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For those wondering when the walking dead takes place.

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This will probably be deleted. Anyway, Lee Everett 333 made a post about this and I'd like to say more on the subject. When does the walking dead take place? Is a big question among walking dead fans and no one really knows but Robert kirkman has had this to say about:

"The Walking Dead takes place in our world, as if this stuff had started happening in October 2003 and continued from there. Now, (Issue 38) in the book it's still only like... June 2004 at this point (If you're keeping track)."[4] "[The Walking Dead] is set in modern times ... but the book started in 2003 and only a year has passed in the book. But that doesn't mean it's 2004 in the book ... maybe it 's 2009 ... who knows ... who really cares. I don't want to be specific."

Interesting. I personally don't think it matters when it happens. The people behind the walking dead make so you can't really tell when it happens. Like if you look at the tv in Clem's house it was an older model with the big backs commonly used in 2004 2005 but then in episode 2 ( correct if I'm wrong ) Jolene's camera is a digital one but also the doctors camera in savannah ran on tapes. So I think they mix up the technology so you can't really guess what year it is. Oh and here's some stuff I pulled off the walking dead wiki about the timeline.

  • When Tyreese and Michonne reminisce on the former's pro-football days in the NFL (which is stated in conversation with Rick as quite some time ago) the latter asks if Tyreese played back in the 1999-2000 season, which Tyreese specifically corrects as 1998.

  • In the Christmas short special featuring Morgan and Duane, Duane's present is a scavenged Game Boy Advance. The hand-held gaming device was released in 2001 before being succeeded by the Nintendo DS in 2004. He is also seen reading a discovered Invincible comic, released in 2003.

  • When the prison's generator is restored and the character's discuss what movies to watch, Maggie directly names Kindergarten Cop, a 1990 American film. They also refer to the format of the movies as DVD's.

  • While the group check their weapons inventory, Rick says it's okay to leave the generator on a little while longer because everybody else were watching and enjoying Turner and Hooch, a 1989 American film.

  • On the way to the Alexandria Safe-Zone, the group scavenge food, which Carl fondly states as Twinkies, a popular American spongecake snack.

  • When speaking with Dexter, Rick mentions that it had taken a while for the group to begin calling the walkers zombies. The Walking Dead's form of zombies hadn't been created until 1968's George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

  • Glenn states in the episode "Pretty Much Dead Already" that he has played Portal which was a game released in 2007.

What do you think?

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