Greg Nicotero is just like anyone else. When he’s done at the office, he sits down and unwinds in front of a comfort show, often in the form of reality TV. He watches Jeff Probst, Phil Keoghan and Alan Cumming terrorize and enthrall their captive Survivors, Amazing Racers and Traitors, and wonders what it might be like to live in those competition spaces for a while.

That’s where the similarities end between Nicotero and most everyone else. Because unlike the other lifelong reality show viewers, and even unlike the ones who defy the odds and wind up competing on one of these shows, the Walking Dead mastermind has taken things a step further by creating a horrifying TV reality all of its own.

Greg Nicotero is just like anyone else. When he’s done at the office, he sits down and unwi

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