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The Walking Dead (TV series)
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The Walking Dead is an American horror drama television series developed by Frank Darabont, based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. Andrew Lincoln plays the lead character, sheriffs deputy Rick Grimes. Grimes reunites with his family and becomes the leader of a group he forms with other survivors, together they struggle to survive and adapt in a post-apocalyptic world filled with walkers and opposing groups of survivors, who are often more dangerous than the walkers themselves. Much of the takes place in and around Atlanta, Georgia and Alexandria, Virginia. The Walking Dead premiered in the United States on October 31,2010, exclusively shown on television channel AMC. As a result of very favorable Nielsen ratings that rank the show unprecedentedly high for a cable series, beginning with its third season, The Walking Dead attracts the most 18- to 49-year-old viewers of any cable or broadcast television series. Its eighth season will debut in October 2017, an AMC companion series, Fear the Walking Dead, debuted on August 23,2015. The Walking Dead takes place after the onset of a zombie apocalypse. The zombies, colloquially referred to as walkers, shamble towards living humans, humans they bite or scratch become infected and slowly turn into walkers as well. It is revealed early in the series that all living humans carry this pathogen, so if they die from any other cause. The only way to kill a walker is to damage its brain or otherwise fully destroy the body. The series centers on sheriffs deputy Rick Grimes, who wakes up from a coma to discover this apocalypse, sheriffs deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma discovering a world overrun by zombies. After befriending Morgan Jones, Rick travels to Atlanta, Georgia and finds a group of survivors including his wife Lori, his son Carl, the group travels to the Centers for Disease Control but find from the sole remaining CDC member that no cure exists for the epidemic. Traveling from Atlanta, Ricks group takes shelter at Hershel Greenes farm while they search for Carol Peletiers missing daughter, Rick is forced to kill Shane in self-defense. The farm is overrun with walkers, and Hershels surviving family join Ricks group as they move on. Months from fleeing Hershels farm, Ricks group finds a prison they clear of zombies to make their new home, Lori dies in childbirth, and Rick becomes withdrawn. Meanwhile, Andrea and Michonne – who rescued Andrea after she got separated from the others – are brought to the town of Woodbury. Months after the Governors attack, a deadly flu kills many of the population at the prison, the Governor finds his former right-hand men and kill them, taking over their group to lead a new attack on the prison, forcing the remaining group to separate and flee
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Rick Grimes
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Rick Grimes is a fictional character and the protagonist in the comic book series The Walking Dead and in the television series of the same name, portrayed by Andrew Lincoln. Created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, the made his debut in The Walking Dead #1 in 2003. Rick Grimes is a small town sheriffs deputy who shares a son, Carl Grimes and he awakens from a coma after a life threatening gun shot wound, to find the world overrun with zombies, and a fight for survival ensues. In the comic series, Rick remains the longest-living survivor, followed closely behind by his son, Andrea, the orphan Sophia. In both media, Rick awakens from a coma into the apocalypse and searches for Lori and Carl and finds them in the Atlanta camp with his best friend, Shane, and becomes the groups leader. Although Rick quickly adapts to the notion of killing walkers, he retains his morality, Ricks morality is constantly tested to protect his family and friends. Over time, he becomes colder and more brutal, which puts him at odds with other survivors who adopt the same mindset. As Rick desires to retain his sons innocence, his brutality is further tested by his own group when encountering non-group members who the group believe should join them. Rick manages to regain his morality when staying at communities, and is able to be a once more. Rick Grimes has been described as a character who emphasizes moral codes and values. Lincoln obtained the role in April 2010, Kirkman felt he was an amazing find, in preparation for the role, Lincoln sought inspiration from Gary Cooper in his work in the American western film High Noon, as well as the television drama series Breaking Bad. Lincoln has been well-received for his portrayal of the character, and has been nominated for several awards, before the zombie apocalypse, Rick was a police officer in the small town of Cynthiana, Kentucky. While in a shootout against an escaped convict with his partner and best friend, Shane Walsh, Rick is wounded and subsequently awakens from a coma some time later. After Duane Jones mistakes Rick for a zombie and hits him over the head with a shovel, Duanes father Morgan takes Rick in and informs him about what unfolded during his coma. In search of his wife, Lori, and son, Carl, Rick heads to Atlanta, Rick runs out of gas and stops at a farm. Rick finds the owners inside who have committed suicide, Rick throws up outside and searches their barn where he finds a horse. Upon arrival, Rick is rescued from a group of zombies by a fellow survivor named Glenn. Tension between Rick and Shane over leadership of the group and Loris affections boils over in a confrontation which ends with Carl shooting Shane to protect his father, afterwards, Rick leads the group away from Atlanta, trying to find shelter and safe haven from the undead
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Shane Walsh (The Walking Dead)
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Shane Walsh is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and is portrayed by Jon Bernthal in the American television series of the same name. In the comic series, Shane is portrayed as a Cynthiana Sheriffs Deputy, as well as the longtime friend and fellow police officer of series protagonist Rick Grimes. After Rick is shot and put into a coma, and the outbreak occurs, he rescues Ricks family and leads a group of survivors, becoming romantically involved with Ricks wife. When Rick returns to his family alive, Shane grows increasingly jealous of their relationship, in the television series first season, Shane leads the survivors until Ricks arrival, then becomes Ricks right-hand man. He also becomes willing to abandon or kill those he deems liabilities to the group and has no conscience for outsiders. This puts Shane at odds with Ricks moral leadership, as he believes that Rick is ill-equipped to lead and his only true concern becomes for Lori and Carl, and not the group itself. Shane was an officer in Cynthiana, Kentucky, and best friend of the towns deputy sheriff. After Rick is shot and put into a coma, and after the dead begin to rise, Shane accompanies Ricks wife, Lori Grimes, and Ricks son, Carl, to a purported safe zone in Atlanta, Georgia. They later form a group of living on the outskirts of the city. During this time, Shane and an emotionally destitute Lori share a night of sex, Shane is first overjoyed when Rick joins the group, but gradually becomes jealous of Rick and Lori getting back together. Eventually, Lori brushes off Shanes advances and says their brief romance must stop, sent into an emotional meltdown by Lori siding with Rick, Shane leaves in a rage. Rick follows and Shane attempts to him, stating that he has nothing left to live for other than Lori. Carl happens upon the scene and shoots Shane through the neck, Rick later returns to the grave site and finds that Shane has reanimated, he shoots him in the head to finally put him to rest, but does not rebury him. Shane is portrayed in the series as a King County, Georgia sheriffs deputy. Shane is wracked with grief when Rick is severely wounded in a firefight with escaped convicts, when the dead began to rise, Shane tries and fails to rescue a comatose Rick at the hospital. He is tormented by having left Rick in the hospital, but also knows that he never would have been able to save Ricks wife and son, Lori, Shane harbors feelings for Lori, and the two begin a sexual relationship after assuming that Rick is dead. Upon gathering the group of survivors on the outskirts of Atlanta, three months later, Shane appears as one of several people in a camp just outside Atlanta, along with Lori and Carl. In the episode Guts, Shane is seen again in the camp with Carl and Lori, in the episode Tell It to the Frogs, Shane is shocked when he finds Rick alive and well among the group returning from Atlanta
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Scott M. Gimple
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Scott M. Gimple is an American writer for both comics and television. He is known for his work as a writer and producer for Fillmore, Life, FlashForward, Chase, and The Walking Dead. Gimple grew up in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey and graduated from Governor Livingston High School and he graduated from the University of Southern Californias School of Cinema-Television. He was a writer on NBCs Life and Fox TVs Drive, Gimple co-wrote the script of Ghost Rider, Spirit of Vengeance alongside Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer. In 2011 he joined the crew of AMCs The Walking Dead as a producer and writer for the second season. He wrote the episode of the season, Save the Last One, as well as the critically acclaimed seventh, Pretty Much Dead Already. In January 2013, Gimple was named showrunner of The Walking Dead, replacing Glen Mazzara and he has also worked on Disneys Pepper Ann and as a writer for The Simpsons comics, including editing the Simpsons Episode Guidebook The Simpsons Forever. A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, Gimple created the cartoon Fillmore. and the comic book Heroes Anonymous with Bill Morrison. He married actress Julia Wackenheim on August 30,2009, production Writer Scott M. Gimple at the Internet Movie Database
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Glen Mazzara
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Glen Mazzara is an American television producer and writer. He is most well known for his work on The Shield, The Walking Dead, an Italian-American, Mazzara was born in Manhattan and grew up in Queens, New York. He graduated from St. Francis Preparatory School in 1985 and he attended NYU and earned a masters in English. He worked as an administrator in New York before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a writer in 1998. He was an editor and writer for the fourth and fifth seasons of Nash Bridges. Later in 2006 he was a producer on the short-lived series Standoff. Mazzara left Life to create and executive produce a new series Crash, based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name and he left after one season, but was credited as a consulting producer for the second season premiere. In 2009, he joined the drama series Hawthorne for two seasons as executive producer and writer. In 2010, he wrote his first of several episodes of the AMC series The Walking Dead, episode 1.5, on July 27,2011, it was reported that Mazzara had taken over as showrunner of The Walking Dead after Frank Darabont dropped out of the position. Mazzara left this role following season 3, Glen Mazzara is the Creator, Executive Producer, and Showrunner of A&E’s new series, Damien, based on the classic horror film, The Omen. Glen Mazzara at the Internet Movie Database Master Class with Glen Mazzara at 2012 Banff World Media Festival Q&A with Glen Mazzara at 2012 Banff World Media Festival
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Wooden Shjips
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Wooden Shjips is a space rock/psychedelic rock band from San Francisco, United States. Their sound has been described as experimental, minimalist, drone rock and they have been compared to Suicide, Loop, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Soft Machine and Guru Guru. They are currently signed to Thrill Jockey records, whose artist roster also includes Tortoise, Future Islands, The Sea and Cake, wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson also plays in a side project, Moon Duo, formed in 2009 with Sanae Yamada. They have so far released one EP and four albums, the group played the ATP New York 2010 music festival in Monticello, New York in September 2010 at the request of film director Jim Jarmusch. In November 2013 the group released their fourth LP, entitled Back to Land, wooden Shjips Vol.1 Dos Vol
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Sniff 'n' the Tears
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Sniff n the Tears is a British rock band best known for their 1979 song Drivers Seat, a hit in many countries. Sniff n The Tears are led by singer/songwriter Paul Roberts, the sole constant member. Roberts, a painter, is also responsible for painting all of the bands album covers. An early version of Sniff n The Tears had been gigging in England as early as 1973 and they were unable to land a record deal, and the bands singer/songwriter Paul Roberts decided to dissolve the group and move to France. A few years later, the drummer from a band called Moon, Luigi Salvoni, listened to some demos that he, hearing some potential in them, he contacted Roberts about approaching Chiswick Records for a deal. Sniff n The Tears subsequently debuted in 1977 as a six piece band, consisting of Paul Roberts, Loz Netto, Mick Dyche, Chris Birkin, Alan Fealdman and this line-up recorded the bands first album, Fickle Heart, which was produced by Salvoni. Though recorded in 1978, the album sat unreleased for over a year because Chiswick were in the process of changing their distribution, the band then had a substantial international hit with Fickle Hearts lead single Drivers Seat in 1979. However, Sniff n The Tears fractured almost immediately after the release, in a matter of months, Birkin, Fealdman. Nick South took over on bass, and would become a permanent member of the band, on tour, Sniff n The Tears were augmented by drummer Paul Robinson and keyboardist Miffy Smith. For the groups album, 1980s The Games Up, the band line-up consisted of Roberts, Netto, Dyche, South. At this point the group had no permanent drummer, and a variety of drummers were used. The Games Up yielded no hits, and Netto left the group to establish a solo career and this left Roberts as the sole remaining original member of Sniff n The Tears. He decided to press on, and recruited Les Davidson as the new guitarist. This five piece line-up recorded two albums, Love/Action, and Ride Blue Divide, again no hits were spun off from these albums, and after having been dropped by Chiswick Records, the group broke up in 1983. Singer and songwriter Paul Roberts went on to two solo albums for Sonet Records, City Without Walls and Kettle Drum Blues. Roberts took the opportunity to assemble a new version of Sniff n the Tears and this version of the band consisted of Roberts and Davidson, with new recruits Jeremy Meek, Steve Jackson and Andy Giddings. This line-up also cut a new album in 1992, No Damage Done. The bands next release, 2001s Underground, featured Roberts singing and playing almost everything and he was credited with vocals, guitars, mandolin, harmonica, keyboards, bass and drum programming
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Wye Oak (band)
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Wye Oak is an American indie rock duo from Baltimore, Maryland, United States, composed of Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner. Their sound has been described as earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop as well as indie folk. Wasner sings lead vocals and plays electric or acoustic guitar, while Stack plays both drums and keyboards, playing the drums with his feet and right hand, and the line with his left hand. The band was formed as Monarch in mid-2006, before changing their name to Wye Oak and they released their first album, If Children, independently in 2007 and subsequently signed to Merge Records in 2008. The label re-released If Children that year, and an album, The Knot. The album Civilian was released in March 2011 via Merge Records in the US, an edited version of the title track was featured in the trailer for the second season of The Walking Dead and also the closing scene of the second season episode 18 Miles Out. It was also featured in the scene of the 13th episode of the North American remake of Being Human. The bands fourth album, Shriek, was released in April 2014, in 2016, they released the mini-album Tween, consisting of leftover material recorded between Civilian and Shriek
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Lauren Cohan
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Lauren Cohan is a British American actress and model, best known for her role as Maggie Greene on The Walking Dead. Sources have listed Cohans birthplace as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but Cohan has stated in interviews that she was born in New Jersey, during her childhood, Cohan lived in Cherry Hill—and, for one year, Georgia—before moving to the United Kingdom at age 13. When Cohans mother remarried, she took her new surname, Cohan. Cohan also converted to her Jewish stepfathers religion at age five and she has five younger siblings, including a stepsister. Cohan graduated from the University of Winchester with a BA degree in Drama, Cohan then split her time and work between London and Los Angeles, California, working on several films as well as some non-commercial projects. After her film debut Casanova as Sister Beatrice, she starred in the sequel to Van Wilder, Van Wilder and her next role was in the 2007 film Float. In February 2010, she was cast in Death Race 2, Frankenstein Lives, with Sean Bean and Danny Trejo and also supernatural-horror The Boy releasing in 2016 where Lauren plays the main character Greta. Cohan was cast in three of Supernatural as Bela Talbot, a thief who procures valuable supernatural objects and sells them to very rich. The character appeared in six episodes of the series, her last in the episode of season three. Cohan played the recurring character Rose, a 560-year-old vampire, in The Vampire Diaries and she also guest starred on shows such as Modern Family, CSI, NY, Cold Case, Life, Archer, and The Bold and the Beautiful. Cohan starred in a pilot for The CW called Heavenly in which she played the lead character, an attorney who teams up with an angel, however, it was not picked up as a series. In 2011, Cohan was cast in her most notable role as Maggie Rhee on The Walking Dead and she first appeared in the second season as a recurring character, but she was among the starring roles at the start of the third season. The drama is the highest rated series in television history. Official website Lauren Cohan at the Internet Movie Database
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Maggie Greene
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Maggie Greene is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead, portrayed by Lauren Cohan in the television adaptation. In both mediums, Maggie and Glenn form a relationship and eventually marry, in the comic book series, Maggie, Hershels second daughter of seven children, becomes the surrogate mother to Sophia following the suicide of the girls biological mother. Maggie initially has insecurities about herself and appears physically and emotionally challenged even attempting suicide at one point after her family is killed. However, as passes, Maggie hardens and becomes severely independent. She leaves the Alexandria Safe-Zone and relocates to the Hilltop Colony, later, she becomes heavily involved with the war against the Saviors. Maggie stands up and encourages the people to follow Rick Grimes instead of Gregory, consequently the people of Hilltop listen to her instead of Gregory and she becomes the de facto leader of the Hilltop Colony. After the war, Maggie has a son named after her father and she remains fiercely protective of her children, as well as Carl Grimes, while remaining at odds with previous leader, Gregory. However many people are at odds with her leadership because of her obvious greater concern for her group, but there are some who idolize her including Dante, who is shown to have feelings for Maggie. In the television series, Maggie does not share the insecurities her comic book counterpart has and their relationship is tested in numerous ways. Maggie Greene is Hershels second daughter, a rebellious and independent young woman, herschel barricaded her, her family, and her friends within the farm and kept them secluded, dependent solely on their farms resources without knowing what was going on in the outside world. She quickly takes a liking to Glenn when his group arrives at the farm, and their relationship gradually becomes more serious and heartfelt each day, with the two often relying on one another. After a barn massacre that claims the lives of several of Maggies siblings, Hershel ousts Glenns group from the farm, however, as days go by following the groups departure, the Greene family notices the weakening defense structures of the premises. They decide to go to the prison afterwards, Maggie and Glenn continue their affair in the prison, constantly having sex in open spots. Tragedy soon befalls Maggie, her brother Billy, and Hershel, the family remains close and in a deep state of depression for an extended amount of time, with Maggie caught in the middle of Billy and Hershels strained relationship. She initially attempts to break off her relationship with Glenn, paranoid about the idea that the ongoing pattern of her loved ones will soon reach Glenn. She decides at the last minute to continue to hold onto him after he convinces her that he help her get through the deaths. As the inmate is prepared to be hanged out in the courtyard, because of her deepening interpersonal connection with and emotional reliance on Glenn, his brief absence from the prison becomes difficult to deal with and sends her into her fathers arms. She subsequently marries Glenn in a ceremony performed by Hershel, the tension heightens when they return to the prison, and the second assault from the army is looming
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Emily Kinney
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Emily Rebecca Kinney is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her role as Beth Greene on AMCs horror drama television series The Walking Dead, Kinney has also appeared on several other television series, including Showtimes critically acclaimed Masters of Sex, The CWs The Flash, and later Arrow. In 2016, she began co-starring on the ABC series Conviction, Kinney was born in Wayne, Nebraska, to Vaughn and Jean Kinney. She and her family moved during her youth, including to Nevada, Oregon. Kinney attended New York University for a semester, in 2006, she graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre. Kinney then moved to New York, where she pursued a Broadway, Kinney worked in coffee shops, where she began to meet people from the acting and music industries. The following year, Kinney costarred as Jean Fordham in the play August and she was then cast as Emily on Showtimes The Big C. Later, Kinney appeared on NBCs Law & Order, Criminal Intent, Kinney made her film debut with Aunt Tigress playing Aunt Gina. Kinney continued acting in a variety of recurring guest and cameo roles in various films, in 2011, Kinney was cast as the recurring character Beth Greene on The Walking Dead, an AMC television horror drama. Although she was actually 25 at the start of production, her character Beth was the 16-year-old sister of Maggie in Season 2, after two years on the program, Kinney received a promotion to series regular. Greene is one of a group who must find a way to not only survive a zombie apocalypse. She contributed to The Walking Dead, AMC Original Soundtrack, Vol.1, in which she collaborated with Lauren Cohan on the single, The Parting Glass. Kinney finished her role on The Walking Dead as Beth in 2014, Kinney returned to the Law & Order franchise in Law & Order, Special Victims Unit, in the role of Haley Cole. She released her second EP Expired Love in 2013 and it was re-released in 2014 with two additional tracks. In an interview with AMC, Kinney talks about the story of the album, but I do think that with my acting career, my style seeps into my career a lot. My songs are similar to Tom Waits in that theyre little stories, sometimes I write songs based on one word or feeling that keeps popping up for me. And I do feel like, because Ive never played a character for so long and its like, maybe this is why a particular idea keeps coming up for me, because this is something that we keep dealing with on the show. Kinneys new single, Rockstar, was released December 9,2014 and she also landed recurring television roles on Cinemaxs The Knick and Showtimes critically acclaimed Masters of Sex for four episodes
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Beth Greene
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Beth Greene is a fictional character from the American horror drama television series The Walking Dead, created by season-two showrunner Glen Mazzara, and portrayed by Emily Kinney. Daughter of veterinarian and farmer Hershel Greene, and younger, half-sister of Maggie, described as a source of optimism and hope for the group, often singing to help boost morale, Beth is soft-spoken and a devout Christian teenager. After the loss of her mother, Beth attempts suicide but ultimately chooses to live, during the initial outbreak and beyond, Beth is a sheltered girl, but is eventually forced into hard laboring survival after the downfall of the prison. She forms a bond with fellow survivor and group member Daryl Dixon. Beth Greene is Hershels second daughter and Maggies younger, half-sister and she is introduced in the second season episode Bloodletting, alongside her family and boyfriend, Jimmy when Rick Grimes and his group come to the family farm. This event drives her nearly to suicide in the episode 18 Miles Out, in the third season, Beth becomes more self-assured and becomes a contributing member to Ricks group. She sings to help boost morale and spreads optimism among her survivors upon finding a place to live at the prison in the third-season premiere Seed. When Hershels leg is amputated after a bite in the episode Sick. Beth devotes much of her time to assisting Hershel throughout his recovery, Beth has developed a relationship with one of the prison newcomers, Zach. When he is killed in an attack in the season premiere 30 Days Without an Accident. She opens up to fellow survivor Daryl Dixon about this loss, in the episodes Inmates and Still, Beth and Daryl travel alone together, where the two come into conflict over the likelihood of other survivors. Beth confronts Daryl on his detachment, forcing him to open up. He begins to teach her how to use a crossbow in the episode Alone where the two have found a respect for one another. However, this bond is quickly disrupted by walkers swarming the house. Beth spends her time at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, starting with the season episode Slabtown. She has been taken in by a group of officers led by Dawn Lerner. While Noah is successful, she finds herself caught fighting walkers and is disarmed by the officers who find her. Later, Dawn shows signs of respect for Beth once she takes Noahs place as her ward, in the mid-season finale Coda, a hostage exchange occurs when Ricks group, who have captured two officers, demand Beth and Carol back
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Michael Zegen
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Zegens father is a lawyer and his mother is a teacher. He is Jewish, and his grandparents are Holocaust survivors, Zegen is a 2001 graduate of Skidmore College. He is a member of the New York City sketch comedy troupe Hottie$ Galore and his role on Rescue Me began as a recurring character in Seasons 1-3, playing the nephew of series lead Tommy Gavin. In Seasons 5-6, he was promoted to the main cast when his character began probie school to become a firefighter, in late 2010, Zegen was officially cast as gangster Bugsy Siegel for the second, third and fifth season of the HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. In 2011 Zegen, along with James Ransone, were cast in supporting roles in the HBO comedy series How To Make It In America, in mid-2011, Zegen was cast in a recurring guest role in the second season of the AMC series The Walking Dead. In 2014 he created the role of Liam off-Broadway in the dark comedy Bad Jews, michael Zegen at the Internet Movie Database
