Leading up to the highly anticipated season two premiere of AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead the network is launching a special six-episode web series on AMCTV.com.

The webisodes will give fans the opportunity to explore the back story of Hannah (Lilli Birdsell), better known as “Bicycle Girl,” the infamous zombie from season one, who was shot by Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in the pilot episode and who is one of the most celebrated “walkers” from last season.

Fans will learn about Hannah’s life before the apocalypse, her struggle to survive and protect her family as the world begins to fall apart, and her ultimate demise into zombie-hood.

The web series is produced by Generate, conceived and directed by “The Walking Dead” Co-Executive Producer Greg Nicotero with teleplay by John Esposito.

All six episodes debut on Monday, October 3 at 2pm ET on amctv.com.

The second season of The Walking Dead premieres with a special 90-minute episode on Sunday, October 16 at 9pm ET/PT, with six one-hour episodes in the weeks following. The final six episodes of the season will begin on Sunday, February 12 at 9pm ET/PT.

Source: Shock Till You Drop

The 2011 Festival will be held in Manhattan, September 20-24.

The New York Television Festival was launched in 2005 as the industry’s first creative festival for television artists. A pioneer of the “independent television” movement, the NYTVF strives to construct a new and innovative platform for program development. While inspired by the independent film movement, the goals of this television festival are quite different. Where a film festival showcases completed works of art, the NYTVF exists as a year-round development incubator, providing independent artists will multiple opportunities to create, share and showcase their best and most promising ideas.

The Festival’s Independent Pilot Competition and subsequent sponsored development initiatives, with partners including FOX, A&E, IFC, FX, MTV, Sony Pictures Television, Bing, Sundance Channel and MSN, have allowed selected artists to progress and succeed – not based merely on their individual projects but on their ideas, relationships and connections fostered by the NYTVF experience. Many Festival alumni are now in working relationships with networks, studios, and top agencies, and all have benefited from the expert advice gleaned from the talented, experienced and award-winning producers, writers, directors, and executives that have shared their experiences at the annual Festival.

The Festival: An Annual Celebration in NYC Each year, all of the NYTVF’s development initiatives culminate at the New York Television Festival – held in New York City each September. The week-long celebration features screenings of the best independently-produced content, panels and talkbacks with industry thought leaders and creative luminaries and red-carpet premieres of the stars and creatives behind the seasons’ most anticipated new network and cable shows.

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Yesterday, AMC TV announced that legendary horror make-up artist Greg Nicotero has been named co-executive producer for the hit zombie television series The Walking Dead. The press release also indicted, with surprisingly little fanfare, that Nicotero would be directing a Walking Dead web series as well. Get the details after the break.

We’ve waited almost a year for The Walking Dead to be back on the air, and with just a month to go, we get an appetizer to hold us over. Starting October 3rd, six webisodes will air on amctv.com, and it stars a certain zombie you may remember from the first episode of the series. Read a excerpt from the press release below. Continue Reading

Weekly podcast dedicated to independent internet television and original for the web content. Join host Destini and guests as they discuss what’s hot and streaming in the world of online entertainment. Wednesday September 14th 2011 Picks!!!

Special Guests:  Jane Espenson & Brad Bell aka Cheeks of Husbands

Comedy: The Guild
Drama:  Border Guardians of Ackernon

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Weekly podcast dedicated to independent internet television and original for the web content. Join host Destini and guests as they discuss what’s hot and streaming in the world of online entertainment. Wednesday August 17th 2011 Picks!!!

Special Guests: Drew Baldwin & Marc Hustvedt of Tubefilter
Comedy:  Bandwagon
Drama:  Out With Dad

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