Comments on: Return of the Zombie Brands

By: Saint Louis

Saint Louis — Sun, 22 May 2011 00:45:08 +0000

Ponderosa restaurants and KMart.

By: Steven P. Cornett

Steven P. Cornett — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:21:06 +0000

I often fantasize about life after the electromagnetic pulse, when great passenger trains of sleeper cars once again provide the main means of passenger transport, and the Pullman sleeper rises again…

Oddly enough, the most retro thing I’ve seen are the passenger cars for Norfolk & Southern line for their Virginia run. A train with them hitched on it passed by Dayton OH a few days ago, and I caught sight of the train when I passed by South Dixie to I75.

By: Steven P. Cornett

Steven P. Cornett — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:18:21 +0000

Commodore, now selling PCs in the old C64 case.

By: David DePerro

David DePerro — Thu, 19 May 2011 07:10:02 +0000

Lawrence Welk videos are still getting hits on YouTube–and drawing recent comments comparing it favorably to the trashy Dancing With the Stars. For me as a GenXer, LW was synonymous with both mediocrity and a morbidly humorous absence of musical taste, yet as a clarinet player I always wanted it to be good (Benny Goodman). I must admit now though, there is a hypnotic and sweet charm to the black-and-white 1961 debut of contest-winners Bobby and Barbara dancing to Welk’s number one hit Calcutta. My parents and I got into a debate about succession regarding Garrison Keillor, and LW came up. Can such properties go on without their founder/leaders? LW was first cancelled in ’71 before my birth, found a new TV home, ended in ’82 but resurrected again and again in repackaged forms and apparently lives on somewhere in broadcast land–and YouTube. Check out the B&B/Calcutta 1961 for a diversion.

By: Boonton

Boonton — Wed, 18 May 2011 10:40:15 +0000

Tuesday night I heard Henry Kissenger interviewed on NPR which his new book on China…..hmmmmm a zombie and zombie brand?

By: Worth a Look 5.18.11 : Kingdom People

Worth a Look 5.18.11 : Kingdom People — Wed, 18 May 2011 06:44:59 +0000

[...] of the Zombie Brands! (HT) Poke around the vast consumer products marketplace, and it’s easy to find dead or dormant [...]

By: Barry Arrington

Barry Arrington — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:35:16 +0000

Pinkerton

By: Dblade

Dblade — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:23:14 +0000

The newspaper comic Peanuts is a good example of a literal one, reprinting old strips over and over. You see a lot of zombie brands in kids television or toys: we have seen he-man, voltron, robotech, and soon will see thundercats revamped and repacked for modern kids.

By: Ethan C.

Ethan C. — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:51:31 +0000

Atari. They’re not the same company, just the same name owned by somebody else. Same for Commodore Computers.

By: Alberto Hurtado

Alberto Hurtado — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:13:20 +0000

Pan American Airlines