The Walking Dead: Living where they film the AMC show sounds worse than living with Zombies

'I was told by a cop directing traffic that I wasn't allowed to be out on my own lawn'

Ever thought “It would be so cool to live where they film The Walking Dead, that way I’d see all the characters in action before anyone else"?

Turns out living in Senoia, Georgia, really isn’t that great when the producers are in town as, not only are tourists constantly running rampant trying to get snaps of the stars, at times residents are ‘trapped in their own homes’, as described by a local known only as Brittany in a piece for Cracked.

According to the report, residents have to live under very strict conditions when filming is taking place: "They had to agree to things like specific exit/entry times at their own homes to work around filming, and allowing bright lights and loud noises at three in the morning.

“I believe they are legally obligated to wait until the crew okays their leaving so that they don't mess up a scene.”

Apparently the community is divided into two groups: those who don’t mind the show being filmed in their town and those who really do.

“At one point during filming, I was actually told by a cop directing traffic that I wasn't allowed to be out on my own lawn. When they were filming at the wall of Alexandria, we were really close to where they were shooting.

“Security had to make sure that nobody walked past the blocked portions of the road, so when we walked out into the yard to see what was up, a security officer told us we couldn't be out there unless we were trying to leave.”

There’s also a constant police presence in the town, with officers deterring tourists and fans while also monitoring residents closely.

There is pretty much 24/7 police presence here," Brittany said. "They're on the lookout for anyone trying to mess with the Alexandria wall / leftover props, or anyone who is going to disturb residents living in the homes that appear in the show, so they watch us closely when we're walking our dogs down the street or pulling into our own driveways.”

As you may have suspected, this did not sit well with many of the locals: "You have old men who are very big on their rights and control over what is theirs and aren't going to let anyone take that away. A couple of my neighbours got really mad ... They complained, but I don't think anything was ever done.”

What's worse is that many of the props, such as the Alexandria wall, are left up for prolonged periods of time.

"If you don't know what it is, you'd think that we didn't take pride in our town or something," Brittany said. "A lot of residents are upset about it, especially the ones who have been in town a while. They don't really care about the show, so to them it's just a big eyesore and flocking spot for tourists.”

Even when the crew are no longer in Georgia to film The Walking Dead, apparently there are dozens of guided tours which disrupt the community.

"The guided tours are mainly annoying just because of how they disrupt the flow of traffic and stand around near homes," said Brittany, but "the self-guided tours are terrible, because there is nobody to tell them what not to touch, where not to park, and where not to walk."

Still fancy living where they film The Walking Dead?