[Movies] Cast And Crew Of The Walking Dead Talk Season 4 (SPOILERS)
Posted by Joseph Lee on 03.02.2013
What can we expect?
EW.com reports that during Paleyfest, the cast and crew of The Walking Dead spoke about season four of the show, which will begin this fall. Here are highlights:
Greg Nicotero on season 4's character development: "I think there may be a wee bit less of the run and gun. And [we'll] get a little more into some of our characters. The challenge with a show like this, when you have a big ensemble, is you don't want any of the characters to get lost; it's important that we know what Carol's story is and that we know what Beth's story is. And when you're trying to service a lot of characters, it becomes challenging. Watching the first season of Walking Dead and seeing how grounded it was, that's really important to all of us. Andy Lincoln and I spent a lot of time going through the scripts and making sure we feel that they're grounded. Because that's what keeps our audience coming back. The walkers and the gore and the action and stuff, that's fun, that's the popcorn part of it. But if you don't have characters that people are invested in, you lose your audience."
Andrew Lincoln on how long's Rick's descent into madness will last: "I think you'll see in the next episode a turning point happens and he realizes his responsibilities. And hopefully he'll come back from the brink. But certainly since the death of Lori and the pressure imposed by The Governor, he is in a state of shock, grief, and stress, and he has had a breakdown. It's tough times for Rick, but it's always tough times for him, isn't it? He never gets a day off, this guy. He has a point. I have been making some terrible calls. So, you know, bless him. Parenting in the apocalypse."
Robert Kirkman on listening to fans: "We have the best fans in the world. If you go to the site, you see the message boards and can find out what they like and what they don't like. We look at that, so we know sort of what fans want and what we don't. They've given us a lot of interesting ideas. We're ultimately going to do something that's entirely unique and ours, but the fans are going to be very happy. We get a lot of requests for zombie animals."
