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What's up? Hi. How are you?

[Indistinct conversation]

Don't -- Don't -- Don't cause trouble.

You look like a troublemaker to me.

If you want to be. What's your name?

Ali. Ali?

Yeah. That's Ali.

You're on TV now.

Are you, like, a director or producer?

I'm the director. You're the director?

Yeah. Alright. What's your name?

Uh...Simon Cowell.

Simon Cowell? Okay. Yeah.

Now that I wasn't expecting.

But after 12 years in one place,

a little anonymity can be nice once in a while.

That's right.

I'm taking it back to where it all started.

This is "Ride," and we're in Georgia,

"Walking Dead" country.

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A motorcycle can really take you places.

What began as the way I commuted to set

helped convince our writers to put Daryl on a bike --

a small victory for me,

and the start of crafting this character

into the post-apocalyptic guy I thought he could be.

And with Daryl's notoriety came this --

the opportunity to explore this world one ride at a time.

So finally being back in Georgia

is a real full-circle moment.

Got these cool helmets.

What's up buddy? Are you Norman Reedus?

I -- Hell, yes. I'm -- No, no, is this really you?

Wait. Hold on. Hi.

Yeah. Hi, buddy. How's my brother?

Good to see you, man. It's been a minute.

The guy you probably know as "Tig"

I first met on a movie set 15 years ago.

What are we waiting for? Man: Let's do this.

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Kim Coates is as versatile as they come.

From Broadway to "Sons of Anarchy" to "American Primeval,"

he's recently become part of "The Walking Dead" family

in "Dead City,"

and I'm excited to have one of my favorite "Sons" boys

finally join me on the road.

How you been, dude?

Thanks for having me, man.

We're in Georgia. Yeah. Yeah.

Have you spent time in Georgiabefore? I have.

Yeah. Yeah, I did a movie with Tom Schulman,

Oscar-winner for "Dead Poets Society."Yeah.

With Lili Simmons. We filmed it in Madison.

Yeah. I miss -- I miss working here.

Well, this is where you did it.

This is where we started the stuff.

This is where it all started.Yeah.

72 years ago, you started filming

that show "Walking Dead." That's right.

How many? 72 years? You look so good for your age.

Feels like 72. Oh, come on, bro.

It feels like 72, right? Surprise.

There you go. Thank you.

You're very welcome. Enjoy.

Cheers, mate. It's good to see you, bro.

Thanks for having me.

I remember we did a movie together

that we did in Bulgaria.

You were so good. You were young. I was very green back then.

You were super green.

Yeah. I was the leader of that gang.

It was you, Tommy -- Tommy Flanagan.

Anyway, I go on to do "Sons." You do "Walking Dead."

You know a lot of the "Sons" boys.

I do, yeah. I love Ron Pearlman.

I worked with him in Prague for, like, six months.

Yeah. We need to talk about your show on our set.

For me and my career...Yeah.

...all the movies I had done before "Sons" and the arcs,

I'd never been on a TV show as a regular.

And when Sutter convinced me to play Tig,

I really was balking because I didn't know much about the guy,

and I was fearful -- was he gonna become just psychotic?

But in a series... Yeah. Bang, bang, bang.

...you never really know where your guy's gonna go...Yeah.

...and it's the best decision. That's great.

Yeah. I love hearing stories like that, yeah.

Cool. Let's do it. Let's do it.

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I can't believe that the window worked out,

that my old ass can sit on this [bleep] bike

and be with you like I'm on a holiday.Yeah.

No wife, no kids. No -- No worries.

I'm with [bleep] Norman [bleep] Reedus.

We wait till day three and you're like,

"Goddamn, is this over?"

Oh, man.

Reedus: It's crazy how portraying

riding renegades helped propel both of our careers,

roles for which Kim and I will forever be grateful.

So it seems right he's joining me in a place

with a rich motorcycle history

that not many people are aware of.

Over the next three days,

from its rolling hills, farmland, and into its cities,

we'll be meeting people who are defining the past,

present, and future of moto culture in Georgia

with a "Walking Dead" reunion or two along the way.

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I have lots of fond memories

of shooting "The Walking Dead" back when we first got here.

Norman showed up on a bike.

His hair was really short. He just --

He looked like a local.

He was doing the thing and living the part,

and he just wanted to feel it all around him

and feel it up in his soul.

I remember that really, really well about Norman.

I mean, the best days on "Sons of Anarchy"

were when we were riding.Yeah.

When I got the part, Kurt Sutter goes, "You can ride?"

And I go, "Yeah, I can -- I can ride.

I've been riding my whole life."

And then you realize that the boys,

when you meet the boys,

it becomes apparent that they all had to go to biker school

before they shot that pilot.

I just did "Bikeriders" with -- with Jeff Nichols,

and it was the same thing.

There was a bike school,

you know, and they taught half those guys how to ride,

you know, the week before.

