Walk With Me (The Walking Dead)
"Walk with Me" is the third episode of the third season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series '' The Walking Dead'', which aired on AMC in the United States on October 28, 2012. The episode primarily focuses on Andrea (Laurie Holden); having been separated from the rest of the group at the end of the previous season, she and fellow katana-wielding survivor, Michonne (Danai Gurira) find themselves in the company of Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) as they are captured and brought to The Governor (David Morrissey) in a small town called Woodbury. Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker), who was previously seen physically in season 1 and as a hallucination in season 2, returns in this episode as a series regular. Plot Michonne and an ailing Andrea witness a military helicopter crash into a nearby forest. They find all but one of the crew dead, and the survivor, Welles, badly injured. On hearing the approach of vehicles, Michonne, her enslaved walkers, and Andrea hide nearby. They ob ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Walking Dead (TV Series)
''The Walking Dead'' is an American Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series developed by Frank Darabont, based on the The Walking Dead (comic book), comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore (artist), Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. Together, the show and the comic book series form the core of The Walking Dead (franchise), ''The Walking Dead'' franchise. The series features a large ensemble cast as survivors of a zombie apocalypse trying to stay alive under near-constant threat of attacks from zombies known as "walkers". With the collapse of modern civilization, these survivors must confront other human survivors who have formed groups and communities with their own sets of laws and morals, sometimes leading to open conflict between them. The series is the first television series within ''The Walking Dead'' franchise. ''The Walking Dead'' premiered on October 3 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Fiction
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction are genres of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; astronomical, an impact event; destructive, nuclear holocaust or resource depletion; medical, a pandemic, whether natural or human-caused; end time, such as the Last Judgment, Second Coming or Ragnarök; or any other scenario in which the outcome is apocalyptic, such as a zombie apocalypse, AI takeover, technological singularity, dysgenics or alien invasion. The story may involve attempts to prevent an apocalypse event, deal with the impact and consequences of the event itself, or it may be post-apocalyptic, set after the event. The time may be directly after the catastrophe, focusing on the psychology of survivors, the way to keep the human race alive and together as one, or considerably later, often including that the existence of pre- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daryl Dixon
Daryl Dixon is a fictional character from AMC's horror drama series '' The Walking Dead'', and the protagonist of its last three seasons, replacing Rick Grimes. The character was created for the television series by writers Frank Darabont, Charles H. Eglee and Jack LoGiudice specifically for Norman Reedus, and does not have a counterpart in the comics on which the series is based. The character was introduced in the first season as a southerner, expert tracker, living in the shadow of his older brother, Merle. Despite his bad temper and volatility, he is tolerated by the core group of survivors due to his skills in hunting animals and fearless efficiency in killing walkers. After Merle's disappearance, Daryl lets his guard down and starts to bond with the group, particularly Carol Peletier after her daughter's disappearance, and Beth Greene after the two split off together in season 4. The character becomes the cooperative right-hand man and protector of protagonist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chupacabra (The Walking Dead)
"Chupacabra" is the fifth episode of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series '' The Walking Dead''. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on November 13, 2011. In the episode, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), delusional from being wounded in a search mission, desperately tries to return to the Greene farm. Meanwhile, Glenn (Steven Yeun) unravels a secret that could endanger the survivors. Plot In the opening flashback, Lori and Shane, escaping to a refugee center at the onset of the walker epidemic, watch in horror as military helicopters drop napalm on Atlanta. In the present, the survivors continue their search for the missing Sophia. Hershel expresses his concern to Rick that his group has gotten too comfortable on his farmlands. Hershel is particularly concerned on how close Glenn and his daughter Maggie appear to be. Meanwhile, Glenn accidentally learns Lori is pregnant, and she asks him to keep it a secret from Rick. During a search part ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tell It To The Frogs
"Tell It To The Frogs" is the third episode of the first season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series '' The Walking Dead''. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on November 14, 2010. The episode's teleplay was written by Charles H. Eglee, Jack LoGiudice and Frank Darabont, the creator of the series, from a story by Eglee and LoGiudice. It was directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton. In the episode, officer Rick Grimes ( Andrew Lincoln) finally reunites with his wife Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies), son Carl ( Chandler Riggs) and best friend Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal), although this reunion is short lived when he decides to return to Atlanta to rescue Merle Dixon ( Michael Rooker), along with Daryl Dixon ( Norman Reedus), Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun), and T-Dog ( IronE Singleton). After realizing that her husband is alive after all, Lori ends her tumultuous affair with Shane. That is when Shane takes out his frustration on the cruel and abusive chauvinist, Ed P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Morrissey
