Fans keep love alive for 'Walking Dead' star..."If Daryl dies we riot!"

nbc40 ^ | Mar 02, 2013 2:04 AM CST | By NICOLE EVATT

[virgil283]

.... unpredictability keeps viewers on the edge of their seats and the shows' stars in a constant state of alertness.

"You see series and they last a long time and sometimes the writing gets lazy or the acting gets lazy. Because we're in a zombie apocalypse and anyone can go at any time, it sort of keeps us fresh and on our toes," Norman Reedus told The Associated Press Friday.

Fans lined up around the block to watch a panel discussion with Reedus and his co-stars at Paleyfest, the annual Southern California TV celebration. Many in the crowd showed their support for Reedus' crossbow-wielding character, Daryl Dixon, with their "If Daryl dies we riot!" T-shirts.

The 44-year-old actor says his vocal fan base is responsible for his character's impressive longevity in a series that seems to have no qualms in axing its most popular characters.

"Hell yes. Oh my god, yes," he said. "(They're) keeping me on the show."

"The Walking Dead" focuses on a rag-tag band of surviving refugees, including unruly brothers Daryl and Merle Dixon, who were not part of the series' comic book origins.

[GeronL]

Vampire Zombies are coming! :p

[cripplecreek]

I wonder if they’re going to run into the guy they left on the road again?

[MotorCityBuck]

Well. There’s room in the car for him.

[cripplecreek]

LOL well there’s that question answered.

[MotorCityBuck]

Lol. I saw the backpack on the side of the road. However,why did they stop on the side of the road just before the end of the show?

[cripplecreek]

They had to pick up the backpack.

[ConjunctionJunction]

I think Morgan’s son’s name is Duane.

[MotorCityBuck]

Ahh. That makes sense. Thanks.

[MotorCityBuck]

Thanks. I figured the reason for his actions was he had lost his son.

[Flick Lives]

If that's what yer lookin' for then maybe you need to be watchin' the Bass Masters...

Time to green light "Zombie Bass Masters".

[cripplecreek]

Wow, Morgan is played by a British actor too. I think that’s 4.

Rick is British.
Maggie is British.
The governor is British.

[MotorCityBuck]

Agreed. Many British actors. Maggie: Lauren Cohan is from Philly, Penn. I’ve looked her up. ;)

[Patriot Babe]

If Darryl dies, it is all OBAMA’s Fault =) hey got to pin it on someone eh? I just need to figure out how to connect Darryl, the cross bowing hunk to the Usurper.

[Hot Tabasco]

I wonder if they’re going to run into the guy they left on the road again

Looks like somebody else did......

As a side note, Michoun picked up a couple new crossbows with arrows for Daryl.......Christmas presents?

[Hot Tabasco]

I figured the reason for his actions was he had lost his son.

Worse than that, when Rick left him in the first episode, he gave him his gun so he could shoot his wife who had turned. Evidently he couldn't do it....

Now we just found out that later on the wife had attacked the son and he had to shoot them both........If he had taken care of her in the beginning, the son would still be alive.

[cripplecreek]

Lauren Cohan

She was born here but grew up in Britain. She has a considerable accent.

[Hot Tabasco]

Do you know what the sound track is at the very end of last night's episode?

There's a song I heard quite a while ago that may have been sung by last night's artist......at least the bluesy voice sounds similar....

[cripplecreek]

I haven’t got a clue who it was but it sounds like they’ll be on Talking Dead next week.

[Hot Tabasco]

I found it. The artist is Jamie Commons and the song is “Lead Me Home”

[Hot Tabasco]

Ha, how about that, I just found the song I've been looking for for a long time.....

Its "Oh Lordy, Trouble so Hard" by Moby.....