The first time I sawThe Walking Deadwas at San Diego Comic-Con, 2010.
We watched the trailer play five more times.
When I finally got it,TWDbecame my new favorite show.
Credit: Gene Page; Jordin Althaus; AMC
Its a good lesson, kids!
Never give up and you too can have the kind of career that keeps coming back from the dead.
And thus began one of the most significant journeys of my life.
What makes it a monster-hit-global-phenomenon- pop-culture-defining monolith is one simple wordcommunity.
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