We wanted to congratulate Greg Nicotero and let readers know that he won an award, along with John Esposito, for their work on The Walking Dead webisodes.
The WGA Awards took place yesterday, with Greg and John winning in the category of "Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media". Other properties nominated included 30 Rock, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, and Sons of Anarchy:
"OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA
“Soft Served!,” “Iced!,” “Rokered!” (Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero), 30 Rock, Written by Tom Ceraulo; nbc.com
“Raiden,” “Kitana and Mileena,” “Johnny Cage” (Mortal Kombat: Legacy), Written by Todd Helbing & Aaron Helbing; machinima.com
“Pay Phone,” “Jax Meets His Second Son,” “Tara & Piney,” “Mexican Basketball” (Sons of Anarchy), Written by Kurt Sutter & Gladys Rodriguez; FXnetworks.com
“A New Day,” “Family Matters,” “Neighborly Advice,” “Step Mom,” “Everything Dies” (The Walking Dead), Teleplay by John Esposito, Story by John Esposito and Greg Nicotero; amc.com"
The six-part webseries was released last October and told the origin of the popular featured zombie, bicycle girl: “The webisodes will give fans the opportunity to explore the back story of Hannah (Lilli Birdsell), better known as ‘Bicycle Girl,’ the infamous zombie from Season 1, who was shot by Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in the pilot episode and who is one of the most celebrated “walkers” from last season. Fans will learn about Hannah’s life before the apocalypse, her struggle to survive and protect her family as the world begins to fall apart, and her ultimate demise into zombie-hood.
The web series is produced by Generate, conceived and directed by The Walking Dead Co-Executive Producer Greg Nicotero with teleplay by John Esposito.”
To watch the webisodes, visit: http://dailydead.com/the-walking-dead-6-webisodes-released/
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