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Triggerfinger (The Walking Dead)
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Triggerfinger is the ninth episode of the second season and 15th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on February 19,2012, the episode was written by David Leslie Johnson and was directed by Billy Gierhart. In the episode, Rick Grimes s actions initiate a standoff between his group, Dave and Tonys men, and the walkers nearby, meanwhile, Shane Walsh decides to save Lori Grimes, who has been injured in a car accident. Lori Grimes, having gotten into a car accident while trying to find Rick, back on the Hershel farm, the rest of the group discover Loris absence. Carol Peletier attempts to ask Daryl Dixon go find Lori, but learns he was the one who let her go alone to find Rick, Daryl berates Carol for not minding her own business. Carol leaves to find Shane Walsh and explains Loris absence, Shane is able to find her, and lies to her that Rick has returned to the farm to get her to come back with him. When they return to the farm and Rick is not yet there, Shane admits to Lori he was worried about her unborn child. Meanwhile, Andrea consoles Hershels daughter Maggie and tells her to be strong for her sister, Beth, who is still in a comatose state. In town, Rick, Hershel Greene, and Glenn prepare to leave after shooting down Dave and Tony, Rick tries to profess self-defense, but the search party refuses to accept this, leading to a standoff. Ricks group escape out the back of the tavern, leading to gunfire between the groups that attract a horde of walkers. The attackers cease fire and attempt to escape, but one, Randall, ricks group decides to save Randall by yanking him off the fence. They blindfold Randall and return to the farm, Hershel immediately operates to save Randalls leg, but he states he sustained nerve damage and will not be able to walk for a week. Ricks decision to return with Randall is met by skepticism from Shane who believes this to be a risky decision, Glenn attempts to distance himself from Maggie, telling her that their relationship caused him to lose his focus during the shootout in town. Dale Horvath continues to ask the others about Shane, and is shocked that Andrea seems to side with Shane that Rick has refused to accept the reality of the situation. Lori speaks to Rick about what Dale has told her regarding Shane, including the threats he made towards Dale and she also tells Rick that Shane believes her child is Shanes, and that their affair was not a mistake. Lori warns Rick that Shane is dangerous, zack Handlen writing for The A. V. Club rated the episode B on an A to F scale, eric Goldman at IGN gave the episode 8.5 out of 10. Upon its initial broadcast on February 19,2012, Triggerfinger was watched by estimated 6.89 million viewers, Triggerfinger at AMC Triggerfinger at the Internet Movie Database Triggerfinger at TV. com
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Judge, Jury, Executioner
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Judge, Jury, Executioner is the eleventh episode of the second season and 17th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on March 4,2012, in this episode, Rick Grimes and his group opt to execute Randall, much to the frustration of Dale Horvath. Dale fears that the group is losing their humanity, which prompts him to some of the group members to protest against the consensus. Meanwhile, Carl Grimes behaves recklessly and carelessly, going as far as to steal Daryl Dixon s gun and harass a walker, Judge, Jury, Executioner was directed by Greg Nicotero and written by Angela Kang. It explores themes of declining morality and humanity during a catastrophic event, the episode features the death of Dale, who was severely injured during an attack by a walker. It also marks changes in the development of Carl, who evolves into a desensitized character who loses his naivete to the world around him. Judge, Jury, Executioner features recurring appearances from actors and actresses including Lauren Cohan, Emily Kinney, Scott Wilson, Michael Zegen. Commentators praised the episode, citing its character development and concluding scene as episode highlights, upon airing, Judge, Jury, Executioner attained 6.771 million viewers and a 3.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen ratings. It became the highest-rated cable telecast of the day, as well as the highest-rated cable program of the week, Daryl beats and interrogates Randall in the barn. Randall admits he comes from a group of men, who had once found. The group agrees that Randall is an imminent threat, and Rick Grimes believes he should be executed, Dale finds most of the group agree with Ricks decision, and attempts to change their minds by appealing to their humanity, civilization and morality. Most agree with Ricks choice for various reasons, but Shane agrees to support Dale should he be able to convince the others to change their minds. As the day progresses, Ricks son Carl becomes restless and sneaks into the barn to observe Randall, Randall tries to convince Carl to release him, Shane discovers Carls presence and scolds him. Outside, Carol attempts to cheer Carl up by reminding him Sophia is in heaven, Carl ends up taking a gun from Daryls stash and heading into the nearby swamp alone. He finds a walker half-stuck in mud, and taunts it by throwing rocks at it, the walker suddenly frees one of its legs and lurches forward, Carl panics and drops the gun before running back to camp, not telling anyone what happened. Meanwhile, Beth has since recovered from her suicide attempt. When Glenn comes to check on her condition, Hershel gives him a family heirloom representing his approval of Glenns relationship with his daughter Maggie, at sunset, the group discusses Randalls fate, and Dales arguments have failed to sway the group, and he storms out. Rick, Shane, and Daryl return to the barn and Rick prepares to shoot Randall when Carl runs in, Rick is horrifed and stops the execution, much to Shanes annoyance
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The Walking Dead (season 2)
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The second season of The Walking Dead, an American horror-drama television series on AMC, premiered on October 16,2011, and concluded on March 18,2012, consisting of 13 episodes. Developed for television by Frank Darabont, the series is based on the series of comic books by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore. This season adapts material from issues #7–12 of the book series and introduces notable comic characters Hershel Greene and his daughter. Eventually, after an accident, the encounters and discovers Hershels isolated farm, where tensions arise among members of Ricks group. While McBride is credited as starring, she is a series regular. Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, the series protagonist and a sheriffs deputy from King County, Georgia, who is the husband of Lori. Rick has taken leadership from Shane after his actions almost killed them in the previous season, jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh, Ricks close friend, and former fellow sheriffs deputy. He had an affair with Lori in the previous season, believing that Rick was dead. Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes, Ricks emotionally fragile wife and she had a love affair with Shane in the previous season, which has put her and Shane at odds. Laurie Holden as Andrea, a civil rights attorney, who has formed a close bond with Dale. She deals with suicidal tendencies after the loss of her sister by trying to more to the groups safety by becoming a sharp shooter. Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale Horvath, a member of the group. He is often the voice of reason, he forms a protectiveness over Andrea and becomes a mentor to the group, especially to Rick and he is also a good friend of T-Dog. Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee, a pizza delivery boy. He is a member of the group and does many supply runs for them. He cares very much for the group of survivors. Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes, Rick and Loris young son, whose innocence has slowly declined due to the brutality of the world around him, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, an antihero-like Southern redneck, the groups hunter, and expert tracker. He is less friendly with the group and maintains a careless facade, melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, a former victim of domestic abuse, who has found new strength after the death of her abusive husband Ed
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Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
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Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, science fantasy or horror fiction literature in which the Earths technological civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The story may involve attempts to prevent an event, deal with the impact and consequences of the event itself, or it may be post-apocalyptic. Post-apocalyptic stories often place in a non-technological future world, or a world where only scattered elements of society. And recognizable modern apocalyptic novels had existed since at least the first quarter of the 19th century, however, this form of literature gained widespread popularity after World War II, when the possibility of global annihilation by nuclear weapons entered the public consciousness. As shown above, the apocalypse is also depicted in visual art, the story may involve attempts to prevent an apocalypse event, deal with the impact and consequences of the event itself, or may be post-apocalyptic, and be set after the event. Post-apocalyptic stories often place in a non-technological future world, or a world where only scattered elements of society. The scriptural story of Noah and his Ark describes the end of the original civilization. Noah is assigned the task to build the Ark and save the lifeforms so as to reestablish a new post-flood world, numerous other societies, including the Babylonian, had produced apocalyptic literature and mythology which dealt with the end of the world and of human society. Many of which included stories that refer back to the Biblical Noah or describe a similar flood. The Epic of Gilgamesh, written ca, 2000–1500 BC, details a myth where the angry gods send floods to punish humanity, but the ancient hero Utnapishtim and his family are saved through the intervention of the god Ea. A similar story about the Genesis flood narrative is found in Sura 71 of the Quran, even in the Hindu Dharmasastra, the apocalyptic deluge plays a prominent part. According to the Matsya Purana, the Matsya avatar of Lord Vishnu, at the time of deluge, Vishnu appeared as a horned fish and Shesha appeared as a rope, with which Vaivasvata Manu fastened the boat to the horn of the fish. Variants of this story appear in Buddhist and Jain scriptures. The first centuries AD saw the recording of the Book of Revelation, which is filled with prophecies of destruction, as well as luminous visions. In the first chapter of Revelation, the writer St. John the Divine explains his errand, Write the things which thou hast seen, the things which are. He takes it as his mission to convey—to reveal—to God’s kingdom His promise that justice will prevail, the apocalyptist provides a beautific vision of Judgement Day, revealing God’s promise for redemption from suffering and strife. Revelation describes a New Heaven and a New Earth, and its intended Christian audience is often enchanted and inspired and these Christians believed themselves chosen for God’s salvation, and so such apocalyptic sensibilities inspired optimism and nostalgia for the end times. The fear of the end is about as old as civilization itself
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Horror fiction
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Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle their readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as a piece of fiction in prose of variable length, which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing. It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere, Horror is frequently supernatural, though it can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society. The genre of horror has ancient origins with roots in folklore and religious traditions, focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic and these were manifested in stories of beings such as witches, vampires, werewolves and ghosts. 18th century Gothic horror drew on these sources with the seminal and controversial The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole and this marked the first incorporated elements of the supernatural instead of pure realism. In fact, the first edition was published disguised as a medieval romance from Italy discovered and republished by a fictitious translator. Once revealed as contemporary, many found it anachronistic, reactionary, or simply in poor taste — but it proved to be immediately popular. That first novel of Gothic horror inspired such works as Vathek by William Beckford, A Sicilian Romance, The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Italian by Ann Radcliffe and The Monk by Matthew Lewis. A significant amount of fiction of this era was written by women and marketed at a female audience. The Gothic tradition blossomed into the modern readers call horror literature in the 19th century. Each of these novels and novellas created an icon of horror seen in modern re-imaginings on the stage. The proliferation of periodicals, as early as the turn of the century. One writer who specialized in fiction for mainstream pulps such as All-Story Magazine was Tod Robbins, whose fiction dealt with themes of madness. Later, specialist publications emerged to give horror writers an outlet, including Weird Tales, influential horror writers of the early 20th century made inroads in these mediums. Early cinema was inspired by aspects of horror literature, and early horror cinema started a strong tradition of horror films. This imagery made these comics controversial, and as a consequence they were frequently censored, many modern novels claim an early description of the living dead in a precursor to the modern zombie tale, including Dennis Wheatleys Strange Conflict, H. P. Lovecraft stories such as Cool Air, In The Vault, richard Mathesons novel I Am Legend would also influence an entire genre of apocalyptic zombie fiction emblematic of the films of George A. Romero
