This year at New York Comic Con several of the cast/crew of The Walking Dead showed up to answer questions and discuss the upcoming season (season four) in what turned out to be a delightfully fun panel. Part of that is thanks to the moderator, Community’s Yvette Nicole Brown, who is also a semi-regular on The Talking Dead, a huge fan of the show, and a delightfully funny person.
Since she has been on episodes of The Talking Dead alongside Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon), Brown coaxed him into revealing one particular subject they talked about previously: Richonne! Reedus made the claim that Rick checks out Michonne in one episode, and Brown calls Reedus out on this again with Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) sitting right next to Danai Gurira (Michonne). Lincoln looked surprised, and a tiny bit embarrassed before saying, “Sarah Wayne Callies would kick my ass if that went down this season…maybe in a few more seasons.” There’s some fuel for you Richonne shippers! Brown said she went back to watch the episode (in season 3 when Michonne returns to the prison and they’re saying their hellos) and confirms that Rick does indeed check out Michonne. Gurira comes to Lincoln’s defense saying, “I’ve heard this before, and he was looking introspectively at the ground.” Brown let the subject go, but not until after she said, “Yeah, right where your rear is.”
A couple of other highlights from the panel came from the audience. One young girl was so emotional when trying to speak into the microphone that Brown called her up to the stage and said, “Give her whatever she wants!” This lead to her being greeted by Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Steven Yeun (Glenn), Lauren Cohan (Maggie), Chad Coleman (Tyreese), and Norman Reedus. That alone would make a lot of people’s dream come true, but then she was ushered over to the table and sat on Reedus’ lap for the rest of the panel. This girl was just a bit too young to really appreciate that!
Up next was a young boy who asked the best question ever after doting all over Lauren Cohan: “Since Maggie’s such a badass, do you really think she needs to be protected by Glenn so much?” Hey, Robert Kirkman, I hope you’re paying attention here! The panelists didn’t really give an answer but had a good laugh. Then the kid rats out his mom saying, “That’s my mom right there, and she loves you [Norman Reedus] to death.” Oh kids! They’re great as long as they aren’t yours.
Here are some other bits we learned about The Walking Dead:
- Steven Yeun auditioned for another show and thought he was going to get it. Thankfully, they passed on him, he got TWD part instead, and that other show amounted to nothing. See, some things happen for a reason!
- Andrew Lincoln got so into chopping Hershel’s leg off that he continued to chop even after “cut” was yelled. The other cast members took a step away from him to look in awe as he kept chopping. He said it took him about 4 hours to calm down that night and go to sleep because he was so wired after filming that scene.
- Danai Gurira says it’s harder to play a character who is mostly silent because “I’m not a silent chick.” She explained that there’s a lot of intensity with Michonne, and she felt more emotional inside, which ups the difficulty.
- Lauren Cohan was asked to choose between saving Hershel or Glenn if they were out in the middle of the ocean and she could only save one. Cohan said, “I think dad would want me to pick my boyfriend.” And Yeun said, “I would make her pick Hershel then I would drift away on plywood forever.”
- Chad Coleman (Tyreese) stated it was daunting to play a fan favorite character from the comic book but it helped that Robert Kirkman (creator, writer) encouraged him, telling him he was the right man to fill Tyreese shoes.
- As far as season four goes, they weren’t giving much info. Scott Gimple (writer) gave a little look into what we can expect: “We’re going to see each character go through an arc, and by the end you will know all these characters even more.” And, “There’s a lot of action at the fence with all the walkers there.” I can’t freakin’ wait!
We don’t have to wait long, though, since season four premieres tonight October 13, 2013 on AMC.
This is the Action Flick Chick, and you’ve just been kicked in the ass!
