Originally Posted by Jonwo:
“AMC could just have The Walking Dead and still be hugely successful as it's showing no signs of slowing. They've started owning their original shows like TWD, Hell on Wheels etc in order to avoid paying expensive licensing from studios like Lionsgate and Sony. The companion show allows them to expand the franchise just as CBS does with CSI and NCIS.
AMC are some interesting stuff coming like Humans which is a co-production with Channel 4, The Night Manager which is a co-production with the BBC and is a miniseries plus Badlands which is a kung-fu series. I do think they should use The Walking Dead as a lead in for a new original series rather than waste it on Talking Dead. They have Preacher in development as well as Thief of Thieves, the latter which is from the creator of The Walking Dead.”
“AMC could just have The Walking Dead and still be hugely successful as it's showing no signs of slowing. They've started owning their original shows like TWD, Hell on Wheels etc in order to avoid paying expensive licensing from studios like Lionsgate and Sony. The companion show allows them to expand the franchise just as CBS does with CSI and NCIS.
AMC are some interesting stuff coming like Humans which is a co-production with Channel 4, The Night Manager which is a co-production with the BBC and is a miniseries plus Badlands which is a kung-fu series. I do think they should use The Walking Dead as a lead in for a new original series rather than waste it on Talking Dead. They have Preacher in development as well as Thief of Thieves, the latter which is from the creator of The Walking Dead.”
One show does not a network make, they might make a lot of money from TWD, but they could use it (re-)launch a network and make a lot more money overall.
AMC has lots of shows in development, they're known for having a very rigorous pitching process though, so just because a show's in development doesn't mean it will ever be picked up, and it could be several years before it is. (Although I think Preacher already has a pilot order.)



