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_Published 2010-11-01. Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead Comic, talks about  adapting his zombies for television, as well as how he thinks the show fits in alongside AMC shows like Mad Men._


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## Transcript

>> Things are different now, there's us and the dead.

>> The prospect to have our comic book adapted in any other medium is kind of terrifying, because often times, it doesn't really work out.

>> From the director of " The Shawshank Redemption" and the producer of " The Terminator "--

>> It really just comes down to making sure that the lineup that's handling the adaptation knows what they're doing, and from there on, it's kind of a piece of cake. And, everything is been [ unk ]-- you know, it's been really smooth and I've been nothing but impressed what everything that's happened every step of the way on this.

>> We'll survive this by pulling together.

>> Not apart--

>> We haven't warned people away from the city.

>> Folks got no idea what they're getting into.

>> We're on our own, up to us to find a way out.

>> Don't you get bit.

>> Like they say, it's like madman, only the parts where they stop to drink, on this, they stop to kill zombies. So-- and that sounds cooler to me.

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