Robert Kirkman Admits He Wanted to Kill Daryl Dixon Early in The Walking Dead, Praises George R. R. Martin's Character Deaths
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Max Goldbart
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Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, revealed in a masterclass at Annecy that he constantly pushed to kill off major characters early in the series, including fan-favorite Daryl Dixon played by Norman Reedus. He also expressed admiration for George R. R. Martin, noting Martin is "way better" at killing characters than he is. Kirkman reflected on his early mindset of wanting to take bold, unpredictable risks with character deaths, even suggesting killing the main character just to do "something weird."
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· 3 pulledWhen we started on Walking Dead I was the lunatic in the writers' room who was like, 'I don't know, just kill the main character, who cares? We'll do something weird'.
I was pushing to kill Daryl Dixon for a wh
He is way better at killing characters than me
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