Deadline reports say that Frank Darabont, executive producer of The Walking Dead, has let go of the entire writing staff of the hit series.  Also, it is said that Frank is not looking to replace the bunch, and instead the show will deal with freelancers for the next season.  Darabont himself has written two of the six episodes from season one, while co-writing and re-writing the remaining four.  Although ditching a writing team for freelancers has been done before (the article notes the Starz/BBC‘s Torchwood series), going from the manageable six episode season to thirteen in season two may not be as easy as Frank may think.  Deadline says,

“Sources tell me that no final decision has been made yet with all options open, including using some combination of a writing staff/freelances.”

Of course, I believe that it is a bold decision that most likely wasn’t made by Mr. Darabont alone.  But, I’m pretty sure the last thing the writers of the show thought after seeing the tremendous praise and ratings for The Walking Dead was that they’d be hunting for new jobs before season’s end.

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I’ve been a big fan of Fro Design Co‘s work for quite sometime, so when I saw one of the newest prints was devoted to the television adaptation of “The Walking Dead,” I had to snag a copy for myself. You can grab a 11″ by 17″ print for $25 over at the Fro Design Co Store. I wish they had included Robert Kirkman’s name on the print somewhere, but the design is so amazing that I’m willing to forgive the fact it isn’t there.

Note: This review will be spoiler-free for those of you who are crazy enough to have not yet seen this episode.

Finally, the show I’ve been waiting for has arrived on our televisions!  Needless to say, I was very pleased while watching Days Gone Bye, the 90 minute pilot for The Walking Dead.  And it seems like the other 5.3 million people who tuned in to the pilot were equally as impressed.  ”But Cory, could you please go into more detail about what it is that makes this series special, without spoiling the events that take place” you ask? Why reader, I’d be glad to!

William and Dane sit down to discuss the premiere of AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead.’

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With production in full swing for the TV adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s ‘The Walking Dead’, we all knew it was just a matter of time before we started getting even more images from the set. These two images come directly from AMC’s The Walking Dead blog and are horrifically outstanding. With every little detail we get about the show, I become more and more excited for October. Enjoy this photo of Rick and check out the disgustingly wonderful zombie after the break.