The Walking Dead Season 3 - Will It Stay Gritty?

In an interview with TV Guide, show runner Glen Mazzarra and creator Robert Kirkman answers questions regarding season 2 and the upcoming season 3 of the series. Regarding the grittiness of the comics, the interviewer asked:

This section of the comics is very disturbing, between psychotic killers, zombie fights, rape and the murder of a very prominent character. Will that grittiness stay intact or is there a line you have to draw because it's for TV? 

Mazzara: We are a bold show. We do take chances. We are committed to what we want to do and we are not going to pull punches. When you are committed to a strong point of view, not every audience member is going to like that. We're fully aware of that. That's part of being part of a cutting-edge show on cable. 

Kirkman: There will definitely need to be tweaks to certain things. There are certain limitations, but I don't think those limitations dictate that we can't tell the exact same stories as the comic book. It just means we have to tell them in a different way.

Be sure to read the rest of the interview as well for more insights into the series and how it's going to develop this fall, when season 3 airs.