Kirkman: I don't know if there's necessarily a need for any of the characters, but they may show up or they may not. We'll see. I don't think that Shane and T-Dog living on in the series and continuing on into Season 2 precludes the introduction of Tyreese. I think those characters could definitely interact and exist on the show at the same time. It would also bring changes to how Tyreese's story would play out. There are a lot of unknowns moving into Season 2 and I think that people will be all the more excited because of that.
IGN: The CDC storyline doesn't mean that we won't see the "Gated Community" story play out, but there did seem to be certain similarities. They both involve our heroes finding a place that they think they can stay in, that's almost too good to be true, and then have to get the hell out quickly because it's actually horrible and deadly.
Kirkman: I think there are definitely some similar themes there. I can't really go into any detail as to what we're going to be doing for the next season or what we won't be doing. But I think we're certainly not going to be repeating ourselves and have Season 2 open up with them getting to a new place, feeling secure and then having to leave in a hurry. We wouldn't want to do the same thing so quickly. But there are things from the comic that we can still work in that weren't already ruined by the CDC storyline.
IGN: How did you feel about the characters getting let in on a bit of the science involved with the zombie virus? It's not anything we've seen in the comics.
Kirkman: I think it's a cool thing that the show has already gone further than the comic book ever did as far as explaining how things work and what is actually going on. I pushed for as many differences as possible just to keep things lively. I think it brings something extra to the show to have an added science element there and to be able to watch our characters learn more as they go along. It makes them more informed as to what's happening to everyone. But it is very key that they didn't actually find out what the root cause was and I think it's more important to keep that as an unknown. And that's something from the comic book that will definitely be carrying over into the television show.
