There’s a new trailer for the upcoming season of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” the last with showrunner Glen Mazzara (who on some level I blame for Frank Darabont, the showrunner before him, leaving the show, despite the fact that I should know better).
I remain a fan of the series–after all, they haven’t got rid of the zombies (yet)–but the showrunner isn’t a minor position, and has a lot to do with the direction and feel of a particular series. For instance, I get the feeling that under Darabont there would be more of the original cast still on the show (some of whom decided to leave BECAUSE Darabont was treated so shabbily).
Then there’s the odd feeling that AMC management is killing the show gradually, by degrees, and we viewers are the frog put in a pot of water, with the heat turned up so gradually that it doesn’t realize that there’s a change.
Till it’s too late.
I also thought that I should mention that I don’t like the new poster, especially when you compare it those from prior seasons.
I recently read, via the ever reliable Deadline, that “The Walking Dead” has a new showrunner, someone by the name of Scott Gimple.
I don’t mean to disparage Gimple, after all, he may be an awesome showrunner, but it seems to me that if he does the least thing that runs afoul of AMC brass (like asking for more money for one of the top shows on cable television), then he’s gone.
Why am I so cynical? Because Frank Darabont was an A-list writer/director, and they were able to remove him from the picture when they felt the need to do so. Glen Mazzara, while not quite as famous as Darabont, had made a name for himself as a showrunner on other series before ‘Dead.’
And look what they did to him.
And now comes Scott Gimple.
I give him a season, maybe two before he too decides to move on to greener pastures, or is released.
Yeah, I’m still somewhat bitter about how Frank Darabont was relieved of his showrunner duties on AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” though obviously not bitter enough to stop watching.
In my defense, if you’re in the desert and the only potable water you have is a bit murky and smelly, I suspect that you’ll drink deep just the same.
Anyway, The Wrap has an interview with Glen Mazzara, the current show runner, who replaced Frank Darabont. He reveals–in a spoiler-free fashion–some of what he expects of the upcoming third season.
Speaking of which, when are they going to get George Romero to direct an episode or two? It would be so cool to have the spiritual father of all movie zombies at the helm, if only for a little while.
Gale Anne Hurd Comments On Glen Mazzara Leaving ‘The Walking Dead’
She speaks about the controversy over Glen Mazzara leaving the show, though (not surprisingly), says little that we don’t know already.
I get the feeling that we haven’t heard the last about this matter.
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