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LA Times Reports on Robert Kirkman; Dread Central Talks to the Series Art Director

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•  The Los Angeles Times reports on a Robert Kirkman Q&A where Kirkman joked he was there to ask fellow panelist Zack Snyder about Man of Steel. IFC floats the possibility of Snyder -- a "big" fan of The Walking Dead -- directing an episode of the show.

The Walking Dead's Art Director Doug Fick talks to Dread Central about making the sets scarier: "We've magnified the decrepitude of things..."

Entertainment Weekly provides a first look at Danai Gurira as Michonne, noting that "fans have been salivating for a first look at the woman under the hood."

Zimbio considers Dale and Shane's deaths to be the most shocking on TV, noting, "When the zombie apocalypse comes, only a lucky few survive."

Crave Online features the first Season 3 behind-the-scenes promo video, noting that Lauren Cohan, Norman Reedus and Steven Yeun "seem to be covered in greater amounts of blood and filth than usual..." Cinema Blend, Collider.com, Comic Book Resources, Den of Geek, Entertainment Weekly, E! Online, HitFix, The Hollywood Reporter,The Huffington Post, Screen Rant, Shock Till You Drop, TheWrap, TV.com and TV Fanatic also highlight the video.

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Video - Greetings From the Cast on the Set of The Walking Dead Season 3

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Andrew Lincoln, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun and The Walking Dead crew reveal what it's like to be back on the set for the new season, promising a Season 3 premiere that will "top the Season 2 finale." Watch the video to find out how.

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Video - Sneak Peek of The Walking Dead Social Game on Facebook

Check out the video above showcasing some of The Walking Dead Social Game's features. Meanwhile, here's the latest game update: The Walking Dead Social Game has just entered a closed testing phase with limited testers.

Like The Walking Dead Social Game's Facebook page if you want to be among the first to know when the full launch date is set.

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Dispatches From the Set - Art Director Doug Fick

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AMCtv.com continues its series of on-set interviews with The Walking Dead's talented creative team by chatting with Art Director Doug Fick about how he enhances the scare-factor of his sets and why zombies are scarier than vampires.

Q: You designed sets for The Walking Dead Seasons 1 and 2. How is Season 3 comparing?

A: Season 1 was pretty chaotic. We were working on a really large scale... Last year we were really just on the farm and in the forest, so we weren't building a whole lot... And then this year it's been a huge build basically. It's a different show all together... I think this year has been the most challenging so far.

Q: What's been the most fun?

A: This season has been the most fun. It's been a great year that way. The process has occurred under two production designers. Greg Melton, who was our production designer for the first half of the first season and all of last year, began the process before we finished last year really. He started scouting and starting doing some conceptual work...And then Graham "Grace" Walker came in, and we began work in the end of January, beginning of February and began building almost immediately. So we were designing just barely ahead of the building process.

Q: You guys are building one of your main sets on a studio lot. What are the challenges to that?


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Kirkman Talks With Comic Book Resources While Daryl's Crossbow Shows Up in LA Times

TWD-S2-Norman-Reedus-Interview-325.jpgThis week, Robert Kirkman talks The Walking Dead with Comic Book Resources and Daryl's crossbow is featured in a Los Angeles Times gallery. Plus, Jon Bernthal talks to The Futon Critic about his time on the series as Shane. Read on for more:

Robert Kirkman talks to Comic Book Resources about The Walking Dead graphic novel and feeling "extremely fortunate that people have grown to love the concept."

The Los Angeles Times includes Daryl in a gallery celebrating the arrow as "the weapon of choice in pop culture this year."

The Futon Critic speaks with Jon Bernthal, who says The Walking Dead was "a show that I deeply, deeply believed in. I felt so honored to be a part of it."

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Win a Trip for Two to The Walking Dead Premiere and a Personalized Zombie Bust

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Attention The Walking Dead fans: Be one of the first to see the premiere of Season 3 and experience your very own zombie transformation! The Walking Dead Premiere Sweepstakes will award one lucky fan a trip for two to Los Angeles to attend the Season 3 Premiere, a meet-and-greet session with the cast and a visit to Greg Nicotero's KNB EFX studio -- where his makeup team will create a one-of-a-kind bust of you as one of the walking dead. Entering is easy: Just fill out the entry form at thewalkingdeadpremiere.com between now and Fri., Jun. 15 at 5/4c.

