So Robert, everybody asks why zombies are so popular, and I imagine you are asked all the time. What do you love about the whole “zombie concept” and why is it taking off the way it is?
Well I mean, I think it’s important to note that with something like vampires and werewolves, they have a personality and they are characters in and of themselves, and so a lot of times the stories that deal with those kinds of monsters are actually, well, those monsters are the main characters and the story is pretty much completely about them. The thing that appeals to me about zombies is that you can’t ever really make the story just about them. Zombie stories are always about the human characters and how they survive the zombies and how they react to the things that the zombies are doing, and how they survive in a world overrun by zombies, so it kinda forces you to tell a story about humanity and survival and human characters and human drama, and that’s the reason that it appeals to me.
Yeah, and that was going to be the follow up to that question too – zombies have been done by lots of folks ever since George Romero brought the general concept of zombies that we all know and love today to fruition. But you have really taken it to the next level in terms of popularity and really injecting zombies into pop culture to a level that really hasn’t happened before. Why do you think that is… what ‘s different here?
Well, I don’t know… we’re really paying tribute to Romero in our own way, and everything definitely does come from him and those first three movies. Those movies definitely focused on the human characters, but I think taking a more long term approach to it is really the main difference. The idea behind The Walking Dead is that we are going to see these characters grow and evolve over time. You know, Rick… if you’re reading the comic book series Rick starts out as the guy as he is in the television show now, but as that series progresses we’re dealing with a very different Rick Grimes currently in the Walking Dead series because this world has affected him and changed his outlook on things, and changed the way he behaves, and radically altered him as a character. I think that’s the appeal of the walking dead is knowing that after 90 minutes the credits aren’t going to roll and you’ll never see these characters again. We’re going to be with these characters for years and years. The show seems to be doing well, we’re hoping to get a season three pick-up and you’re going to see these characters evolve. Even just getting 13 episodes of the second season, there has never been a zombie movie that has dealt with the characters for that long amount of time. I think it’s really cool.
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