The Walking Dead Wins at The Saturn Awards!

The 41st Annual Saturn Awards just happened and The Walking Dead was not only there, they won a few awards! These prestigious awards are handed out by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films to promote and officially recognize these genres that often go ignored at traditional award shows.
Melissa McBride, who plays Carol, was on Twitter during the awards and posted this shot of her with other TWD cast members Andrew Lincoln and Emily Kinney, both who were nominated at the awards.

The Walking Dead was nominated in the following categories:

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series: The Walking Dead won!
In this category they were up against such shows as 12 Monkeys, American Horror Story: Freak Show, Continuum, Falling Skies, Salem, and The Strain.
Best Actor in a TV Series: Andrew Lincoln won as Rick & tied with Hugh Dancy (Hannibal)
Others nominated include, Grant Gustin (The Flash), Tobias Menzies (Outlander), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal), and Noah Wyle (Falling Skies).
Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series: Melissa McBride won as Carol!
Others nominated: Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who), Caroline Dhavernas (Hannibal), Lexa Doig (Continuum), and Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead).

TWD represented, but did not win, in a few other categories, including:

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series: Laurence Fishburne (Hannibal) won
Other actors in the category were David Bradley (The Strain), Sam Heughan (Outlander), Erik Knudsen (Continuum), Norman Reedus (TWD), and Richard Sammel (The Strain).
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a TV Series: Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) won
Other nominated actors included: Camren Bicondova (Gotham), Maxim Knight (Falling Skies), Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), Chandler Riggs (The Walking Dead) and Holly Taylor (The Americans).
Best Guest Performance in a TV Series: Wentworth Miller (The Flash) won
Other nominees include: Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter), Neil Patrick Harris (American Horror Story: Freak Show), John Larroquette (The Librarians), Michael Pitt (Hannibal), and Andrew J. West (The Walking Dead).
All in all, The Walking Dead topped the awards with 7 nominations and they won 3. Not bad!

The Walking Dead Cruise!

You know what’s better than going to a con and seeing the actors from The Walking Dead? Going on a cruise with them!  The Norwegian Cruise Line has partnered with sea marketer Sixthman and Walker Stalker Con to transform the Norwegian Pearl into a zombie playground for fans of The Walking Dead television shows and comic books!
The Cruise dates are January 15-18, 2016, where guests will leave from Miami, FL and travel to Nassau, Bahamas. Many TWD stars are already signing on for the cruise and it’s likely that others will sign on, as well.
Those already slated to attend include:
Emily Kinney (Beth), Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha), Norman Reedus (Daryl), Chandler Riggs (Carl), Chad L Coleman (Tyreese), Christian Serratos (Rosita), Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (Bob), and Ross Marquand (Aaron).
The first 1,000 guests to book will receive an autographed lithograph from Norman Reedus!
Prices start at $750 for double occupancy, but they include all meals, accommodations, and use of the ship’s amenities. You also have access to the Q&As, panels, and other TWD themed activities. The only thing activity wise you need to pay for is zombie makeup, and photos and autographs from your favorite celebrities. Things like gratuity are not covered. You can see a complete list of expenses at the Walker Stalker Con Cruise website. The presale is going on now!
Will you be going on the cruise? Let us know if you do!

Happy Birthday Chandler Riggs!

It’s Chandler Riggs’ birthday today, so make sure to enjoy some chocolate pudding for him (and for Carl).