Minor remaining questions

HMMM interesting.. So we could see some more Smarties Pop up in future work.. This could get interesting..

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Originally Posted by Jannit

Where'd you get the bit about the specials dying out? That just boggles my mind. If they were smarter, faster and stronger than the 'normal' zombies, shouldn't the remaining zombies all have been specials? Survival of the fittest and all that? The fact they just disappeared has always bugged me. I wasn't including the little ones with the specials as we found out they were a different breed entirely and what happened to them is pretty clearly documented. Thanks, though!

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I think that the normal zombies were more common, so it's harder to kill of a common breed than the more "endangered" ones. And i think Skittles said all the Jumpers were dead, I kinda extended that to mean all of them, woopsie. I think the arrival of the Little ones overshadowed the specials, to a point where they were not worth the effort to describe.

Another question:

Did somebody survive z-day onboard a ship? Nuclear submarines, carriers, smaller ships...

BTW, how did these guys witness the zombie-apocalypse onboard the ISS?

If Scratch had been given the opportunity to sing during the run of the show... (there is no way I am referring to the musical episode we will probably get when the Tales are published)
would she have sounded most likely like Kate Pierson at the beginning of this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4

Actually, this was the first music clip I have ever seen on MTV at home back in very early 90s.

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Originally Posted by YetAnotherBloodyCheek

If Scratch had been given the opportunity to sing during the run of the show... (there is no way I am referring to the musical episode we will probably get when the Tales are published)
would she have sounded most likely like Kate Pierson at the beginning of this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4

Actually, this was the first music clip I have ever seen on MTV at home back in very early 90s.

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Alas, if only it were to happen.....

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Originally Posted by YetAnotherBloodyCheek

Another question:

Did somebody survive z-day onboard a ship? Nuclear submarines, carriers, smaller ships...

BTW, how did these guys witness the zombie-apocalypse onboard the ISS?

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I'd assume initially, the ones on earth would live until they had to restock, then survive like any other person.

As for those in space..... I'd think it would suck majorly. Having to watch the world die......

Houston? Is there anyone out there? 😳

Maybe the ones in the Space Station were the Lucky ones.. I still say there is a lot of civilization left. Lots of remote areas groups could goto and set up shop and live Happily ever after with no government over-reach. Well at least till the gov comes out of hiding and bends all to their will.. But I think most would fight that sort of thing and the US would be back into Territories like it was on Revolution. Which I will miss that show and their clean outfits each week..

Good thoughts, Merlin!

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Originally Posted by YetAnotherBloodyCheek

Another question:

Did somebody survive z-day onboard a ship? Nuclear submarines, carriers, smaller ships...

BTW, how did these guys witness the zombie-apocalypse onboard the ISS?

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On the final "We're not dead" podcast (65), KC came to the conclusion, as well as the hosts, that anyone who would be on the ISS would be screwed. They'd have a fancy spectator's seat, but they would ultimately die of either starvation, asphyxia, or dehydration - whichever they ran out of first, and there wouldn't be anyway around this. There are zero suppliers capable of getting a rocket up to them - those locations are all in the very center of infrastructure that is responsible for astronautical rocketry.

Battlecruisers, large yachts, you name it, they might have a better chance than the ISS, but ultimately, they will need to make eventual supply runs from time to time. And even then, they will still have problems when it comes to fuel. Nuclear vessels will have less of a problem, especially as they have desalination systems in order to provide fresh water - but they will eventually run out of on board food, unless they convert a whole lot of their resources to farming, which will be extremely limited in their capabilities verse the number of crew that are necessary on board in order to function properly.

Not saying it wouldn't be possible - just, it would have its own set of difficulties and possible mutinies.

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Originally Posted by Merlin1274

HMMM interesting.. So we could see some more Smarties Pop up in future work.. This could get interesting..

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Maybe in the upcoming Tales.
And I think all the open threads and question, which won't be answered by Kc, offer plenty of opportunity for fans to create their own spin-offs or tales. Actually I would like to go as far and say that Kc's "We're Alive" is probably one of the finest zombocalypse-scenarios which leaves enough room for roleplaygamers to use that background as a gaming-world. And I would not even mind seeing some independent (or major) gaming-publisher getting the license from Kc in order to publish either the "We're Alive" roleplaying game or "We're Alive"-sourcebook for any roleplaying-game-system. And you could even split it into two parts - Part One: "This was then" for the time of the actual zombocalypse and "This is now" for the time 14 years later; in "This was then" the zombies would play a much bigger role, I guess, while "This is now" would focus much more on the different human tribes fighting for food and turf whil struggling for survival in a completely desolated world where the remains of technology may become a serious issue as well (just think of pumping facilities failing and allowing the sea or rivers to take back citys, or imagine petrochemical or nuclear facilities going wild 'cause none cares for them anymore...)

