The Darabont Emails

The stuff reports are spotlighting is where Darabont gets screwed over by someone and he's ranting and raving about it. He was having to do a lot more work than he should have because he was having to pick up where others were dropping the ball and became very frustrated by it. But overall, the show with him at the controls was the best it ever was or likely ever will be.

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"The Dig"
http://cinemarchaeologist.blogspot.com/

They come free of context and as part of an obvious well-poisoning agenda, so it's hard to judge much about them. Darabont isn't a mean guy. The people who work with him love him and go from project to project with him. A whole slew of them agreed to work for less money than they'd normally be paid just for the opportunity to work with him on TWD. AMC was putting the screws to him all along.

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"The Dig"
http://cinemarchaeologist.blogspot.com/

It kind of gives a look at both sides.

On one hand, we see Darabont as this man who has been pushed to the VERY edge because of the behind the scenes f-ups with this show, and it even shows possibly how inexperienced some of the crew actually is (camera operator, a couple of the directors). I'll even go far as saying Darabont is a man who is very particular about his shots. The fact that AMC trimmed the budget in the second season was inexcusable, especially if they've been doing this with each passing season (which wouldn't be surprising at all in the slightest). Darabont tried standing his ground, and its this very reason that got him replaced. It shows that when it comes to a well acclaimed director such as himself, even he couldn't fight the BS going on with AMC, and now adays it's the only way now: AMC's way, or you're out.

On the other hand, though, without knowing what Darabont is like behind the scenes of his other productions, it leads one to wonder if he's always been like this, and if he has, then holy shit do I or others not want to work with this guy if its possible he'd lose his shit at the drop of a hat. He seems to be a man who REALLY does not like to divert from the scripts by the SLIGHTEST. Hell, I don't think he approves of any scripts but the ones HE wrote. Granted, its possible the screenwriters in Season 1 were THAT bad that Darabont had to rewrite to keep production going. But Jesus, to declare OUT LOUD that people will drop dead because of mistakes is something one whispers to himself or to family and friends who are not in said business. While Darabont being VERY particular about his shots can be a good thing under GOOD circumstances, he does not seem like the type to adapt when necessary (despite the fact it wasn't necessary at all to trim the budget in the first place).