The Walking Dead

[glatt]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Come the zombie apocalypse, I'm fucked. I've worked out that my house is undefendable (indefensible?). And my dog will absolutely not be quiet on command...

Our house is also impossible to defend. I've given this a lot of thought. We'll have to take our chances bugging out. We'll go half a block away, sneaking through back yards as much as possible, to the Metrorail electrical substation.


I just have to practice picking locks. At least the access door is hidden from view, so I should have a moment to pick the lock if no zombies see me heading for the shelter.

It's perfect. No windows. Concrete walls. Metal doors.

[Adak]

AMC is trying to screw the shows first developer, and he's started legal action to recover.

AMC‘s The Walking Dead is the biggest show on television but its developer Frank Darabont has yet to receive any money as a profit participant. Today, Darabont and his agency CAA filed a lawsuit (read it here) against AMC, accusing the network in “self dealing” by setting an unrealistically low license fee for the series it also produces and employing questionable accounting practices thus depriving profit participants of compensation. The complaint also alleges Darabont was wrongfully terminated from the show, that he should continue to receive an executive producer credit and is entitled to proceeds from The Walking Dead offshoots Talking Dead and the upcoming spinoff from Robert Kirkman, on whose graphic novel The Walking Dead was based. Darabont and CAA are asking for unspecified “monetary damages” to be determined by a jury trial. The 73-page complaint was accompanied by a summons from the plaintiffs for AMC to reply »

You have a great bug out site, glatt.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Adak

AMC is trying to screw the shows first developer, and he's started legal action to recover.



You have a great bug out site, glatt.

It's horrible when there's bad blood around the creative process.