Before the show was picked up by AMC for domestic and Fox for international, its creator Frank Darabont presented the first version of the script to NBC, with whom he had an overall deal. According to Hurd, their response was, “Do there have to be zombies [in it].” NBC then asked Darabont if the show could be a procedural in which the two main protagonists would “solve a zombie crime of the week,” she said.
NBC wanted The Walking Dead, but without the zombies.
In case you were wondering why there’s almost nothing new and interesting on the broadcast networks, and why so much of it is derivative crime procedurals.
NBC wanted The Walking Dead, but without the zombies.
In case you were wondering why there’s almost nothing new and interesting on the broadcast networks, and why so much of it is derivative crime procedurals.
