CBR: Frank Darabont Exits "The Walking Dead"

[CBR News]

Frank Darabont, who was instrumental in bringing Robert Kirkman's comic "The Walking Dead" to television, has reportedly stepped down as showrunner for AMC's hit zombie series.


Full article here.

[Nik]

This doesn't hurt me at all. While I like Darabont, I haven't liked a single change he's brought to the show. Maybe there's still a chance to squash that stupid Michael Rooker as the Governer story.

[Lexor7]

Assuming many if not all the scripts are in (or I'm at least assuming the season has been heavily plotted out if shooting's well underway) then this season should bare out close to his plans. With his general direction on two seasons of the show essentially established, bringing in some fresh thinking to guide the show through a third season shouldn't be all that big a deal. And with 80+ issues of source material to draw from, it's not like a new show runner will be wanting for ideas.

My uneducated guess is that Darabont worked very hard to get the show on air, may be a bit bored now that all that labour is done and it's settling into a regular production grind, and wants to go develop something brand new. He did a great job and, like a good leader should, hopefully developed a team that can step up and carry on his efforts.

[passer-by]

He did a great job and, like a good leader should, hopefully developed a team that can step up and carry on his efforts.

Yeah... I'm sure some people thought the same when Robert Hewitt Wolfe left Andromeda. And this happens after Charles Eglee left and budget cuts were made.

Granted, it's not the same creative process, but both Darabont and RHW seemed pretty instrumental for the respective shows to me.

[the goddamn batman]

maybe the show will be better now... because I didn't really like season one.
I liked Frank's pilot episode, but beyond that it was a yawn at best and a groan at worst.

I dunno...

[Deason]

The incredible final sequence of the first episode (with the eucatastrophic escape into the tank), and the surprising and touching Kirkman-scripted episode (with the old folk's home), rank high amongst the most interesting and imaginative zombie footage shot this century. So long as they can keep coming up with stuff of that quality every few weeks, I don't intend to miss an episode.