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The Walking Dead remembers George A. Romero at San Diego Comic Con

By Adam Carlson

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 21: Actor Andrew Lincoln (L) and producer Greg Nicotero from 'The Walking Dead' at the Hall H panel with AMC at San Diego Comic-Con International 2017 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for AMC)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 21: Actor Andrew Lincoln (L) and producer Greg Nicotero from 'The Walking Dead' at the Hall H panel with AMC at San Diego Comic-Con International 2017 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for AMC) /
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The cast and crew of AMC’s The Walking Dead were asked a question about the influence of George A. Romero and their answers praised the zombie legend.

For fans of zombie shows, this year’s San Diego Comic Con wasn’t all smiles and laughs. In fact, a tribute was paid to John Bernecker, the stuntman who lost his life on the set of The Walking Dead season 8, but he wasn’t the only one remembered that day.

A woman from the crowd asked a question to the panel of stars from the hit AMC television show about George A. Romero and whether or not they have a defining moment from watching the films of the zombie legend.

Here is a video of that question being answered at SDCC titled ‘Remembering George A. Romero’ from the official YouTube channel of AMC:

Franchise creator Robert Kirkman was the first to chime in with an answer. He said that all Romero’s work means a lot to him and stuck with him ever since watching Night of the Living Dead as a young person, which influenced him in a big way immediately.

Greg Nicotero was the next to speak. He worked with Romero on Land of The Dead and other projects, and shared a story about attending the premiere of the film with several other of the stars from the movie.

The Monroeville Mall was another topic of discussion for Nicotero, since he worked on that project as well. It was the setting for the remake of Dawn of the Dead.

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Romero’s work will always live on in part to the influence he had over other artists in the horror genre, including Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead. However, his films still stand up today and are fantastic pieces on their own.

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