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Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan joins Media Mayhem to talk about the end of "the greatest show of the 21st century," working with Bryan Cranston, and creating the Saul Goodman spinoff, plus much more in this feature length interview. Gilligan shows why he is regarded as one of the most humble and intelligent writers on tv, and he provides insight as to what we may expect from the final season of the show.
GUEST BIO
Vince Gilligan, series creator and executive producer of Breaking Bad, was born in Richmond, VA and raised in Farmville and Chesterfield County. He received the Virginia Governor's Screenwriting Award in 1989 for his screenplay Home Fries, which was later turned into a film starring Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson.
As a writer and executive producer on The X-Files, Gilligan shared Golden Globe Awards in 1996 and 1997 for Best Dramatic Series. His other credits include the Fox Television series The Lone Gunmen, which he co-created, and the features Hancock, starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron, and Wilder Napalm, starring Debra Winger and Dennis Quaid.
After writing and directing the Breaking Bad pilot, Gilligan received the 2008 Writers Guild Award for Episodic Drama and accepted a Peabody Award honoring the show's first season. In 2012, the Writers Guild honored the show once more with both the Episodic Drama and Drama Series Awards. Breaking Bad earned Emmy Award nominations in 2008 and 2010 for Outstanding Directing for a Drama and in 2009 and 2010 for Outstanding Drama, was named one of the best shows of 2008, 2010 and 2011 by the American Film Institute, and was hailed in 2009 as "the best of the 21st century" by Stephen King.
ADD'L LINKS
www.amctv.com/shows/breaking-bad
Media Mayhem Full Episodes Playlist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_oHW31jQfg&list=PLC937B599FD2B8241
Media Mayhem Shorts
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL261CA9306E39D2DB
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN
0001 Coming up on Media Mayhem.
0045 Welcoming Vince Gilligan.
0130 The awkwardness of the Emmys.
0613 The sitcom format and working in drama.
0802 Balancing comedy and tension in Breaking Bad.
1057 The time span of Breaking Bad, and the endless pregnancy.
1445 X-Files and staying on the air too long.
1830 Resisting the urge to google yourself.
2055 Not liking Walter White.
2333 Casting Bryan Cranston, "That's my guy!"
2708 The anti-hero on tv and the least popular character on the show.
3450 Creating the right balance of action on the show.
3848 Working with AMC and the Saul spinoff.
4120 Passion of the Saul.
4250 Going from nowhere to having something to lose.
4445 His voice on the show.
4828 Making the transition to films and crazy spending in Hollywood.
5053 What the world of Saul Goodman is like.
5155 What to expect from the end of Breaking Bad.
GUEST BIO
Vince Gilligan, series creator and executive producer of Breaking Bad, was born in Richmond, VA and raised in Farmville and Chesterfield County. He received the Virginia Governor's Screenwriting Award in 1989 for his screenplay Home Fries, which was later turned into a film starring Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson.
As a writer and executive producer on The X-Files, Gilligan shared Golden Globe Awards in 1996 and 1997 for Best Dramatic Series. His other credits include the Fox Television series The Lone Gunmen, which he co-created, and the features Hancock, starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron, and Wilder Napalm, starring Debra Winger and Dennis Quaid.
After writing and directing the Breaking Bad pilot, Gilligan received the 2008 Writers Guild Award for Episodic Drama and accepted a Peabody Award honoring the show's first season. In 2012, the Writers Guild honored the show once more with both the Episodic Drama and Drama Series Awards. Breaking Bad earned Emmy Award nominations in 2008 and 2010 for Outstanding Directing for a Drama and in 2009 and 2010 for Outstanding Drama, was named one of the best shows of 2008, 2010 and 2011 by the American Film Institute, and was hailed in 2009 as "the best of the 21st century" by Stephen King.
ADD'L LINKS
www.amctv.com/shows/breaking-bad
Media Mayhem Full Episodes Playlist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_oHW31jQfg&list=PLC937B599FD2B8241
Media Mayhem Shorts
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL261CA9306E39D2DB
http:s//www.facebook.com/thelip.tv
EPISODE BREAKDOWN
0001 Coming up on Media Mayhem.
0045 Welcoming Vince Gilligan.
0130 The awkwardness of the Emmys.
0613 The sitcom format and working in drama.
0802 Balancing comedy and tension in Breaking Bad.
1057 The time span of Breaking Bad, and the endless pregnancy.
1445 X-Files and staying on the air too long.
1830 Resisting the urge to google yourself.
2055 Not liking Walter White.
2333 Casting Bryan Cranston, "That's my guy!"
2708 The anti-hero on tv and the least popular character on the show.
3450 Creating the right balance of action on the show.
3848 Working with AMC and the Saul spinoff.
4120 Passion of the Saul.
4250 Going from nowhere to having something to lose.
4445 His voice on the show.
4828 Making the transition to films and crazy spending in Hollywood.
5053 What the world of Saul Goodman is like.
5155 What to expect from the end of Breaking Bad.