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Television program
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It may be a single production, or more commonly, a series of related productions. A limited number of episodes of a show may be called a miniseries or a serial or limited series. Television series are without a fixed length and are divided into seasons or series. While there is no defined length, U. S. industry practice has traditionally favored longer television seasons than those of other countries, a one-time broadcast may be called a special, or particularly in the UK a special episode. A television film is a film that is initially broadcast on television rather than released in theaters or direct-to-video, a program can be either recorded, as on video tape, other various electronic media forms, played with an on-demand player or viewed on live television. Television programs may be fictional, or non-fictional and it may be topical, or historical. They could be primarily instructional or educational, or entertaining as is the case in situation comedy, a drama program usually features a set of actors playing characters in a historical or contemporary setting. The program follows their lives and adventures, except for soap opera-type serials, many shows especially before the 1980s, remained static without story arcs, and the main characters and premise changed little. If some change happened to the characters lives during the episode, because of this, the episodes could be broadcast in any order. Since the 1980s, there are series that feature progressive change to the plot. For instance, Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere were two of the first American prime time television series to have this kind of dramatic structure. While the later series, Babylon 5 is an example of such production that had a predetermined story running over its intended five-season run. In 2012, it was reported that television was growing into a component of major media companies revenues than film. Some also noted the increase in quality of television programs. When a person or company decides to create a new series, they develop the elements, consisting of the concept, the characters, the crew. Then they offer it to the networks in an attempt to find one interested enough to order a prototype first episode of the series. They want very much to get the word out on what types of shows they’re looking for, to create the pilot, the structure and team of the whole series must be put together. If the network likes the pilot, they pick up the show to air it the next season, sometimes they save it for mid-season, or request rewrites and further review
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AMC (TV channel)
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AMC is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by AMC Networks. The channels programming, similar to that of FXM, primarily consists of released films. The channels name originally stood for American Movie Classics, but since 2002 the full name has been de-emphasized as a result of a shift in its programming. As of July 2015, AMC was received by approximately 94,832,000 households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service. In March 2015, Dish Networks Sling TV announced it would begin making AMC channels available to cord cutters, including AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV. American Movie Classics, as AMC was originally known, debuted on October 1,1984 as a premium channel, AMC was originally operated as a joint venture between Rainbow Media and cable television provider Tele-Communications Inc. During its early years, it was not uncommon for AMC to host a marathon of Marx Brothers films, in 1987, the channel began to be carried on the basic cable tiers of many cable providers. By 1989, AMC was available to 39 million subscribers in the U. S, on December 1,1990, AMC began operating on a 24-hour-a-day schedule. Beginning in 1993, AMC presented an annual Film Preservation Festival to raise awareness of, portions of the festival were often dedicated to all-day marathons focusing on a single performer. During its fifth year in 1998, Scorsese credited the Festival for creating not only a greater awareness. In 1996, curator of the Museum of Modern Art Mary Lee Bandy called the Festival the most important public event in support of film preservation. By its tenth anniversary in 2003, the Festival had raised $2 million from the general public, the following year, Time Warner also attempted to acquire at least part of Liberty Medias stake in AMC. Turner owns rights to the RKO Radio Pictures film library and licensed RKOs films to AMC in a deal that was slated to last through 2004. Under the terms of the deal, AMC would obtain the RKO titles in exclusive windows, around this time, General Electric/NBC owned a stake in AMC – which it divested in the early 2000s. From 1996 to 1998, AMC aired its first original series, Remember WENN, the show was well received by both critics and its enthusiastic fans, but was abruptly cancelled after its fourth season following management changes at the channel. Despite a well publicized campaign to save the series, the show was not renewed for its originally scheduled fifth season. One popular AMC program was American Pop. which ran from 1998 to 2003, the majority of the films presented on AMC during the 1990s had originally been released by Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, and Universal Studios. The channel also showed classic silent films
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Andrew Lincoln
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Andrew James Clutterbuck, better known by his stage name Andrew Lincoln, is an English actor. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Rick Grimes, the character on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead. His first major role was in the BBC drama This Life, followed by such as Simon in the Channel 4 sitcom Teachers. Andrew Clutterbuck was born in London, the son of an English civil engineer and his family moved to Hull when he was 18 months old, and then to Bath when he was eight or nine. He attended Beechen Cliff School, where at age 14 he had his first acting role as the Artful Dodger in a production of Oliver. He spent a summer at the National Youth Theatre in London, after leaving school, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and began to use Andrew Lincoln as his stage name. Lincoln made his first on-screen appearance in Births and Deaths, a 1994 episode of Channel 4 sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey. In 1995, soon after finishing school, he was offered his first major role playing Edgar Egg Cook. He also had a role as university lecturer and psychologist Robert Bridge in Afterlife. Lincoln appeared in films such as Human Traffic and Gangster No.1. In particular, his role as Mark in the 2003 film Love Actually gained him wider recognition and he has done voice-overs for documentaries, advertisements, and government campaigns. He directed two episodes in the series of Teachers for which he won a BAFTA nomination for Best New Director in 2004. In April 2010, Lincoln was cast as Rick Grimes, the protagonist of AMCs live-action adaptation of the book series The Walking Dead. Grimes is a deputy who awakens from a months-long coma in the midst of a violent zombie apocalypse caused by an unknown pathogen. He becomes the leader of a group of family and friends who are forced to fight off flesh-eating zombies. In 2010, Lincoln signed up for the show for a six years. He has since renegotiated a deal for two further seasons, Lincoln has received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead and has been nominated for numerous awards. But until this episode of The Walking Dead, we didn’t realize that he could act his way from A to Z all within the span of a single hour
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Jon Bernthal
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He portrayed Joe Teague in Mob City and Frank Castle in the Netflix series Daredevil, and is set to reprise the latter role in the Netflix series The Punisher. Bernthal was born and raised in Washington, D. C. the son of Joan Lurie and Eric Lawrence Rick Bernthal and his paternal grandfather was musician and producer Murray Bernthal. He has two brothers, Nicholas and Thomas, after high school, Bernthal briefly studied at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, and later attended The School of Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. During his time there, he played catcher on a baseball team. Since 2002, Bernthal has performed in over 30 plays regionally and Off-Broadway, including many with his own award-winning theatre company and he also had small guest roles in television series such as Boston Legal, CSI, Miami, and How I Met Your Mother. Bernthal booked his first regular role on a series with the sitcom The Class. The show was cancelled after one season. After this, he had roles in such as World Trade Center. In 2009, Bernthal had a role in the Ben Stiller comedy film Night at the Museum. The same year, he became a regular on the television series Eastwick. In 2010, Bernthal portrayed Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez on the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Bernthal portrayed Shane Walsh in Frank Darabonts The Walking Dead, based on the comic book series of the same name. He was a regular on the show until 2012 and was nominated for the Breakout Performance – Male Award at the 2011 Scream Awards for his performance and that same year, he guest starred in an episode of NBCs legal comedy-drama series Harrys Law as Lucas Trassino. In 2013, he appeared in the drama film Snitch. He also had supporting roles in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street and he played southerner Grady Coon-Ass Travis in the 2014 World War II film Fury, opposite Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Peña and Logan Lerman. Bernthal appears as a character in the video game Call of Duty. Bernthal next co-starred in Denis Villeneuves action drama film Sicario, opposite Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin, in 2017, he appeared in Edgar Wrights Baby Driver, a crime comedy in which he played Griff. Also in 2017, he starred in Sicario writer Taylor Sheridans directorial debut Wind River and he will star in the Irish action thriller film Pilgrimage, alongside Tom Holland and Richard Armitage. Bernthal married Erin Angle, the niece of professional wrestler Kurt Angle, on September 25,2010 in Potomac and they have two sons, Henry and Billy, and a daughter, Adeline
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Randall Culver
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The Walking Dead is an American television drama series created and produced by Frank Darabont. It is based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman. The following is a list of characters from The Walking Dead television series, although some characters appear in both places, the continuity of the television series is not shared with the original comic book series. Cast notes * ^1 Steven Yeun and Michael Cudlitz are only credited as main cast members in 7x01. * ^2 Scott Wilson is removed from the sequence after 4x09. Rick Grimes is portrayed by Andrew Lincoln and is the central character. A former sheriffs deputy in a small Georgia town, Rick is an everyman — smart, calm, just, a sharpshooter, and a good friend, husband and father — but flawed. Rick is a leader, someone his fellow survivors will turn to in a crisis, confident in his guidance. His frustrations about leading his group and keeping safe in the new world gradually change him into a darker character. Eventually, he breaks down again following the deaths of Glenn and Abraham. Throughout the first half of season, he regains his footing, and then starts preparing for a war against him. Shane Walsh is portrayed by Jon Bernthal, Shane is a former sheriffs deputy in a small Georgia town, he was Ricks partner in the sheriffs department and best friend since high school. Until Ricks arrival, Shane led the group of Atlanta survivors, Shane harbors feelings for Lori, and after the start of the apocalypse, when Lori believes Rick is dead, Shane starts a sexual relationship with her. When Rick finds them, Shane relinquishes the leadership position to Rick, while trying to hide his resentment towards Rick, within Season 2, Shane gradually becomes more unhinged and shows bouts of irrational violence and bloodlust after allowing another survivor to die in an act of self-preservation. Shane eventually lures Rick away from the group to kill him, Lori Grimes is portrayed by Sarah Wayne Callies. Lori is Ricks wife and Carl and Judiths mother, believing Rick to be dead, she begins a relationship with Shane, but is loyal to Rick once he returns, and she pushes Shane away from her and Carl, of whom she is fiercely protective. In the second season, she discovers she is pregnant but is unsure who the father is and she attempts to comfort Shane so he will feel accepted in their group, but she is cautious about his reckless actions, and ultimately warns Rick that Shane is dangerous. At the same time, she is disturbed by her husbands gradual change in this more savage environment, from their escape from the farm till their endeavor to take up residence at the prison, Lori becomes increasingly estranged from Rick and Carl, which she blames on herself. She becomes worried about her babys survival, and when she goes into labor following an attack, Lori convinces Maggie to give her a C-section