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The Walking Dead Bowls Against Nerdist; Robert Kirkman Teases Season 3

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This week, The Walking Dead fields a team of bowlers against Chris Hardwick's Nerdists while Robert Kirkman teases details about Season 3 as the production gets underway. Read on for more:

A team from The Walking Dead competed against Team Nerdist in the Nerdist Channel's All Star Celebrity Bowling. Watch the video to see who won.

AMCtv.com's production interview with Robert Kirkman, in which the Executive Producer spills some Season 3 secrets, is picked up by Digital Spy, Dread Central, ScienceFiction.com, Screen Rant and Zap2it.

Chris Hardwick of Talking Dead appears on Comic Book Show and, among other things, discusses why he doesn't like to watch episodes of The Walking Dead in advance.

The Washington Post, LA Times, New York Times, CinemaBlend, HitFix, TV Guide, Digital Spy, Chicago Tribune, Examiner and TV.com report on AMC's announcement that Talking Dead and Comic Book Men have been renewed for Season 2.

We Are Movie Geeks reports that a promo for Sunlight Jr., a film starring Norman Reedus (and Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon), will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival's Marché du Film.

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AMC Renews Talking Dead and Comic Book Men

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AMC announced today a second season pick-up for its unscripted series Comic Book Men and Talking Dead. Comic Book Men is executive produced by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy), Charlie Corwin's Original Media (LA Ink, Storm Chasers, Swamp People) and Elyse Seiden (Red State). The series continues to delve into fanboy culture by following the antics in and around Smith's New Jersey comic shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. Talking Dead, the network's first live after show that serves as a platform for discussion for AMC's series The Walking Dead, is executive produced by Michael Davies and co-executive produced by Jen Kelly from Embassy Row. Chris Hardwick (Nerdist; G4) is the host. Season two of both series consists of 16 half-hour episodes.

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The Walking Dead Shop - Your Source for Zombie Swag

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Want to know the best place to find the latest swag from The Walking Dead? Then look no further than The Walking Dead Shop, which spotlights the show's official merchandise. Choose from an assortment of collectibles ranging from T-shirts and zombie busts to action figures and The Walking Dead board game. You can also pick up a copy of The Walking Dead Official Companion Book and the Special Edition Season 1 DVD set and pre-order Season 2 on DVD and Blu-Ray. Click here to visit The Walking Dead online shop.

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Dispatches From the Set - Comic Creator and Series Executive Producer Robert Kirkman

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Today, Mon. May 7, production of The Walking Dead Season 3 officially kicks off. Now AMCtv.com begins its series of on-set interviews with the show's talented creative team by chatting with Executive Producer Robert Kirkman about Danai Gurira's (Michonne) sword skills and the most impressive set he's ever seen on the show. (Yes, we're talking about the prison.)

Q: After two seasons, you must feel like an old pro on set. What aspects of production still surprise you?

A: One thing that's surprising me is how much I've fallen in love with Georgia. The town Senoia where we're filming is absolutely beautiful...The big change this season is we've got this amazing prison that we're filming in. It's absolutely stunning, and I never get used to being on set.

Q: What went into constructing the prison?

A: They've taken a lot of what you see in the comic book series and brought it to life in ways that I didn't think possible. This is going to be one of the most impressive looking things that's ever been put together for a show.

Q: The room in the prison with all the guns and the SWAT gear in the comic is really cool. Is that going to come up on the show?

A: We're a big fan of the SWAT gear here at The Walking Dead writer's room... maybe that's an indication that we'll be seeing that stuff in the show. It's important to us to maintain the tone of the show. Thus far [the characters] have been out on the road, desperate and living in the heat, and we don't want it to be that they're relaxing in this safe place now.

Q: With the evil Governor in the picture, does that mean the humans are the bigger threat this season?

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