The Talking Dead

The Talking Dead #66: “A Pack of Dinosaurs”

Chris — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:47:01 +0000

Hey Folks,

Dave joins us this week for our season 2 second half listener prediction episode. Thanks to everybody who send in their predictions for the rest of season 2 of The Walking Dead. It was lots of fun to read them, and it’ll be even more to see what does and doesn’t come true.

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The Talking Dead #65: “The Walking Dead Board Games”

Chris — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:23:37 +0000

Hey Everybody,

We’re back with our first podcast of 2012 (yes, I know I said 2011 to open the show… I’m a boob). Jason and I respond to some listener feedback, run down all the latest Walking Dead news, and offer our thoughts on both Walking Dead board games.

Don’t forget we’ve got a prediction show coming up on Jan 30th, so make sure you send in all the crazy (or not-so-crazy) predictions you have. I’ll throw the names of everybody who submits something into The Talking Dead hat and choose one lucky person to receive a Walking Dead related prize. Good luck!

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Voice-overs recorded by Scott Fletcher. Find out more at voice.caraworks.com.

The Talking Dead #64: “Rise of the Governor Review”

Chris — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:08:27 +0000

Hey Everybody,

This is our first ever book review on The Talking Dead. Jason and I are kind of all over the place this week in our discussion of “The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor”. Have a listen, and let us know what you think. I’m sure there are lots of things to discuss that we didn’t touch on. As always, thanks for tuning in!

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The Talking Dead #63: “Low Rent Bars”

Chris — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:48:48 +0000

Hi everybody,

This week on The Talking Dead podcast Jason and I dig into some Walking Dead News, read all kinds of listener feedback, and even have a few Holy Crap! Did You See That!? moments to boot. We also announce an impromptu contest (if you can call it that).

The Walking Dead News
- “Pretty Much Dead Already” ratings
- AMC’s “Talking Dead” ratings
- New characters in the second half of season 2
- The Walking Dead nominated for a Satellite Award
- Quotes from various interviews
Listener Feedback
Holy Crap! Did you see that!?

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Voice-overs recorded by Scott Fletcher. Find out more at voice.caraworks.com.

The Talking Dead #62: “Uncomfortable Glancing”

Chris — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:30:32 +0000

Hi everybody,

This week on The Talking Dead podcast Jason and I recap the mid-season finale, “Pretty Much Dead Already”. We also have a bit of Walking Dead News, choose our Holy Crap! Did You See That!? moments, and read as much listener feedback as we can fit in.

The Walking Dead News
- “Secrets” Ratings
- The morning-after pill controversy
“Pretty Much Dead Already” recap
Listener Feedback
Holy Crap! Did you see that!?
Next week on The Walking Dead / Spoilers

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The Talking Dead #61: “The Advanced Class”

Chris — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:07:36 +0000

Hi everybody,

This week on The Talking Dead podcast Jason and I recap season 2 episode 6, “Secrets”, discuss some Walking Dead News, choose our HC!DYST moments, and read as much listener feedback as possible.

The Walking Dead News
- “Chupacabra” Ratings
- AMC’s Talking Dead Ratings
- Robert Kirkman interviewd in TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, and Zap2It
- Toys “R” Us exclusive Rick Grimes figure
Listener feedback
“Secrets” recap
Holy Crap! Did you see that!?
Next week on The Walking Dead / Spoilers

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Voice-overs recorded by Scott Fletcher. Find out more at voice.caraworks.com.

The Talking Dead #60: “Finely Interwoven Zombie Ears”

Chris — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:33:21 +0000

Hi everybody,

This week on The Talking Dead podcast Jason and I recap season 2 episode 5, “Chupacabra”. Some very interesting theories about where the plot might go come up in this episode. Don’t miss it!

“Cherokee Rose” ratings
Listener feedback
“Chupacabra” recap
Next week on The Walking Dead
Holy Crap! Did you see that!?

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Voice-overs recorded by Scott Fletcher. Find out more at voice.caraworks.com.

The Talking Dead #59: “Three’s Company Scenario”

Chris — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:05:22 +0000

Hi everybody,

This week on The Talking Dead podcast Jason and I recap season 2 episode 4, “Cherokee Rose”.

Last week on The Walking Dead / Listener feedback
“Cherokee Rose” recap
Next week on The Walking Dead
Holy Crap! Did you see that!?

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The Talking Dead #58: “A rock and a zombie place”

Chris — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:22:53 +0000

This week on The Talking Dead Jason and I recap season 2, episode 3: “Save The Last One”.

The Walking Dead News
Listener Feedback
“Save The Last One” Recap
Next Week on The Walking Dead
Holy Crap! Did You See That?!

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The Talking Dead #57: “Abnormally big earlobes”

Chris — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:39:14 +0000

This week on The Talking Dead Jason and I recap season 2, episode 2: “Bloodletting”.

AMC’s “Talking Dead”, and how we are not them.
Recap and thoughts on ”Bloodletting”
Look back at the weapons in episode 1.
Holy Crap! Did you see that?!

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The Talking Dead #56: “A Moment of Life”

Chris — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:55:30 +0000

Hi Everybody,

This week on The Talking Dead we return to our regular format and recap season 2 episode 1, “What Lies Ahead”. We also quickly wrap up my time at New York Comic Con, and preview next week’s episode “Bloodletting”. But that’s not all – Jason and I debut our newest segment, “Holy crap! Did you see that?!” We’d love to hear what you think.

Intro / NYCC recap
“What Lies Ahead” ratings
“What Lies Ahead” recap
Look ahead to “Bloodletting”
Holy Crap! Did you see that?!
Contest winner announcement.
This podcast vs. AMC’s Talking Dead.
The End

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The Talking Dead Update

Chris — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:44:13 +0000

[ UPDATE ] Upon further review, it seems that most of the voice mails are from people who have mistaken us for AMC’s “Talking Dead” after-show. I must be up front and clarify that we are not in any way affiliated with AMC TV or anybody else related with the network. We’ve been recording this podcast with the name “The Talking Dead” for about 2 years now and I hope you will continue to check out our show. I’m sorry for the confusion.

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Hey Everybody! If you’ve been listening lately you’ll know that I’m in New York for New York comic Con this weekend. Jason wasn’t able to join me so he’s back at home, and unfortunately the hotel I’m in doesn’t have AMC so I haven’t been able to watch the season 2 premiere yet. It’s terribly upsetting for me, but rest assured that I’ll be seeing it as soon as humanly possible, and we’ll be recording a podcast as soon as we can after that.

I’m posting this because I received over 60 voice-mail notifications tonight from listeners, and I want to make sure everybody knows we really appreciate the response, and we aren’t ignoring you. As soon as we can get back in the same room together Jason and I will be recording an episode with as much listener feedback as possible.

Thank you so much for all your feedback, and please keep sending it in!

