Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira on ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’; ID docuseries alleges years of abuse at Nickelodeon

The Business

KCRW

Tv & Film

4.6 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the alleged years of abuse and inappropriate behavior on Nickelodeon sets as shown in ID’s new docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.

Plus, Eric Deggans talks to actors Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira about reprising their breakout roles as Rick and Michonne Grimes on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Gurira shares why writing an episode of the new spinoff series opened her eyes to the challenges of writing for television, and co-star Lincoln talks about how streaming affected the flagship show’s viewership over the years.

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0:00.0	From KCRW, I'm Kim Masters, and this is The Business.
0:04.8	When Walking Dad actor Denai Guerrera returned to the latest spin-off of the AMC series,
0:09.9	she didn't just stay in front of the camera.
0:12.1	She wrote a script.
0:13.3	It was great to do that.
0:14.6	It taught me a lot about a lot of frustrations I'd had sometimes watching the Mothership
0:18.6	show.
0:19.0	Sometimes I was like, how was that used and not that?
0:21.3	You know what I think?
0:21.9	Like all the things that had kind of annoyed me when I'd watch the end product sometimes,
0:25.9	being behind the curtain.
0:26.9	I was like, oh, that's how that happens.
0:28.6	Eric Deggans talked to Guerrera and co-star Andrew Lincoln about reprising their characters
0:33.4	in the latest Walking Dead spin-off.
0:35.8	The Walking Dead, the ones who live.
0:38.2	Guerrera explains the lasting power of the franchise, and Lincoln talks about the steep drop-off
0:43.0	of viewers of the original show once streaming and other distractions came on the scene.
0:48.0	But first we banter. Stick around. It's the business from KCRW.
0:53.0	I am joined by my colleague in Bander, Matt.
0:55.8	Bellany. Hello, Matt.
0:56.7	Hi there.
0:57.5	So, ID Discovery has a new series about what went on with the spate of children's programs on Nickelodeon.
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