If you happen to be an Academy Award nominated writer, AMC wants you to know that they have no problem firing you if you don’t play nice.

Credited for literally bringing an impossible genre to television, Frank Darabont brilliantly translated Robert Kirkman’s comic book to the small screen – all while battling a constantly shrinking budget.

While AMC cannot be completely held responsible for what occurred (many point to Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner almost bankrupting the network with his financial demands), Frank Darabont continuously fought with the network to keep the series as true to his vision as possible.

Unfortunately, the arguments became too much and AMC fired Frank Darabont shortly after appearing at Comic-Con 2011.

As far as how The Walking Dead will fare without Darabont around? We’ll have to wait until February 12 to find out.

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