Darabont and "The Walking Dead"

[Fecunditatis]

Very good news: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17047

[MinionZombie]

I haven't read The Walking Dead, but I know of it ... ... and this news still makes me very happy. It's gonna have shamblers in it, right?

[krakenslayer]

I haven't read The Walking Dead, but I know of it ... ... and this news still makes me very happy. It's gonna have shamblers in it, right? It is called the WALKING Dead so I darn well hope so!

[MinionZombie]

It is called the WALKING Dead so I darn well hope so! Aye, true enough. It's just, you know how these things end up ... I just hope this project does turn out as awesome as folks are hoping it will be. There certainly does need to be a cool-ass zombie series, and who knows, maybe the success of the likes of True Blood has inspired this decision?

[bassman]

This sounds good. I like Darabont's work. I thought The Mist was very under rated. Plus AMC is just an all around awesome station.

[Geophyrd]

The graphic series is EVERYTHING I've always liked in Romero's universe of shambling dead. The characters aren't stupid, but they are desperate and the story takes some very surprising turns. There's gold in the walking dead stories and the author does a great job of mining it. The art isn't bad either. They're saying this could be one of the richest development deals on television. With Frank Darabont at the helm, this will be great...exactly what I've been waiting for from GAR for too damned many years.

[shootemindehead]

Woohoo!

[capncnut]

If this is played straight down the line then zombie fans will truly have a reason to be excited.

[AcesandEights]

The news so many of us have been waiting for! Now hopefully it'll happen and they won't fuck it up! I haven't read The Walking Dead, but I know of it ... !!!

[Fecunditatis]

If it's like the comic, they're definitely shamblers. And I can't imagine Darabont doing it any other way. Just look at his record of faithful adaptations. Also, notice that Darabont was the one pitching the series. It doesn't look like it's something that landed on his lap: he's a big comics fan (if I'm not mistaken, he's one of the guys behind a new edition of Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein) and "The Mist" shows how big an influence Romero has been on him. Of course, he might end up ruining it, but I'm sure he will do his best to do "The Walking Dead" justice.

[Skold]

This is epic. The channel that makes Breaking Bad has hired the guy that adapted and directed The Mist to adapt the greatest zombie comic ever. i cannot wait.

[Craig]

Sounds like some truly spectacular news, weirdly I actually watched both Shawshank and Green Mile over the weekend and 'Frank Darabont' is a name I've head in my head for a few days.

[BillyRay]

(clearing throat) ahem...ahem.... SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! That is all.

[headshot]

so i dont post very often, but i know there are some walking dead fans here. check out this link for amc's upcoming new zombie series. my heart is all aflutter in antisapationhttp://bit.ly/MRump

[headshot]

sorry guess i should of checked here before i posted this in media diss. my bad. im really looking foward to this .hope hollywood doesnt F this up.