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“Handful” Of Staffers Leave ‘Talking Dead’

Not everyone was happy with Chris Hardwick’s return to AMC’s “Talking Dead“, a wrap-up show that comes on after “The Walking Dead“. Hardwick, also known as the “Nerdist” was suspended by AMC pending an investigation into allegations of sexual and emotional abuse brought on by Hardwick’s ex-girlfriend Chole Dykstra in June. AMC completed their investigation and allowed Hardwick to return to the show in which privately he apologized to staffers at a meeting. While some felt his emotional gesture was genuine, 25 staffers as well as an executive producer, left the show. during his suspension, current and former staffers described how difficult it was to work with Hardwick who they’ve said was prone to angry outbursts and loud altercations with others. Though AMC felt that Hardwick could return to host “Talking Dead” and stand by their decision, clearly 26 people felt differently in which AMC has declined to comment at this time.

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Capt McNeely

Aug 12, 2018

NewsStreaming TV

Chris Hardwick Finds Himself In Hot Water After Sexual Assault And Abuse Claims

Nerdist founder and host of “Talking Dead”, Chris Hardwick, is the latest in Hollywood to find themselves in trouble following allegations of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault and emotional abuse. After Hardwick’s ex-girlfriend, Chloe Dykstra penned a post for Medium a few days ago, in which she never mentioned his name, only hinted at his identity, he is left with major fallout. Not only has his pannels appearance at next month’s Comic-con been canceled, his name has been scrubbed for the Nerdist site. AMC has confirmed that the second season of “Talking with Chirs Hardwick”, which was set to premiere tonight with guest Donald Glover, has been pulled from the schedule. They also say that his hosting on “Talking Dead” is being discussed. NBC has stated that it is now considering if it will continue to feature Hardwick as the host of their series “The Wall”, EW reports. The essay, titled “Rose Colored Glasses: A Confession“, by Dykstra went into

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 17, 2018

Movies

DVD Review: The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special is Frightfully Funny!

Robot Chicken, those pop culture skewering puppets turn their goofy gaze upon gut munching soap opera The Walking Dead in the appropriately titled The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking. Over the course we learn the true story of The Walking Dead as visitors to a TWD themed museum in the future are set straight by someone who knows the tale best (though they may want to do a special edition to change said character for…reasons). Anyway, when I say true-story I mean a series of short skits of varying levels of offensiveness (speaking of which, all of the F-bombs hat would be censored on Adult Swim are front and center here) and stupidity (the good kind, not the unbearable, obnoxious variety)…where most of the major storylines (as of October 2017) and characters are lampooned to admittedly hilarious effect…and there’s also a musical number or two as one does. Along with the twenty two minutes of non-stop laughs

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DanXIII

Mar 12, 2018

News

Talking Dead Having A 90 Minute Special & You Won’t Believe Who The Guests Are

We’ve been holding our breath since the season 6 finale of ‘The Walking Dead’. Come this Sunday we will finally know who Negan killed. There will be tears, frustration and trauma. As usual, ‘Talking Dead’ and Chris Hardwick will be there to talk us through what happened. Because of the huge repercussions of Rick and the group’s interaction with Negan, there will be a special 90 minute episode of ‘Talking Dead’ to follow from LA’s iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery. That doesn’t sound good for our favorite characters, does it? Instead on two special guests, the ‘Talking Dead’ is going big. The special’s guests will include Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan), Andrew Lincoln (Rick), Norman Reedus (Daryl), Chandler Riggs (Carl), Danai Gurira (Michonne), Lauren Cohan (Maggie), Steven Yeun (Glenn), Josh McDermitt (Eugene), Michael Cudlitz (Abraham), Ross Marquand (Aaron), Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha) and Christian Serratos (Rosita), plus Robert Kirkman and Scott M. Gimple. Don’t miss the season 7 premiere of ‘The Walking Dead’,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 21, 2016

News

The Walking Dead Season 7 Preview Recap And Video

Last night Chris Hardwick hosted a special episode of ‘Talking Dead’, ‘The Walking Dead’ season 7 preview. Hardwick’s guests included Yvette Nicole Brown, a regular guest and Walking Dead expert, and Austin Amelio, who plays “Dwight” on the Walking Dead. Other cast members appeared on video clips with comments on season 6 and 7, including Norman Reedus, Lennie James, Melissa McBride, Tom Payne, and Chandler Riggs. Hardwick discussed the emotional moments of the past season and the heartbreak that is to come. Of course, he spent much of the preview cracking jokes. The first cast clip was from Jeffrey Dean Morgan who plays Negan. He said that after only being on the series for “a total of 12 minutes”, he is surprised how it has already changed his life and compared it to being a member of The Beatles. Brown posed an interesting question in the next part of the conversation. “Is our group really the good guys?” She continued.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 15, 2016

News

Chris Hardwick Hosting The Walking Dead’s Season 7 Preview This Weekend

Even though the season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead is still months away (October 23rd) fans will get a peek of what’s to come on the preview special this Sunday (8/14) at 10 p.m. ET. The special will be hosted by Talking Dead’s host Chris Hardwick. Special guests include Austin Amelio (Dwight) and Yvette Nicole Brown who frequents Talking Dead. Fans will get a look behind the scenes, cast interviews, and more. What we already know about this season: In the season premiere we will finally learn who died at the hands of Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). There will NOT be another cliffhanger. Ezekiel and his pet tiger Shiva will be introduced this season. At some point part of the cast will visit the beach. The Walking Dead’s season 7 trailer is out and makes us very concerned for the characters we’ve come to love. Now, we just have to wait until October (ugh).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 13, 2016

Streaming TV

The Walking Dead, Fear The Walking Dead And Talking Dead Are Going To The Emmys

The nomination list for this year’s Emmys was released today. Robert Kirkman, Greg Nicotero and Scott Gimple must be celebrating. Even though no actors were nominated (they should have been), The Walking Dead, Fear The Walking Dead: flight 462, and Talking Dead all made the list for the coveted awards. We will have to wait until September 18th to find out who will take one home. The Walking Dead is up for Emmys in both the Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Supporting Role and Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special Categories. Flight 462 is nominated for Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series. The 16-part series’ lead actress Michelle Ang earned a nomination for Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama. The Talking Dead, hosted by Chris Hardwick, recaps and discusses each episode of The Walking Dead moments after it airs. It received its nomination in the category of Outstanding Interactive Program.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 14, 2016

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