CroissantRoll wrote:Little late to the bandwagon, but I've caught up on all the episodes. Love this show.

"It's kind of unfortunate that it's being reported that our writing staff has been fired because that's not the case," explains Kirkman. "It makes Frank look bad. I don't think Frank wants it out there that he's just firing people off of a successful show seemingly for no reason."

Part of the shock stemming from the initial report was the news that Darabont's executive producer Charles "Chic" Eglee would also be departing. According to Kirkman, it wasn't Darabont's doing, but a choice Eglee made willingly.

"Chic Eglee is a high-level television writer. He was brought onto The Walking Dead with the idea that Frank was going to work on the first season and then go off and do movies," Kirkman says. "Chic didn't want to be second-in-command on a show when he's used to being a top dog, and so he decided to go off and do something else, which is something that happens and is not a big deal."

Kirkman concedes that he isn't sure whether the second season scripts will be farmed out to freelancers as many have suggested, or if they'll form a new writing staff. That's all being hammered out right now, but regardless of their new plan, Kirkman believes it will have little impact on the quality of the show overall.

CroissantRoll wrote:Season finale was a let down.