A Man's Man

The worlds of The Walking Dead and Ash vs. Evil Dead couldn't be more different. For one, there's comedy in Ash vs. Evil Dead. The Passion of the Christ had more zingers than The Walking Dead. Ash vs. Evil Dead also has "villains" that are actually frightening. I may have covered this here before, but allow me another.

Zombies aren't frightening. That's a pretty blanket statement, and if a horde of the undead (how does undead get flagged as a misspelling in 2016?) crashed through my living room window right now, there would be some alarm. But it would also be a situation that (I hope) I could escape without being bitten or worse, eaten alive. That would suck.

Aside from their numbers, the slow shambling and inability to perform simple functions (like turning a doorknob) makes zombies background noise. In The Walking Dead, the zombies aren't the real scare – the survivors are. Which leads me to the contrast with the demonic possession and supernatural flare of Ash vs. Evil Dead.

Coming from a world where your friends can be possessed, forests are rapey, evil doppelgangers can grow from a severed hand, and the demons can perform simple functions (like turning a doorknob), the world of The Walking Dead would seem like a walk in the park to Ash Williams. His biggest challenge would be the ability to pass out drunk every night.

But what about the Governer or Terminus or Negan? I don't think Ash would suffer such fools. I actually don't think he'd hang with Rick and the Gang too long either. That bunch of downers isn't the scene were a swinging single can get ripped and get his dick wet.

I doubt AMC or Starz, or even Dynamite or Image would indulge us fans in such a wild event. So if you see this particular crossover pop up here, you know the impetus: I think its funny.

-Gint

PS, I combined TV show Rick Grimes with comic Rick Grimes because I'm tired of AMC stubbornly not cutting off TV show Rick Grimes hand.