Best wishes!
Liam

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Originally Posted by Gooer

I'd assume initially, the ones on earth would live until they had to restock, then survive like any other person.

As for those in space..... I'd think it would suck majorly. Having to watch the world die......

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I guess it would suck much more being up there and living with the certainty that sooner than later they would run ouf of food and spare-parts ...

I may need to look this up but I believe I read they had escape plans.. For emergencies.. on the ISS
Also one of the subs or Ships of the Navy could make port on the 1000s of uninhabited islands around the world.. Some of those ships have enough weaponry they could secure an area on the coast of the US and Keep it safe..
But all that ability would me a story short and very predictable.

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Originally Posted by LiamKerrington

I guess it would suck much more being up there and living with the certainty that sooner than later they would run ouf of food and spare-parts ...

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Probably the same way Scratch felt after Burt had his fun..........
Well, just minus the food and spare parts of course..........

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Originally Posted by Storm

Probably the same way Scratch felt after Burt had his fun..........
Well, just minus the food and spare parts of course..........

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Now that you mention it, I have to agree.

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Originally Posted by NickShades

On the final "We're not dead" podcast (65), KC came to the conclusion, as well as the hosts, that anyone who would be on the ISS would be screwed. They'd have a fancy spectator's seat, but they would ultimately die of either starvation, asphyxia, or dehydration - whichever they ran out of first, and there wouldn't be anyway around this. There are zero suppliers capable of getting a rocket up to them - those locations are all in the very center of infrastructure that is responsible for astronautical rocketry.

Battlecruisers, large yachts, you name it, they might have a better chance than the ISS, but ultimately, they will need to make eventual supply runs from time to time. And even then, they will still have problems when it comes to fuel. Nuclear vessels will have less of a problem, especially as they have desalination systems in order to provide fresh water - but they will eventually run out of on board food, unless they convert a whole lot of their resources to farming, which will be extremely limited in their capabilities verse the number of crew that are necessary on board in order to function properly.

Not saying it wouldn't be possible - just, it would have its own set of difficulties and possible mutinies.

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Originally Posted by LiamKerrington

I guess it would suck much more being up there and living with the certainty that sooner than later they would run ouf of food and spare-parts ...

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Originally Posted by LiamKerrington

Now that you mention it, I have to agree.

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In order to conclude the ISS question:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef-2Q65EMj0

In the end, I suppose budgetary constraints suck hard when z-day happens and you are in space - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Return_Vehicle

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Originally Posted by NickShades

On the final "We're not dead" podcast (65), KC came to the conclusion, as well as the hosts, that anyone who would be on the ISS would be screwed. They'd have a fancy spectator's seat, but they would ultimately die of either starvation, asphyxia, or dehydration - whichever they ran out of first, and there wouldn't be anyway around this. There are zero suppliers capable of getting a rocket up to them - those locations are all in the very center of infrastructure that is responsible for astronautical rocketry.

Battlecruisers, large yachts, you name it, they might have a better chance than the ISS, but ultimately, they will need to make eventual supply runs from time to time. And even then, they will still have problems when it comes to fuel. Nuclear vessels will have less of a problem, especially as they have desalination systems in order to provide fresh water - but they will eventually run out of on board food, unless they convert a whole lot of their resources to farming, which will be extremely limited in their capabilities verse the number of crew that are necessary on board in order to function properly.

Not saying it wouldn't be possible - just, it would have its own set of difficulties and possible mutinies.

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This reminds me of a book that I started reading (But never finished) called The Last Ship. It's about a U.S. Navy Nuclear missile ship sailing the oceans after a nuclear war.

Hm, back in season 1, before the events of "The War." I wonder what Michael and the others would have reacted if someone had decided to try his luck by defecting to the mallers. Would it have ended in a no-holds-barred situation? Ok, this might be a very hypothetical thought, though.

Will we every find out what happen to the rest of the world? We know that Hawaii was hit, but what about Europe, the rest of North America, and Asia. Would the rest of world have different zombies according to the climate? Would zombies in the desert be harder to kill?

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Originally Posted by Burgerbros

Will we every find out what happen to the rest of the world? We know that Hawaii was hit, but what about Europe, the rest of North America, and Asia. Would the rest of world have different zombies according to the climate? Would zombies in the desert be harder to kill?

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Think it was confirmed by Colonel Kimmet confirmed that they had reports of attacks in those areas.

I started that. I couldn't get into it.