Sunday, October 25, 2015

There's Evidence That 'Walking Dead' Character Isn't Actually Dead

Warning! If you have not seen "The Walking Dead" Season 6, Episode 3, "Thank You," do not read any further, unless, of course, you want to. This is America, not the Ricktatorship. But you have been warned.


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He was supposed to be delivering pizzas!


As you might know by now, Sunday's "Walking Dead" episode, "Thank You," gave us one of the most sobering moments of the entire series when Glenn, one of the Season 1 originals, was dragged into a sea of walkers by Nicholas' dead body and subsequently torn to shreds.


And now we're all like:


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The episode picked up with the survivors trying to get back to Alexandria ahead of the herd. Well, that obviously doesn't happen. Rick ends the episode trapped in an RV with an injured hand (Cut it off, Rick!) as a herd is closing in. Michonne and Glenn made it to some buildings with the surviving Alexandrians, but Glenn and Nicholas split from the group to create a distraction. (No! Don't do it, Glenn!)


Of course, Nicholas, being a complete idiot, keeps zoning in and out, remembering how he abandoned a previous group. (There's no time for that, dude!) The pair get surrounded by the herd and trapped on a dumpster. Nicholas, zoning out again, looks at Glenn and says "thank you," before blowing his own brains out and taking Glenn into the herd of walkers with him. We get graphic images of Glenn appearing to get his guts ripped out, and now we know no one will ever get their pizzas delivered on time again.


"Walking Dead" fans lost it. Twitter completely blew up. But it turns out we all may have sent those tweets a little too soon. There's strong evidence Glenn is still alive.


1. Steven Yeun is supposedly still being spotted on set.


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The Spoiling Dead Fans, a group dedicated to all things "Walking Dead," reports Glenn actor Steven Yeun continues to be spotted on set. The group has been pretty accurate in predicting what's going on with "Walking Dead" before, and they replied to one Facebook commentor saying we'll probably see Glenn again.



We have soooo many sightings of Glenn after episode 3 in multiple episodes. I just can't see [The Powers That Be] getting Steven to continue to come out to filming sites and stay there for multiple hours just to throw off a small percentage of fans that follow spoilers. He's even been at locations that were blocked off and extremely difficult to get actor sightings.



2. Glenn's "death" was pretty lame.


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This isn't a midseason finale. It's not a season finale. It's Episode 3. What? This doesn't even happen at the end of the episode. There are plenty of scenes after Glenn's supposed death that are important, but they're not nearly as much of a gut punch as a Season 1 homie dying. No one is even around to see him die.


Plus, Glenn has been in pretty impossible situations before, and he always seems to get out, as Redditor SladeIsntCreative shows in this image:


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Glenn has one of the most memorable deaths in the "Walking Dead" comics courtesy of Negan, who's rumored to appear at the end of this season, and they're going to trade that moment for falling off a dumpster with a character everyone hates? (No offense, Nicholas, but we hate you.)


A lot of characters' deaths don't match up with the comics, but this death doesn't have anywhere near the impact Glenn's comic death does. Killing Glenn like this just doesn't make sense.


3. There's definitely some fancy editing going on.


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There's an overhead shot showing the walkers eating someone, but it's hard to see who. Plus, Nicholas is constantly zoning in and out in the episode, leaving the possibility that what we're seeing isn't actually happening. Redditor lifeofwill has a plausible theory on what could be going on:



I bet Glenn passes out from shock when Nicholas shoots himself, and episode 5 will show him waking up with walkers eating Nicholas and being rescued by someone (my guess is Abraham). The scene Sunday will probably just be his hallucination while he's out.



Abraham is still leading the rest of the walker herd with Sasha, but besides that, a hallucination could be possible. Other commenters are buying into the idea. lisar4 says the image of Glenn "dying" could just show "Nicholas' intestines on Glenn and him panicking," which could be possible because, as leifashley27 points out, "The entrails are really high up on his chest."


4. Walking Dead has pulled this stuff before.


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"Walking Dead" doesn't care about our feelings. There have been episodes where we all thought Carol was dead, and the show had us thinking Glenn was going to die in Season 5 with some cleverly staged pictures and a spoilerific prediction by series creator Robert Kirkman.


The show likes messing with fans, and this could just be another example (though a pretty convincing one).


Ok, so Glenn might not be dead. Now here's the bad news.


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Even though it's possible Glenn makes it out of this situation, he's probably not making it out of the season. Glenn's death has been rumored for a while, and like we said, he has one of the most iconic deaths in the comic. Perhaps the strongest evidence that Glenn is actually gone is that Norman Reedus already spoiled this before Season 6 started.


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In an interview with MTV, the cast was asked what characters they wish were still alive, and Reedus answered Glenn. He might've been able to play it off as a joke except for the incredibly shocked looks on everyone's faces.