David Mark Joseph Morrissey (born 21 June 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He had numerous small roles in films and television series throughout the 1990s before achieving wider recognition for playing Gordon Brown in '' The Deal'' (2003), Stephen Collins in '' State of Play'' (2003), The Governor in the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of '' The Walking Dead'' (2012–2015), and DCS Ian St Clair in '' Sherwood'' (2022–present). He has also acted extensively on stage with companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre. Morrissey has directed short films and the television dramas '' Sweet Revenge'' (2001) and '' Passer By'' (2004). His feature-length directorial debut, the television film ''Don't Worry About Me'' (2010), premiered on BBC Two. He was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for ''State of Play'' and won a Best Actor award from the Royal Television Society for ''The Deal''. He was awarded an honorary ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor who mainly plays roles of antagonists. He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'' (1986), and is best known for starring as Merle Dixon in the AMC series '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2013) and as Yondu Udonta in '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), followed by its sequels ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017) and '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' (2023). He is a recurring collaborator of ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' director and co-CEO of DC Studios James Gunn, appearing in all of his films to date including '' Slither'' (2006), ''Super'' (2010) and '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021). Rooker's other notable roles include Chick Gandil in '' Eight Men Out'' (1988), Frank Bailey in '' Mississippi Burning'' (1988), Terry Cruger in '' Sea of Love'' (1989), Rowdy Burns in '' Days of Thunder'' (1990), Bill Broussard in ''JFK'' (1991), Hal Tucker in ''Cliffhanger'' (19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merle Dixon
Merle Dixon is a fiction Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent ...al Character (arts), character from the Horror fiction, horror drama television series ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'', which aired on AMC (TV channel), AMC in the United States. He was created by series developer Frank Darabont and was portrayed by Michael Rooker. The character was first introduced in the The Walking Dead (season 1), first season as a Southern redneck hunter who has a younger brother, Daryl Dixon, Daryl. He is misogynistic and racist, which causes tensions between him and his group of survivors. Following an encounter with series protagonist Rick Grimes, Merle disappears and joins the community of Woodbury, Georgia, where he becomes the right-hand man of The Governor (The W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Danai Gurira
Danai Jekesai Gurira (; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is known for her starring roles as Michonne in the AMC horror drama franchise '' The Walking Dead'' and Okoye in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Her films have grossed $6.98 billion dollars, making her the seventh highest-grossing actress of all time. As a playwright, she has won an Obie Award and, among other works, wrote the Broadway play '' Eclipsed'', which was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. For ''Eclipsed'', she also received a Helen Hayes Award, a Drama Desk Award, and an NAACP Theatre Award, and was nominated for a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. In 2023, she was honored with the TIME100 Impact Award. Early life and education Gurira was born on February 14, 1978, in Grinnell, Iowa, to Josephine Gurira, a college librarian, and Roger Gurira, a tenured professor in the Department of Chemistry at Grinnell College (both parents later joined the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Katana
A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the ''tachi'', it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward. Since the Muromachi period, many old ''tachi'' were cut from the root and shortened, and the blade at the root was crushed and converted into a ''katana''. The specific term for ''katana'' in Japan is and the term ''katana'' (刀) often refers to single-edged swords from around the world. Etymology and loanwords The word ''katana'' first appears in Japanese in the ''Nihon Shoki'' of 720. The term is a compound of ''kata'' ("one side, one-sided") + ''na'' ("blade"),1995, (''w:Daijisen, Daijisen'') (in Japanese), w:Tōkyō, Tōkyō: w:Shogakukan, Shogakukan, , entry available onlinhere/span> in contrast to the double-sided ''Tsurugi (sword), tsurugi''. The ''katana'' belongs to the ''nihontō'' family of swords, and is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beside The Dying Fire
"Beside the Dying Fire" is the 13th and final episode of the second season of the postapocalyptic horror television series '' The Walking Dead'', which aired on AMC on March 18, 2012. The episode was written by creator Robert Kirkman and showrunner Glen Mazzara, and directed by series regular Ernest Dickerson. In the episode, a huge horde of walkers invades the Greene farm, chasing Rick Grimes ( Andrew Lincoln) and Hershel's groups off the premises. Meanwhile, Andrea (Laurie Holden) is separated from the group, leaving her to fight off the same walkers that attacked Hershel's farm. Themes such as romance, death, and survival are prevalent throughout "Beside the Dying Fire". It is seen as a turning point for the development of several characters on the show, and flashbacks to various previous revelations in the series. "Beside the Dying Fire" features the debut of protagonist Michonne, a character who has been prominently featured in the comics of the same name, and it int ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laurie Holden
Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress, producer, model, and human rights activist. She is best known for her portrayals as Marita Covarrubias in ''The X-Files'' (1996–2002), Andrea Harrison in AMC's '' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2013, 2020–2022), and Amanda Dumfries in '' The Mist'' (2007). Holden is also known for her roles as Adele Stanton in '' The Majestic'' (2001), Cybil Bennett in '' Silent Hill'' (2006), Olivia Murray in '' The Shield'' (2008), Adele Pinchelow in Dumb and Dumber To (2014), Renee in ''The Americans'' (20172018), and the Crimson Countess in '' The Boys'' (2022). Early life Born in Los Angeles and raised in Toronto, Holden holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. Holden attended McGill University, where she studied economics and political science. She 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 N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |