How|WRB soon|RB is|VBZ now|RB ?|. "|'' Blog|NNP Archive|NNP "|'' Zombies|NNP and|CC Vampires|NNP and|CC Ninjas|NNP and|CC Pirates|NNP 25|CD Jul|NNP 2010|CD by|IN Rick|NNP It|PRP 's|VBZ tough|JJ to|TO kill|VB the|DT vampire|NN ...|. genre|NN 

I|PRP was|VBD noodling|VBG on|IN Vampires|NNP the|DT other|JJ day|NN ,|, but|CC also|RB lumped|VBN Zombies|NNP ,|, Pirates|NNP and|CC Ninjas|NNP in|IN the|DT mix|NN .|. 
These|DT archetypes|NNS seem|VBP different|JJ to|TO me|PRP than|IN other|JJ '|POS trends|NNS '|'' .|. 
Surely|RB the|DT Vampire|NNP was|VBD dead|JJ after|IN the|DT spoof|NN ,|, "|'' Love|NN at|IN First|CD Bite|NNP "|'' in|IN 1979|CD .|. 
But|CC then|RB the|DT Anne|NNP Rice|NNP -|: led|VBN revival|NN brought|VBD it|PRP back|RB (|( technically|RB the|DT 1st|CD book|NN ,|, Interview|NNP with|IN the|DT Vampire|NNP ,|, was|VBD published|VBN in|IN 1976|CD ,|, but|CC did|VBD n't|RB gain|VB widespread|JJ popularity|NN until|IN later|RB )|) .|. 
Then|RB it|PRP jumped|VBD the|DT shark|NN with|IN the|DT Tom|NNP Cruise|NNP -|: Brad|NNP Pitt|NNP movie|NN (|( based|VBN on|IN the|DT Anne|NNP Rice|NNP novel|NN )|) in|IN 1994|CD .|. 
But|CC bubbling|VBG below|IN the|DT surface|NN was|VBD Blade|NNP and|CC other|JJ genre|NN flicks|NNS ,|, then|RB Twilight|NNP hit|VBD and|CC now|RB vampires|NNS are|VBP hot|JJ .|. 

Surely|RB Ninjas|NNP were|VBD done|VBN with|IN horrible|JJ movies|NNS like|IN American|NNP Ninja|NNP (|( 1985|CD )|) or|CC with|IN comedies|NNS starring|VBG Chris|NNP Farley|NNP (|( Beverly|NNP Hills|NNP Ninja|NNP ,|, 1997|CD )|) ,|, and|CC yet|RB Ninja|NNP has|VBZ become|VBN a|DT replacement|NN word|NN for|IN '|POS expert|NN '|'' to|TO the|DT point|NN where|WRB it|PRP 's|VBZ almost|RB accepted|VBD parlance|NN :|: A|DT twellow|NN search|NN for|IN '|POS ninja|NN '|'' turned|VBD up|RB more|JJR than|IN 7,000|CD Twitter|NNP accounts|NNS using|VBG the|DT term|NN in|IN their|PRP$ profiles|NNS .|. 
Ninja|NNP Warrior|NNP is|VBZ one|CD of|IN the|DT most|RBS popular|JJ shows|NNS on|IN G4|NNP .|. 

We|PRP can|MD put|VB Pirates|NNP away|RB now|RB after|IN the|DT 3rd|CD Pirates|NNP of|IN the|DT Caribbean|NNP flick|NN ,|, right|NN ?|. 
No|DT ,|, actually|RB ,|, if|IN we|PRP 've|VBP learned|VBN anything|NN it's|PRP that|IN genre|NN memes|NNS just|RB go|VBP back|RB underground|JJ (|( Pirates|NNP for|IN adults|NNS [|NN NSFW|NNP ]|NN You|PRP get|VBP the|DT point|NN 0|CD .|. 
These|DT characters|NNS are|VBP like|IN Zombies|NNP (|( pun|NN intended|VBN )|) ,|, they|PRP just|RB keep|VBP coming|VBG back|RB to|TO life|NN .|. 