"Walking Dead" is reportedly showing a 90-minute episode next Sunday that may cover Morgan's backstory. So if Glenn does live, we probably won't find out until at least Episode 5. Though even if he makes it, he may not stick around long anyway.


We'll miss you, Glenn, but Heaven needs pizzas, too.


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UPDATE: Showrunner Scott Gimple sent a message to "Talking Dead" saying we would see Glenn again on the show in some way, and Glenn was not shown in the "In Memoriam" segment on the show.


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"The Walking Dead" airs Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET on AMC.


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Thursday, October 22, 2015

60% of WI disapproves of Walker’s job performance in WPR/St. Norbert poll

This comes from a poll with a small sample: 603. Notables: 57 percent of those polled say that Wisconsin is headed in the wrong direction. Russ Feingold leads against Ron Johnson.  51 percent to 40 percent. 60 percent of Wisconsinites disapprove of the way Scott Walker is doing his job. In fact, 40% of Wisconsinites more »

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Bank of America Gets Vote of Confidence

Last month, Bank of America (BAC) shareholders voted to allow chief executive Brian Moynihan to remain as chairman. Kathleen Shanley senior investment grade analyst at independent corporate bond research firm Gimme Credit called it, “another sign that BAC is putting the issues of the financial crisis era behind it,” in a Monday research report titled, “Vote of Confidence.” […]

Sunday, October 18, 2015

How AP and the WI press does damage control for Governor Drunken Sailor

Yet again I get the impression that Associated Press does whatever it can to protect and/or repair Scott Walker’s image.   Compare the headlines and stories on Walker’s recent FEC filing: From Washington Post (author – Jenna Johnson): How Scott Walker spent $90,000 a day to lose an election   From U.S. News and World Report more »

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Everybody didn’t have access to the Democratic Party debate

The editor of Buzzflash at Truthout recently wrote that, “By offering the debates on television only to paid subscribers of television packages that included CNN and Fox News, the most important political interaction between candidates for president of the United States was, essentially, privatized.” If you’re living with a net-enabled digital device seemingly glued to your more »

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Watch Waves Of Lava Roll Down Hawaii Volcano

Forget your surfboard -- these Hawaiian waves are made of magma.


Videographer Mick Kalber was flying over Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano on Friday when he captured pictures of a large, wave-like outbreak of lava northeast of Pu'u 'O'o vent.


Kalber has been documenting lava at Kilauea for 30 years, and this was the first time he's seen such activity in the middle of a flow field.


"The outbreak is about a quarter-mile long, and 75-80 yards wide, the crust repeatedly cracking, oozing lava, and subducting the plates nearby in a remarkable display," Kalber writes on his Facebook page.




After reviewing the video, Janet Babb, a geologist and public information officer at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said the flow was from a short-lived breakout. "Similar breakouts have been happening for months in this general area," she said.


"It does not represent new activity or a significant change in the eruption," Babb wrote in an email to The Huffington Post.


Nope, it's just another day on Hawaii's Big Island.






Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Since 1952, there have been 34 eruptions. Eruptive activity has been continuous along the east rift zone since 1983.


Last year, a slow-moving lava flow from Kilauea threatened the rural town of Pahoa.


Watch Kalber's full video below:




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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

3 Lessons From McDonald's All-Day Breakfast

After what seems like eons of customer complaints regarding an early breakfast cutoff time, McDonald's has finally assented to serving breakfast all day. The shift is seen as a response to declining sales and increased competition from the likes of...

Monday, October 5, 2015

Al Jazeera America feature on Madison, Wisconsin homelessness

A friend of mine had shared this story on facebook and I idly clicked it not knowing what I was in for. I saw the string of cars and vans along a curved street and thought, “Hey. That looks sorta like that area by Milwaukee Street.” Oh. That *IS* that area by Milwaukee Street. The more »

Al Jazeera America feature on Madison, Wisconsin homelessness

A friend of mine had shared this story on facebook and I idly clicked it not knowing what I was in for. I saw the string of cars and vans along a curved street and thought, “Hey. That looks sorta like that area by Milwaukee Street.” Oh. That *IS* that area by Milwaukee Street. The more »

Friday, October 2, 2015

Parents Say There's One Thing Worse Than Having Son Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer



After their son, Kirk II, was diagnosed with liver cancer and told he had only six months to live, Laurie and Kirk Sr. claim that the woman who previously had left their son at the altar ran -- not walked -- to tie the knot this time.


"I believe Star was seeing dollar signs with my dying son. She married him for his life insurance money," claims Laurie. "Star is manipulative, and she is out for Star ... Star has physically, emotionally and financially destroyed my son."


Star admits she has cheated on Kirk twice and that she hit him once, but she vehemently denies that she's after his money. "Kirk's family has judged me since day one," says Star, who says she wishes they would back off. "They make me out to be this evil person."


Why is Kirk II eager to save his marriage? Can it even be saved? Should his parents butt out? Watch more from Friday's episode of Dr. Phil here.


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