Steven Yeun may be done with The Walking Dead for the year, but he still found time to promote the series nonetheless. Conan is in Atlanta this week where they shoot the popular zombie drama which gives plenty reason to have as many of the show’s cast members on the program as possible. It was Yeun’s turn last night as Glenn followed up cameos from Merle and Carol the night before. Hit the jump for some footage. Continue Reading
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Having said that, a lot of people are pissed about the lack of closure with some comparing it to The Killing season one where Rosie Larson’s murderer was not yet revealed. I would disagree with that analogy though as many villains get away much to the frustration of fans (like Adam Arkin’s Zobell character in Sons of Anarchy season two) never to be heard of again. That will not be the case with The Governor though as THR has confirmed that Morrissey will be back for the fourth season as a series regular. Closure!
Today’s news has Fox International backing The Walking Dead series creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman on board to develops a dramatic program ‘set in the world of exorcism’ based on his upcoming comic books. The show’s protag will be Kyle Barnes, a man obsessed with possession since his childhood, as he looks for answers. There appears to be plenty of mystery to go with this offering which is exactly what the Lost crowd loved, thus our optimism today. Further details are scarce at this time, but Fox is naturally bullish on the formula. Company big wig Sharon Tal Yguado suggests that the transition from film to television could be a lucrative one, and I would have to agree. To be honest, the entire horror genre is in the midst of a small screen Renaissance spearheaded by such success stories as The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, and the soon-to-debut Bates Motel over at A&E. The takeaway here is the Kirkman is backing this project which should make it worth paying attention to going forward.
Also with this news comes word of production for The Walking Dead’s fourth season. The series will restart production on May 6 for a 16-episode 2013-14 run which will begin in October. Continue Reading
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The Walking Dead got a little love on TBS this week thanks to Conan O’Brien’s week of shows in Atlanta. Tuesday night’s episode featured walk-on cameos by two for the series’ cast members, Michael Rooker (Merle) and Melissa McBride (Carol.) While the dialogue was not exactly amazing by any means, it is nice to get a little more juice out of the hit zombie drama which ended its season two nights ago. Considering Michael Rooker was written off the show, this is a pretty good fan service. 
A look ahead at the upcoming fourth season of The Walking Dead has just hit the net. As the cast and crew mentions, The Governor is 
It was a squeaker. The Walking Dead did manage to hit series best ratings last night despite new competition from Game of Thrones. The HBO fantasy drama took 
Alright, this is as non-spoilery a title that I can come up with so I apologize for those of you DVR-ers who feel like it gives ‘something’ away. Having said that, let’s recap what happened in the Walking Dead’s season finale…The Governor, as played by British actor David Morrissey, survives to fight another day. He apparently gets away with a few of his peers as the citizens of Woodbury move into the prison with Rick and the gang.
The final episode of this current season for The Walking Dead airs next week, and the teaser promo has arrived in conjunction with an advance clip. This one is called Welcome to the Tombs. Its hour will attempt to wrap everything up in a neat little package with a hugely-hyped battle between The Governor and Rick’s group.
Next week signals the penultimate episode of The Walking Dead season three. This last episode entitled Prey focused on Andrea and The Governor, but this time things will likely go back to the classic formula of shadowing Rick’s group. Here is a clip that has Glenn and Daryl rehashing some old plot that is yet to be settled involving Daryl’s brother Merle. Foreshadowing what? We do not know. 
Game of Thrones has George R.R. Martin, and The Walking Dead has Robert Kirkman. The latter took to Conan last night for a little discussion of The Walking Dead–a series spawn from Kirkman’s comic book source material. Audiences did not get any spoilers for the show in the run-up to the season three finale outside of a talk show clip; however, they do get a rare look inside the mind that says what products can and cannot be associated with the brand. Lunch boxes? Yes. Perfume? Not so much. 
Networks are in full-blown longform television mode as they are looking for ways to up their carriage fees. Getting fans hooked on their programming has been shown to ratchet up the asking price for AMC despite lagging viewership elsewhere, so this is a proven formula thus why we are seeing the trend, and it is the reason we have information of yet another high-profile scripted production in the works.
Over ten million people found last week’s The Walking Dead against the Academy Awards, so chances are the show did again this week with more limited competition. The hit zombie drama is in the midst of its 3rd season with four more episodes to go until fall. Here is a sneak peek at the series’ next original outing entitled Arrow on the Doorpost. 
Saturday Night Live finally got around to skewering the top cable television series this week as Taran Killam, Nasim Pedrad, Bill Hader, and Kate McKinnon filled out Rick’s group. The gang played The Walking Dead characters opposite host Kevin Hart in a bit that centered around the topic of zombie racism. Hit the jump for the view.