Nah, you were great in that. Your m-- Your mouth was amazing.

That was the -- That was the star of the [bleep] show.

It's nice to meet the proper [bleep] ups.

Man, I would have kissed that mouth.

All those [bleep] braces you had flying out of your brain.

[Laughs]

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What's up, guys?

Coates: What's up, brother? Hey, how are you, man?

I'm good. Welcome.

How are you? Tyler. Nice to meet you. Norman.

Nice to meet you. Kim.

Nice to meet you, Kim. Tyler.

Kim? I'm Gene. Nice to meet you.

Norman, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, man.

Come on in.

Reedus: While chopper culture first emerged

in post-World War II California

and expanded soon after into the Midwest,

on the East Coast, that revolution started here,

in the unassuming hills of Georgia.

Since 2017, it's history

that Georgia Motor Oil has been working to preserve.

This is a nice spot, boys.

Newsome: Well, this is my little humble abode.

This is my shop.

Oh, cool. Very cool.

So, Gene ran Blue Ribbon Cycles back in 1975. Good to see you, Kim.

And I've been kind of helping preserve a little bit

of the local history of this era around motorcycles and choppers.

I mean, this bike's been in a magazine.

The Disco Bike. Look. Coates: The Disco Bike.

The Disco -- He has the metal flake.

It's got not only the metal flake,

but it's got lights

that, when it's moving, light up around the front. Seriously?

Yeah. No way.

I had my -- my first Kawasaki in the early '70s

when I was like in high school, and it was all metal flake.Yeah.

I mean, it was really different wacky colors, purple and blues.

When this was done, it was pretty popular.

And then metal flake kind of went away.

Reedus: Did you do all the little custom skulls? Yeah. Yeah.

Little knickknacks I picked up here and there.

You want to kick it over? It's kick-start only. Go for it. Yeah. Why not?

Sure. Alright.

Just a kick. It is all you need to do.

There you go. You got compression now.

[Engine revs] There it is!

There it is! Very good.

[Indistinct]

[Engine rumbling]

Sweet. Yeah.

Yeah. So, still alive after that many years.

Tell me about Blue Ribbon Cycle.

Well, I opened in '75

with an unemployment check and a toolbox.

Chopper guys, you think California,

you think West Coast... Yeah.

...but, I mean, Gene was part of bringing bikes like this

in this area. Yeah.

When I opened, it was probably the only shop

in the Greater Atlanta area. Yeah.

If you needed a part, you about had to come to me.

All of the club history you see in here,

these clubs are gone.

One-percenter clubs.

You know, the clubs back in the early '60s.

If this stuff wasn't saved by someone, it would be trash.

The moment I tell him I found Max's old bike

or I found an old cut, they're like, "That's amazing.

That's a g-- I love what you're doing.

So glad someone cares."

[Indistinct conversation]

Says, "Return to Evelyn."

Reedus: It takes passion and dedication

to restore vintage riding machines,

but what Tyler undertakes is just as impressive...

Newsome: I mean, this is straight out of the '70s.

You've got the old Harley one. But for me, it's this, you know?

Because someone ran this shop, someone was employed here.

You know, that's a big deal. Yeah.

...keeping the memories of those who actually lived it alive.

Coates: Those bikes would be so fun to ride.

Reedus: So cool, yeah.

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Roads just like this, exactly like this,

on my way to work every day with the sun coming up.

Yeah. This was the life right here.

We don't reach Senoia until tomorrow,

and I'm already getting those familiar vibes.

I miss Georgia.

I had the time in my life working here.

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Coates: Where are all these people going, Reedus?

Reedus: I think they're probably going where we're going.

It's like, are they all coming to see you?

Is that what's happening here?

Yeah, buddy. [Horn honking]

Yeah![Laughs]

Right on!

Reedus: After a lesson on Georgia's motorcycle past,

we're on a 40-mile ride into Atlanta

to catch up with some women

introducing the culture to a new wave of riders.

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How's it going? Good morning. Taylor: This is TK.

Hi, Norman! Oh, you're sweet. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too. I'm Porsche, Norman.

Kim Coates. Nice to meet you. So good to meet you.

Absolute pleasure. Great to meet you.

Absolute pleasure. Welcome to Atlanta.

Thanks for having us, yeah.

I'm not from here, though.

I came from LA to meet you guys.

No way. Yeah!

Coates: Why not? Really?

Listen. That's what -- Yeah, girl.

That's what they're made for, right?

Wow. That's awesome. Yeah.

Wow.

So, what is this shop right here?

TK: So, this is our boutique.

It's kind of like a second family home,

I guess, for riders, but we specialize in gear.

It's like a moto community hub for Atlanta. Yeah? Right on.

She does a great job bringing everybody together.

Is that how you guys met,

the two of you? You know what?

Um, so we met on Instagram.

Oh, wow.Yeah, so I started --

What's that? I'm just kidding. [Laughter]

I started a motorcycle magazine for women

called "Black Girls Ride," and I just reached out to her.

