As all of Hollywood’s hottest actors know, the immensely awesome comic book, ‘The Walking Dead’ is being brought to a TV right in your goddamn house! Robert Kirkman’s (probably) award-winning series was optioned for television way back in August last year on AMC, home of Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and a decent enough Halloween-themed movie marathon. In January, The Walking Dead was greenlighted (greenlit?) for a Pilot to film in May in Atlanta. This has now been moved up to June, but as far as I know, the location has remained the same. Just recently, 6 episodes were ordered for the first season before the Pilot even went into production.

Most of the current cast of TWD, thought that doesn't mean much, since people die all the goddamn time in this book.]

In the past few weeks, two actors have been announced: Jon Bernthal and Andrew Lincoln as Shane Walsh and Rick Grimes respectively. Shane and Rick are small-town Kentucky cops and partners (in a cop way). During a shoot-out gone bad, Rick gets shot and ends up in a coma for who knows how long. He wakes in the hospital (people will complain about the comic ripping off 28 Days Later at his point, but let it be known that 28 Days Later used that scene in homage to Day of the Triffids) to find the hospital, his town, and pretty much everywhere else full of zombies. Rick eventually makes his way to Atlanta where he assumes his hot wife, Lori and not-as-hot son, Carl are. He almost gets eaten, but is saved by Glenn, former delivery boy extraordinaire, and taken to Glenn’s camp to find Shane, Lori, and Carl! But oh no! Shane totally banged Lori on the way there! Not Carl though because Carl’s not as hot as Lori. In fact, Carl’s about 8 years old you goddamn pervert.

[Rick fucking hates this caption.]

The whole series is based around the survival of Rick and anyone around him that isn’t currently dying. And believe me, this series will destroy your mind when it kills characters that have been around forever. This ‘No One is Safe’ motif also led to four totally awesome covers in a row of main characters in mortal distress. Even Rick isn’t safe, though he only loses a hand, but after that, he can’t even operate a goddamn can opener. Rick still rocks pretty hard though. Like this one time when he bit this dude’s throat out, then disemboweled this other guy because they were trying to fuck with him and his son (and Ginger Danny Trejo who is fucking awesome). Then he crippled this other guy with an RV and strangled him to death with his one remaining hand! Lately, Rick started looking like a total Viking, but in the latest issue, shaved his beard and got a hair cut. He’s still pretty awesome, but only normal awesome.

[Seriously, Rick. What is it with you and captions? Ow.]

Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m completely excited for the show, and with any sort of luck, I’ll be able to get an extra role on it since I’m only about 20 minutes outside Atlanta. Finally, my chance to take an active role in the Zombie Apocalypse, even if it’s on the wrong side.

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