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Talking Dead
GenreAftershow
Directed by
  • Russell Norman
  • Mike Corey
Presented byChris Hardwick
Composers
  • Freeplay Music
  • The Music Collective
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons10
No.of episodes229 (and 13 specials)(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Davies
  • Jen Kelly Patton
  • Brandon Monk
Producers
Production locations
Editors
  • Eugene Baldovino
  • Life Garland
  • Todd Muscat
  • Jason Pauley
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAMC
ReleaseOctober 16, 2011(2011-10-16)–
November 20, 2022(2022-11-20)
Related

Talking Deadis alivetelevisionaftershowin which hostChris Hardwickdiscusses episodes of theAMCtelevision seriesThe Walking Dead,Fear the Walking DeadandThe Walking Dead: World Beyondwith guests, including celebrity fans, cast members, and crew from the series.[1][2]

Broadcast and format[edit]

The series features hostChris Hardwickdiscussing the latest episode with guests who are fans of the series. Cast and crew fromThe Walking DeadandFear the Walking Deadalso appear on the talk show. Segments onTalking Deadinclude an "In Memoriam" highlighting the deaths from the episode, an online poll, episode trivia, behind-the-scenes footage, and questions from fans via phone, from the audience,Facebook,Twitter,or from the officialTalking Deadwebsite. After the on-air episode ends, a bonus 15– 20-minute segment continues online for the 30-minute episodes; there would be a bonus 5- to 10-minute online segment for the 60-minute episodes; Hardwick refers to this bonus segment as "Talking Talking Dead".

The series premiered on October 16, 2011, following the encore presentation of thesecond-season premiereofThe Walking Dead.When the series returned on February 10, 2013, from the season three mid-season finale, the series moved to 10:00 pm, directly followingThe Walking Deadand expanded to one hour.[3]Hardwick stated that having the show go an hour as opposed to half an hour allowed more "breathing room" and more time to discuss the topics with the guests/fans.

Producers that were regular guests ofTalking Deadinclude: creator ofThe Walking DeadRobert Kirkman,seasons 2–3 showrunnerGlen Mazzara,director and executive producerGreg Nicotero,executive producerGale Anne Hurd,and seasons 4–8 showrunnerScott M. Gimple.Guests listed after "with" were surprise guests for the episode. Robert Kirkman and Greg Nicotero have the most appearances of any crew member at 10 episodes each.Lauren Cohanis the most featured cast member with 7 episodes.Yvette Nicole Brownis the outside guest with the most appearances at 10 episodes.

On three of the episodes at the end of season 2 ofTalking Dead,musicians featured onThe Walking Dead'ssoundtrackperformed at the end of the show. On the first half of season 3 ofTalking Dead,the "Kill of the Week" feature was included; in addition, the show took questions from the studio audience. In season 3 ofTalking Dead,"fan of the week" was introduced for fans who used the "Dead Yourself" mobile app. The show also introduced "Survival Tips", which gave tips on how to survive if a hypothetical zombie apocalypse really happened. Season 5 began showcasing fan art.

The series became known for often having members of the cast appear after the episode in which their characters were killed (for example,Laurie Holdenfor "Welcome to the Tombs" ). Recognizing that this may spoil viewers, the show now tries its best to avoid this, though the trend still appears from time to time. NotablyEmily Kinneywas not announced as the guest actor for the episode following "Coda" until the program's airtime due to her character's sudden death at the end of the accompanying episode.

Talking Deadalso began airing after episodes ofFear the Walking Dead's second season, which premiered on April 10, 2016.[4]

On July 13, 2018, it was announced that longtime guest Yvette Nicole Brown would temporarily take over Hardwick's role as host forTalking Deadbeginning on August 5 forThe Walking Deadseason 9 preview special. The decision was made to replace Hardwick because AMC was completing their assessment related to Hardwick who was accused of sexual harassment by his ex-girlfriendChloe Dykstra.[5]On July 25, AMC announced that Hardwick would be reinstated as host beginning with the August 12 broadcast, and that Brown would guest host the August 5 broadcast. AMC made the following statement, "Following a comprehensive assessment by AMC, working with Ivy Kagan Bierman of the firm Loeb & Loeb, who has considerable experience in this area, Chris Hardwick will return to AMC as the host ofTalking DeadandTalking with Chris Hardwick.We take these matters very seriously and given the information available to us after a very careful review, including interviews with numerous individuals, we believe returning Chris to work is the appropriate step. "[6]An executive producer and several staffers left the show due to the decision to allow his return.[7]

In June 2019, it was confirmed thatTalking Deadwould not be broadcast after every episode ofFear the Walking Dead's fifth season. An episode was broadcast following the season premiere, and it returned after the mid-season finale ofFear the Walking Dead.[8]

Series overview[edit]

Main article:List of Talking Dead episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113October 16, 2011(2011-10-16)March 18, 2012(2012-03-18)
216October 14, 2012(2012-10-14)March 31, 2013(2013-03-31)
316October 13, 2013(2013-10-13)March 30, 2014(2014-03-30)
416October 12, 2014(2014-10-12)March 29, 2015(2015-03-29)
530October 11, 2015(2015-10-11)October 2, 2016(2016-10-02)
628October 23, 2016(2016-10-23)October 15, 2017(2017-10-15)
731October 22, 2017(2017-10-22)September 30, 2018(2018-09-30)
820October 7, 2018(2018-10-07)September 29, 2019(2019-09-29)
930October 6, 2019(2019-10-06)June 13, 2021(2021-06-13)
1029August 22, 2021(2021-08-22)November 20, 2022(2022-11-20)

AMC officially counts the first season ofTalking Deadas season 2 and each subsequent season one number higher than is listed here. This is so that the season numbers for episodes ofTalking Deadmatch the season numbers for episodes ofThe Walking Deadthat they discuss.

Accolades[edit]

For the67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards,the series was nominated for Outstanding Interactive Program.[9]It was nominated again the year after.[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Neuman, Clayton (September 22, 2011)."AMC LaunchesTalking Dead– A Live After-Show FollowingThe Walking Dead".AMC.Archived fromthe originalon September 24, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 27,2011.
  2. ^Ng, Philiana (September 22, 2011)."It's Official: AMC OrdersThe Walking DeadTalk Show ".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedDecember 4,2012.
  3. ^Berkshire, Geoff (December 3, 2012)."Walking Deadreturns Feb. 10, 2013;Talking Deadexpands to one hour ".Screener.RetrievedDecember 4,2012.
  4. ^Ausiello, Michael (January 8, 2016)."Fear the Walking DeadSeason 2 Premiere Date Announced ".TVLine. Archived fromthe originalon January 9, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 9,2016.
  5. ^Otterson, Joe (July 13, 2018)."Yvette Nicole Brown to Serve as Interim Host of 'Talking Dead".Variety.RetrievedJuly 14,2018.
  6. ^Ross, Dalton (July 25, 2018)."Chris Hardwick reinstated by AMC for Talking Dead".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedJuly 25,2018.
  7. ^Nakamura, Reid (August 10, 2018)."'Talking Dead' Loses Female Executive Producer, 'Handful' of Staffers After Chris Hardwick's Return ".thewrap.RetrievedOctober 4,2023.
  8. ^Davis, Brandon (June 9, 2019)."Talking Dead is Not On After Fear the Walking Dead".Comicbook.RetrievedJune 11,2019.
  9. ^"Emmy Award Nominations: Full List of 2015 Emmy Nominees".Variety.July 16, 2015.RetrievedJuly 27,2015.
  10. ^"68th Emmy® Awards Nominations"(PDF).Television Academy.July 14, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 26,2016.

External links[edit]

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