We began communicating and doing events together...

Come on. That's great. ...and it just branched out.

Natural. It's been natural, yeah. Yeah. Organic relationship.

How do you guys see, like, the --

the women's riding culture change throughout the years?

When we created "Black Girls Ride" in 2011,

the face of motorsports was pretty homogeneous.

It was, you know, middle-aged white males.

And I'm excited that we've been instrumental

in changing the face of what that looks like. Yeah. Yeah.

The women's community just blew -- blew up.

One of my heroes started a club called the Blaque Pearl MC,

They're amazing, the more I learn about them.

The thing about the Blaque Pearls

is they're really a purist club,

and they model themselves after traditional MCs,

and it's about the ride and it's about the sisterhood.

Suicide, she's out there. She's one of the founders.

She's gonna introduce you to the members of her chapter...

Cool.Fantastic.

...and, uh, these women are badass.

What's up, ladies?

Woman: How's it going? Reedus: Yeah. Hey.

Good, good. What's up? Hi. I'm Norman.

Norman, Feenom. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet. You as well.

Pleasure. Feenom, Kim. How are you?

Kim, nice to meet you.Awesome. Norman. Nice to meet you.

Suicide. Kim. Oh, it is Suicide?

Heard about you.

You're the Tommy Flanagan of "Sons of Anarchy."

He never got off his bike and he had his hands behind...

You look really good doing that.Thanks!

Suicide, are there 20 of you? 10 of you? 5 of you? 100?

Like, what's the...? There's a few here and there. [Laughs]

Yeah. Quite a few.

Yeah, you really don't... Woman: You don't give numbers.

...you know, talk numbers and... Yeah. Copy that.

...locations, but I come out of New York,

um, which is the mother chapter,

so I'm one of the founding members.

Started with a group of six women in 2003... Fantastic.

...and a few of us are still here,

a little older, a little wiser.

We all are. Yeah.

Or trying to be.

Our prospects, when -- when they hit the ground

running as a full-back... Yeah?

...there's nothing that they don't know.

Like, they're prepared for any situation.

So that's very important

'cause they have to be safe out there.

Even though it is recreation for us,

um, for some people it's their life

and it's very serious to them, so we're gonna respect that

and we need them to respect us. Coates: I love it.

Reedus: You know the East Bay Dragons?

Yeah. Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah.

So, I rode with them through Oakland and San Francisco. Okay.

Uh, maybe 200 bikes in a row.

And I'm talking to one of them,

and he goes, "Oh, the H.A. headquarters is right up here."

I'm like, "Are you cool with them?"

They told me that they meet at a Chinese restaurant

in San Francisco the first of every month,

have a cup of coffee and just don't step on toes.

That's -- That's been for decades. It's about respect.

That's -- That's literally part of our prospecting period.

That is actually two of the books that we have to read.

We have to read up on Tobie and also up on Sonny.

Yeah, we make our prospects read. Yeah. Yeah.

Oh, good. Reading's fundamental. We have to read several books.

Yes, it is. Definitely.

Tonight we are headed to Bloc Burnaz.

It's, um, it's MOFO's birthday, and he's having a Pisces Bash.

Um, Bloc Burnaz are probably one

of the largest clubs in the nation.

They have, I believe, close to 27 chapters

throughout the country, and...

It is MOFO's birthday?MOFO.

Do you sing "Happy birthday, MOFO"? MOFO. That's it.

I'm ready. It's MOFO's birthday.

I can -- I can remember that.

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Let's do it!

♪ Chrome wheel lover

♪ Rollin' down the highway

♪♪

♪ She's all lipstick and leather... ♪

There's a lot of motorcycle clubs in the south.

They do service.

They give back. They have parties.

Woman: Whether you're on a sports bike,

whether you're on a cruiser,

we just enjoy riding and getting together and hanging out.

♪ She's my little rebel blowin' through the stop signs ♪

This feels good.

Suicide: So, having a wide-open highway makes me very excited.

[Chuckles]

♪ Hell, hell on wheels

Are we in Atlanta right now? Feenom: Yeah, we're in Atlanta now.

I know this area very well.

I was, um, Atlanta Police for a lot of years.

Oh, wow.

♪ Hell on wheels

♪♪

Smells good. I smell perfume back here.

Coates: It's me, Norman. It's me.

[Laughter]

Just me, buddy.

♪ Hell, hell on wheels

♪♪

Here we are.

Feenom: Yep. There we go.

Reedus: I've met my share of trailblazing women

in the motorcycle world...Whew!

...and the Blaque Pearls are breaking down the next barrier.

♪♪

A traditional club cultivating sisterhood

while respecting the history

and the time-honored rules of the road.

♪♪

But now we're gonna put away the bikes for the night

and find out what the Atlanta club scene is all about...

Norman Reedus.

Kim [bleep] Coates.

Atlanta.

