THE WALKING DEAD Says Happy Valentine's Day, Norman Reedus Says 'Daryl Dixon Will Stab You If You Hug Him'

Nothing says Happy Valentine's Day like a flesh-eating zombie plus, Norman Reedus and Robert Kirkman discuss the character of Daryl Dixon.

By MarkJulian - Feb 09, 2012 04:02 AM EST

Filed Under: The Walking Dead

Robert Kirkman on Daryl Dixon:"It all comes down to Norman. I feel absolutely blessed he has honored our show with his presence, and the way he has come in and taken over that role and defined Daryl Dixon. A lot of Norman's portrayal of the character in the first season inspired all the writers to do what we did with him in the second season. We love writing him and end up doing cool stuff with him."

Norman Reedus on Daryl Dixon:"Originally, he was supposed to be this angry guy with a racist viewpoint who hated everybody, and you've seen him grow and become a better person. Maybe that has something to do with it [on Daryl's popularity]. Daryl is this guy who needs a hug, but if you try to hug him, he'll try to stab you. He doesn't want to talk about his feelings, but you can tell there's a lot of feelings bottled up.

I picked up my son [12] from school the other day. He had this big grin on his face, and I asked him, 'What are you smiling about?' He said some of the bigger kids at school had asked him, 'Is your dad Daryl Dixon?'.

AMC's The Walking Dead returns Sunday (9 ET/PT) with the long-awaited second half of Season 2.

Running Time: 60 minutes (45 min actual air time)
Release Date: February 12 (Season 2-midseason premiere)
TV Rating: TV-MA for sex & nudity, violence & gore, profanity, alchohol/drugs/smoking and frightening/intense scenes
Starring: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal,Sarah Wayne Callies,Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus
Creators: Frank Darabont (show) Robert Kirkman (comic)
Written by: Frank Darabont, Charles H. Eglee, Jack LoGiudice, Robert Kirkman, Glen Mazzara, Adam Fierro, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore, Evan T. Reilly

The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series developed for television by Frank Darabont. It is based on the ongoing comic book series, The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.

The series stars Andrew Lincoln as Sheriff's Deputy Rick Grimes who wakes up after being in a coma to find the world inhabited by zombies. He then sets out to find his family and other survivors along the way.

The series premiered on October 31, 2010, and is broadcast on the cable television channel AMC in the United States. The first season premiered to wide acclaim and was nominated for several awards, including the Best Television Series Drama at the 68th Golden Globe Awards. Based on its reception, AMC renewed the series for a second season of 13 episodes which premiered on October 16, 2011. Two episodes into the second season, AMC announced that the show would return for a third season.

The first season of The Walking Dead was well received by critics, with a rating of 82 out of a 100 on Metacritic. The season one premiere was watched by over 5.3 million people. The season two premiere was watched by more than 7 million viewers. The Walking Dead also received many nominations, including a Writers Guild of America Award and a Golden Globe Award for a Best Television Series Drama.

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6 Comments

CrowPirate1 - 2/9/2012, 5:26 AM

It'd be worth it. One hug, get stabbed.

Better than most of my recent dates anyways. ha

redsoxdude - 2/9/2012, 6:04 AM

DarkWebs - 2/9/2012, 6:14 AM

Can't Wait for this sunday!!

ManofSteel23 - 2/9/2012, 6:27 AM

LOL I'd eat you last...I took that in a totally different way ; )

Jolt17 - 2/9/2012, 6:55 AM

Haha, cool cards. And I think that's a perfect description of Daryl indeed...and also the spot on reason of why he's my favorite character of the series.

Grady - 2/9/2012, 7:35 AM

Would be so awesome to be Daryl Dixon's son. Best character on the show by a mile.

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