. >> reporter: and this katana is very real and very powerful, as i found out. but back to the zombies, here's one of the weirdest, creepiest office spaces on earth. >> a jawbone sticking out. >> reporter: this is an office full of horrors. greg is a makeup expert and occasionally will direct the show. i asked him why this show is popular with women and also evangelical christians. >> there's something for everybody. people that want the gory stuff, and people that like the characters will catch it for that. >> reporter: my wife won't watch it, she's too squeamish. >> but if you showed her the right episode -- >> reporter: she would watch it, right. and she may be entranced by perhaps that darrell guy. and one of the buzzest issues among fans heading into the season five premiere is whether darrell may be gay. what is your view on the online speculation? >> i don't think he's going to throw someone up on the tree and kiss them in the moonlight. so, i'd like it to be as awkward as possible. >> reporter: there's been a lot of media churn about darrell. >> i think

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bowser going up against david katana in next month's elections. pulls show bousher's in the lead. we'll have to see if the president's support bumps up her numbers. >>> a touching moment on a football field that has nothing to do with the sport. how two teams and the fans of the two teams came together to support a young girl fighting cancer. plus, flipping the switch. and keeping you from driving away. the new tool being used by car dealers to make sure they get their money. but first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. >>> the redskins are back on fedex field tonight. the team is in last place. the skins are playing the seattle seahawks. they will have to keep running back mar shawn lynch in check though. the team will play at 8:30 this evening. >>> in baseball, if you want to get pumped for the pennant, the nationals have to win when they play today. if they lose, they will be eliminated from the playoffs. the team is now rested after playing the longest ever postseason game this weekend. they play the san francisco giants in san francisco shortly after 5:00 our

. >> reporter: how much training have you had to learn how to wield that katana as skillfully as youhow? >> i have the advantage of being trained by very great trainers. >> yeah, but you're pretty athletic. i think you could probably kick my ass if you had to. >> oh, i don't want to have to do that. >> i think anyone could. >> oh, really? wow. a little bit of love from paula. let me tell you, they are so, so, so paranoid about secrecy on the set, they have these groupies known as walker stalkers who use long-range lenses and follow the set around the atlanta, georgia, area. and then they post spoilers on the internet so they shred all the scripts after they're written. and even the actors on the show don't know if they're going to survive from episode to episode. >> afraid the word will get out and spoil it. >> yes, exactly. so and so lives, so and so doesn't. it's fascinating. the show is so rabid. >> how is your arm? it was this one. or was it this one? >> it took days for me to get the makeup off my arm. >> vomit, did it smell like -- >> no, i didn't -- >> you know what, guys -- >