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Motorcycle
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A motorcycle is a two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes, long travel, commuting, cruising, sport including racing. Motorcycling is riding a motorcycle and related social activity such as joining a motorcycle club, in 1894, Hildebrand & Wolfmüller became the first series production motorcycle, and the first to be called a motorcycle. In 2014, the three top motorcycle producers globally by volume were Honda, Yamaha, and Hero MotoCorp, in developing countries, motorcycles are overwhelmingly utilitarian due to lower prices and greater fuel economy. Of all the motorcycles in the world, 58% are in the Asia-Pacific and Southern and Eastern Asia regions, according to the United States Department of Transportation the number of fatalities per vehicle mile traveled was 37 times higher for motorcycles than for cars. The term motorcycle has different legal definitions depending on jurisdiction, there are three major types of motorcycle, street, off-road, and dual purpose. Within these types, there are many sub-types of motorcycles for different purposes, there is often a racing counterpart to each type, such as road racing and street bikes, or motocross and dirt bikes. Street bikes include cruisers, sportbikes, scooters and mopeds, off-road motorcycles include many types designed for dirt-oriented racing classes such as motocross and are not street legal in most areas. Dual purpose machines like the style are made to go off-road but include features to make them legal. Each configuration offers either specialised advantage or broad capability, and each design creates a different riding posture, the first internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle was the Daimler Reitwagen. It was designed and built by the German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Bad Cannstatt, instead, it relied on two outrigger wheels to remain upright while turning. The inventors called their invention the Reitwagen and it was designed as an expedient testbed for their new engine, rather than a true prototype vehicle. The first commercial design for a cycle was a three-wheel design called the Butler Petrol Cycle. He exhibited his plans for the vehicle at the Stanley Cycle Show in London in 1884, the vehicle was built by the Merryweather Fire Engine company in Greenwich, in 1888. The engine was liquid-cooled, with a radiator over the driving wheel. Speed was controlled by means of a valve lever. No braking system was fitted, the vehicle was stopped by raising and lowering the rear driving wheel using a foot-operated lever, the driver was seated between the front wheels. It wasnt, however, a success, as Butler failed to find sufficient financial backing, many authorities have excluded steam powered, electric motorcycles or diesel-powered two-wheelers from the definition of a motorcycle, and credit the Daimler Reitwagen as the worlds first motorcycle
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Nebraska (The Walking Dead)
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Nebraska is the eighth episode and mid-season premiere of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on February 12,2012, meanwhile, Dale Horvath becomes more suspicious of Shane Walshs actions. Nebraska was written by Evan Reilly and directed by Clark Johnson, following the broadcast of the episode, The Walking Dead took a three-month hiatus from television. The episode received acclaim from television critics, who praised the episodes concluding scene alongside the character development. Upon airing, it attained 8.10 million viewers and a 4.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic, Nebraska achieved the strongest demographic ratings out of any basic cable telecast in history until the airing of the series second-season finale. The episode became the basic cable television program of the day. With all the walkers subdued from Hershel Greene s barn, Hershel demands Rick, Rick confronts Shane regarding his actions leading to this, but Shane considers Rick as delusional as Hershel. The group decides to bury the bodies of Hershels wife and stepson as well as Carol s daughter Sophia. They hold a memorial service for Sophia, but Carol refuses to attend. She falls into a depression, going off into the woods to pull up flowers. Shane finds her and helps return her to the camp, apologizing to her that he had no idea Sophia was in the barn, Hershel throws out his wifes belongings and then disappears. His absence is not noted until his younger daughter Beth collapses and goes into a catatonic state, Hershels family believes he may have started drinking again. As the others tend to Beth, Rick and Glenn travel to a town to look for Hershel. Dale talks to the others to try to get a sense of Shanes actions and he later speaks to Lori about Shanes erratic behavior, his suspicion that Shane had killed Otis to escape a walker horde, and his fear Shane may kill someone else soon. As Beths condition worsen, Lori asks Daryl to drive into town to check on Rick, Lori opts to go alone, but en route, her car hits a walker and is overturned. In the town, Rick and Glenn find Hershel alone in a tavern, Rick eventually convinces Hershel to return, but as they are about to leave, two men from Philadelphia enter the bar—Dave and Tony. They reveal that Ricks goal of Fort Benning may be overridden and try to goad where the farm is. Rick refuses to disclose the location, and shoots them both before they fire back on him
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Lori Grimes
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Created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, the character made her debut in The Walking Dead #2 in 2003. In both forms of media, she is the wife of protagonist Rick Grimes and mother of Carl, the character escaped the zombie apocalypse with Carl and Ricks partner Shane Walsh, and, believing her husband to be dead, started a relationship with Shane. Lori Grimes is an average middle-class housewife living in Cynthiana, Kentucky. As the outbreak begins, she and her son, Carl, are evacuated out of the city with help from her husband Ricks best friend and work partner, Shane Walsh, in hopes of getting to where her parents live. During the evacuation, the guilt that she has been wracked with over abandoning Rick leads her to have a relationship with Shane. She continually brushes off Shanes attempts at advancing and ignores him even more when Rick miraculously arrives at their campsite. Lori soon finds out, after counting her missed periods, that she is pregnant, however, she hesitates to tell anybody until after Shanes death, Lori faces typical pregnancy issues such as morning sickness and mood swings throughout the first few months of her term. She and everyone else find relative stability at a prison, with hot showers, supplies. While at the prison, she begins to deepen her bond with fellow survivor Carol Peletier. Lori is frequently concerned with the well-being of both her family and the rest of the group, after giving birth to an infant girl that she and Rick name Judith, she remains extremely protective over her. During the final stages of the assault led by The Governor. When Lori falls, Judith is crushed to death beneath her weight, Loris death leaves Rick and Carl emotional wrecks. Rick suffers frightening hallucinations, both visual and auditory, at one point even using a phone to have what he believes are actual conversations with his deceased wife and he confides in Michonne, who has also talked to a deceased loved one to help the coping process. Carl frequently blames Rick for Lori and Judiths death, after Rick is wounded in the line of duty and left in a coma during the outbreak, Lori, believing him to be dead, is accompanied by Ricks best friend, Shane, towards Atlanta. They befriend Carol and her family while on the road, Lori, convinced of Ricks death by witnessing the military bomb Atlanta, eventually succumbs to her distraught state and embarks on a passionate sexual relationship with Shane. In the series premiere Days Gone Bye, Lori is seen with Carl, in the episode Guts, Lori is in the camp when T-Dog makes contact as part of the group that went on a supply run to Atlanta. In the episode Tell It to the Frogs, Lori is shocked when Rick returns with their scavenger group alive and well and she bitterly ends her relationship with Shane, leaving him somewhat confused and leading to awkward confrontations between the two. In the episode Vatos, walkers overrun the campsite, killing and injuring many quarry survivors, in the episode Wildfire, Lori and the group travel to the CDC
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Sarah Wayne Callies
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Sarah Anne Wayne Callies is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Sara Tancredi in Foxs Prison Break, Lori Grimes in AMCs The Walking Dead and Katie Bowman in USA Networks Colony. Callies was born in La Grange, Illinois, the daughter of Valerie Wayne and David E. Callies, respective English and law professors at the University of Hawaii, at age one, Callies moved to Honolulu, Hawaii with her family. Throughout her youth, she expressed an interest in acting participating in various school plays at the independent Punahou School. After graduating from school, she entered Dartmouth College in Hanover. In conjunction with her studies, Callies remained involved in theatre and she continued her education at the National Theatre Conservatory, where she obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002. Callies moved to New York in 2003 and then landed her first television role as Kate OMalley. Her first starring role was as Detective Jane Porter on The WBs Tarzan, after making various guest appearances on Law & Order, Special Victims Unit, Dragnet, and NUMB3RS, Callies gained a starring role on Foxs Prison Break as Sara Tancredi. She played the role in the first two seasons, but her character was killed off for the season before being brought back for the final. She stated through a spokesperson to TV Guide in fall 2007, However, in March 2008, Olmstead stated that the character of Sara is still alive and would return in season four. Though the character Sara Tancredi appeared to have a violent death, executive Producer Matt Olmstead admitted the fans overwhelming response to her death had influenced the decision to bring the character, and Callies, back to the show. In 2010, Callies was cast in the role of Lori Grimes on the AMC horror/drama series The Walking Dead. The drama became the show in that cable channels history. Callies played the role from the start until season three. Grimes, her family, and friends are forced to fight evil in the form of both flesh-eating zombies and the few surviving humans. Callies convinced the writers to kill her character because that is what had occurred in the comic-book version. Callies has also starred in two feature films - Universal Pictures Whisper and an independent film, The Celestine Prophecy, in April 2010, she appeared on the Fox Television drama House as a patient of the week, whose open marriage fascinates House and the team. In August 2010, Callies first screenplay, an adaptation of Campbell Geeslins childrens book Elenas Serenade, was optioned by French production company Fulldawa Films, Callies starred in the Nigerian movie Black Gold and one of the female lead roles in the Canadian thriller Faces in the Crowd
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Otis (The Walking Dead)
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The following is a list of characters from The Walking Dead comic book series, created by Robert Kirkman. Plot structure and characterization between the comic and television series can be similar, derivative, or in many cases almost entirely irrelevant, stephanie has currently only been heard through a radio. Rick is the series protagonist and the groups de facto leader. He is Loris husband and Carls father, before the zombie apocalypse, Rick is a sheriffs deputy in the small town of Cynthiana, Kentucky. While in a shootout against an escaped convict with his partner and best friend, Shane Walsh, Rick is wounded, after finding his family in Atlanta camp, Rick quickly assumes the role of the leader of the survivor community. As the story progresses, Rick adopts a dark and assertive nature. He lost his wife and daughter during the fall of the prison, Loris death leaves Rick in emotional wreck. Rick suffers frightening hallucinations of her, and for a while seems to hear conversations with her on an old phone, for the heavy loss of lives occurred, Rick constantly blames himself. At the same time, he never backs away from a decision affecting his community. Rick is very protective of Carl, while at the same time feels detached from Carls now bleak outlook of the world, eventually Rick begins a romantic relationship with Andrea in Alexandria. Rick is the leader of the Alexandria survivors community, as the war with Negan escalates, Negan forces Dwight to shoot Rick with a bolt, but as Rick does not turn, Dwight is proven a trustworthy ally and not a surreptitious foe. He takes Negan captive and ends the war, two years later, he is still leading the Safe-Zone and dating Andrea. After The Whisperers attack the Safe-Zone during the fair, Ricks leadership is questioned, to divert this, Rick manages to move the survivors anger towards The Whisperers through propaganda and army campaigns. Rick begins to trust Negan after the latter brings Alphas head to him, series Lifespan, #1–onward Carl is the son of Rick and Lori as well as Judiths elder brother. He is the second protagonist of the series, when the group arrives at the prison, Carl starts dating Carols daughter Sophia. However, their relationship ends as they part ways during the conflict with Negan, during an invasion by walkers at the Alexandria Safe-Zone, he is accidentally shot in the eye and loses it. He currently is protecting Maggie Greene at the Hilltop Colony, series Lifespan, #2 onward Judith is the newborn daughter of Lori Grimes and younger sister to Carl. Though Rick is acknowledged as her father, it is implied that Shane is her biological father