- Chris

The Talking Dead Special Edition: “NYCC”

Chris — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:40:55 +0000

Hey Everybody,

If you’ve been paying attention you know that I’ve been down in Manhattan for New York Comic Con. I’ve spent two full days there now, and it was high time that Jason and I got on the Skype to talk about what I’ve seen. To be honest, this recording is mostly me rambling on about how big and amazing everything is, but I did see a bunch of panels (including AMC’s The Walking Dead) and have browsed the show floor a few times. If you’re interested, please check it out, and let us know what you think.

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The Talking Dead #55: “See You In Nork!”

Chris — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:07:59 +0000

This week on the podcast Jason and I discuss the following topics:

New York Comic Con Reminder

Contest

Submit review on our iTunes page for a chance to win! More details here.

News

The Walking Dead Webisodes
The Walking Dead will be streaming exclusively on Netflix
Really cool behind-the-scenes video about TWD props.
Season 2 episode titles
Norman Reedus talking about a “Daryl” Episode
“Rise of the Governor” reviews have started coming in:
FX UK has launched a Walking Dead Facebook app.
The Walking Dead visual effects team helped out Breaking Bad season 4 finale
AMC has released a group of Season 2 desktop wallpapers and Icons
AMC released a photo gallery from The Walking Dead Season 2 premiere party
AMC cast talks about season 2.

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The Talking Dead #54: “Umm… Talking Dead?”

Chris — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:17:46 +0000

This week on the podcast Jason and I discuss the following topics:

New York Comic Con Reminder

News

Contest

Submit review on our iTunes page for a chance to win! More details here.

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight: Noah Emmerich

The Actor Spotlight: Michael Rooker

Henry, Portriat of a Serial Killer

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The Talking Dead #53: “New York bound”

Chris — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:01:36 +0000

This week on The Talking Dead Jason and I cover the following topics:

Special Announcement

The Talking Dead is coming to the New York Comic Con!

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight: Andrew Rothenberg

Next TWD Actor Spotlight: Noah Emmerich

Miracle

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The Talking Dead #52: “Red Forman standing by”

Chris — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:12:23 +0000

This week on The Talking Dead Jason and I cover the following topics:

Fan Expo Canada Re-cap

News

Stephen Yeun speaks out about the firing of Darabont
Dispatch from the set: David Boyd, Cinematographer and Director
The Walking Dead filming location
Scott Ian (of Anthrax) provides more details on his zombie transformation
Kirkman inks deal to distribute The Walking Dead comic in Asia
The Walking Dead casting update from the IMDB

s02e03, James Allen McCune as Jimmy
s02e08, Andrei Batychko as Hustla

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight: Laurie Holdon

Next TWD Actor Spotlight: Andrew Rothenberg

Castle s02e17 “Tick, Tick, Tick“
True Blood s01e07 “Burning House of Love“
Weeds s04e01 “Mother Thinks the Birds are After Her“
Monk s05e15 “Mr. Monk and the really, really dead guy“

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The Talking Dead #51: Fired!

Chris — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:20:34 +0000

Lots of news this week to discuss, plus our Walking Dead actor spotlight on Steven Yeun and some listener feedback. Thanks for listening everybody, we hope you enjoy.

News

Frank Darabont was fired! – What really happened.

Money?
Frank was a pain in the ass?
Unusable footage?

The Hollywood Reporter follow up story: AMC exec’s running damage control
Season 2 will have flashbacks to pre-zombie outbreak & “volume zero”
New screenshots from the upcoming TWD video game
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor release date
Anthrax guitarist to play zombie on TWD

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

This week we take a look at the past work of Steven Yeun

Next week in the spotlight: Laurie Holdon

The X-Files episode s04e01 “Herrenvolk“
The X-Files episode s05e14 “The Red and the Black“
Bailey’s Billion$ (2005)
The Magnificent Seven S01E01 “Ghosts of the Confederacy“
The Magnificent Seven S02E13 “Obsession“

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The Talking Dead #50: The Golden Episode

Chris — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:59:52 +0000

This week on a super-sized episode of The Talking Dead, Jason and I welcome Dave to update us on his zombie webcomic “Stranger”, as well as discuss all the week’s news. We also complete our Walking Dead actor spotlight on Jon Bernthal.

Stranger Update

News

San Diego Comic-con

Comic-Con season 2 trailer
Comic-Con Walking Dead panel
The Walking Dead season 2 poster
New Walking Dead merchandise

Frank Darabont stepping down as show runner
The Walking Dead season 1 “Special Edition” on DVD and Blu-ray
Greg Nicotero directing Walking Dead webisodes
Season 2, Episode 1 title revealed

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

This week we discuss the past work of Jon Bernthal

Next actor spotlight: Steven Yeun

The Big Bang Theory, Season 3 Episode 22 – “The Staircase Implementation”

Law & Order: Los Angeles, Season 1 Episode 15 – “Hayden Tract”

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The Talking Dead #49: “From Olive Oil to Popeye”

Chris — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:33:01 +0000

On this week’s episode of The Talking Dead: Jason and I run down the week’s news, and do our TWD spotlight on Sarah Wayne Callies.

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

This week we discuss the past work of Sarah Wayne Callies.

Next actor spotlight: Jon Bernthal

Day Zero
Eastwick episode 1 (“Pilot“)
Eastwick episode 13 (“Pampered and Tampered“)
The Ghost Writer

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The Talking Dead #48: “Young, dirty, mystery-man”

Chris — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:25:48 +0000

On this week’s episode of The Talking Dead: Jason and I run down the week’s news, and do our TWD spotlight on Norman Reedus.

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

This week we discuss the past work of Norman Reedus.

Next actor spotlight: Sarah Wayne Callies

Prison Break – Pilot
Prison Break – The Old Ball and Chain, Free
The Celestine Prophecy
Whisper

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The Talking Dead #47: “Andrew Lincoln’s John Thomas”

Chris — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:17:18 +0000

On this week’s episode of The Talking Dead: Jason and I run down the week’s news, and do our TWD spotlight on Andrew Lincoln.

News

On-set interview with Robert Kirkman
Season 2 filming locations
The Walking Dead board game revealed
Video game details from E3
New shots of the action figures here and here
Award Nominations
TWD Season 2 German premiere?
The Walking Dead will have a panel at SDCC

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

This week we discuss the past work of Andrew Lincoln.

Next actor spotlight: Norman Reedus

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Talking Dead #46: “One too many chins” [update]

Chris — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:04:44 +0000

[update] – We added the pilot episode of This Life, and Lincoln’s first ever on-screen performance in Drop The Dead Donkey to the watch-list for his actor spotlight.

Hey everybody,

Here’s The Talking Dead #46. Jason and I run down a few news items, do our first official TWD actor spotlight, and announce our 10th caller poster contest winner.

News

The Walking Dead actor spotlight

This week we discussed the past work of Jeffrey DeMunn.

