the walking dead

For as beloved or well-watched as any TV series gets, it's easy to wind up mired in controversy.  'The Walking Dead' hasn't courted much in the way of scandal (on-screen, anyway), but a recent exclusion of a storyline from the comics on which the TV series draws its base may have some believing it was an intentional slight.  What character and storyline, present in this past Sunday's episode "Sick" has generated a bit of controversy?

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Finally! We confess that most of us weren't affected in the slightest by DISH's decision to drop AMC over its billion dollar lawsuit, though we were certainly tired of hearing every single AMC promo in existence punctuated by "Not Available On DISH." Seriously, we've had jilted relationships that didn't complain that much. But for now it seems that AMC and DISH's beef has been settled, meaning DISH subscribers can finally get their 'Walking Dead' on. But at what cost?

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Don’t quote us, but we’re fairly certain a zombie apocalypse is pending. Why? The fact that ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ was renewed for a second season is reason enough to believe it. But even the military is prepping for a zombie takeover, and in all honestly, we’re totally on board! There’s a large possibility that’s due to our obsession with ‘The Walking Dead,' where all our spooked-out dreams are played out.

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The AMC zombie drama 'The Walking Dead' has a lot of fans. In fact, its season three premiere got more viewers than any other show has this fall season.

Among these viewers, it turns out, are actual zombies. One of these rotting ghouls even showed up on 'Conan' to discuss his love of the show.

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In the past, we've heard about networks passing up some great dramas now and again, like when 'Breaking Bad' almost went to FX, before landing on AMC as the Emmy-winning bad-ass drama we all know it to be. But did you know that before AMC scored even bigger with Robert Kirkman's 'The Walking Dead,' HBO and NBC were in the market for the zombie-thriller as well? What made them pass on something that's become such a cultural phenomeon?

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Last night was the premiere of the third season of 'The Walking Dead,' which you probably knew. Unless you have Dish (we'll get to that). Everybody was appropriately excited for the show, except for the people who don't watch it (we have something for you too) and the people who don't like it (something for you too). Here are the best 'Walking Dead' memes on the web, plus one excellent gif. Because it is too good to resist.

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Even hours later, we're still reeling from last night's season 3 premiere of 'The Walking Dead,' "Seed." We won't go into any tremendous spoilers just yet, but it's safe to say that Rick Grimes and the other survivors will still have plenty of problems on their plate, even after making a new home in the ominous prison facility. Next week's "Sick" will deal with the fallout of the events that ended last night's episode, so how would you like a first look? And what's on deck for the rest of the season?

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It's hard to believe that the time is nearly upon us, and 'The Walking Dead' will shamble out the first episode of season 3 with Sunday's premiere "Seed."  And as glad as we'll be to have 'The Walking Dead' back, we'll also remain on constant edge that our favorite characters will bite the big one, or rather be bitten by a big one.  Show-runner Glen Mazzara certainly isn't going to pull any punches with regard to character kills, but is there one in particular we'll be seeing a bit earlier than expected?

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Zombies return to the tube this week alongside a DC Comics superhero and the of clueless crew from Paddy’s Pub. Also, Ben Affleck continues to impress with his latest big screen effort, Christopher Walken joins six other psychopaths, and an award-winning graphic novelists releases his latest book. Read on for 10 Things To Check Out This Week.

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We make no secret of our unabashed love for AMC's zombie-killing thriller 'The Walking Dead.'  From the books on which it takes its base, to the series marathon leading up to season 3's October 14 premiere, we'd call ourselves zombie lovers if it didn't sound so dangerously close to necrophilia.  So as the new season approaches, it's about time for a bad-ass new trailer, don't you think?  We certainly do!  But what does the new footage reveal that has us worried?

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Uh-oh.  It's starting to look like that time!  We're only weeks away from October 14 and the third season premiere of AMC's zombie smash 'The Walking Dead,' which means that press screeners are on their way to critics (spoiler alert: we loved them), and AMC is gearing up for the release  with official episode descriptions of the first few weeks.   So with the official synopsis of 'The Walking Dead' season 3 premiere "Seed" hitting the web, what have we learned?

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The fall TV season might be in full swing, but fans won't be fully satisfied until October 14, when TV's biggest monster hit returns for its third season, AMC's 'The Walking Dead'! But while we know the third season will contain 16 total episodes, like the current season of 'Breaking Bad' but divided over less time, what's the holdup from AMC in greenlighting a fourth season already? Is there any chance it might not happen? If so, why?

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