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Scott Wilson (actor)
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Scott Wilson is an American film and television actor. He has more than 50 film credits, including In the Heat of the Night, In Cold Blood, The Great Gatsby, Dead Man Walking, Pearl Harbor, and Junebug. In 1980, Wilson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role in The Ninth Configuration and he played veterinarian Hershel Greene on the AMC television series The Walking Dead from 2011 to 2014. He had a role on CSI, Crime Scene Investigation as casino mogul Sam Braun. Wilson was born in Thomasville, Georgia and he made his screen debut portraying characters suspected of murder in his first three films. In his debut film, Wilson played a suspect in In the Heat of the Night. His follow-up role, in the year, was In Cold Blood. Wilson portrayed real-life murderer Richard Hickock, while Robert Blake played his partner, director Richard Brooks cast Wilson and Blake in the starring roles specifically because they were unknown at the time. The director passed over better-known actors, including Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, Wilson later explained Brooks casting motivations, Brooks hired two unknowns and he wanted to keep it that way. We were treated like two killers he had run across. Wilson appeared in Sparta on March 15,2014 to celebrate the citys 175th anniversary in reference to his appearance in the film. The film earned Wilson an appearance on the cover of Life Magazine, Wilson was just 25 years old at the time. The cover features Truman Capote standing between Wilson and Blake on an empty highway in Kansas, the caption, Nightmare Revisited, appears with them on the cover. Wilson appeared in The Great Gatsby in 1974 opposite Robert Redford and he received a 1980 Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Ninth Configuration by director and friend William Peter Blatty. He lost the Golden Globe to Timothy Hutton, in 1995 Wilson got attention for his role as a prison chaplain in Dead Man Walking, starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, based on the book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean. Wilson has filmed on location in South Korea, Japan and Spain, Wilson had a recurring role in several episodes of CSI, Crime Scene Investigation as Sam Braun, father of crime-scene investigator Catherine Willows. Braun was killed off in the episode Built to Kill, Part 2, in the fall of 2011 he also made an appearance opposite Laura Dern in the HBO series, Enlightened. Wilson was cast as veterinarian, Hershel Greene in the season of The Walking Dead in June 2011
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Andrea (The Walking Dead)
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Andrea is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and is portrayed by Laurie Holden in the American television series of the same name. The character was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, in both mediums, she and her younger sister are among a group of survivors near Atlanta, Georgia. She is currently one of the comic books longest-living characters, in the television series, Andrea is ten years older, and a former successful civil rights attorney who forms a good relationship with moral center, Dale Horvath. Her grief over her sisters loss causes her to attempt suicide, for her performance as Andrea, Holden received favorable reviews, although the characters story arc in the third season was not well received. She was nominated for awards including the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2010. She would later win the award in 2013, as a main character of the comic book series, Andrea appears in every single volume. A former file clerk, Andrea is a head-strong and independent young woman beginning to find her place in the world and they set up camp together on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, where they are soon joined by other survivors. The group members learn to handle guns, and Andrea discovers that she is an excellent marksman, when zombies invade the camp, Amy is bitten. A distraught Andrea shoots her sister to ensure that she not return as a zombie. The group moves on, first to a community named Wiltshire Estates where Andrea and Dale engage in sex. Following their desertion from the community, they end up at a farm, while there, Andrea makes continued failed attempts at consoling Allen and is concerned for the well-being of his children. No sooner after their arrival are they ousted from the farm by Hershel, in Safety Behind Bars s, Andrea takes part in the clearing out of the prison. One of the surviving inmates named Thomas Richards attempts to behead her as she does laundry and she manages to escape, but her earlobe is partially severed and she receives a facial scar. In The Hearts Desire, in the aftermath of Thomas Richards death, Andrea settles in and takes it upon herself to do others laundry, Dale and Andrea later become surrogate parents to twins Billy and Ben when their father Allen is bitten by a zombie and dies. The prisons existence is discovered by the Governor – the leader of Woodbury, upon their return, Andrea discovers that Dale has been bitten on the calf by a zombie. She hurries him to the infirmary, where Rick Grimes, the groups leader, Dale becomes jealous when Andrea begins spending increased amounts of time with group member Tyreese, until she reveals that Tyreese was helping her make a wooden leg and crutches for Dale. In Made to Suffer, the volume and conclusion to the first compendium. Andrea serves as a sniper and kills many of their attackers, though she is grazed by a bullet, the Woodbury group retreats, and Dale convinces Andrea to leave the prison with him and the twins
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Laurie Holden
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Heather Laurie Holden is an American-Canadian actress, producer, model, and human rights activist. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Toronto, Holden holds dual citizenship in the United States, after her parents, actors Glen Corbett and Adrienne Ellis, divorced, her mother married director Michael Anderson. Laurie then split her time between Los Angeles and Toronto and she has a younger brother, Christopher Holden, and a half-sister. Holden received her first film role when she was a young child, while on the set visiting her stepfather, director Michael Anderson, a child actress hired to play Rock Hudsons daughter in The Martian Chronicles never arrived, so Laurie filled in. All of a sudden, Im Rock Hudsons daughter, as a teenager, she won The Look of the Year modeling contest in Toronto and was given a minor role as a babysitter in Andersons comedy Separate Vacations. After graduating from the Bishop Strachan School, she attended McGill University, Holden transferred to University of California, Los Angeles and received a degree in theater and film in 1993. At UCLA, she was a member of the National Honor Society, Holden then pursued a masters degree in human rights at Columbia University. She also played Mabel Dunham in the TV Movie The Pathfinder, onstage, she starred in Time and the Conways, written by J. B. Priestley, and The Winters Tale, based on the play by William Shakespeare, other stage roles include Regina in Ghosts and Procne in The Love of the Nightingale. Some of Holdens most notable roles include starring opposite Jim Carrey in Frank Darabonts film The Majestic, as Carreys long lost love, she received critical acclaim for her performance. She also co-starred alongside Dean Cain, Jennifer Tilly, and Tim Curry in the Canadian comedy Baileys Billion$. From 2010 to 2013, she played the role of Andrea, a civil rights attorney and survivor of a zombie plague in The Walking Dead. In 2013, she worked on the movie Honeytrap as an executive producer, in 2014 she played the role of Ann McGinnis in the third season of Major Crimes. Also in 2014, she co-starred in the movie Dumb and Dumber To, opposite Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and she played Adele Pinchelow, the main antagonist of the Farrelly brothers comedy. In 2015, she appeared as Dr. Hannah Tramble, an ER surgeon and it was announced Holden would reprise her role as Dr. Tramble in a planned spinoff, Chicago Med. Holden was set to co-star opposite Epatha Merkerson and Yaya Dacosta in the medical drama. The series is being conceived and written by Chicago Fire creators/executive producers Derek Haas, however, she dropped out of the project for family reasons. In 2016, she appeared in The Abolitionists, a film by Darrin Fletcher
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Steven Yeun
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Steven Yeun /ˈjʌn/ is a South Korean-born American actor. He is known for his role as Glenn Rhee on AMCs horror drama television series The Walking Dead, Yeun has also appeared in many short and feature films, and has done video game and cartoon voiceovers. Yeun was born in Seoul, South Korea, to South Korean parents Je and his father was an architect in South Korea before moving his family to Regina, Saskatchewan, and later to Michigan. Yeun was raised in Troy, Michigan in a Christian household, yeuns parents began calling him Steven after meeting a doctor in America by that name. His parents owned a beauty-supply stores in Detroit, Yeun received a bachelors degree in psychology with a concentration in neuroscience from Kalamazoo College in 2005. At Kalamazoo, he met Jordan Klepper through Kleppers sister and later followed him to Chicago to join Second City, yeuns interest in acting and improv came during his freshman year at Kalamazoo, when he watched the colleges improv group, Monkapult. He auditioned for Monkapult, but was rejected before successfully joining the group during his sophomore year. Yeun revealed to his parents that he planned to pursue a career in Chicago instead of enrolling in law school or medical school. His parents, while unhappy with the decision, were supportive, according to Yeun, Yeun moved to Chicago in 2005, living in the citys Lincoln Square with his brother. Shortly after graduation, he joined Stir Friday Night, a comedy group composed of Asian-American members. He joined The Second City in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles in October 2009, yeuns biggest role to date was Glenn Rhee on The Walking Dead, an AMC television horror drama based on the comic book series of the same name. The drama is the highest rated series in television history. The series has received positive reviews from professional television critics. Yeun left the show in 2016 after his character Glenn was killed off in the seventh season, Yeun is an investor of The Bun Shop, a Korean-Mediterranean fusion restaurant in Koreatown, Los Angeles, owned by his younger brother Brian Yeun and business partner James Seok. Steven speaks some Korean, but is not fully fluent and he married photographer Joana Pak on December 3,2016. In December 2016, media revealed that Yeun and his wife were expecting their first child. Their son, Jude Malcolm Yeun, was born on March 17,2017, Steven Yeun at the Internet Movie Database Steven Yeun on Twitter Steven Yeun on Facebook
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Robert Kirkman
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Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for creating The Walking Dead and Invincible for Image Comics, in addition to writing Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt and he is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of its co-founders. Robert Kirkman was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and was raised in Cynthiana, robert Kirkmans first comic book work was the 2000 superhero parody Battle Pope, which he co-created with artist Tony Moore, and self-published under the Funk-O-Tron label. Later, while pitching a new series, Science Dog, Kirkman, while working on that book, Kirkman and E. J. Su created the 2002 Image series Tech Jacket, which ran six issues, and the one-shot title, Cloudfall. In 2003, Kirkman and Walker created Invincible for Images new superhero line, the story surrounded the adolescent son of the worlds most powerful superhero, who develops powers and starts his own superhero career. Walker later failed to meet the monthly titles deadlines and was replaced by Ryan Ottley, in 2005, Paramount Pictures announced it had bought the rights to produce an Invincible feature film, and hired Kirkman to write the screenplay. Shortly after the launch of Invincible, Kirkman began The Walking Dead, artist Charlie Adlard replaced Tony Moore with issue #7. Moore continued to draw covers until issue 24 as well as the first four volumes of the trade paperbacks for the series and he soon became a mainstay at Marvel, writing the Avengers Disassembled issues of Captain America vol. 4, 2004s Marvel Knights 2099 one-shots event, Jubilee #1–6 and Fantastic Four, Foes #1–6, a run on Ultimate X-Men and the entire Marvel Team-Up vol.3. At Image, Kirkman and artist Jason Howard created the ongoing series The Astounding Wolf-Man, launching it on May 5,2007, Kirkman edited the monthly series Brit, based on the character he created for the series of one-shots, illustrated by Moore and Cliff Rathburn. Kirkman announced in 2007 that he and artist Rob Liefeld would team on a revival of Killraven for Marvel Comics, Kirkman that year also said he and Todd McFarlane would collaborate on Haunt for Image Comics. In late July 2008, Kirkman was made a partner at Image Comics, nonetheless, later in 2009, he and Walker produced the five-issue miniseries The Destroyer vol.4 for Marvels MAX imprint. In 2009, Kirkman and Marc Silvestri took over the 2009–2010 Pilot Season for Top Cow Comics, the 2009/2010 Pilot Season contains a series of five one-shot pilot comics that readers will be able to vote on which becomes an ongoing series. Each series is co-created by Silvestri who also provides cover art, in 2010, he also began producing the television adaption of his comic book series The Walking Dead, the pilot of which was directed by Frank Darabont. Kirkman has written or co-written six episodes of the series, Kirkman also created and serves as an executive producer on the shows spinoff series, Fear the Walking Dead. In July 2010, Kirkman announced he would launch and run a new Image Comics imprint called Skybound Entertainment, on September 24,2012, the two released a joint statement saying they had reached a settlement to everyones mutual satisfaction. Kirkman made an appearance in a 2012 episode of Adult Swims Robot Chicken as himself where he tries to tell The Nerd and Daniel a hint, in November 2013, Cinemax purchased a TV pilot based on Kirkman and artist Paul Azacetas then-upcoming six-issue exorcism comics miniseries, Outcast. The first issue of the comic was released in June 2014 to positive reviews, Kirkman was a producer of the science fiction thriller Air, which starred The Walking Deads Norman Reedus, and Djimon Hounsou
