DARABONT just axed the entire writing staff for TWD

[Sammich]

Darabont fired them all to make sure the story goes in the direction HE WANTS. It is all about making money through advertisers who sell to the target demographic audience. 18-24 year old males is most likely what they are going for. This means dumb down the plot, more action, more younger "cool" characters (i.e. gangstas and sunglasses wearing "cute" guys") and more screaming airhead chicks. IMO next Kirkman will be told his services are no longer needed and TWD will start looking less like the comic book and more like ROTLD 4 and DOTD 08.

[BillyRay]

Wow, dude...who slipped the Flouride into your water?

[AcesandEights]

I'll have to drag the Jump to Conclusions mat out again.

[bassman]

This show really tends to bring out the crazy folks, doesn't it?

[MikePizzoff]

Darabont fired them all to make sure the story goes in the direction HE WANTS. It is all about making money through advertisers who sell to the target demographic audience. 18-24 year old males is most likely what they are going for. This means dumb down the plot, more action, more younger "cool" characters (i.e. gangstas and sunglasses wearing "cute" guys") and more screaming airhead chicks. IMO next Kirkman will be told his services are no longer needed and TWD will start looking less like the comic book and more like ROTLD 4 and DOTD 08. Either I didn't pick up on the sarcasm in this post or you have no idea who Frank Darabont is and what his track record entails.

[thxleo]

Darabont fired them all to make sure the story goes in the direction HE WANTS. It is all about making money through advertisers who sell to the target demographic audience. 18-24 year old males is most likely what they are going for. This means dumb down the plot, more action, more younger "cool" characters (i.e. gangstas and sunglasses wearing "cute" guys") and more screaming airhead chicks. IMO next Kirkman will be told his services are no longer needed and TWD will start looking less like the comic book and more like ROTLD 4 and DOTD 08. Is this post a joke or is it real? I know when I look at Frank Darabont's track record I see all of those items mentioned above(i.e. young cool characters, more action, dumbed down plots). Did something get into the water supply or what? Some of the posts on here lately are unbelievably stupid.

[kidgloves]

I get the impression Darabont wasnt happy with the direction the show was taking. It says somewhere in the original article that he rewrote most of the episodes so that points to the writers not "getting" TWD. I see all this as a good thing. If anything, I was more worried about his lack of future involvement in the series. This way he's got his hands all over it. I'm assuming he didn't fire the writers, he probably just didn't renew their involvement. Happens all the time.

[bassman]

I think AMC should fire everyone off and hire Uwe Boll and Zack Snyder to handle the rest of the series. But that's just me...

[clanglee]

I think AMC should fire everyone off and hire Uwe Boll and Zack Snyder to handle the rest of the series. But that's just me... This Is Atlanta!!!!!

[acealive1]

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/22561 looks like some are in the minority. people are pretty much fuming over darabont's decision.

[bassman]

Some like to jump to conclusions over something they, like everyone else outside of AMC's circles, know nothing about. As mentioned earlier in this thread, it's just typical internet fanboy freakouts.

[DjfunkmasterG]

so wheres the peopel who were saying "george who?" 5 weeks ago? darabont just killed the series........ I am right here... and Episode #1 has outshined all of Romeros newer stuff

[zomtom]

Darabont seems to know what he's doing. I'm confident he'll do what's best for the show. Now, if you told me he was leaving; I would be in a panic.

[Ghoulman]

Darabont fired them all to make sure the story goes in the direction HE WANTS. It is all about making money through advertisers who sell to the target demographic audience. 18-24 year old males is most likely what they are going for. This means dumb down the plot, more action, more younger "cool" characters (i.e. gangstas and sunglasses wearing "cute" guys") and more screaming airhead chicks. IMO next Kirkman will be told his services are no longer needed and TWD will start looking less like the comic book and more like ROTLD 4 and DOTD 08. Is that AMC's track record with their other award-winning original programming? Caving-in to the ACTION, ACTION, ACTION, attention-span-of-lint dummies doesn't seem to be the route they take. Why would they start now?

[MinionZombie]

Some like to jump to conclusions over something they, like everyone else outside of AMC's circles, know nothing about. As mentioned earlier in this thread, it's just typical internet fanboy freakouts. I've been surprised by some of the sheer fanboy rage over this announcement, especially when so little is known ... I mean goddamn people, take a fucking chill pill. Shawshank = awesome Green Mile = awesome The Mist = awesome 'Nuff said. I've kind of sensed in this first season, or rather the four episodes I have so far seen, that there is an element of 'finding the show' over the course of the episodes, and quite frankly, if Darabont had to re-write portions of the episodes coming in to make them fit (i.e. to make them the episodes that we've all (or most of us anyway) been so impressed with) the over all vibe of the season as-pictured, then the dude knows what he wants and he knows what he's doing. It's bizarre how some people (across the internet) have suddenly said this man, who has been one of the four biggest driving forces (in addition to Kirkman, Hurd, and AMC) of this show - and been responsible for it's success and respect, is now "destroying the show" etc. Seriously ... who spiked the water supply?