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

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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What a fantastic episode this week, with Pamela and her oddly intimate-yet-threatening encounter with Lance, some powerful scenes between Mercer and the people in his life who want him to live up to their vision of him, some fun moments between Daryl and Eugene, and one of the spookiest and coolest zombie sequences we’ve seen in a long time. 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 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. 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 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 Commonwealth is coming apart at the seams and TBH we’re ready for it! Also, some touching character moments, and we’re feeling afraid for everyone who doesn’t have a spinoff. Join Jason and Rima as we break down this week’s ep. 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 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. 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 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

Deep breath — here we go! It’s the first of the final eight episodes of The Walking Dead. Feels good to be back, and though we had some mixed feelings about this first ep for sure, there was a lot to dig in to. 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 Jon Bernthal speech at Norman Reedus Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0ASsfpOZuU The Walking Dead prop auction: https://goldin.co/buy/?Auctions=202208-2519-0458-6adfb122-9d99-485a-82e2-140ec575eec5 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. 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 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