AMC chief defends enigma of 'The Killing'
AMC boss apologizes for "raising expectations" for "The Killing," but not for the quality of the show.
AMC chief defends enigma of 'The Killing'
Jonathan Storm, Inquirer Television Critic
Oh, they're still complaining that nobody knows who killed Rosie. So if I hadn't asked the AMC senior V.P. of original programming about the unresolved season finale of The Killing, somebody else would have. AMC loves the show. They're sorry if viewers were momentarily disappointed. They promise to reveal the killer next year.
"We hear you," said Joel Stillerman. "We certainly would have taken a different approach with respect to managing expectations." Like maybe not using "Who Killed Rosie Larsen?" scrawled across the lead poster for the show. But Stillerman said the network was still proud of the series and hoped to continue it for several seasons.
"We never intentionally meant to mislead anybody," he said. "Our goal was to create a brilliant piece of character-based storytelling, mixed with a genre we all love, the murder mystery. We think we got there, but didn’t manage expectations."
Stillerman also addressed expectations about AMC's next big thing, season two of the zombie-rific Walking Dead, confirming that executive producer Frank Darabont, who helped developed the show, was leaving, and that the show's No. 2 man, Glen Mazzara, would be taking over. Stillerman had no explanation for the surprise shakeup, only to say that he was "grateful" and that Darabont's "contributions to the success of The Walking Dead are innumerable." There have been reports that Darabont, a movie guy, was unhappy with the pace and pressure of contemporary TV production.
"We continue to discuss his ongoing role with the series," Stillerman said, affirming that the Dead are still on schedule to start Walking in their second season on Oct. 16.
