July 2, 2008
Last Thursday the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences unveiled the comedy and drama series up for Primetime Emmy nominations. Though those lists were made public, the nominations in the acting categories have been kept secret – though Gold Derby's Tom O'Neil has tapped his sources and sifted through rumors to provide the unofficial top 10 lists of who made the cut.
The Emmy nominations are a two step process. They begin with a popular vote of all eligible ATAS members that determines what actors and which series will be on the top 10 lists. Each of those 10 nominees then submits an episode that best highlights their work and the academy ranks them, with the popular votes and rankings determining which five will be up for an Emmy. Today O'Neil unveiled the rumored top 10 lists of best lead actor and lead actress in a drama series.
May 8, 2008
AMC is feeling good about Breaking Bad. The network has just picked up another season of the dark comedy drama helmed by Vince Gilligan, giving fans 13 new episodes to look forward to.
The series, which stars Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle) as dying chemistry teacher Walter White who goes from meek and mild family man to drug kingpin in order to secure his family's financial well-being, has been generally well received by critics since its premiere in January. It has also earned good numbers during its Sunday night reign and has helped the network improve its overall ranking.
March 9, 2008
Tonight, Breaking Bad is wrapping up its first season following seven episodes that have been generally well received by critics. The show premiered on January 20 and stars former Malcolm in the Middle cast member Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a struggling high school chemistry teacher who turns into a life of crime in order to support his handicapped child Walter White, Jr. (RJ Mitte) and pregnant wife Skykler (Anna Gunn).
Read on for a preview of Breaking Bad's first season finale.
February 5, 2008
Last month, AMC premiered a new show called Breaking Bad, starring Bryan Cranston. Cranston, who is known from his work on such shows as Malcolm In The Middle, How I Met Your Mother, and Seinfeld, stars on the series. Critics call his character, Walt White, the "role of a lifetime" for Cranston, who has been in the business for over 25 years. Breaking Bad airs on Sunday nights at 10pm ET. Last week, the Emmy nominated actor sat down with BuddyTV and talked about his new series.
Below, you will find the complete transcript and mp3 of the interview.
January 20, 2008
The wait is finally over for the much awaited dark comedy, Breaking Bad, as AMC airs its pilot episode tonight at 10/9c.
Created by The X-Files producer Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad is described as a "heartbreaking, shocking and bitterly funny" series that attempts to stab at Showtime's Weeds with its comic-dramatic plot about a struggling high school chemistry teacher that mixes desperation and deviousness to yield a volatile, valuable product
January 8, 2008
On January 20, AMC is premiering Breaking Bad, a new dramedy that revolves around a high school chemistry teacher who, after being diagnosed with lung cancer, sets up a meth lab in an RV in order to provide for his wife and handicapped son. Creator Vince Gilligan, the man behind the highly-successful X-Files series, is unsure of what exactly drove him to develop a show with the particular premise.
“I'm not really sure what inspired it. All I can remember is that I was talking to an old college buddy - also a writer - about two years ago. We were joking on the phone about how we should quit writing and find another line of work. Somehow, cooking meth came up as one possibility,” Villigan told the Times-Dispatch. “Obviously, we were joking. But this character sprung into my head. I've never had that happen to me before.”