User talk:NewbieSim



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-- Jo The Marten (Talk) 01:56, February 14, 2010

About the "Zombieland" detail.
Hello NewbieSim,

First off, thank you for correcting me on the amusement park's name. I sort of messed up on that (bit scatterbrained). But to address the "Zombieland" detail you removed, you have to also take into account another detail: the film "Zombieland" was conceived in 2005 as the start of a potential TV series, which then changed to become a movie, well before "Left 4 Dead" was released. And the film began shooting in Spring of 2009 (months before "Left 4 Dead 2" was released, only two or three months after the first "Left 4 Dead" game was released). And since "Left 4 Dead 2" was announced at E3 (which was from June 1 to June 4), producers of the game acknowledged they began working on "Left 4 Dead 2" shortly after the first game was released. Since it took "Zombieland" 41 days to film (from February 2009 to March of 2009), it seems likely that Valve may have heard about "Zombieland" being shot, its story and how it involved an amusement park (since a majority of the  zombie extras for the amusement park scene were civilians from the Valdosta, Georgia area). So, there is a four years and 6 months timeframe, in which Valve may have heard of "Zombieland."

Of course, I see your point of view and acknowledge it (I also acknowledge the fact I could very well be wrong). I just felt it was necessary to point that just because the game was released a month after the film, doesn't mean that the game wasn't influenced by the film, which both had been in development at almost the same time. I thank you for your time and hope you continue to have a great day. :D

Sincerely,

CB2001