...because I'm starting to think the Bloc Burnaz

might just know how to party.

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Reedus: Day two. But who's counting?

Coates: How are you today, Normie?

How's the body, baby?

Reedus: I don't know, I feel like this is day 35.

[Laughs]

Yesterday was a long one, and we're feeling the effects today.

Lucky for us, it's a short ride across town

to meet a guy who is turning out world-class custom design.

I've done some press for "Dead City,"

but you being like the big cheese on "The Walking Dead"

and working with Jeffrey,

it's gonna be -- I get to cut you both down now.

I get to... Yeah. Rip us to shreds.

Tell everybody I don't really know how to ride a motorcycle.

"He never showers, it's true. He smells like --" Never.

"He smells like a dead squirrel." Never.

I mean, I offered him an Altoid the other day. He said no.

I'm going, "Norman, please."

[Laughs]

Oh, here we go, Norman. Ooh! DeLorean!

My grandma used to have a DeLorean.

No. Yeah, she caught me -- caught me trying to steal it.

Look at this truck, bro.

Oh, jet hot rod. Come on.

What's up? How are you, man? I'm Norman. Hey.

Hey. Bryan. Nice to meet you, dude.

You guys got a great day to ride. Yeah. It's beautiful.

Beautiful day.

Reedus: For the last two decades,

Bryan Fuller has been one of the most influential

and ambitious fabricators in the country.

If it has wheels and a motor,

Fuller Moto will transform it into a work of art.

I'm looking around at all th--

I'm like, "What do you not do?"

We're kind of like that -- that team where, you know,

if you don't know where to take it, you know,

like -- You bring it here.

You bring it here.

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Wow!

What an awesome shop you have.

This is the life.

This is where all the magic happens.

This is a good example of kind of what we do.

So, 2022 R 18 BMW.

We got rid of all the electronics.

Yeah, you did. So, see that magneto?

So that's the only thing you need to run the spark plugs.

Took probably 250 pounds off of this bike. Reedus: Yeah.

So, the tank is 1937.Okay.

And that was the inspiration for the R 18 when they made it.

So 1937 bolted into a '22 frame. Come on.

Like, literally just right in.

Wow. This is beautiful.

Thank you.

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This is awesome too. What's happening here?

'34 Ford. This was my personal car.

This is kind of the interior plan right now.

Oh, cool. It's kind of military.

Wow. This was all, like, cut and chopped,

lowered to get it a little bit more graceful and radiused.

Is -- What is this? A gas tank?

Yep. That's an old -- It sticks out like that?

It's an airplane... old airplane gas tank

that we kind of modified.

This seems dangerous to me to have your gas can...

It's got a bladder in it. Oh.

Yeah, you wouldn't want to be slammed in from behind.

Yeah. Kaboom! Yeah. Yeah.

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We're known for our metal shop.

You haven't even seen the metal shop yet.

V16 engine.

That's stupid. Oh, my God. V16?

V16. [Laughs]

Put into this big sled.

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This will flip up, so we'll leave --

This will be open and you'll be able to see inside

and see that 16. See the engine? Got it.

Can you imagine that thing rolling down in LA? No!

I literally can't. I can't imagine it.

Is it two people? Four people? What...?

Two. Yeah. I want to be there when you parallel park it.

Yeah. [Laughs]

Reedus: Like the rare great artists,

Bryan's work transcends genre and style,

as his boundary-pushing builds continue

to revolutionize the craft of metal.

You have every single machine.

This is like a fully functioning Death Star, this place.

You know what I mean? This is another level.

A true visionary with unbridled passion

for everything he does.

Wow. Really cool, dude. Real pleasure.

Yeah. Real pleasure.

♪♪

On our show, Norman, everybody was tall.

Me and Ron were like 6'1".

Ryan was 6'4".Yeah.

William Lucking was 6'5".

I get a lot of guys going,

"Well, you're shorter than I thought." [Laughs]

Or -- Or they'll come up to me and they go,

"Oh, I bet I -- I bet I could take you."

Yeah. You know?

With Atlanta in our rear view,

it's a 50-mile drive down Georgia Highway 85

into the town of Senoia.

You know, that place that used to be overrun with zombies?

♪♪

Wait, wait, where are we right now?

I feel like we're right next to our studio.

You're having some déjà vu right now.

Yeah, but this is how I used to go to work.

Right here. Right down there. Wow. Wow.

Wow.

Blast from the past.

Right here at this light,

Jeffrey Dean Morgan bought a -- a Cobra convertible kit car.

I'm leaving set.

I'm at the opposite light, and I hear this "vroom, vroom!

Vroom, vroom!"

And he had a -- he had a scarf on

and his -- and his sunglasses.

Everybody on the cast is always kind of hiding

when they're out around here 'cause, you know, the show.

Not Morgan. Not Morgan. No, no. Not Morgan.

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This whole town was like a dirt-- deserted sort of town.