So|IN it|PRP 's|VBZ not|RB just|RB a|DT matter|NN of|IN knowing|VBG when|WRB to|TO jump|VB off|IN the|DT Vampire|NNP merry-go-round|JJ ,|, it|PRP 's|VBZ knowing|VBG when|WRB (|( and|CC where|WRB )|) to|TO jump|VB back|RB on|IN .|. 
If|IN you|PRP jumped|VBD off|RP Vampires|NNP would|MD you|PRP have|VB known|VBN to|TO jump|VB back|RB on|IN in|IN time|NN to|TO publish|VB Twilight|NNP ?|. 
Fourteen|CD literary|JJ agents|NNS rejected|VBD it|PRP before|IN Stephenie|NNP Meyer|NNP got|VBD a|DT deal|NN .|. 
If|IN you|PRP were|VBD off|RP Zombies|NNP would|MD you|PRP have|VB gotten|VBN back|RB on|IN it|PRP time|NN to|TO publish|VB NY|NNP Times|NNP bestseller|NN Pride|NNP &|CC Prejudice|NNP and|CC Zombies|NNP ?|. 

I|PRP don't|VBP think|VB you|PRP can|MD "|'' get|VB off|RP "|'' any|DT of|IN these|DT ,|, you|PRP have|VBP to|TO triangulate|NN your|PRP$ decision|NN across|IN several|JJ nodes|NNS of|IN popular|JJ culture|NN ,|, a|DT triangulation|NN that|WDT has|VBZ to|TO revolve|VB around|IN the|DT audience|NN (|( young|JJ adult|NN --|: Twilght|NNP .|. mature|VBP --|: True|NNP Blood|NNP )|) and|CC sub-genre|JJ (|( comedy|NN ,|, horror|NN ,|, sci-fi|JJ ...)|. and|CC then|RB the|DT actual|JJ quality|NN of|IN the|DT content|NN .|. 
So|RB what|WP sort|NN of|IN matrix|NN board|NN do|VBP you|PRP have|VBP to|TO create|VB to|TO know|VB that|IN a|DT NC-17|JJ comedy|NN horror|NN Zombie|NNP video|NN game|NN will|MD work|VB ,|, but|CC a|DT PG-13|JJ young|JJ adult|NN time-travelling|JJ Vampire|NNP TV|NNP show|NN wo|MD n't|RB ?|. 
You|PRP can't|MD .|. 
All|DT you|PRP can|MD do|VB is|VBZ hope|VB you|PRP bat|NN .300|CD and|CC that|IN when|WRB you|PRP fail|VBP ,|, you|PRP fail|VBP fast|RB .|. 

Ahh|NNP ,|, the|DT classics|NNS .|. 
If|IN you|PRP broaden|VB your|PRP$ scope|NN a|DT bit|NN ,|, I|PRP think|VBP it|PRP would|MD be|VB difficult|JJ to|TO find|VB a|DT time|NN over|IN the|DT last|JJ 40|CD years|NNS or|CC so|RB when|WRB any|DT of|IN these|DT four|CD archetypes|NNS didn't|VBD have|VB a|DT level|NN of|IN bubbling|JJ popularity|NN via|IN books|NNS ,|, comic|JJ books|NNS ,|, tv|NN ,|, movies|NNS ,|, video|NN games|NNS ,|, music|NN .|. 
If|IN all|DT you|PRP 're|VBP looking|VBG at|IN is|VBZ 1|CD or|CC 2|CD content|NN categories|NNS maybe|RB it|PRP looks|VBZ like|IN they|PRP 're|VBP dead|JJ ,|, but|CC they|PRP may|MD be|VB flourishing|JJ elsewhere|RB ,|, and|CC like|IN a|DT virus|NN they|PRP 're|VBP just|RB waiting|VBG for|IN a|DT new|JJ host|NN to|TO carry|VB them|PRP to|TO the|DT mainstream|NN .|. 

