Here are today’s Nerd News! headlines:

Non-Appearance Fees: Actor  Michael Cudlitz, who played Abraham on AMC’s The Walking Dead series, recently revealed that the Walking Dead cast was actually paid more to limit their convention appearances like Comic Con and C2E2. He said,”Some people were doing them every weekend, and it was interfering with the work schedule.”  They were likely making a killing with how much they charge for autographs at those things. If you’re wondering where Cudlitz is now, he is now in the Silence of the Lambs spinoff series Clarice.

Uggggh?: You remember the family sitcom Home ImprovementTim Allen is Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor , a clumsy dad who hosts a cable show called Tool Time with his partner Al Borland, played by Richard Karn. Well, there’s a new series on the History Channel  starring Tim Allen and Richard Karn. It’s called Assembly Required, and on it,  builders compete in their own home shops with commentary by the hosts.  That show will debut Tuesday at 10.

Better Call A Trainer: Bob Odenkirk, known for playing Saul Goodman on AMC’s Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, will star in an action movie called “Nobody.”  He told Uproxx that the role is different from anything else he’s ever done in his career and that he had to train extra hard to get in shape for the role. See the trailer here.  He also adds that he’s now in very good shape for a comedy writer who went 25 years without working out. “Nobody” premieres on April 2nd.

 

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