Next TWD actor spotlight: Andrew Lincoln

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The Talking Dead #45: “No Fat Zombies”

Chris — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:27:44 +0000

Hello everybody, Jason and I are happy to bring you episode 45 of the The Talking Dead. This week on the program we discuss the latest Walking Dead news, announce our new segment The Walking Dead Actor Profile, and launch a new poster contest.

News

The Walking Dead Actor Profile: Jeffrey DeMunn

The Green Mile
The Blob (1988)
Shelter (2010)
Law & Order – “Soldier of Fortune” (2001)

Poster Contest!

We’re going old school radio promo with this one. Be the 10th caller to leave a message on our voice mail line with your name, location, and email (which I’ll edit out for the air) and you’ll take home a Walking Dead poster. Feel free to leave any other message you want, but a quick “You’re listening to The Talking Dead” promo would be greatly appreciated. The number is below, and good luck!

Please note: only one message per caller (based on the email address) will be counted.

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The Talking Dead #44: “Shane The Villain”

Chris — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:02:08 +0000

This week on The Talking Dead Jason and I run down all the latest news related to the show and comic.

The Walking Dead novel title
Advertiser apologizes for inappropriate placement of Walking Dead billboard
Robert Kirkman interview on collider.com
Interview with Charlie Adlard
Q&A with Jeryl Prescott
Robert Kirkman expected The Walking Dead to fail
Cast interviews on AMC’s Walking Dead blog
Video reveals all The Walking Dead’s VFX secrets
Pre-order your Walking Dead figure sets

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The Walking Dead Novel Title

Chris — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:24:17 +0000

Hey Folks,

I know I don’t normally post anything when there’s no new podcast, but I haven’t seen this reported anywhere else yet so thought it was worth mentioning. According to Amazon.ca the forthcoming Walking Dead novel will be titled “The Walking Dead: Rise Of The Governor”.

Jason and I recently speculated on who the novel would focus on, and somehow I don’t think we mentioned the most notorious villain ever to grace the pages of The Walking Dead comic.

New podcast coming this weekend. Stay tuned.

Chris

The Talking Dead #43: “The Spilling”

Chris — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:05:49 +0000

Hey everybody,

Welcome to episode #43 of The Spilling, the premiere podcast dedicated to AMC’s brand new show, “The Killing”. This week on the program, we discuss the following:

The Killing
Robert Kikrman at Wondercon talking about the upcoming novel
Robert Kirkman leads a zombie bar crawl in San Francisco
The Walking Dead wins 2 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
Hellohikimori Launches a Walking Dead Website
Q&A – Melissa McBride
Lindsay Lohan considers cameo on The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead DVD Extras

All this plus some listener feedback! Also make sure you check out Dave’s zombie webcomic “Stranger” at iheartunicornstoo.com, or on Facebook.

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The Talking Dead #42: “Kill Off Clause”

Chris — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:16:00 +0000

The answer to life, the universe, and everything is upon us. Episode #42 of The Talking Dead is also here. This week on the program Jason and I run down a whole bunch of Walking Dead news, read some listener feedback, and talk about Charlie Sheen and Three’s Company far too much. This week in the news:

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo Panel
Edgar Wright asked to direct an episode of The Walking Dead
Robert Kirkman interview in Entertainment Weekly
No romance for Andrea and Dale?
Behind the scenes photos posted on the AMC Walking Dead blog
The Walking Dead drinking game
MTV spoke to Kirkman about the video game
Will the VATOS return soon?
Carlie Sheen

All this plus some listener feedback.

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The Talking Dead #41: “Body Part Packs”

Chris — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:51:19 +0000

Hey everybody,

Jason is back this week for episode #41 of The Talking Dead. There is lots of news to discuss, including some spoiler-ish information about season 2 – most of it from the recent panel at PaleyFest 2011. Tune in for a run down of the following topics:

PaleyFest 2011
McFarlane toys update
More award nominations
The Walking Dead round table videos

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The Talking Dead #40: “Stranger”

Chris — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:27:01 +0000

Hey Everybody,

Jason has the day off this week so good friend of the show Dave is filling in. We use the opportunity to talk about a new web comic he has going called “Stranger”. You can see the finished product at renerd.com, and read up on the entire creative process on Facebook. If you dig it, please make sure you click the “Like” button and help Dave push that Like counter up towards 100.

Moving on, we also discuss the following Walking Dead news items:

The Walking Dead video game confirmed
Robert Kirkman interview with IGN
The Walking Dead wins an ACE award
PaleyFest Walking Dead panel details

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The Talking Dead #39: “If it was all a dream!”

Chris — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:12:48 +0000

Hey everybody,

Coming to you from The Talking Dead underground studio, it’s the Valentine’s Day edition of the podcast. What does that mean? Well, nothing really except that we’re recording a day earlier than usual. On the program we cover the following news items:

The Walking Dead hires a head writer / executive producer.
McFarlane toys are releasing Walking Dead action figures, and they’re available for pre-order!
Gale Anne Hurd wants The Walking Dead to be an “ensemble” series.
Could Jacqui be alive?
The Walking Dead at C2E2.
Nominations at the 1st Annual Stan Lee Comic Awards.

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The Talking Dead #38: “Making the Words Go”

Chris — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:34:59 +0000

Hello everybody,

Here is episode #38 of The Talking Dead. Today on the program Jason and I run through the following items:

Follow up on award nominations
More Award nominations
Rumor: Video game based on The Walking Dead
Walking Dead Panel at New Orleans Comic-con
Gale Anne Hurd talkes at a NATPE event:
The Walking Dead will be at the 2011 PaleyFest
FXUK interview with Noah Emmerich (Jenner)
Image Comics releasing “The Walking Dead: Survivor’s Guide”

All this plus some listener feedback.

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The Talking Dead #37: “Special effects in a supporting role”

Chris — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:21:17 +0000

Hey Folks,

It’s been nearly a month since our last podcast, but I’m happy to report we’re finally back with episode #37 of The Talking Dead. Jason and I have officially moved in to the new Talking Dead studio, and despite a crazy echo we run through the following news items:

Award nominations
The Walking Dead season 2 premiere controversy
The Walking Dead almost had product placement
DVD / Blu-ray special features confirmed
Sales of The Walking Dead comic are good
The Spanish love The Walking Dead
USA Today interview with Robert Kirkman

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The Talking Dead #36: “Season One Wrap-Up Crossover, Pt 2″

Chris — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:02:34 +0000

It’s a day earlier than usual, but I’m happy to be posting episode 36 of The Talking Dead. Jason and I are joined by Jason, Karen, and David from The Walking Dead ‘Cast to give you our top ten high (and low) lights from season 1 of The Walking Dead.

This is a cross-over episode so please make sure you head over to walkingdeadcast.com to check out the first half, or find it on iTunes.

