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Vince Gilligan on the 8-Word Note That Inspired ‘Breaking Bad’

Vince Gilligan on the 8-Word Note That Inspired ‘Breaking Bad’

Published by Daniella Wilson

We’ve all heard how Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan first thought that his beloved crime drama would tell the story of how a Mr. Chips-type everyman would turn into Scarface. But during a South by Southwest Film & TV Festival panel on Saturday morning titled “Albuquerque Aftermath: From Breaking Bad to Pluribus,” Gilligan said he found a notebook which had the very first conception for the show — and it was only nine words. “I found this old notepad in my office a few years back, and it was the very first idea for this,” Gilligan said. “And who knows where ideas come from? But it said: ‘Good guy does something bad to save his family.’” Then Gilligan retold the story of how he fleshed out his idea of a high school chemistry teacher with cancer who cooks meth to provide for his family and then pitched it to Sony Pictures Television. Gilligan says a top executive, who is no longer with the company, told him, “‘That’s the single worst idea I’ve ever heard.’” Gilligan …

Vince Gilligan Offers Update on ‘Pluribus’ Season 2

Vince Gilligan Offers Update on ‘Pluribus’ Season 2

Published by Daniella Wilson

Attention Pluribus fans: Season two is in the works but don’t expect The Pitt-level of swiftness in between seasons. Vince Gilligan joined his star Rhea Seehorn and members of the ensemble Karolina Wydra, Carlos Manuel Vesga and Samba Schutte for a panel conversation during Apple TV’s inaugural press day at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar on Tuesday. Naturally, the Emmy Award-winning creator was asked the question “everyone’s dying to know” by a member of the press and fielded by Schutte, who moderated the lively discussion: “Where are you currently in the process of writing Pluribus season two?” “We’re plugging away,” answered Gilligan. “My writers are plugging away. All the folks, if you like the show, thank you for getting us here on this stage. It takes a long time to come up with these episodes. We are deeper into the process at this moment than I would like, considering how few episodes we have figured out. But it takes some time, just as it did the first season.” Pluribus represents an idea that Gilligan had been …

2026 Golden Globes Critic’s Analysis: Nikki Glaser Outshines Telecast

2026 Golden Globes Critic’s Analysis: Nikki Glaser Outshines Telecast

Published by Daniella Wilson

The “This Is Fine” meme stems from the Gunshow webcomic by KC Green. It features a happy dog with platter-sized pupils and a jaunty hat enjoying a cup of coffee in a dining room immersed in flames. The dog smiles and observes, “This is fine.” Do I need to explain to you that nothing is actually fine for that happy pup and his smoke-filled home? For anybody looking to see a 200-minute, star-studded illustration of the “This Is Fine” meme as presented by CBS, the self-appointed broadcasting embodiment of the “This Is Fine” meme, look no further than Sunday night’s telecast of the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. I mean this, in case you can’t tell, as a criticism. In a world on fire, the telecast was 95 percent cheery pablum, as the producers, directors and stars of films about the necessity of rebellion (One Battle After Another), the searing pain of trauma (Hamnet), the lingering trauma of fascism (The Secret Agent), the lingering trauma of racism (Sinners) and the hollow narcissism of the American Dream …