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Breaking Bad
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Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. The show originally aired on the AMC network for five seasons, from January 20,2008 and it tells the story of Walter White, a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. The title is from a Southern colloquialism meaning to raise hell, Breaking Bad is set and was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Walters family consists of his wife Skyler and children, Walter, Jr. the show also features Skylers sister Marie Schrader, and her husband Hank, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent. Walter hires lawyer Saul Goodman, who connects him with private investigator and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut and in turn Mikes employer, the final season introduces the characters Todd Alquist and Lydia Rodarte-Quayle. Breaking Bad is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time, by the time the series finale aired, the series was among the most-watched cable shows on American television. In 2013, Breaking Bad entered the Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed show of all time, Breaking Bad was created by Vince Gilligan, who spent several years writing the Fox series The X-Files. Gilligan wanted to create a series in which the protagonist became the antagonist, Television is historically good at keeping its characters in a self-imposed stasis so that shows can go on for years or even decades, he said. When I realized this, the next step was to think. He added that his goal with Walter White was to him from Mr. Chips into Scarface. The show title is based on a Southern colloquialism meaning, among other things, raising hell, according to Time entertainment editor Lily Rothman, the term has a broader meaning and is an old phrase which connotes more violence than raising hell does. As the series progressed, Gilligan and the staff of Breaking Bad made Walter increasingly unsympathetic. Gilligan said during the run of the series, Hes going from being a protagonist to an antagonist and we want to make people question who theyre pulling for, and why. Cranston said by the season, I think Walts figured out its better to be a pursuer than the pursued. Hes well on his way to badass, while still pitching the show to studios, Gilligan was initially discouraged when he learned of the existing series Weeds and its similarities to the premise of Breaking Bad. While his producers convinced him that the show was different enough to still be successful, the network ordered nine episodes for the first season, but the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike limited the production to seven episodes. Once Gilligan recognized that this would mean wed always have to be avoiding the Sandia Mountains in shots directed toward the east and it was shot primarily on 35 mm film, with digital cameras employed as needed for additional angles, point of view shots and time-lapse photography. Breaking Bad reportedly cost $3 million per episode to produce, higher than the average cost for a cable program
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Breaking Bad (season 2)
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The second season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on March 8,2009 and concluded on May 31,2009. It consisted of 13 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length, AMC broadcast the second season on Sundays at 10,00 pm in the United States. The complete second season was released on Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-ray on March 16,2010. Bryan Cranston as Walter White Anna Gunn as Skyler White Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman Dean Norris as Hank Schrader Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader RJ Mitte as Walter White, Jr. The episode titles of the first, fourth, tenth, and these episodes all include a mysterious opening teaser in black and white, featuring a scorched pink teddy bear floating in Walts pool. The writers of Breaking Bad planned the storyline for the season in advance of filming. That differed from subsequent seasons, in which the writers did not have a complete plan, Breaking Bads original score is composed by Dave Porter. The show also uses music from recording artists with music supervision by Thomas Golubić. Select songs from Season 2 are featured on the Breaking Bad Soundtrack available through iTunes, the second season was released on DVD in Region 1 and Blu-ray in Region A on March 16,2010. It was released on DVD in Region 2 on July 26,2010, the second season of Breaking Bad received very positive reviews from critics, scoring 85 out of 100 on Metacritic. None of this would work, of course, without Emmy winner Cranstons ferocious, for all its bleakness and darkness, theres a glowing exhilaration about this series, Its a feel-good show about feeling really bad. San Francisco Chronicles Tim Goodman claimed The first three episodes of Season 2 that AMC sent out continue that level of achievement with no evident missteps. In fact, it looks as if Gilligans bold vision for Breaking Bad and you can sense its maturity and rising ambition in each episode. Horror novelist Stephen King lauded the series, comparing it to the likes of Twin Peaks, the second season received numerous awards and nominations, including five Primetime Emmy Award nominations with two wins. Cranston won the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, Cranston won his second consecutive Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, with the series winning the award for Best Drama Series. Aaron Paul won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television, the series received two Writers Guild of America Award nominations, for Best Drama Series, and John Shiban for Best Episodic Drama for Phoenix. Official website List of Breaking Bad episodes at the Internet Movie Database List of Breaking Bad season 2 episodes at TV. com
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HitFix
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In mid-2010 HitFix crossed the 1,000,000 unique users per month milestone. As of April 2013, HitFix was ranked 17th among all entertainment news websites by Alexa, HitFix has been cited as a source by such publications as Time, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, E. Online, and The Daily Herald. In April 2016, it became a brand of Woven Digital, HitFix was founded by ex-Reed Business Information Development executive, Jen Sargent, and former L. A. Times and MSN. com film editor, Gregory Ellwood, HitFix received its first funding from Golden Seeds, the fourth largest angel investment group in the United States, in 2009. Since then, HitFix has twice benefited from investment from the Tech Coast Angels, the first such investment came in February 2009 in the amount of $850,000. In June 2010, the Angels added to their commitment investing an additional $1,600,000, in addition to Golden Seeds and Tech Coast Angels, HitFix investors include HBS Angels, Liquid Capital, and Gordon Crawford. In addition to being one of its co-founders, Ellwood reports on movies, formerly known as “Moriarty”, McWeeny previously wrote for Aint It Cool News. In addition to being a screenwriter and movie critic, McWeeny now covers the industry for HitFix. McWeeny announced his move to HitFix in 2008 in a review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, on September 20,2016, McWeeny announced via Twitter that he would no longer be working for Hitfix. After 14 years at the New Jersey Star-Ledger, Sepinwall—also known for his blog, last spring, NBC executives went so far as to credit Sepinwall by name for his role in earning a renewal for Chuck. Slate Magazine credited Sepinwall with having changed the nature of television criticism
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The Lord of the Rings
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The Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel written by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkiens 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit, written in stages between 1937 and 1949, The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The work was intended by Tolkien to be one volume of a two-volume set, the other to be The Silmarillion. For economic reasons The Lord of the Rings was published in three volumes over the course of a year from 29 July 1954 to 20 October 1955, the three volumes were titled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. Structurally, the novel is divided internally into six books, two per volume, with appendices of background material included at the end of the third volume. Some editions combine the work into a single volume. The Lord of the Rings has since been reprinted numerous times, Tolkiens work has been the subject of extensive analysis of its themes and origins. Although a major work in itself, the story was only the last movement of a larger epic Tolkien had worked on since 1917 and these inspirations and themes have often been denied by Tolkien himself. The Lord of the Rings has inspired, and continues to inspire, artwork, music, films and television, video games, award-winning adaptations of The Lord of the Rings have been made for radio, theatre, and film. In 2003, it was named Britains best-loved novel of all time in the BBCs The Big Read, Sauron was defeated by an alliance of Elves and Men led by Gil-galad and Elendil, respectively. Isildur, son of Elendil, cut the One Ring from Saurons finger, Isildur claimed the Ring as an heirloom for his line, but when he was later ambushed and killed by the Orcs, the Ring was lost in the River Anduin at Gladden Fields. Over two thousand years later, the Ring was found by one of the river-folk called Déagol and his friend Sméagol fell under the Rings influence and strangled Déagol to acquire it. Sméagol was banished and hid under the Misty Mountains, the Ring gave him long life and changed him over hundreds of years into a twisted, corrupted creature called Gollum. Gollum lost the Ring, his precious, and as told in The Hobbit, meanwhile, Sauron assumed a new form and took back his old realm of Mordor. When Gollum set out in search of the Ring, he was captured and tortured by Sauron, Sauron learned from Gollum that Baggins of the Shire had taken the Ring. Sauron, who needed the Ring to regain his power, sent forth his powerful servants. The story begins in the Shire, where the hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits the Ring from Bilbo Baggins, his cousin, neither hobbit is aware of the Rings nature, but Gandalf the Grey, a wizard and an old friend of Bilbo, suspects it to be Saurons Ring. After Gandalf confirms his suspicions, he tells Frodo the history of the Ring, Frodo leaves the Shire, in the company of his gardener and friend, Samwise Gamgee, and two cousins, Meriadoc Brandybuck, called Merry, and Peregrin Took, called Pippin
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Driver's Seat
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Drivers Seat is a 1978 song by the British band Sniff n the Tears that appears on their debut album, Fickle Heart. The band is considered a wonder as Drivers Seat was their only hit. The genesis of the dates back to 1973 and a demo tape recorded for a French record label by singer/guitarist Paul Roberts for the band Ashes of Moon. However, that broke up and, at the suggestion of drummer Luigi Salvoni, Roberts re-formed it as Sniff n the Tears with guitarists Laurence Loz Netto and Mick Dyche. They shopped the demo tape and signed with the small Chiswick label in 1977, according to Paul Roberts, Drivers Seat isnt about driving, but rather fragmented, conflicting thoughts and emotions that might follow the break-up of a relationship. One of the key decisions in arranging the song was to start with drums, Drivers Seat reached number 15 on the American Billboard Pop Singles chart in the fall of 1979, and reached the top 10 in The Netherlands in November 1980. A12 version was released on A Best Of Sniff n the Tears in 1991, the song appeared at number 1 on the Dutch Top 40 chart that same year as a result of its use in a Pioneer commercial. In late 2014, new production company, Bandog Entertainment released a modern up tempo version of Drivers Seat as their second official release. The song was featured in the 1997 film Boogie Nights and snippets of the song were used by Art Bell as bumper music during Coast to Coast AM broadcasts. It was also used in the 2008 documentary Carrier, in 2009 the song was used in a commercial for automaker Lincoln Motor Company and in 2013 in a commercial for Bank of America. In 2012, the song was used in the TV series The Walking Dead in the episode 18 Miles Out and it is partially played in the 2013 film Anchorman 2, The Legend Continues. The song has been the music for The Car Show on Los Angeles radio station KPFK-FM since 2010. It also still receives radio play on BBC Radio 2. Sniff n the Tears official website Drivers Seat at Songfacts. com Lyrics
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2012 NBA All-Star Game