There was none of these businesses.

Maybe three businesses. Not no more.

And we used to shoot

quarter-and-half-round machine guns on this street...

No. On the street? ...and throw canisters, like gas canisters.

Like, we used to, like, "ba, ba, ba, ba, ba!"

It was a full-on firefight.

Hey! There he is!

Let's go say hi to Scotty. What's up, buddy?

Coates: Scotty-Scotty. What's up, man?

So good to -- What a blast from the past.

Here we are again, yeah.

Hey, buddy. Oh, and this guy.

How are you? How are you? Good?

Reedus: Scott Gimple joined our TV family during season two

and helped our little series explode.

As a writer, executive producer, and showrunner since 2011,

he now oversees the entire "Walking Dead" universe.

I was trying to explain there wasn't much here

when we got here. No.

This is like Marty McFly, you know,

going to the future in Hill Valley.Yeah.

McBride: The area in and around Senoia

was just the perfect place to shoot "The Walking Dead,"

and the people were very, very generous to us

over the years for letting us come make a mess.

Woman: "The Walking Dead" really just, it made its mark

even from the get go.

We were a small-town nobody, and then it blew up.

It's a big major part of what the town is now.

It is incredible how something about the dead

brought so much life.

There was a wall around this community down there for years.

There's a pond in there. Oh, yeah. I caught it on fire.

Coates: A pond? Yeah. Norman set the entire thing on fire.

With a bazooka on top of a truck...

Dude. Fire. ...and just boom!

Like, the whole lake went up into a [bleep] fireball.

♪♪

[Explosion]

♪♪

You guys want to get a coffee or something?

Yeah. I'd love it. Let's grab a coffee.

Come on, brother. Alright.

I remember when you guys started "The Walking Dead."

For so many years, it'd be such a massive hit.

People started moving to Atlanta,

crews started moving to Atlanta,

and I really think it had something to do with your show.

The way we made it was closer to "Six Million Dollar Man"

than "Game of Thrones."

Those early days of "Walking Dead,"

it felt like we were making an indie film in the woods

and no one was around.

We're out here in Senoia,

and it was like the best summer camp on Earth.

About "Dead City," 'cause our friend's in "Dead City,"

what was that like having Kim there?

He kind of owns every scene he walks into.

That's fun. It's an incredible thing.

Can't wait for you to see it.

I can't wait. I'm excited. I'm excited.

Cool. We're gonna go do a little race cars.

Yeah?You'll be great.

Yeah?We're gonna strap you in,

and we're gonna put a helmet on you.

I want a helmet.

I don't mind being wrapped in bubble wrap.

Whatever, man.

That's a very good idea.

Yeah.

♪♪

Reedus: Kim and I rode our bikes to the Lamar County Speedway,

and we're still waiting for Scott to arrive.

What you been doin', buddy?

Oh, hey, I didn't -- I didn't know you were there.

Wow. I mean, it's my job to ignore the camera.

I don't even see you there.

There's no camera there. Oh, yeah.

He's on this one now. There's no camera there either.

But if the guy drives his go kart anything like his car,

it's not gonna be much of a race.

Man: Hey, guys. Hey. How are you?

How are you, sir? Can you do me a favor?

When this guy shows up and he's going to join us,

can you make it sound really scary?

Okay.

♪♪

Yo!

[French accent] Bonjour!

This is Scott Gimple!

Yeah, we're talking about cars. You ready?

Nice to meet you. Jason. Good to meet you, sir.

Yeah, you guys are dressed for this.

They're also, uh, part-time priests, just in case.

Oh, cool. Okay.

I mean... any rabbis available?

[Laughter]

I'm sure we can find a rabbi around here somewhere.

Pretty much like driving a car.

Alright, gas on the right. Brake on the left.

Alright, when you -- when you get

down at the end of straightaway,

the first couple of laps, just take it easy.

The last guy that tried to go fast in two laps,

he went off the track and went out through the trees.

About cut his head off. Reedus: Still out there.

Still out there. Yeah. We just now got the fence fixed.

If it gets up on two wheels, do not throw your hand out.

We done had arms tore off. Oh, wow.

It's a long 911 call for sure.

Really? Like... Reedus: We're trying to scare you.

Oh, no. Yeah. It was a whole plan.

Mission accomplished. Okay, good. Okay, good.

♪♪

[Engines revving]

♪♪

Coates: Alright, Scotty.

Better have that leather jacket on.

Oh, boy.

This is exactly what I thought I'd be doing today.

♪♪

Got to take it wide.

[bleep]

Oh, no.

♪♪

[bleep] Cut across the grass.

Cheater![Laughs]

Mother[bleep]!

Come on, Norman! How far back am I?

How the hell did he get way up there?

♪♪

[Laughs]

♪♪

Why do I keep -- Why do I keep missing the turn?

I don't know. I'm sorry.

It's in my way. Oh. Hey, Scott.

