The Walking Dead is a post-apocalypse drama television series developed for television by Frank Darabont. It is based on the comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkmain, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.
The series centers on Andrew Lincoln as sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes who wakes up after being in a coma to find the world taken over by “walkers”, resembling zombies of horror movies. He sets out to find his family and survivors while trying to save alive. The show premiered on October 31, 2010 on the cable channel AMC.
The show has been critically acclaimed by critics, and has won many award nominations, including a Writers Guild America Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award nomination for the best TV Series Drama. The show has also received over 9 million viewers for its season two finale becoming the most watched cable drama in telecast history.
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The Talking Dead Free Tickets
Sunday’s return of The Walking Dead also mean the return of Talking Dead, AMC’s live after-show hosted by Chris Hardwick.
Right now they are looking for 60 diehard Walking Dead fans to be a part of the show’s audience (including a pre-screening of the week’s Walking Dead episode prior to the live show).
Talking Dead features Hardwick talking to fans, actors, producers and TV enthusiasts, recapping the most recent Dead episode and taking questions and comments from viewers.
Right now, tickets are available for the Feb. 24, Mar. 3, Mar. 10, Mar. 17, and Mar. 24 episodes, which are taped in Los Angeles.
To request free tickets, visit 1iota.com.
