As The Walking Dead returns to AMC for the second half of its third season, writers for the popular zombie drama told reporters Monday they are beginning to regret naming absolutely all of the characters in the series Rick. When we started working on that first episode, there were just a few characters, so we figured it didnt really matter what we called them, said showrunner Glen Mazzara, whose writing team has since expanded the shows ensemble cast to more than 50 unique roles, including protagonist Rick Grimes, fan favorite Rick Dixon, and a mysterious, shadowy figure known only within the shows universe as Rick. As it stands, were juggling three seasons worth of charactersmen, women, children, and even zombiesall of whom are referred to as Rick, generally without a last name. Yes, its confusing, but what are we supposed to do at this point? Completely change the names of all the shows characters? Despite the shows convoluted naming system, AMC executives have confirmed that Sundays midseason premierein which Rick and Rick rescue Rick while Rick comes to terms with his guilt over Ricks deathgarnered a record 12.3 million viewers. 