I think everyone has lapped me three times.

I'm coming for you, Roberts!

I'm coming for you! I'm right on your tail, Coates!

Excuse me. Pardon me. [bleep] smell y'all later!

♪♪

That was awesome!

Reedus: Yeah! Wow.

Spinoramas over grass.

Hey, w-where's, uh, Scott?

He's back there somewhere.

He stalled again on the back straightaway.

You can't get off this show that easy, Scott.

Well, give her some gas here.

Oh, oh. Sorry, sorry.

[Engine revs] Yeah.

Yeah.

This way!

Yes. Coates: Yes!

Scotty! Yeah! Yes! Yes!

Yes! Baby!

How was it? I don't know, kind of like Luigi.

And you guys were like Mario and Yoshi.

No, that was awesome. That was so fun.

Reedus: In case you missed it,

I kind of like giving Scott a hard time,

but that just speaks to the type of relationship we maintain.

Bye, guys! Thank you so much. You bet. Take care.

That was a blast. Thank you. Thanks for the track. So much fun.

And besides, he's a good sport,

which is more than you might say about Kim.

Between you and me, I'm pretty sure he cheated.

Scotty.

I'll see you later. Au revoir.

Au revoir. See you soon, buddy.

Alright.Thank you, man.

That was fun, right? Yeah, that was fun.

And I like this -- I like this mix here. The two of us?

Yeah. I've never seen this mix. I hate this guy.

Me, too. That's what makes it work.

I can't stand him. Me too.

Scott, nice to see you.

Kim, nice to see you. Sorry I lapped you four or five times.

Um, let's roll.

Reedus: That was fun.

Fun [bleep] riding, man. [Chuckles]

And look at Gimple jumping in there.

Right on. Played it like a champ.

I thought he kind of kicked ass. I was impressed.

Yeah. Me too.

So, are we going to your former studio, Norman?

Yeah, it's a crazy studio.

For 11 seasons, Riverwood Studios was my office

and, in a lot of ways, my home.

But we're not heading back just to romanticize the past.

One of my favorite people, Greg Nicotero,

is working on a new project and has invited us to check it out.

Wow. This was -- This is wild being here, bro.

I used to come through here every [bleep] morning,

say, "Hi. Good morning." "Hi, hi."

It's "good evening,"

but you can say "good morning" if you like, that's fine.

And -- And, dude, my trailer was right there to the left.

My little Airstream trailer was right down there by that truck.

Wow. Blast from the past.

It feels good to be back here.

So, check this out. Come here.

Look at this over here.

Let me show you something. So...

So, each one of these hangers was a different set.

So, this one on the left...

Yeah? ...was a whole prison.

Each one of these was a -- was a completely different world.

And they go all the way back.

This is -- This is ginormous.

This is way bigger than our "Sons" set. Oh, my God.

I wish it was daylight, 'cause I'd take you

on the bikes through here,

but there's full cities built back there.

It was nuts.

I could reminisce all night,

but it's time we get to set and we catch up with Greg.

I used to roll up here on my chopper

and "blam, blam, blam, blam, blam, blam!"

Yeah. On the show?

No, just to start my day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Exactly.

Well, welcome home there,Reedus. Yes.

Come on, baby. So crazy.

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♪♪

This is so surreal.

This has gotta be bizarre for you.

It's so surreal.

We're trying to tippy toe. I didn't even hear you.

You were so quiet. Hey, buddy.

How are you, my friend? Good. How are you? What's up?

Greg, Kim. Kim, Greg. Absolute pleasure.

Kim Coates. Absolute pleasure, man.

Really, really big fan.

There's not too many people in this industry

I respect more than Greg Nicotero.

His special effects, artistry, and meticulous innovation

have been redefining television and film for 35 years.

Our friendship goes back well before "The Walking Dead,"

and I'm always excited to see what his

twisted, creative mind will come up with next.

Dude, how's it going? It's good. We're about to shoot a shot.

You want to see what we're doing? Yeah. Do we stay here?

You stay here. I'm gonna go... Got it.

Got it. Right there, yeah. Steadicam is gonna go right here.

I had so many scenes in this field

when it was different [bleep].

[Laughs] You know what I mean?

I'm having, like, these crazy flashbacks of different things.

You know. "I've been in this..."

I've killed so many people on this land.

"I've killed so many zombies on this land."

People, too. Man: And we are...set.

Man #2: Okay. Ready, Frank?

And start running forward! Go!

To your right a little bit!

And cut.

Man #3: Cut!

Rad. Rad!

[Giggles]

[Indistinct conversation]

This is so cool. This is -- This is --

What the [bleep] is happening right now?

Let me tell you a little bit about this show,

'cause this show's a little bonkers.

It's this weird...

hybrid, like, experimental competition show horror movie.

It's like if "Blair Witch Project"

and "Survivor" had a baby.

The only difference between this is our contestants have no idea

that that's what they signed up for.

