The Walking Dead ***please use SPOILER tags***

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skimom2

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Here we go:

‘The Walking Dead’ series co-creator Frank Darabont sues AMC claiming loss of profits - NY Daily News

Frank Darabont is suing for being left out of licensing.

I wonder if that's why he was fired!!!
Nope. He objected when they decided that once the show moved to the prison, it would have to have 50% of the scenes indoors (indoors on a set is cheaper than shooting outdoors). Thy also were making double the episodes with the same budget, and he didn't like that either.

I like Darabont, and I get his concerns, actually.
 

OldDarth

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If you've read the comics (and I suspect you haven't), you realize that the show is far kinder to it's protags than Kirkman is to their graphic novel doppelgangers :)

I don't care. I like both incarnations :) Though last season had it's moments (particularly the brief return of Morgan), it was pretty weak overall--got away from the basic premise. This year is superior (so far), and I'm looking forward to what comes next.

Best of luck finding something you like better, OD. :)
No I have not. Nor do I plan to.

It appears both the comics and the show are missing the same thing that the writer, for which this forum was created, himself wrote about in my most favorite bit of writing from him:

"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good ever dies' :cool:

I have found something else. Not really the same type of show but much more fun - Sleepy Hollow. John Noble rules.
 

skimom2

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No I have not. Nor do I plan to.

It appears both the comics and the show are missing the same thing that the writer, for which this forum was created, himself wrote about in my most favorite bit of writing from him:

"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good ever dies' :cool:

I have found something else. Not really the same type of show but much more fun - Sleepy Hollow. John Noble rules.

Isn't that a fun show? I thought it would be awful, but it's my favorite newbie from this year :) ALMOST HUMAN turned out to be pretty darned good, too (after the first half of the first episode--I almost gave up right before it caught its stride)
 

OldDarth

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Isn't that a fun show? I thought it would be awful, but it's my favorite newbie from this year :) ALMOST HUMAN turned out to be pretty darned good, too (after the first half of the first episode--I almost gave up right before it caught its stride)
Yes it's fun too but I hope it becomes more serialized and explore Dorian's background more too.
 

Rrty

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I'm just jumping into this thread, haven't read anything before this. I was curious what some may think of this idea, or if this has already been done in the comic books (or anywhere else for that matter).

Has there ever been a storyline where a corpse doesn't wake up and start eating people? Perhaps this corpse is worshipped by a group of zealots and the government tries to get at it so it can be researched? If this hasn't been done before, might make for a cool short story. I would like to take a stab at writing something like this, but I fear it probably has already been thought of.
 

skimom2

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I'm just jumping into this thread, haven't read anything before this. I was curious what some may think of this idea, or if this has already been done in the comic books (or anywhere else for that matter).

Has there ever been a storyline where a corpse doesn't wake up and start eating people? Perhaps this corpse is worshipped by a group of zealots and the government tries to get at it so it can be researched? If this hasn't been done before, might make for a cool short story. I would like to take a stab at writing something like this, but I fear it probably has already been thought of.
I haven't seen anything like that, and I've been reading the comics for years :)
 

skimom2

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It's fun to look for easter eggs in promo posters--there are almost always 'tells' for the next season (or half-season, in this case). We started all over from the beginning during this hiatus, and it's really clear how the show lost focus when Darabont left. Much better once Gimple took over this season. Had no idea that a showrunner could make such a difference!