In an interview in December 2024 with ColiderKirkman deserved the original show at the Walking Dead Frank Dar of the series by making the series at all. According to Kirkman, the Dandan stumbled through the comic book "Walking Dead" at the House of Secret (comic book shop in Burbank, California) and considered the Serized Drama to be the perfect story to bring on TV. He was not the only one. As producer "Walking Dead" Gail Ann Hard recalled diversity in 2016:

"What drew me to the comic book series (Robert Kirkman) is that it's a story about the characters of traveling to this new world and I constantly try to figure out not only how to survive, but what is important to them."

But just as passionate as a dipet and co. They were, they still had trouble convincing TV networks. The Dailor brought the NBC series because he had a deal with the network at the time. However, his material problems have spread out of violence. One CEO of the NBC believed that the comics "Walking Dead" should be adapted as a police procedure, where, apparently, Sheriff Rick Grims and partner will solve crimes related to zombies every week. Another asked, "Do you have to have a zombie?"

Despite their reservations about the violence, HBO was obviously more interested. Kirkman claimed that it was eventually imposed that there was a "war for bidding" between AMC and FBO for The Walking Dead in the end. (We all know who won it.) Here's how Kirkman put it:

"AMC and FBO have a kind of competition," Givee gives Robert this. " "No, we'll give Robert this." "No, we'll give Robert this." "No, we will give Robert this," and we just continued to go, 'Well, FBO gave us this,' and then AMC would go, 'well. And then on HBO, we'll be like, "AMC gave us this", and we'll go, "good".

However, HBO still indirectly affected "The Walking Dead". The initial choice of Diper to play Rick was not Andrew Lincoln, but Thomas Janeain. (The Dandan worked with Janeain on the "fog".. (Lasted three seasons.)

If HBO won the war for bidding "Walking Dead", one Big The difference that comes to mind is the dialogue. HBO, a non -governmental of the FCC rules for public broadcasting, can allow his characters to swear a storm with the seven dirty words. That means Negan could curse as he does in the comic. AMC left "The Walking Dead" to get out with ultra-violence, but as an aired network, his hands were oath.