I was also happy to see some of the local crew on set that I'd not seen in quite some time. Seeing that both of these terrific young actors had landed this opportunity was a big deal to me, for them, and for all of "the local" actors I recognized on set that day. I vividly recall my excitement at the sight of Madison Lintz and Chandler Riggs, both Atlanta locals whom I already knew. Moreover, how could I screw that up? "Melissa, can you move a little camera-left, we can't see you back there." This would happen often. Lucky for me, Carol was mostly in the background, and I was comfortable there, you know… acclimating… feeling it all out. That they'd already been filming for weeks, I knew they were well into a good working momentum together, and my overwhelming thought of the day was not to screw it up. My first day on The Walking Dead was day three of the third episode. All I knew for certain about my character was that "she's an abused wife and mother… and you'll be needed for maybe three episodes." Maybe? And I'd seen the image of Carol letting a walker bite into her neck in the comic book, so I didn't expect to be around very long. For some of us, the fate of our own character within those episodes was also unknown. What was only known at that time, of course, was that this was a six-episode pilot for what it was hoped would become an ongoing series.
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