When you think of Negan, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but the ’90s series played a key role in how Robert Kirkman came up with the name for The Walking Dead nemesis.
Below, you can watch the Talking Dead clip, which was recently shared by our friends at TheWalkingDead.com!
"Robert Kirkman (Writer/Producer for The Walking Dead) , Norman Reedus (Daryl) and Austin Nichols (Spencer) answer fan questions about the origin of Negan's name to Norman's unmentionable peanut butter story."
Press Release: NEW YORK, NY – December 12, 2016 – AMC’s “The Walking Dead” will return for the second half of season seven on Sunday, February 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, as announced during last night’s “Talking Dead” following the mid-season finale. The second half will consist of eight episodes. “The Walking Dead,” which remains the number one show on television for a fifth consecutive season, is executive produced by showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero, Dave Alpert and Tom Luse. Internationally, “The Walking Dead” will return to audiences in 125+ FOX channel markets within 24 hours of the U.S. premiere, as part of Fox Networks Group’s continued commitment to broadcast the series near day-and-date globally.
The network also released today the official key art for the second half of season seven featuring Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his band of survivors with the tagline “Rise Up”
Viewers looking to catch-up on the latest season can watch all eight episodes from the first half of season seven, as well as the retrospective special “The Walking Dead: Journey So Far,” currently available On Demand.
Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, and in case you missed it, check out our previous coverage of The Walking Dead Season 7:
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Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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