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The Talking Dead #35: “Slid Right Off Your Face”

Chris — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:46:31 +0000

Hi folks,

Here is episode #35 of The Talking Dead. Since we don’t have a show to recap this week (and of course won’t for a long time ), Jason and I bring it back to our old format of reporting the news. We also get caught up on all our listener feedback, and announce the winner of our poster contest!

Here’s the rundown:

Episode 6 ratings
The Walking Dead DVD/Blu-ray cover are and special features revealed
Writers Guild of America nomination
Poster Contest winner announcement
Listener Feedback

Coming up next week is a special podcast with Jason & Karen from The Walking Deadcast. Make sure you tune in for that!

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The Talking Dead #34: “Songs in the key of dead”

Chris — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:38:45 +0000

Hi folks,

Season 1 of The Walking Dead has now wrapped up, and while I’m a little bummed that it’s over I’m also really happy that it was so damn good. Please check out this week’s podcast in which we bring you some Walking Dead news, a look back at episode #5 (“Wildfire”), and a recap of the season finale, “TS-19″.

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The Talking Dead #33: “The Centre for Wine Control”

Chris — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:15:22 +0000

Hey everybody,

Thanks for checking out The Talking Dead #33. This week on the show we recap episode #5 of The Walking Dead titled “Wildfire”, take a quick look back at “Vatos”, and read some listener feedback. Not only that, but we try to predict what will happen in next week’s season finale, and introduce our latest contest!

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The Talking Dead #32: “Ed’s Dead Baby, Ed’s Dead.”

Chris — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:15:16 +0000

Hey Everybody!

Thanks for checking out The Talking Dead. This is episode #32, in which Jason and I recap episode 4 of the show, titled “Vatos”. We also bring you a couple of Walking Dead news items, take a quick look back at the episode 3, preview episode 5, and top it all off with some listener feedback.

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The Talking Dead #31 – “The Zombie Store”

Chris — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:47:44 +0000

Greetings all,

I’m happy to bring you episode #31 of The Talking Dead. This week Dave joins Jason and I to look back at The Walking Dead episode 2, then recap episode 3 – “Tell it to the Frogs”. Plus some show news, and a brief check on what’s coming up in episode 4 and beyond. That last part includes some major spoilers for future episodes of The Walking Dead, so please be warned.

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The Talking Dead #30: “Guts and Geeks”

Chris — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:48:35 +0000

On this instalment of The Talking Dead, Jason and I take a look back at the premiere with some great listener feedback. Then we re-cap and discuss episode two (“Guts”), before previewing next weeks episode (“Tell it to the Frogs”).

Also, news came out just after we finished recording that The Walking Dead was picked up for a 13 episode second season! Despite the poor timing of the announcement, this is great news and Jason and I couldn’t be more excited!

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The Talking Dead #29: “Magic Hatch”

Chris — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:18:36 +0000

The time we’ve all been waiting for has finally come! The Walking Dead premiere aired last night on AMC and we have a new episode of The Talking Dead.

Jason and I do an extensive recap, including our thoughts on the episode as well as look at what’s to come next week.

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The Talking Dead #28: “Centre with an S”

Chris — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:26:57 +0000

Hey everybody,

It’s hard to believe but we’re now only one week away from The Walking Dead premiere! Tune in this week to hear Jason and I (and Dave for a minute or two) discuss the following news:

IMDB Casting Update
- Barry Hopkins as Hospital Patient
Lots of Pilot reviews coming in
New photos from the first three episodes
Interview with Laurie Holdon and Emma Bell
New video featuring a graphic head-shot
Watch The Walking Dead on the big screen
Win money, or a walk-on role on The Walking Dead
TWD merchandise available at Hot Topic
Episode 1 leaked to BitTorrent

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/talkingdead, or Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/thetalkingdead.

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The Talking Dead #27 – “Walker Disease”

Chris — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:36:50 +0000

Hey everybody, we’re only two weeks away from the Halloween premiere of The Walking Dead on AMC! Dave joins Jason and I to talk about all the latest news, as well as fall down a rather large rathole involving the merits of HD content.

Topics this week:

30 minutes of cast and crew interviews from NYCC
IMDB casting update
- Keisha Tillis as Morgan’s Wife
- Lisa Marie Thomas as Ward Nurse
17 minutes “making of” documentary
Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd on season 2
TWD premiering in 120 countries and 33 languages
Easter egg on the AMC Walking Dead blog
The Walking Dead season pass now available on iTunes

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The Talking Dead #26: New York Comic-Con

Chris — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:46:05 +0000

Hey folks,

Thanks for tuning in to The Talkin gDead #26. This week on the program Jason and I are joined by Jason McDonald and Ethan Calman, two listeners who were at New York Comic-con this weekend. They provide us with a full report on all the festivities related to The Walking Dead.

We also bring you the following news items:

TWD Pilot Review
New TV spot for The Walking Dead
Press kit un-boxing
Walking Dead novels coming in 2011

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You can find Jason McDonald’s work at the following links:
Annotated Walking Dead Google Map
The Walking Dead character list
My Living Dead Girl

Here’s a picture of Jason McDonald with Robert Kirkman!

The Talking Dead #25: How much video is too much video?

Chris — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:44:06 +0000

Hello everything,

Jason and I are the only two behind microphones on this week’s instalment of The Talking Dead. Tune in to hear us discuss the following topics:

Dead Rising 2 review
New promotional videos
The zombie rules from @WalkingDead_AMC
New York Comic-con details
Robert Kirkman interviewed on The Walking Dead Podcast
The Walking Dead on iTunes?

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Talking Dead #24 – “Squibbage”

Chris — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:37:35 +0000

Hey everybody,

We’re back with a huge episode of The Talking Dead this week. There’s lots of news, listener feedback, and Dave makes his triumphant return – at least for a little while. You’ll also want to tune in to hear if you’re the lucky winner in our Dead Rising 2 contest.

This week in the news:

IMDB casting update:

Christoph Vogt as “Zombi”
Joe Giles as “Black Suited Zombie”
Cody Rowlett as “Zombie”

IMDB episode title changes

“Days Gone Bye”
“Guts”
“Tell it to the Frogs”
“Vatos”
“Wildfire”
“TS-19″

AMC releases a “sizzle reel” for The Walking Dead
Fan created opening title credit sequence
AMC to premiere first full scenes at NY Comic-con
New Poster
Sarah Wayne Callies had her doubts about TWD
The Walking Dead to be released concurrently in print and digital
Entertainment One lands The Walking Dead

All this plus listener feedback and our Dead Rising 2 contest winner!

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The Talking Dead #23: “Bicycle Girl Interview”

Chris — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:03:51 +0000

Hey everybody,

Jason and I are very happy to welcome Bicycle Girl herself on the show this week, Melissa Cowan! If you don’t know her now, you certainly will after seeing her work in The Walking Dead. She plays one of the first zombies that Rick encounters on his way to Atlanta. America’s #1 zombie joins us for the first half of the show, and then we quickly run down this week’s TWD news.

For more information about Melissa Cowan, check out her Facebook fan page, or visit melissadcowan.com.

Also, we officially announced our very first giveaway this week! Check out talkingdeadpodcast.com/win-dead-rising-2 for more information.

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The Talking Dead #22 – “Yabba Gabba”

Chris — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:30:35 +0000

Hey everybody, thanks for tuning in to The Talking Dead. This week Scott Johnson from The Frogpants Network joins us to chat about the comic, as well as some of the bigger questions related to the TV adaptation.

We also bring you the latest news, which is as follows:

FK Channel in the UK premiere date
The 4th teaser trailer
Interview with TWD cinematographer David Boyd
Interview with Madison Lindtz (Sophia)
Image Comics is reprinting The Walking Dead #1

All this plus listener feedback. You can find listener Grant’s TWD wallpapers here, and the FK UK trailer on YouTube.

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The Talking Dead #21: “Swimming in Butter”

Chris — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:29:12 +0000

Hi everybody, and thanks for checking out episode #21 of The Talking Dead. Today on the program we welcome the creator of the Annotated Walking Dead Google Map, and Character list, Jason McDonald. That’s right, Jasons outnumber me 2 to 1 on this episode.

After interviewing Jason, all three of us get into the following news:

Casting update from IMDB

Viviana Chavez as Miranda
Carl Cunningham as Atlanta Zombie
Chris Burns as Base Camp Zombie

Episode titles, according to the IMDB

1. “Pilot”
2. “Dead Man’s Identity”
3. “Fresh Meat”
4. “Cold Blood”
5. “Highway To Hell”
6. “Unhappy Ending”

Three new teasers released
Season 2 Follow up – not happening?
Dread Central set visit part 4
Possible pilot screening in the UK on September 24?
The Walking Dead cupcakes
More awards for The Walking Dead comic
Footage at The Cologne Conference

All this plus listener feedback!

You can find Jason McDonald’s work at the following links:
Annotated Walking Dead Google Map
The Walking Dead character list
My Living Dead Girl

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The Talking Dead #20: Halloween Premiere!

Chris — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:29:44 +0000

Hey folks,

Big news this week! We now know when The Walking Dead will premiere on AMC! Jason and I discuss this plus a few other news items this week.

The Walking Dead will premiere on October 31st, plus 90 minute run-time!
Full comic-con trailer released in glorious high quality.
G4TV Comic-con interview with Robert Kirkman.
Casting Update
- Alexyz Danine Kemp – Zombie
- Derrick McLeod – Zombie
- Max Calder – Baseball Bat Zombie
- Ondie Daniel – Zombie
Dread Central: Set visit part 3, Casting & prepping production.
Fangoria: Season 2 filming to take place in February 2011.
Thomas Jane to guest star on The Walking Dead.
AMC’s Emmy Wins.

All this plus listener feedback! You can find listener Jason’s character list right here.

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The Walking Dead premieres October 31st

Chris — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:56:10 +0000

Hey folks,

I don’t post much news outside episodes of podcast, but this is just too awesome to pass up. AMC announced today that The Walking Dead will premiere on Halloween night, October 31st.

Not only that, but the Comic-con trailer is now officially online in glorious high quality. Check it out!

The Talking Dead #19: Crazy guys gang

Chris — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:45:17 +0000

This week on the Talking Dead Jason and I discuss the following:

New Walking Dead podcast, The Walking Deadcast.

Casting update from IMDB

Roger Herrera as Vato Gang Member
M.V. Oliphant as Nurse
Jevocas Green as zombie
IMDB now lists 7 episodes, not 6.

Frank Darabont explains why they chose Andrew Lincoln to play Rick Grimes
Gale Anne Hurd praises AMC
New photos from the set

Quick hits:

The Walking Dead will be featured on the cover of HorrorHound magazine in September. Melissa Cowan aka “bicycle girl” will be on the cover.
AMC releases an iPhone app with news and video for all their shows, including The Walking Dead
George Romero will likely NOT direct an episode of TWD. Talking to Shock Till You Drop: If approached by Frank Darabont Romero said: “I’d probably ѕау nο. Mу zombies аrе іn thе closet аnd I hаνе mу οwn particular way οf using thеm. I’m clinging tο mу οwn franchise, аѕ peculiar аѕ thаt іѕ. It’s nοt bіg box office, bυt іt’s mine.”
AMC asked on Twitter: If you lived in a post-apocalyptic world, would you rather be a human or a zombie?

A potential problem with The Walking Dead (by Keith McDuffee at cliqueclack.com)

Plus listener feedback and iTunes reviews.

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst, twitter.com/jasonmyles, or twitter.com/renerd.

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The Talking Dead #18: Wrap Party

Chris — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:55:53 +0000

Hey everybody,

Happy to bring you The Talking Dead episode 18. Jason and I run through all the latest cast members and news this week, including some brand new photos from The Walking Dead wrap party! Please note that throughout this episode we discuss plot points from the comic that could be a spoiler for you. Please take care when listening.

Show topics:

Melissa Cowan’s photos from The Walking Dead wrap party
Casting update:
- Adam Minarovich – ED
- Madison Lintz – Sophia
- Juan Gabriel Pareja – Morales
- Andrew Rothenberg – Jim
- L. Stephanie Ray - Survivor
- Noel Gugliemi – Felipe
- Timothy Douglas Perez – Vato Gang Member
- Neil Brown Jr. – Guillermo
- Claire Bronson – Candace Jenner
- Shannon Brinson – Featured Zombie
- Brian Stretch – Tank Zombie
- Erin Leigh Bushko – Zombie
- Scott M. Yaffee – Zombie
- Kristen Sanchez – Zombie
Andrew Lincoln terrified on set
Bear BcCreary promises “kick-ass” music for The Walking Dead
Bloody Disgusting set visit, part 2
Robert Kirkman’s wish list
Dispatches from the set: Comic artist Charlie Adlard interview
Annotated Walking Dead Google map
Update: FKUX never released the 90 second trailer they promised.
AMC’s Walking Dead quiz (Jason takes the quiz live on the air!)

Plus listener feedback and iTunes reviews.

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst, twitter.com/jasonmyles, or twitter.com/renerd.

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Episode 17 – Bicycle Girl

Chris — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:33:35 +0000

Hey all,

It’s the international edition of The Talking Dead this week. Jason and I may be on different continents, but that can’t stop us from recording a podcast. I apologize for the sub-standard audio quality, but hopefully you can handle Jason’s Skype-voice, and my heavy breathing. On episode 17 we discuss the following:

Dispatches from the set: David Boyd, Cinematographer
Video – Making Up The Walking Dead’s Bicycle Girl
Buzzfocus – A deeper look at The Walking Dead
Comicbook Resources interview with Frank Darabont
Rumoured air dates for the pilot episode
FX Channel UK trailer
Listener feedback

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst, twitter.com/jasonmyles, or twitter.com/renerd.