So the contestants think that they're signing up

for a regular competition show,

and then they show up here and we do this.

Reedus: You just scare the [bleep] out of them. Every night.

Coates: Nice. Every night.

How does it feel to be back on "The Walking Dead"...?

It's great. It's crazy for me to be here.

He, uh, he's been going through emotions coming here.

Yeah, it's really emotional. Yeah. It's amazing.

And the thing about this particular show

is I could have never done it without that crew.

You know, you work on shows like -- You know as well. I do.

You work on a show, and it's lightning in a bottle.

Yes. And you just pray

that you'll have that experience twice in your life,

maybe three times in your life,

where you get to work with those same people again.

And I feel like I'm blessed.

I mean, he and I have been working together for 18 years.

This was like the best time of my life, Georgia.

Like, it was really [bleep] great.

I love what we're doing in Europe,

but being back here, I'm like, "Whoa." Well, it's funny 'cause

when we were in Paris, you're like, "This is it.

This is the best place ever." "This is the best time of my life."

"It's the best time." And then we go to Madrid...

"This is the best time of my life.

This is the best time." I'm an idiot, yeah.

And then you come back here and you're like,

"This is the best time of my life."

Pick a place!

I just like it all. It's all connected.

It is all connected. I know, I know.

That's what makes it great.

But, you know, we're emotionally connected

to the people and what we did.

Yeah. And so many -- I think

because so many other people were affected by it,

that it means more to us, you know? Yeah.

If you're lucky, you wake up most mornings

fulfilled by the journey,

even more so if you love the ones

who accompany you along the way.

For me, this place is sacred ground,

and seeing my old friends is a reminder of

how fortunate I've been.

Because what we accomplished here changed my life forever.

Go get 'em. Go get 'em. I love you. I have to go act.

Good -- Good -- This acting thing's hard, you guys.

Absolute pleasure. I'm so proud of you, man.

I'll see you soon. Thanks, guys. Thanks for coming.

See you soon. Thanks for having us.

♪♪

Reedus: Is this your daily driver, this -- this 250?

Uh, I've got a '69 Triumph.

I mean, I do a lot of traveling with my painting stuff,

so I have to carry a lot of stuff,

so I've got an old Chevy van from the '60s

I usually drive. Oh, that's cool.

Reedus: It's day three,

and, yeah, I should probably get you caught up.

That's Chastin Brand, an artist Bryan Fuller

told us about back in Atlanta.

That's the original paint on that, right?

Oh, yeah. Yep. Yeah, I like it.

Chastin is a vintage guy

and Fuller Moto's go-to for lettering and pinstriping.

We met up this morning before we even got the cameras rolling,

so we decided to hit the ground running.

What is that, I wonder?

Oh. Boiled peanuts. You ever had those, Kim?

Coates: [Chuckling] No, I have not.

That's a -- That's a staple.

I do not like the boiled peanuts. Man!

I'm reconsidering this whole situation right now.

I know. I -- I know. I know, I know.

Reedus: We're on a 65-mile trek south into the town of Reynolds

to check out Chastin's home studio.

So this is all our property here that we're driving past

on the right. Coates: Oh, nice, bro.

Is that your little ramp? Your little skateboard ramp? Yeah, man.

We got the big ramp we can jump over the road with right here.

Oh, yeah. Let's do that.

AMC would be real happy to see me flying through the air.

Look at this little fun spot.

♪♪

Wow. I'm having a really good hair day today.

I want everyone to know that.

It's a little windy.

Great hair day for Kim Coates when it's windy.

What a nightmare.

♪♪

This is Jeppie. This is my daughter.

Hi. Hi.

This is Norman and Kim. Say hi.

Nice to meet you.

My dad, Reed. How are you, sir?

Nice to meet you. I'm Norman. Pleasure.

Kim Coates. Absolute pleasure.

Good to meet you. Pleasure.

We were just looking at this truck.

Goodness. I bought that in...

right out of high school, 1980.

And you gave it to him, and he flamed it out?

Well, you got a lot of projects going on here.

Brand: Yeah. Oh, what a shot. I mean, look at this place.

Come on. Yeah.

Reedus: Is this your bike you were talking about?

Yeah. This is the main one I ride.

I took it to Baja in October,

and we did 1,000 miles in Baja

with all vintage bikes off road. Oh, wow. Fun.

'Cause you do pinstriping, do you ever find an old tank

and you're like, "I want to, but I don't want to"?

'Cause you want to leave it how you found it?Yeah.

I usually leave them, like, all these.

Um, you know, I love this stuff.

I kind of treat it like folk art.

Yeah! '70s, like, psychedelic stuff. Um...

I like this. I mean, it's cool.

Like, you know, this is years and years of wear.

So, um, it's starting to wear in,

but, you know, like, if I do it,

to me, it's not as cool 'cause I did it.

But if some dude... Yeah, but to other guys...

Yeah, yeah. ...you're cool.