Publishers|NNS ,|, producers|NNS ,|, editors|NNS ,|, TV|NN execs|NNS ,|, they|PRP all|DT have|VBP to|TO calibrate|NN their|PRP$ decisions|NNS based|VBN on|IN so|RB many|JJ factors|NNS ,|, and|CC yet|RB even|RB with|IN access|NN to|TO sophisticated|JJ data|NNS it|PRP often|RB comes|VBZ down|RB to|TO human|JJ factors|NNS .|. 
A|DT gut|NN instinct|NN that|DT something|NN is|VBZ going|VBG to|TO work|VB .|. 
Somebody|NN at|IN AMC|NNP is|VBZ greenlighting|VBG The|DT Walking|VBG Dead|NNP based|VBD partly|RB on|IN historical|JJ evidence|NN that|WDT says|VBZ people|NNS like|IN Zombies|NNP ,|, but|CC also|RB partly|RB on|IN the|DT notion|NN that|IN this|DT particular|JJ iteration|NN will|MD have|VB a|DT new|JJ twist|NN that|WDT will|MD bring|VB new|JJ people|NNS into|IN the|DT (|( zombie|NN and|CC AMC|NNP )|) tent|NN 
.|. 
Personally|RB ,|, I|PRP 'm|VBP waiting|VBG for|IN someone|NN to|TO make|VB Pirate|NNP Zombies|NNP v.|NN Ninja|NNP Vampires|NNP .|. 
Hey|NNP ,|, if|IN they|PRP can|MD make|VB Aliens|NNP and|CC Cowboys|NNPS ,|, anything|NN is|VBZ possible|JJ .|. 

This|DT post|NN was|VBD inspired|VBN by|IN a|DT recent|JJ post|NN by|IN Grant|NNP McCracken|NNP .|. 
Make|VB sure|JJ you|PRP read|VBP that|IN one|CD too|RB .|. 

3|CD Comments|NNS 
Matthew|NNP Duhan|NNP says|VBZ :|: July|NNP 26|CD ,|, 2010|CD at|IN 5:13|NN pm|NN 
I|PRP do|VBP n't|RB know|VB about|IN Pirate|NNP Zombies|NNP v.|NN Ninja|NNP Vampires|NNP ,|, but|CC there|EX is|VBZ a|DT game|NN where|WRB you|PRP can|MD play|VB to|TO become|VB Zombies|NNP ,|, Ninjas|NNP ,|, Pirates|NNP ,|, and|CC Mad|JJ Scientists|NNS .|. 
Zombie|NNP Ninja|NNP Pirates|NNP ,|, by|IN Gozer|NNP Games|NNPS ,|, is|VBZ a|DT quick|JJ 20|CD -|: 30|CD minute|NN card|NN game|NN for|IN 2-6|CD players|NNS .|. 
You|PRP can|MD find|VB more|JJR information|NN on|IN our|PRP$ website|NN .|. 

We|PRP do|VBP have|VBP an|DT expansion|NN planned|VBD ,|, which|WDT will|MD add|VB Vampires|NNP (|( among|IN other|JJ Types|NNP )|) to|TO the|DT mix|NN .|. 
There|EX will|MD be|VB more|JJR info|NN about|IN that|DT coming|VBG soon|RB .|. 

Jewell|NNP Bardwell|NNP says|VBZ :|: July|NNP 30|CD ,|, 2010|CD at|IN 4:06|NN am|VBP 
Incredibly|NNP effectively|RB performed|VBD without|IN a|DT doubt|NN .|. 

Estefana|NNP Sjerven|NNP says|VBZ :|: September|NNP 16|CD ,|, 2010|CD at|IN 8:03|NN pm|NN 
I|PRP like|VBP twilight|NN !|. 
I|PRP could|MD sit|VB and|CC watch|VB all|DT day|NN long|RB if|IN I|PRP did|VBD n't|RB have|VB school|NN ..|. or|CC life|NN to|TO stay|VB me|PRP from|IN doing|VBG it|PRP !|. 
lol|NN Wonderful|JJ Simply|RB Superb|NNP !|. 