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Episode 16: The Perfect Lasagna

Chris — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:31:55 +0000

Hey everybody,

Here’s episode 16 of The Talking Dead. We pretty much just cover Comic-con this episode including the panel, booth, and trailer. My apologies for the lack of detailed show notes this time, but I’ll get them up tomorrow I promise. Didn’t have as much time tonight as usual to work on the show.

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst, twitter.com/jasonmyles, or twitter.com/renerd.

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Episode 15: Frank Darabont is Always Right!

Chris — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:10:10 +0000

Hey Everybody,

With Comic-con approaching there is all kinds of news to discuss. So much in fact that this is probably our biggest show yet!

Casting Update
- Kyle Jewit as zombie
- Maddie Lomax as Eliza
- Noah Lomax as Louis
- Shannon Brinson
- RUMOR: Madison Lintz, as Sophia
- Michael Rooker as Merle
Directors and Writers Announced for all 6 Episodes
Michelle MacLaren Interview
MTV set visit – with video!
Full Comic-Con details
Andrew Lincoln Interview
First Full Cast Photo
Walking Dead merch in October
Robert Kirkman launches graphic novel publisher for up and comers

All that, plus some listener feedback.

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst, twitter.com/jasonmyles, or twitter.com/renerd.

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Also, as promised here are the screen grabs of a few zombie extras who got their hands on a camera. Thanks to listener Ryan for sending these in.

Episode 14: Dump Trucks Stacked with Bodies

Chris — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:53:04 +0000

Hey Folks,

I’m happy to bring you episode 14 of The Talking Dead. Topics discussed on this episode include:

San Diego Comic-Con schedule announced
Casting update
- Lennie James as Morgan (Duane’s father)
- Sonya Thompson (unknown role)
- Eddie Rattanasouk (unknown role)
Dispatches from the set: Production Designer Greg Milton
Onlocationvacations.com – New photos from the set
Bloody Disgusting set visit
Marvel’s new TV studio (Thanks to listener Mike for suggesting this topic)

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst, twitter.com/jasonmyles, or twitter.com/renerd.

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Episode 13: Will she be wearing a red shirt?

Chris — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:18:05 +0000

On Episode 13 of the Talking Dead, Jason and I discuss all the latest news, casting, and rumours about The Walking Dead.

Casting Update:
- Emma Bell as Amy (IMDB)
- Adrian Kali Turner as Duane
- Jeryl Prescott as Jacqui
- Melissa Suzanne McBride as Carol
Michelle Maxwell MacLaren directing an episode
Robert Kirkman interview in USA Today
FX Channel will broadcast The Walking Dead in England
San Diego Comic Con poster and panel info
New photos from the set
Dispatches from the set: Greg Nicotero
The Walking Dead nominated for an Eisner Award
The Walking Dead on your iPhone/iPad

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst, twitter.com/jasonmyles, or twitter.com/renerd.

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Episode 12: Michael Rooker is in!

Chris — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:09:24 +0000

Hey everybody,

Jason, Dave, and myself are back with Episode 12 of The Talking Dead. On the program this week we chat about the following items:

** Please note, we discuss specific details from the comic that could be considered spoilers. If that concerns you, you might want to skip this episode. (although please stay subscribed

New cast members:
- Emma Bell playing “a college student who seeks safety with the remaining survivors”
- Robert “IronE” Singleton playing T-Dog
- Changler Riggs playing Carl Grimes
- Jim Coleman playing Lambert (Lam) Kendel
- Keith Allen Hayes in an unknown role
- Addy Miller playing “zombie girl”
- Steve Warren playing a zombie
- Michael Rooker playing and unknown character (we’re pulling for Allen)
Script Walk-Through
IESB set visit
AMC sells the international rights to The Walking Dead
Lots of set photos.

If you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can also follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst, twitter.com/jasonmyles, or twitter.com/renerd.

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Episode 11: But What I Really Want to do is Zombies

Chris — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:17:23 +0000

Hot on the heels of last week’s installment, Jason and I are back with The Talking Dead episode 11. We’re joined via Skype this week by sometimes co-host Dave, who is always a good guy to have on the show. Tune in to hear us discuss the following topics:

The Walking Dead has started filming.
- AMC posted a “first look” at the zombies
- Animated GIF of zombie transformation
- Video interview with Frank Darabont
New cast members according to the IMDB
- Addy Miller
- Linds Edwards
George A. Romero on The Walking Dead
Robert Kirkman on his writing role

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Episode 10: So You Want to be a Zombie?

Chris — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:30:20 +0000

Hey folks,

I’m pleased to post Episode 10 of The Talking Dead. There’s some exciting news to discuss including another bit of casting information, as well as a call for zombie extras.

Topics this week:

Another Walking Dead related podcast has started. Check it out at www.thewalkingdeadpodcast.com.
Filming locations in Atlanta revealed, and a call for zombie extras has been put out there.
AMC has launched their official site for show.
The Walking Dead Wiki.
Positive sales numbers for the comic.
Quint from Aint It Cool News interviews Robert Kirkman.

Thanks for listening everybody, and if you have any comments, questions, or feedback of any kind we’d love to hear it. Please email us at talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com, or post comments below. You can also follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/fearhurst and twitter.com/jasonmyles.

Also, as promised the music we use for the theme song is “Hotel Hippie Hangout” by Zombie Met Girl. You can find the tune, along with lots of other pod-safe music at Music Alley by Mevio.

Episode 9: Andrea & Glenn

Chris — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:21:07 +0000

On this edition of The Talking Dead, Jason and I discuss the latest casting news, The Walking Dead fan club and Facebook page, and some detailed information about when and where the show will be shooting in Atlanta. We also have our first bit of listener feedback, which is very exciting for us!

New cast members:

Laurie Holden is cast as Andrea
Steven Yeun cast as Glenn

Please post comments below, or send your feedback to talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com. Also it would be great if you subscribed to the podcast by using one of the giant buttons at the top right.

Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you next time.

Episode 8: Female Lead

Chris — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:59:48 +0000

Hey all,

There’s been lots more Walking Dead news this week, so that means it’s time for another episode of the podcast. Jason and I sit down to discuss the following items:

First we revisit the rumor from last week that Brandon Routh would be joining the cast. Turns out this isn’t true.
Sarah Wayne Callies is cast as Lori Grimes
Darabont regular Jeffrey DeMunn joins the cast in an unknown role.
Fearnet.com posts an interview with Frank Darabont, in which he reveals his plans for following the comic’s story line.
KNB Effects group is hired to provide special effects.

