I hate Walter White
“Breaking Bad,” AMC’s incredible, amped-up methodrama, begins the first half of its final season on Sunday night, and though it is just starting, I am consumed with how it will end. Over the course of...
View ArticleVince Gilligan: I’ve never Googled “Breaking Bad”
In my recap of “Breaking Bad's” Season 5 premiere, I quoted the critic Paul Nelson, on Bob Dylan: “Hungry for a sign, the world used to follow him around, just waiting for him to drop a cigarette butt....
View Article“Breaking Bad’s” Anna Gunn: Skyler might kill Walt
Things are pretty bleak for "Breaking Bad's" Skyler White, played by Anna Gunn. Trapped in her marriage to Walt, her increasingly malevolent, manipulative meth-lord husband, she's terrified for the...
View ArticleVince Gilligan does not want “Breaking Bad” to end
Vince Gilligan clearly enjoys the decompression process. A few days after Season 5.1 of “Breaking Bad” ended, I had a chance to briefly catch up with him, as he was deep into a round of exit...
View ArticleVince Gilligan on last episodes of “Breaking Bad”: “It’s going to be polarizing”
Vince Gilligan and his writers are about two episodes away from writing the series finale of one of the best shows on television, "Breaking Bad," whose final half-season will air this summer on...
View ArticleVince Gilligan: “Breaking Bad” spin-off is “very much” a possibility
As fans anticipate the final installment of AMC's hit show "Breaking Bad," show creator Vince Gilligan has set his sights on a new project -- a spin-off of the series focusing on Bob Odenkirk's...
View ArticleAMC confirms “Breaking Bad” spinoff, “Better Call Saul”
As the critically acclaimed series "Breaking Bad" comes to an end, AMC has confirmed the spinoff focused around character Saul Goodman, "Better Call Saul," will move forward. The show, named after...
View Article“Breaking Bad” recap: Just wow
To borrow a term from Walt Whitman’s "Leaves of Grass," this week’s "Breaking Bad" was a barbaric yawp of an episode, one that reached into our chests, yanked our hearts into our throats until they...
View Article“Breaking Bad’s” racial politics: Walter White, angry white man
Walter White has finally reached the point where he can no longer stay in Albuquerque, N.M. After a brutal fight with his wife, Skyler, his own son called the police on him, and it seems likely his...
View ArticleThe 5 best predictions of how “Breaking Bad” will end
After five gripping seasons, Vince Gilligan's Emmy-winning "Breaking Bad" will come to an end on Sept. 29, and the Internet is going insane with buzz, including wild show theories and fan art.So far,...
View ArticleDon’t let Jesse kill Walt!
I'm not easily starstruck. I've met and/or interviewed a fair number of celebrities and creatives over the course of my career(s). Still, I recall being at a bar in Los Angeles a couple of years ago,...
View ArticleThe music of the “Breaking Bad” finale
The final episode of "Breaking Bad" will be discussed infinite ways -- get ready to be so weary of it by Tuesday! -- but one important element, amid all the plot conclusions, shouldn't be lost. The...
View ArticleVince Gilligan: “You want your work to be remembered, you want it to outlive...
Tonight's "Talking Bad" was a victory lap for the show's cast and crew, and an opportunity for creator Vince Gilligan to talk about his hopes for his own future. "You want your work to be remembered,"...
View ArticleIn the end, Walt won
"When I pop the trunk, hit the deck." -- The Beatnuts, "Reign of the Tec"Last night, we witnessed the end of AMC's "Breaking Bad." I'd been dreading that moment for a week and not just because I am a...
View ArticleWas the “Breaking Bad” ending too neat?
AMC's epic crime drama "Breaking Bad" has come to its bloody end, and so far, reception from television critics has been overwhelmingly positive -- good news for show creator Vince Gilligan, who had...
View ArticleVince Gilligan explains inspiration behind “Breaking Bad” ending
In an exclusive interview with EW, "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan explained the finale episode of the most-discussed television show in recent history. (Warning: major spoilers ahead). As...
View Article“Breaking Bad” finale smashes ratings
It's a hard day on the Internet for "Breaking Bad" fans who aren't yet caught up to the show, which has dominated Monday's entertainment news. The ratings results show that the buzz hasn't just been...
View ArticleVince Gilligan on the worst thing Walter White ever did
"Colbert Report" fans who don't watch "Breaking Bad" (or aren't caught up yet) must have felt left out during last night's episode, as show creator Vince Gilligan stopped to reflect on the AMC hit...
View ArticleWe are all “Breaking Bad” truthers now
The season finale of “Breaking Bad” has been a national topic of conversation since the final season began in August, and on Sunday night, over 10 million people tuned into AMC to watch Walter White's...
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No, the “Breaking Bad” finale was not a dream sequence
(Enormous spoilers below.)Something weird happened after Breaking Bad ended. The finale (which I reviewed here) started to garner some interesting reactions that went beyond normal criticism or...
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