com Next up: The Last of Us S1E1! Want to write or voice-message in about it? As always, you can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step into the Wayback Machine and travel with us to 2013 when Mr. Blahg (aka Erik) and Jason we’re fresh off of their first playthroughs of The Last of Us and eager to express how fucking great they thought the game was! There’s a quick mildly-spoilery review, and a more in-depth review for those who’ve played the game. Want to be immortalized on our podcast every time we play the intro stinger for the listener feedback segment (aka Listener Snarls, Screams, and Clicks)? Then send us your infected sounds! I want to put something together before the first episode comes out, so whoever sends something in, you’ll have a good chance of being a part of it. Send to [email protected]. Here’s a YouTube vid with infected sounds in case you need a reminder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhnf9sU146k As always, you can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we go, Zedheads, it’s time for The Walking Dead ‘Cast to evolve like an infected Cordyceps monster as we transition to covering HBO’s upcoming adaptation of one of the most incredible video games ever produced, The Last of Us!!! Join us this episode as we explain why we think fans of The Walking Dead will be interested in this show, introduce you non-game-players to the basics of the world of The Last of Us, dive deep into our favorite things about the game, and touch on all the news we know about the upcoming show. And then in a couple weeks, we’ll begin our coverage of HBO’s The Last of Us, which premieres on Sun, Jan 15! Note: We will, of course, be covering all the new Walking Dead spinoffs, so stay subscribed everybody, there’s so much more to come! As always, you can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a fantastic end to The Walking Dead. Lucy and I were so moved by it. At times thrilling, horrifying, sad, touching, and even awe-inspiring. We’re relieved to be able to talk about such a fine episode here at the end. Hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back in a few days to respond to your feedback. And as always, thanks so much to all of you who have been listening along with us. You’re the reason why we do it. Cheers. The Walking Dead: Dead City teaser. ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eMoJ5A5Hdg⁠ You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: ⁠podcastica.com⁠ • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: ⁠patreon.com/jasoncabassi⁠ or go to ⁠buymeacoffee.com/cabassi⁠ for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Walking Dead has come to an end, and a bunch of Zedheads converged on San Francisco to experience it together. Here’s our live instant reaction we recorded just minutes after the episode ended. Lucy and I will be back in a week or so with our usual break-down, and then sometime soon after that, we’ll do a feedback episode. Enjoy, everybody! You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some fricken’ great zombie action and tension this episode. Other great moments too - and also some giant nitpicks, why not. Do you think Judith is going to live? (We do.) Will any of the other characters die? Do you think Rick will show up in the finale? Just a few more days until the end…. You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Come to the WD finale party! Join Jason, Lucy, Karen, Chris, and a bunch of other listeners for a screening of the final episode of The Walking Dead followed by a live podcast: podcastica.com/twdfinaleparty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welp, now we know why JDM was so put off that they pre-announced the Negan spinoff. This ep would have been a lot more tense if we didn’t know Negan would survive. But it was still pretty great. We especially liked the stuff with Eugene’s trial. Two more episodes left!!! Lucy on the BBC (towards the end): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dfyh You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us for a live instant reaction to The Walking Dead each Sunday at 10:05p ET: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQpQiudVyoYMc8zqqr8U1g Come to the WD finale party! Join Jason, Lucy, Karen, Chris, and a bunch of other listeners for a screening of the final episode of The Walking Dead followed by a live podcast: podcastica.com/twdfinaleparty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I gotta admit, it’s great to see a lot of our characters working together this week outside the confines of the Commonwealth. Kinda felt like old times. Commonwealth, maybe it’s time to shelf that shit. You can find our contact info and all our other shows at: podcastica.com • If you follow / subscribe to all your favorite Podcastica shows, you will make us happy. Show support and get ad-free episodes: patreon.com/jasoncabassi or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation (thank you!) Subscribe to our YouTube channel and join us for a live instant reaction to The Walking Dead each Sunday at 10p ET: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQpQiudVyoYMc8zqqr8U1g Come to the WD finale party! Join Jason, Lucy, Karen, Chris, and a bunch of other listeners for a screening of the final episode of The Walking Dead followed by a live podcast: podcastica.com/twdfinaleparty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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