Tag: Vince Gilligan

  • Breaking Bad Nearly Featured A Daring Helicopter Raid At A Railyard [Exclusive]

    Breaking Bad Nearly Featured A Daring Helicopter Raid At A Railyard [Exclusive]

    There are few hours of television more heart-poundingly tense than the “Breaking Bad” train robbery episode “Dead Freight.” When I saw it for the first time, a relative came home to find me excitedly pacing around the living room, trying to shake off the massive adrenaline rush that came from watching Walter White (Bryan Cranston)…

  • ‘Better Call Saul’ Creator’s Next Series Will Focus on Rhea Seehorn

    ‘Better Call Saul’ Creator’s Next Series Will Focus on Rhea Seehorn

    Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul is leaving the Albuquerque world of methamphetamine and crime for an entirely new project on Apple TV+—but he is taking his Saul star Rhea Seehorn with him, and he’s revealed he’s getting back to work on it very soon. The “mild science-fiction story”, also…

  • Vince Gilligan Has ‘No Interest’ in a Walt Jr. ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff: ‘That Would Be Depressing as Hell’

    Vince Gilligan Has ‘No Interest’ in a Walt Jr. ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff: ‘That Would Be Depressing as Hell’

    Vince Gilligan may have created “Breaking Bad” epilogue film “El Camino” and prequel series “Better Call Saul,” but don’t expect “Heisenberg Jr.” any time soon.Ten years after the “Breaking Bad” series finale, creator and showrunner Gilligan told Variety that he has “no interest” in a spinoff series centered around Walter White’s son Walt Jr., played…

  • The Best Episode From Each Season of ‘Better Call Saul’

    The Best Episode From Each Season of ‘Better Call Saul’

    Breaking Bad is largely considered to be one of the all-time greatest drama shows. Vince Gilligan’s Shakesperean five-season epic chronicled the transformation of the ailing high school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) into the ruthless drug kingpin known as “Heisenberg.” Breaking Bad worked because of the strength of its ensemble, including Bob Odenkirk’s performance…

  • ‘Better Call Saul’s Jimmy McGill Was Never Going to Be a Hero

    ‘Better Call Saul’s Jimmy McGill Was Never Going to Be a Hero

    Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) narcissistic tale of misadventures in Breaking Bad’s prequel, Better Call Saul, earned its highly anticipated closure a year ago. The audience (and critics) enthusiastically enjoyed the shrewdness of all six seasons, but such a complex show deserves a much deeper understanding of its intricate layers. Where did its inspirations come from?…