To other guys. That's why you do what you do.

Yeah. [Chuckles] Yeah.

Reedus: I admire anyone who holds reverence

for catalysts of the past,

but Chastin's reputation as an artist precedes him,

and we're ready to see him in action.

We're gonna do a little pinstriping. You ready?

Ready. We're gonna learn some stuff.

Let's do some art. Let's do some art. Let's do it. In here.

And can you pinstripe my helmet?

Absolutely. Go -- Go completely ape [bleep].

Just go -- Just go nuts.

This is an old converted grain silo.

Do you want to learn some while we're at it?

I would love to.

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Brand: We got some paint, some enamel.

This is basically the same way it's been done since,

like, I don't know, the Roman chariot days.

This is a squirrel-hair brush, same as they used back then.

Used to pull, like, really fine lines.

So it's just a simple paint.

Is it real squirrel hair? It is, yeah.

Wow. I thought that was a little knife.

It's not at all.

They call it a dagger.

Pinstriping is an intricate and ancient art.

But it was with the rise of the '50s

hot rod culture and custom builds

when it took root in the motorsport community.

I was always drawn to this 'cause, like,

you know, growing up in the paint body shop,

my dad building, like, custom cars

and seeing all the processes that went into that.

I saw a dude at a car show, like,

using just this paint brush and it looked awesome.

The coolest thing ever. Yeah.

And it was so cool 'cause it was so primitive.

Like, you can't hide behind that.

Basically what we'll do...

Pinky out. Pinky out.

Pinky's gonna give you all the stability.

Then you can just pull the line.

Oh, yeah! Just kind of keep at it.

You can just kind of build a design.

These are like lips on a frog.

Really wide red lips.

♪ I'm an artist

♪ I can color

♪ All the people

♪ With their faces

You really pulled that together.

Hey, it looks like my hair. Right?

Yeah.

Look at you, art boy. Look at that helmet.

I can't ride beside this helmet now.

Last part is sign your -- your piece.

There it is. Kim Coates.

It says a lot about our personalities.

You know what I mean?

Look how steady and clean this is.

Yeah. Yeah. And then it's just

a free for all over there. That was beautiful, bro.

Yeah. Absolutely beautiful.

Thank you so much. Thank you, man. That was fun.

♪♪

Bye, everybody. Reedus: See ya! Be good!

Okay, Normie. One more ride. Wow.

I'm gonna have a real hard time remembering

everything we've done.

Have we done a lot of stuff. Holy cow!

As we run from the storm. [Chuckles]

Stormin' Norman.

Reedus: Kim might need help remembering,

but this trip is one I won't ever forget.

♪♪

And after three crazy days on the road,

I'm ready to beat this rain,

find a place to pull over, and unwind with my good friend.

Let me tell you, them pinstripes on that helmet

are spar-- Oh, yeah. How --

No, they are sparkling, brother.

You can see you all the way back to Saskatchewan.

[Laughs]

["Watch Out Ladies" playing] ♪ It's too bad

♪ You got me crazy tonight

♪ Shake off the rubbish, put on your spooky tie ♪

♪ Tell all your fellows I'm out ♪

♪ Whoo!

[Groans]

Oh, [bleep].

We did it, buddy. Wow. Yeah, we did.

We did it. Everything hurts, but we did it.

♪♪

Hello. Hi. How are you?

[Man singing indistinctly]

We can't get in without a kid? Man: That's right.

That's how you're allowed in. Whoo-hoo!

Man #2: Thank you, folks. We appreciate it very much.

My goodness.

♪♪

We've tried to get you on for a long time.

Nice.Yeah, for a long time,

so I'm really happy that you got to do this show.

For me...

they have to pay me a lot of money to hang out with you.

As long as I'm -- It's not enough. It's not enough.

It's never enough.

I known you for a long time,

since my first movie with Tommy.

But for me to get to know you...

Yeah. ...like, I feel I know you now.

I feel the same, man. I feel the same.

I feel the same. Dude, I'm serious.

Thank you for doing it, man. Huge love to you, man.

Right back at you, brother.

Reedus: My times spent in Georgia

were some of the best years of my life,

and sharing those experiences with Kim,

a guy who's lived a similar story,

just solidifies the unspoken bond

that already existed between us.

I had no idea how much fun I would have riding.

Like, riding. Yeah.

You look at all this stuff that we did,

it feels like we had a -- had an adventure, you know?

We had a big adventure.

I'm forever grateful for these places and people

who've led me on this path.

But back then, I never could have imagined.

Why do you look so good? What's your secret?

It's 'cause you're drinkin' beer, that's why.

[Laughs] That's why.

So even though my chapter in Georgia has been written,

coming back has been a ride of a lifetime.

Because what's the point of taking the long road ahead

if you can't glance back into the rearview

every once in a while?

Norman Reedus, to you, baby.

A lot of fun. Thanks for having me.

♪♪