AMC’s original series The Walking Dead continued its incredible success with HUGE ratings (12.3 million viewers!) for the premiere of the second half of Season 3 last month, and this weekend the show was given the honor of kicking off PaleyFest 2013 with a red carpet event and panel discussion. The event was attended by six cast members and four Executive Producers from the show and was moderated by Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick. We’ve compiled a few of the highlights from the panel discussion as well as photos from the red black carpet, which we have put side-by-side with AMC’s promotional photos for The Walking Dead Season 3 so you can see just how well they clean up! Well, except perhaps for Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Daryl (Norman Reedus).

Plus, watch The Walking Dead panel discussion courtesy of Hulu!

The vagabond crew of The Walking Dead are barely hanging on in the prison as the ever-present walkers and The Governor are bearing down on them. In last night’s episode entitled “I Ain’t a Judas” the closing scene of desperation was beautifully set as Beth Greene, played by Emily Kinney, broke out in solemn song. Find out what the song is and see the official music video from the legendary artist who recorded it. Just to say I did it – Warning SPOILERS!

Count me in as one of the millions of fans of the hit show The Walking Dead. While I get pretty passionate about Officer Rick Grimes and the gang I do not take it as seriously as 26-year-old Jared Gurman from Williston Park, New York does. No where even close apparently. Find out how an argument about the show ended up with Gurman’s girlfriend being shot in the back, find out her current condition and what Gurman is now claiming happened.

I have to confess that I am a HUGE fan of The Walking Dead, and I also confess to having crushes on a number of the female cast members. BUT, my attraction usually ends once they die. (I won’t openly grieve to prevent spoilers for those who aren’t caught up.) Apparently the same can’t be said for all fans of the show because there is now an official The Walking Dead zombie bikini calendar! Keep reading for some sample photos of these drop-dead zombieautiful ladies as well as a behind-the-scenes video of how it was made.

Zombies are taking over… the Nielsen ratings! AMC’s post-apocalyptic zombie drama The Walking Dead had its Season 3 premiere Sunday night and finished as the highest rated episode of a drama series in basic cable history with 10.9 million viewers, up more than 50% from the Season 2 premiere, and 2 million more than the Season 2 finale episode. Keep reading for all the numbers, read AMC’s press release about the premiere’s success, and watch the premiere episode!

Non-Dish Network subscribing fans of The Walking Dead are eagerly awaiting the Season 3 premiere on October 14, and to help tide us over until then, AMC has released the official poster for The Walking Dead Season 3 as well as a number of promotional images of the cast!

70-year-old Wilson, well-known recently for his performance as recovering alcoholic farmer Hershel Greene on AMC’s The Walking Dead, was arrested and charged with DUI. See his mug shot and find out how on Earth yoga became a requested part of his field sobriety test.

AMC capped off a weekend-long zombiefest that included every episode of The Walking Dead Seasons 1 and 2 and ended with a special episode of Talking Dead, during which the network premiered a Season 3 preview clip featuring the badass samurai-sword-wielding, zombie-killing babe, Michonne! Keep reading to watch the clip and find out what Michonne-themed treat AMC has in store for fans at the 2012 Comic-Con in San Diego!

In The Walking Dead, lots of viewers loved Shane, warts and all. Lots feared him. But everyone, ultimately, respected him. In the battle of wills between Shane and Rick, the refrain “Shane was right” was bandied between fans many a time. But all things must pass, and (SPOILERS!!!) Shane is gone. But actor Jon Bernthal is still with us! This Starcasm interview with Jon gives us his take on the whole Shane vs. Rick story them, his thoughts on Frank Darabont, and what comes next for him: a starring role in the AMC show L.A. Noir!

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t seen the latest episode of The Walking Dead then you seriously need to stop reading right now! (Actually, you probably should have stopped reading before the headline.)

Jon Berthal, who plays played Shane Walsh on The Walking Dead, sat down for a radio interview with SiriusXM’s Covino & Rich Tuesday in which he talked about his departure in a pretty bitter (and profanity-laden) way. He even jokingly refers to AMC as “f***ing d!cks” for killing him twice and not allowing even the possibility of a returning role as zombie Shane. He also talks about director/executive producer/writer Frank Darabont, who was let go by AMC midway through the second season.