Recently I have been thinking about the old proverb, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.”

I have no idea what it means, literally because I can’t see any reason why anyone would look a horse, gift or otherwise, in the mouth.  Though, if you’re talking figuratively, then I guess it’s saying that if you have something that’s going well, just accept it, as opposed to trying to understand why.

Clearly, the management at American Movie Classics (AMC) is unfamiliar with that particular proverb because it appears that they may have driven another show runner away.

Glen Mazzara, who you recall replaced Frank Darabont, is himself on the way out.

Why this is happening is anyone’s guess, though what is particularly strange about is that “The Walking Dead” is one of the most successful shows on cable television, which you’d think would earn its makers a bit of loyalty, as well as autonomy, from management.

Considering what I suspect is going on over at AMC–namely numbers crunchers are running things, not creative types–it seems that even success isn’t quite enough to accomplish that feat.