The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walkingis available on DVD and Blu-ray today, and if you’re a fan of either of these incredible shows, you’ll definitely want to pick it up. It’s a perfect mash-up of both franchises. Not only does the special recruit the all-star cast ofThe Walking Deadto reprise their famous roles with a darkly comedic slant, it also stays true toRobert Kirkman’s story and characters, portraying fan-favorite moments from years' worth of comics and AMC’s drama.
But there’s also the tried-and-trueRobot Chickenstyle here that audiences have come to know and love in the 14 or so years that the stop-motion animated comedy series has been around. Luckily, this special gets its own DVD/Blu-ray release that’s packed with bonus features that give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the production, access to commentary from the cast and crew, and deleted scenes from the show that, with one exception, never made it out of the writers room. We’ve gathered a sampling of things we learned from perusing the Blu-ray if you need more reasons to pick it up today!
Here’s a look at everything we learned:
The undead get animated when Adult Swim’s The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on March 27.
From RobotChicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and their Stoopid Buddy Stoodios partners, John Harvatine IV and Eric Towner, along with The Walking Dead creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman and showrunner and executive producer Scott M. Gimple, the 22-minute special is a hilariously brilliant parody joining together two fan-favorite television series.
The all-star lineup in this horrifyingly hilarious special includes The Walking Dead cast Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Steven Yeun, Sarah Wayne Callies as well as Nerdist Industries CEO and Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick and Breckin Meyer (Rat Race, Road Trip).
Highlighted by exclusive commentary from Gimple, Green, Kirkman, Senreich and director Tom Sheppard, The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s WalkingBlu-ray and DVD collections will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the special.
Following the successful releases of Robot Chicken: Star Wars Specials and Robot Chicken DC Specials, Adult Swim’s release of The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking provides fans with even more of the series that has garnered a cult-like following since its inception in 2005.
Featuring provocative sketch comedy, the series has received acclaim from critics and fans, alike, with its clever pop-culture parodies and the unique use of stop motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls.
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