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AMC Boss Hints Walking Dead Could Stick Around for '30, 40, 50 Years'
TV Line ^ | November 2, 2017 | Michael Ausiello

Posted on 11/03/2017 2:08:50 PM PDT by EdnaMode

Here’s hoping Rick Grimes has a good retirement plan. During a conference call with Wall Street analysts on Thursday, AMC CEO Josh Sapan hinted that the The Walking Dead could stay on the air for years — if not decades. “The use of the word ‘franchise,’ we don’t take lightly,” the exec said, per our sister site Deadline. “It’s not a sloppy or casual word. We’ve studied the best. Some have been around 30, 40, 50 years. We have a chance for a lot of life in the franchise.” (UPDATE: An AMC insider stresses that Sapan was referring to the franchise as a whole and not specifically the mothership series.)

Despite experiencing some ratings erosion of late, The Walking Dead remains a force to reckon with in its current eighth season. The drama returned last month to 11.4 million total viewers and a 5.0 demo rating, down dramatically (by 33 and 40 percent) from Season 7’s record-setting premiere but on par with its April finale (and good enough to retain its title as TV’s top scripted series).


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: amc; bs; bull; joshsapan; thewalkingdead; walkingdead; zombies
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To: EdnaMode
Democrats have been known to be zombies for decades now
21 posted on 11/03/2017 2:49:15 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: EdnaMode

I ducked out last season.
I do keep a Browning Buckmark , 4 magazines and 2000 rounds of .22 LR handy though. :>)


22 posted on 11/03/2017 2:51:40 PM PDT by Vinnie
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To: Rummyfan

AMC is the walking dead...has been since it changed its original format.


23 posted on 11/03/2017 2:52:17 PM PDT by liberalism is suicide
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To: Conserv

I think I quit after the third or fourth season. Used to like it, but enough is enough. The show itself seems to be undead.


24 posted on 11/03/2017 2:53:36 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: kaktuskid

Check this out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SdoznQLD94

My daughter loves this show. =)


25 posted on 11/03/2017 3:00:34 PM PDT by wheresmyusa (FTUN)
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To: logi_cal869

I stopped watching after season 5. It just feels like it’s never going anywhere.


26 posted on 11/03/2017 3:17:58 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: Mister Da

Yup. Walking Dead. Fear The Walking Dead. Talking Dead. It’s too much. I miss Breaking Bad.


27 posted on 11/03/2017 3:18:57 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: logi_cal869

The tripe has been going on longer than that. I quit a couple of years ago.


28 posted on 11/03/2017 3:28:31 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: Rastus

I miss the old AMC with old time movies uncut.

I still remember when I realized they were dead to me. They were playing the original Friday the 13th as a classic movie.


29 posted on 11/03/2017 3:31:22 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
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To: EdnaMode

Not if they stay on the trajectory Season 8 is on.


30 posted on 11/03/2017 3:32:03 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: KavMan

Yup, Rick had a clear easy shot at him and missed. He them also screwed up the follow on. One good thing I learned was that corrugated tin roof is bullet proof.


31 posted on 11/03/2017 3:34:54 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: TomGuy

You would think that with all the zombies at least one of them would be . . . you know . . . nekkid! They are all fully dressed and some look like they just came out of the beauty parlor (or was that the embalmer).


32 posted on 11/03/2017 3:35:02 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: x

Maybe the show itself will become a zombie???


33 posted on 11/03/2017 3:59:56 PM PDT by The Duke ( Azealia Banks)
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To: EdnaMode
I don't know ... If it were me, I would conclude the series with one final, apocalyptic battle, like the one going on now between the Ricksters and the Neganites, then call it quits. There are really only so many stories they can tell, and the man vs. zombie followed by man vs. man is pretty much played out.

But I guess there are still a few bucks to be wrung out of the old Dead.

But mark my words, if they're planning for an endless run, the next big conflict is going to be between the "Kill 'em all" hardcores and the peacenik "Love your neighbor" guys like Hay-soos (I refuse to blaspheme and call him by the name the series has given him.)

34 posted on 11/03/2017 4:21:12 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: kaktuskid

That’s the thing I’ve always had trouble understanding with these zombie shows. The zombies should deteriorate at least eventually. Sure, you will have a peak zombie point in time where there are literally millions upon millions of them, but those numbers should drop by huge amounts the more time has passed, especially over a hot summer.


35 posted on 11/03/2017 4:23:06 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: EdnaMode
The lack of military gun fighting skills in the major battles is appalling. Spray, don't even pray, and spray some more.

Too bad there's not a veteran who at least went through basic training to teach one side how to fire accurately in small bursts or single shots. That team would clean up!
36 posted on 11/03/2017 7:35:24 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: EdnaMode; packrat35

Agreed. It eventually just got intolerable. Streaming permits skipping. I concede that I watched longer than I should have. Ask the wife: The tv’s a sniveling shell of itself due to being screamed into submission...


37 posted on 11/03/2017 9:41:01 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: Mister Da

At least AMC has Better Call Saul


38 posted on 11/04/2017 5:57:59 PM PDT by bjcoop
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