All this, plus we briefly speculate on what we’re going to include in the podcast once The Walking Dead is on the air.

Please post comments below, or send your feedback to talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you. Also, if you haven’t already, it would be great if you subscribed to the podcast by using one of the giant buttons at the top right.

thanks for listening, and we’ll see you next time.

Episode #7 – Rick Grimes is Cast

Chris — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:54:31 +0000

Hey folks,

It seems like 2 week intervals is becoming the norm at this point because here’s another episode of The Talking Dead. On the program this week Jason and I talk about the biggest casting news so far, as well as a big (and strange) rumour.

In actual news, Andrew Lincoln has been chosen to play the main character, Rick Grimes. Lincoln is a British actor who you may remember from Love Actually, or British TV comedy/drama Teachers. Is he the right choice for the role? Tune in to hear what Jason and I think, and please leave comments with your thoughts.

Thanks, and we’ll be back as soon as we hear more Walking Dead news.

Episode #6: October it is!

Chris — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:14:58 +0000

It’s only been 2 weeks since the last episode of The Talking Dead, but with the shooting date fast approaching there has been a surge in Walking Dead news. In the last few days we’ve got some official casting, some rumoured casting, and a big announcement from AMC. Jason and I sit down to run through the following items:

- Robert Kirkman delivers the keynote speech at the ComicsPRO annual members meeting.

- Rumor: Jonny Lee Miller is the front runner to play Rick Grimes.

- Jon Bernthal has been cast as Rick Grimes’ partner Shane.

- AMC officially orders 6 episodes of the show, and plans to air it in October during FearFest.

Please listen and leave comments in the space below. You can also email your feedback to talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com

Jon Bernthal cast as Shane

Chris — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:36:49 +0000

News came out a few days ago that Jon Bernthal has been cast as Shane in The Walking Dead. You may know Bernthal from the ABC series Eastwick, or the Spielberg/Hanks co production The Pacific that’s currently running on HBO. Bernthal has also graced the big screen in Night at the Museum 2, and The Ghost Writer. In AMC’s The Walking Dead, Jon has been cast as Shane, partner and friend to the main character Rick Grimes.

Tune in to the next episode of The Talking Dead to hear our thoughts on this casting news, as well as some other Walking Dead developments. That episode should be coming out this week.

Episode #5: Fantasy Casting

Chris — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:02:21 +0000

Hey everybody,

I’m happy to bring you episode 5 of The Talking Dead. On this episode Jason, Dave and I discuss a casting rumour I came across on Twitter, plus do some fantasy casting of our own (mostly Dave’s actually). Open up a window to Renerd.com where you can find Dave’s full casting post and follow along as you listen! What could be more fun than that?

Some highlights include: Kate Kelton (@katekelton) as Lori Grimes, Michael Jai White as Tyreese, and Emma Caulfield (@emmacaulfield) as Carol. Tune in to hear the rest of our list, including who we think should play the lead role of Rick Grimes.

I am also happy to announce that talkingdeadpodcast@gmail.com is finally up and running. Please contact us there if you’d like to, or of course feel free to leave comments on this site. We’d love to hear your input on who you think should play the major roles.

Episode #4: Let the filming begin

Chris — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:50:58 +0000

Hi folks,

With some new Walking Dead news, it’s high time we record another episode of The Talking Dead. Jason and I discuss the filming date for the pilot (as reported by Bloody Disgusting) and the actors rumoured to be up for the role of Rick Grimes (as reported by BigShinyRobot).

Thanks for listening, and please leave your feedback in the comments below.

The Walking Dead to start filming & casting rumors

Chris — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:54:55 +0000

Word came out this week that The Walking Dead pilot will begin filming May 15th in Atlanta, GA. Bloody Disgusting brings us the news, which you can read right here. Those familiar with the comic will know it takes place in and around Atlanta, making it an obvious place to shoot the live action TV version.

Also this week, Bigshinyrobot.com brings us some casting rumors that they seem to be fairly confident about. According to the site the top three contenders for the title role of Rick Grimes are:

Jamie Bamber, who you’ll probably recognize from Battlestar Galactica in role of Lee “Apollo” Adama;

Mark Pellegrino, aka Jacob from LOST; and

Stuart Townsend, who I haven’t seen in anything.

We’ll be recording a new episode of The Talking Dead tomorrow, so please tune in for our thoughts on these rumors.

Episode #3: Green Light!

Chris — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:53:45 +0000

It’s been a while since we’ve recorded an episode of The Talking Dead Podcast, but I’m happy to say that we’re back with Episode 3! There’s been a bunch of news lately so it’s high time we got back behind the mics.

Jason and I welcome our good friend Dave to the show this time, and we cover the following news:

AMC green-lights the production of a pilot episode for The Walking Dead.
Corona Coming Attractions post a script review of the pilot.
MTV moves ahead with a zombie show based on Dawn of the Dead.

Please subscribe to the podcast, and if you want to contact us you can post comments here or send an email to renerdradio@gmail.com (that’ll change soon).

The Walking Dead Pilot Review & a new podcast!

Chris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:15:07 +0000

Hi Folks (if there are any of you still reading this site),

I’m happy to report that we’re planning on recording a new episode of The Talking Dead Podcast this week. It should be up by Saturday if all goes well, and will cover all the recent Walking Dead news, including this latest tidbit (or should I say huge development!)

Corona Coming Attractions has posted a script review of the upcoming Walking Dead pilot ordered by AMC, and they have nothing but positive things to say about it. Here’s an excerpt:

Contained in Darabont’s 60-page pilot script are all the elements to make the show a success. There’s plenty of horror that happens in those 60 pages. The director’s script covers the broad range of the zombie horror emotional spectrum, such as giving us moments of extreme gore (hey, any zombie TV show wouldn’t be a zombie show if it didn’t have folks being munched on!), moments of shock value (hey, you didn’t think that there was a zombie hiding behind that car, did you?) and the moments that I believe are the best indicator that The Walking Dead TV series has what it takes to transcend the boundaries of being simply labelled a horror show, the psychological horror scenes. Those scenes are the hammers that you’re going to remember and the ones that are going to propel this show to be viewed as something more important than just a scary show.

So we’ve got “extreme gore”, “moments of shock value”, and “psychological horror scenes”. That sounds like a complete triptych of terror to me, and is very good news. Obviously these aren’t the only things that will make The Walking Dead a stellar TV series (I hope), but if we can inject great casting, believable dialogue, and strong acting I think we’ll have a winner on our hands.

Also from the review:

The Walking Dead pilot doesn’t sell out its concept for the sake of finding a wider audience. This is a show set in a world where families have died and the survivors haven’t had the time to cope with their losses, much less come to terms with civilization collapsing around them. Knowing the course that Kirkman’s comic book takes and now after seeing how Darabont’s chose to make the pilot more of a drama than a flat-out horror action show, AMC’s Walking Dead has fantastic potential. The Walking Dead could even do for horror what the new Battlestar Galactica did for science fiction. Cross your fingers and hope that the show comes together as well as it did on the page.

