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The Walking Dead - Season 2 - Darabont Talks Potential Budget Cuts

1 Jun 2011

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Earlier today we got word confirming that AMC's "The Walking Dead" is heading to Hershel's Farm in Season Two, but now, after hearing showrunner Frank Darabont talk about potential budget cuts looming for the show, we have to wonder if all the bells and whistles we're hoping for once it gets there will remain intact.

During The Hollywood Reporter’s annual drama showrunner Emmy roundtable, "The Walking Dead" writer-producer specifically addressed the budget on his hit AMC zombie drama, which he says is in jeopardy of being cut.

“Creatively I have no complaints thus far,” Darabont says. “But I believe if they do move ahead with what they’re talking about, it will affect the show creatively ... in a negative way. Which just strikes me as odd. If you have an asset, why would you punish it?”



Source: DreadCentral.com
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4 comments:

  1. Stickoxydal1 June 2011 at 07:25

    Don't like the sound of that... You simply need a sufficient budget to make such a show look good and it's been a huge hit for AMC, why change anything?

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  2. darq1 June 2011 at 08:11

    Let's hope some of last year's production costs can be saved by having done it all before and learning the cheapest, most cost effective way to do things... Budget is important in shows like this!

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  3. arun2791 June 2011 at 20:48

    what is the budget of a basic cable show anyway?

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  4. darq2 June 2011 at 00:03

    I think it varies a lot of course...
     In the article I will link later they state that "A basic cable series has a budget of about $2.5 million compared with $4 million for a typical network drama"

    Here is a very detailed and interesting look at basic cable series versus network series.
    http://www.localnet360.com/on-basic-cable-tvs-alternate-universe/

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