'The Walking Dead': Andrew Lincoln has asked show to cut his arm off
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"The Walking Dead" has brought a lot of iconic and gruesome moments from the comics to life  but there's one thing the show hasn't done that lead actor Andrew Lincoln would love to see happen to  his character Rick Grimes .
While comic book  Rick  doesn't lose  his  whole arm   Grimes  loses  his  right hand after meeting the Governor.
The Governor's time came and went on seasons three and four of the show without  Rick  losing any body parts.
"All that happens is the special effects department just starts sucking their teeth [like]  'That's gonna cost a lot of money to do '" said  Grimes  of one reason we haven't seen  Rick  lose  his  hand on the show.
"The practical difficulties of having a guy who doesnât have a hand is extremely complicated in the comic and would be impossible in the show. Because the comic book doesn't move " Kirkman said in a 2014 episode of "The Writer's Room." "I t would add a huge complication to the TV series  and probably a lot more money to the budget  especially since  Rick  is the main character and involved in many action scenes."
In a subsequent Reddit thread that same year  Kirkman told fans it would prevent them from showing things like how  Rick  reloads  his  gun. Still  never say never.
"The CGI of cutting off  Rick 's hand would be expensive  but we did it with Hershel's leg so if we felt strongly about  Rick  losing a hand  we'd do it " Kirkman wrote on Reddit.
Though  Rick 's hand is still intact on the show  it hasn't stopped the series from teasing fans that  he  could lose it multiple times.
A small moment in season six made fans think  Rick  may have to get  his  hand chopped off after  his  blood mixed with zombie blood. More recently  fans thought  Rick 's hand may be in danger in the season seven premiere since it was called "Right Hand Man."
Maybe when we see the flash forward of  Old Man Rick  wake up at some point in season eight we'll be surprised to see  him  without a hand  but until then it looks like the hand may be staying for good.
"The Walking Dead" has brought a lot of iconic and gruesome moments from the comics to life  but there's one thing the show hasn't done that lead actor Andrew Lincoln would love to see happen to  his character Rick Grimes .
While comic book  Rick  doesn't lose  his  whole arm   Grimes  loses  his  right hand after meeting the Governor.
The Governor's time came and went on seasons three and four of the show without  Rick  losing any body parts.
"All that happens is the special effects department just starts sucking their teeth [like]  'That's gonna cost a lot of money to do '" said  Grimes  of one reason we haven't seen  Rick  lose  his  hand on the show.
"The practical difficulties of having a guy who doesnât have a hand is extremely complicated in the comic and would be impossible in the show. Because the comic book doesn't move " Kirkman said in a 2014 episode of "The Writer's Room." "I t would add a huge complication to the TV series  and probably a lot more money to the budget  especially since  Rick  is the main character and involved in many action scenes."
In a subsequent Reddit thread that same year  Kirkman told fans it would prevent them from showing things like how  Rick  reloads  his  gun. Still  never say never.
"The CGI of cutting off  Rick 's hand would be expensive  but we did it with Hershel's leg so if we felt strongly about  Rick  losing a hand  we'd do it " Kirkman wrote on Reddit.
Though  Rick 's hand is still intact on the show  it hasn't stopped the series from teasing fans that  he  could lose it multiple times.
A small moment in season six made fans think  Rick  may have to get  his  hand chopped off after  his  blood mixed with zombie blood. More recently  fans thought  Rick 's hand may be in danger in the season seven premiere since it was called "Right Hand Man."
Maybe when we see the flash forward of  Old Man Rick  wake up at some point in season eight we'll be surprised to see  him  without a hand  but until then it looks like the hand may be staying for good.