A comparison to Battlestar Galactica – which is arguably the best TV show in the last 10 years – is very exciting. AMC has had a lot of success with their original series so far (Breaking Bad, Mad Men), but if they can pull off something as good as BSG was we’ll all be in for a treat.

Head over to Corona Coming Attractions to read the full review.

AMC orders a pilot for The Walking Dead

Chris — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:40:38 +0000

Hi Folks,

There hasn’t been much Walking Dead TV show news lately – hence our lack of updates or a new episode of the podcast – but today marks an important milestone in bringing our favourite comic series to the small-screen. AMC issued a press release informing the world that they’ve officially ordered a pilot for the upcoming series. According to the Spash Page blog over at MTV, Robert Kirkman will Executive Produce the episode, with Frank Darabont writing and directing.

Horror Hacker interview with Robert Kirkman

Chris — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:27:10 +0000

Hey Walking Dead fans,

Here’s another quick note lot let you know that The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has been interviewed once again, this time by the AMC TV blog Horror Hacker. You can check out the interview here. It mostly focuses on his influences for The Walking Dead comic series, but ends with a couple of questions about the upcoming TV series.

Again, not too much new information here but it is interesting to hear about his favourite zombie movies. In this quote, Kirkman is talking about the decision to do the comic in black and white:

We thought it would be neat to just go out and do a comic book series that takes place in that world [Romero's Night of the Living Dead], and do it in black and white. In the end, we decided to do something completely different, but to keep the black-white thing because you could get away with more gore.

Check out the full interview over at the AMC TV blog Horror Hacker.

Wall Street Journal interview with Robert Kirkman

Chris — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:10:23 +0000

The Wall Street Journal blog Speakeasy, has published a new interview with Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. It focuses primarily on the upcoming TV series, but also touches on his relationship with Todd McFarlane and their new colaboration “Haunt”.

The interview doesn’t provide too much new information about The Walking Dead TV series, however it does shed some light on the events leading up to a production deal with AMC TV.

From the interview:

I heard from a lot of people who wanted to put in ninja zombies and superpowered zombies and whatnot. I wasn’t looking for somebody to adapt the material without any changes, but I wanted them to keep it true to the original themes of the series.

Read the full interview here.

Website

Chris — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:02:01 +0000

Hey folks,

I know there aren’t many of you visiting this site yet, but I thought I should point out that not everything is 100% functional yet. While I get everything up and running please enjoy the podcast, and here’s a few links that you might find useful:

Our podcast feed: http://www.talkingdeadpodcast.com/?feed=podcast (subscribe in iTunes)

Our iTunes profile page: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=335695389

Episode #2: MTV interview with Robert Kirkman

Chris — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:39:30 +0000

With a slightly more structured approach, Jason and I recorded the second episode of The Talking Dead last night. Some new information was released about the upcoming show on AMC, mostly in an MTV interview with The Walking Dead author Robert Kirkman. We run through those details, and then move on to talk about some other shows currently running on AMC.

You can read the MTV interview here.

More information about AMC, and all their programming is available on their official site.

Note – Please excuse my error at the end of the podcast where I misquote the URL of this website. Cut me a break, it’s a new site

Episode #1: Welcome to The Talking Dead Podcast

Chris — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:28:13 +0000

Welcome to The Talking Dead podcast, a show dedicated to the upcoming AMC television series “The Walking Dead”. Yes, we know the show is only a concept at this time, but we’re such huge fans of the comic that we just couldn’t wait to get this podcast started. In our first episode we introduce ourselves, and talk a little about the show’s announcement.

The Talking Dead

The Talking Dead #66: “A Pack of Dinosaurs”

The Talking Dead #65: “The Walking Dead Board Games”

The Talking Dead #64: “Rise of the Governor Review”

The Talking Dead #63: “Low Rent Bars”

The Talking Dead #62: “Uncomfortable Glancing”

The Talking Dead #61: “The Advanced Class”

The Talking Dead #60: “Finely Interwoven Zombie Ears”

The Talking Dead #59: “Three’s Company Scenario”

The Talking Dead #58: “A rock and a zombie place”

The Talking Dead #57: “Abnormally big earlobes”

The Talking Dead #56: “A Moment of Life”

The Talking Dead Update

The Talking Dead Special Edition: “NYCC”

The Talking Dead #55: “See You In Nork!”

New York Comic Con Reminder

Contest

News

The Talking Dead #54: “Umm… Talking Dead?”

New York Comic Con Reminder

News

Contest

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight: Noah Emmerich

The Actor Spotlight: Michael Rooker

The Talking Dead #53: “New York bound”

Special Announcement

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight: Andrew Rothenberg

Next TWD Actor Spotlight: Noah Emmerich

The Talking Dead #52: “Red Forman standing by”

Fan Expo Canada Re-cap

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight: Laurie Holdon

Next TWD Actor Spotlight: Andrew Rothenberg

The Talking Dead #51: Fired!

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

The Talking Dead #50: The Golden Episode

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

The Talking Dead #49: “From Olive Oil to Popeye”

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

Next actor spotlight: Jon Bernthal

The Talking Dead #48: “Young, dirty, mystery-man”

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

Next actor spotlight: Sarah Wayne Callies

The Talking Dead #47: “Andrew Lincoln’s John Thomas”

News

The Walking Dead Actor Spotlight

Next actor spotlight: Norman Reedus

Talking Dead #46: “One too many chins” [update]

News

The Walking Dead actor spotlight

Next TWD actor spotlight: Andrew Lincoln

The Talking Dead #45: “No Fat Zombies”

News

The Walking Dead Actor Profile: Jeffrey DeMunn

Poster Contest!

The Talking Dead #44: “Shane The Villain”

The Walking Dead Novel Title

The Talking Dead #43: “The Spilling”

The Talking Dead #42: “Kill Off Clause”

The Talking Dead #41: “Body Part Packs”

The Talking Dead #40: “Stranger”

The Talking Dead #39: “If it was all a dream!”

The Talking Dead #38: “Making the Words Go”

The Talking Dead #37: “Special effects in a supporting role”

The Talking Dead #36: “Season One Wrap-Up Crossover, Pt 2″

The Talking Dead #35: “Slid Right Off Your Face”

The Talking Dead #34: “Songs in the key of dead”

The Talking Dead #33: “The Centre for Wine Control”

The Talking Dead #32: “Ed’s Dead Baby, Ed’s Dead.”

The Talking Dead #31 – “The Zombie Store”

The Talking Dead #30: “Guts and Geeks”

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The Talking Dead #29: “Magic Hatch”

The Talking Dead #28: “Centre with an S”

The Talking Dead #27 – “Walker Disease”

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