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The 2012 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 26,2012 at 7,30 p. m. EST at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, home of the Orlando Magic. This game was the 61st edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 2011–12 NBA season, the Orlando Magic were awarded the All-Star Game in an announcement by commissioner David Stern on May 4,2010. This was also the time that Orlando has hosted the All-Star Game, the city had previously hosted the event in 1992 in the Orlando Arena. This game also marked the first time an Eastern Conference city hosted an All-Star game since Atlanta in 2003, despite the 2011 NBA lockout, which reduced the regular season to sixty-six games on a condensed schedule, the All-Star Game took place as scheduled. The Western Conference team defeated the Eastern Conference team 152–149, the All-Star Weekend began on Friday, February 24,2012 with the Celebrity Game and the Rising Stars Challenge, a game featuring the leagues best rookies and second-year players. On Saturday, the event continued with the All-Star Saturday Night, the D-League All-Star Game and the D-League Dream Factory, which includes the Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout and Shooting Stars Competition, also took place during the All-Star Weekend. Both events were held on Saturday before the NBA All-Star Saturday Night, the coaches for the All-Star game are the head coaches who led the teams with the best winning percentages in their conference through the games of February 15,2012. The head coaches from the year, Doc Rivers and Gregg Popovich were not eligible for selection. The coach for the Western Conference team was Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks, the Thunder had a 22–7 record on February 15, the best record in the Western Conference. The coach for the Eastern Conference team was Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau, the Bulls had a 23–7 record on February 15, the best record in the Eastern Conference and in the league. This was the first All-Star Game selection for both Brooks and Thibodeau, the rosters for the All-Star Game were chosen in two ways. The starters were chosen via a fan ballot, two guards, two forwards and one center who received the highest vote were named the All-Star starters. The reserves were chosen by votes among the NBA head coaches in their respective conferences, the coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. The reserves consist of two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position, if a player is unable to participate due to injury, the commissioner will select a replacement. Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic topped the ballots with 1,600,390 votes, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Carmelo Anthony completed the Eastern Conference starting position. Howard, Rose, Wade and James were starters for the previous years Eastern Conference team, the Eastern Conference reserves includes three first-time selections, Luol Deng, Andre Iguodala, and Roy Hibbert. Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson suffered an injury and was replaced by Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, the Miami Heat is represented by three players, Wade, James and Chris Bosh, while the Chicago Bulls and the Celtics are represented by two players each. The Western Conferences leading vote-getter was Kobe Bryant, who earned his fourteenth consecutive All-Star Game selection with 1,555,479 votes, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, and Andrew Bynum completed the Western Conference starting positions
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Rolling Stone
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Rolling Stone is an American biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the publisher. It was first known for its coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors. In recent years, it has resumed its traditional mix of content, Rolling Stone magazine was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and Ralph Gleason. To get it off the ground, Wenner borrowed $7,500 from his own family and from the parents of his soon-to-be wife, Jane Schindelheim. The first issue carried a date of November 9,1967. Some authors have attributed the name solely to Dylans hit single, At Gleasons suggestion, Rolling Stone initially identified with and reported the hippie counterculture of the era. In the very first edition, Wenner wrote that Rolling Stone is not just about the music, in the 1970s, Rolling Stone began to make a mark with its political coverage, with the likes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson writing for the magazines political section. Thompson first published his most famous work Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas within the pages of Rolling Stone, where he remained a contributing editor until his death in 2005. In the 1970s, the magazine also helped launch the careers of prominent authors, including Cameron Crowe, Lester Bangs, Joe Klein, Joe Eszterhas, Patti Smith. It was at point that the magazine ran some of its most famous stories. One interviewer, speaking for a number of his peers, said that he bought his first copy of the magazine upon initial arrival on his college campus. In 1977, the magazine moved its headquarters from San Francisco to New York City, editor Jann Wenner said San Francisco had become a cultural backwater. During the 1980s, the magazine began to shift towards being an entertainment magazine. Music was still a dominant topic, but there was increasing coverage of celebrities in television, films, the magazine also initiated its annual Hot Issue during this time. Rolling Stone was initially known for its coverage and for Thompsons political reporting. In the 1990s, the changed its format to appeal to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors
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The A.V. Club
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Club was initially created in 1993 as a supplemental part of The Onion and had a minimal presence on The Onion’s website in its early years. However, a 2005 website redesign placed The A. V, Club in a more prominent position, allowing its online identity to grow. Unlike its parent publication, The A. V, the publication’s name is a reference to school audiovisual clubs, composed of a bunch of geeks who actually knew how to run the film strip and film projectors. In 1993, five years after the founding of The Onion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UWM student Stephen Thompson launched an entertainment section, Club, as part of the newspapers 1995 redesign. Both The Onion and The A. V, Club made their Internet debut in 1996. Club acquired its own Internet domain name in December 1999, in December 2004, Stephen Thompson left his position as founding editor of The A. V. Club website was redesigned in 2005 to incorporate blogs and reader comments, in 2006, concurrent with another redesign, the website shifted its model to begin adding content on a daily, rather than weekly, basis. According to Sean Mills, then-president of The Onion, the A. V, Club website received more than 1 million unique visitors for the first time in October 2007. In late 2009, the website was reported as receiving over 1.4 million unique visitors and 75,000 comments per month, the offending review was removed from The A. V. Club, and then-editor Keith Phipps posted an apology on the website, leonard Pierce, the author of the review, was terminated from his freelance role with the website. At its peak, the print version of The A. V, Club was available in 17 different cities. Localized sections of the website were also maintained, with reviews and news relevant to specific cities, the print version and localized websites were gradually discontinued alongside the print version of The Onion, and in December 2013, publication ceased in the final three markets. On 13 December,2012, long-time writer and editor Keith Phipps and he stated, Onion, Inc. and I have come to a mutual parting of the ways. On 2 April,2013, longtime editor and critic Scott Tobias stepped down from his role as film editor of The A. V. Club stating via Twitter, After 15 great years @theavclub, I step down as Film Editor next Friday. In the comments section of the announcing the departures, writer Noel Murray announced he would also be joining their project. On 30 May,2013, it was announced that the six writers would be a part of the staff of The Dissolve. In April and June 2014, senior staff writers Kyle Ryan, Sonia Saraiya and Todd VanDerWerff left the website for positions at Entertainment Weekly, Salon and Vox Media, in 2015, Ryan returned to Onion, Inc. for a position in development
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Complex (magazine)
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Complex is a New York–based media platform for youth culture which was founded as a bi-monthly magazine by fashion designer Marc Eckō. Complex reports on trends in style, pop culture, music, sports and sneakers with a focus on streetwear, sneaker culture, hip-hop, Complex currently reaches over 120 million unique users per month across its owned and operated and partner sites, socials and YouTube channels. The magazine ceased publication with the December 2016/January 2017 issue, in 2016 December, Complex acquired the website Trillera. com. In 2016, it became a subsidiary of Verizon and Hearst. Complex was established in 2002 by the founder of the Eckō Unltd, Brand, Marc Eckō, as a print magazine aimed at providing young males a report of the latest in hip-hop, fashion and pop culture without regard to race. The name Complex evolved from a slogan developed to promote the Eckō Unltd, the idea was to create a mens magazine that combined Eckōs streetwear and hip-hop attitude along with the style of Japanese mens magazines by providing consumer guides. This was achieved by creating a magazine in two sections, one magazine, and the other a shopping guide. In 2005, Complex was joined by the senior editor of Vibe magazine. He became editor-in-chief and chief content officer a year later, a position he retains as of February 2014. By 2006, Complex had begun to turn a profit which allowed the magazine to consider an expansion of their online presence, in April 2007, Complex soft-launched a media network with four websites, NahRight, Nice Kicks, SlamxHype and MoeJackson. In September 2007, Complex launched Complex Media in order to capitalize on the trend toward digital content. In 2010, ad sales grew 154%, according to comScore, Complex got 12 million unique hits in March 2012. This encouraged large brands such as Coors, AT&T, Ford, McDonalds, Nike, Adidas, Complex now includes over 100 sites. In 2011, Complex acquired Pigeons and Planes, a music and rap blog. In 2013, Complex launched the music site Do Androids Dance and Green Label. That year, Complex also acquired the sneakerhead culture magazine and website Sole Collector, on November 4,2013, Complex premiered a new logo and cover design on Instagram that would appear online, as well as on the December 2013 Eminem cover issue. In 2013, Complex partnered with Mountain Dew to launch Green Label an entertainment, in 2014, Complex launched an NBA-themed website called Triangle Offense in a partnership with Bacardi rum. In August 2014, Complex ranked #3 in the United States in a ComScore survey of visitors between the ages of 18 and 34 with 20.3 million in that demographic per month
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The Baltimore Sun
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The Baltimore Sun is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the American state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is owned by tronc, abell was born in Rhode Island, where he began journalism with the Providence Patriot. He later worked with newspapers in New York City and Boston, from 1947 to 1986, The Sun was the owner of Marylands first television station, WMAR-TV. In the postwar years, The Sun significantly expanded its overseas presence, the newspaper opened its first foreign bureau in London in 1924. Between 1955 and 1961, it added four new foreign offices, as Cold War tensions grew, it set up shop in Bonn, West Germany, in February 1955. Eleven months later, The Sun opened a Moscow bureau, becoming one of the first U. S. newspapers to do so, a Rome office followed in July 1957, and in 1961, The Sun expanded to New Dehli. At its height, The Sun ran eight foreign bureaus, giving rise to its boast in a 1983 ad that The Sun never sets on the world, the paper was sold in 1986 to the Times-Mirror Company of the Los Angeles Times. The same week, the rival News American, with publishing antecedents since 1773, the oldest paper in the city, it had been owned by the Hearst Corporation since the 1920s. In 1997, The Sun acquired the Patuxent Publishing Company, a suburban newspaper publisher that had a stable of weekly papers. In the 1990s and 2000s, The Sun began cutting back its foreign coverage, in 1995 and 1996, closed its Tokyo, Mexico City and Berlin bureaus. Two more — Beijing and London — fell victim to cost-cutting in 2005, the final three bureaus — Moscow, Jerusalem, and Johannesburg, South Africa — fell a couple years later. All were closed by 2008, as the Tribune Co. streamlined and downsized the newspaper chains foreign reporting, some material from The Suns foreign correspondents is archived at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In 2000, the Times-Mirror company was purchased by the Tribune Company of Chicago, I,2014 it transferred its newspapers, including The Sun, to Tribune Publishing. On September 19,2005, and again on August 24,2008 and its circulation as of 2010 was 195,561 for the daily edition and 343,552 on Sundays. On April 29,2009, the Tribune Company announced that it would lay off 61 of the 205 staff members in the Sun newsroom. On September 23,2011, it was reported that the Baltimore Sun would be moving its web edition behind a paywall starting October 10,2011, BSMG content reaches more than one million Baltimore-area readers each week and is the regions most widely read source of news. On February 20,2014, The Baltimore Sun Media Group announced they are going to buy the alternative weekly City Paper, in April, the Sun acquired the Maryland publications of Landmark Media Enterprises. The Evening Sun was first published in 1910 under the leadership of Charles H. Grasty, former owner of the Evening News, for most of its existence, The Evening Sun led its morning sibling in circulation
