Aug 222011
 

Those of you who are fans of Frank Darabont and his latest project, The Walking Dead, will already be aware of this news. It was announced towards the end of July that Darabont has stepped down as the big boss of the show, just as shooting on the second season (scheduled for 13 episodes) reaches its halfway point. What is weird about this announcement is that Darabont has given no reason for his decision (in public, anyway). And it’s strange that he jump from a project that he campaigned for long and hard.

Darabont had recently hired Glen Mazzara, a veteran tv producer (check him out on IMDb, he has a stack of experience), to assist on the second season. I suspect Mazzara will oversee the rest of the shoot and, hopefully, the quality will not suffer for Darabont’s absence.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first season (particularly the first and last episodes) and have high hopes for the second season, which is due to air in the states on the 16th October.

 

Andy Jamieson, Editor

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