The series will stay faithful to the tone of the original novels according to a network spokesman
That's a nice way of saying, "It's not going to be nearly as violent or profane and the story might be different." I've only read the first several issues of
The Walking Dead (I used to have 1st printings of the first few issues and I wish I'd waited longer to sell them 'cause they're pretty valuable these days [I see a 1st issue on eBay going for over $200!!!) and it's pretty good stuff, and with Darabont involved then maybe it won't be so bad.