The first time we saw Walter White, he was turning fifty, having breakfast with his family, “50” spelled out in veggie bacon. (“This smells like Band-Aids” –Walter Jr.) The first time we see Walter White in Breaking Bad‘s final …
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Aaron Paul on Breaking Bad‘s ‘Darkest Season Yet’
“Jesse, he’s always just trying to pick up the pieces, really.”
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Breaking Bad Returns: What Does Walter White Deserve?
Breaking Bad‘s fourth season, last year, had Walter White declaring “I am the one who knocks,” but it wasn’t until the final episode, as Walt engineered the death of Gus Fring, that he actually became that guy. Season five
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Breaking Bad: 5 Questions We Want Answered This Season
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Go Ahead, Binge-Watch That TV Show
Summer is the season when you become your own TV programmer. With many favorite shows on break, with more time on your hands, with vacations and downtime, it’s a perfect time to break out that DVD box set or call up Netflix and …
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Dead Tree Alert: Walter White, the Greatest American Antihero
I’m back! And so, nearly, is Walter White and the first half of Breaking Bad‘s final season. I’ve been away for a week, but while I was out, TIME published my essay on White and the past decade’s army of cable-drama antiheroes …
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Breaking Bad Returns for (Half of) Its Last Season July 15
Walter White will be the one who knocks on your TV screen July 15, when Breaking Bad returns for its fifth and final season on AMC July 15. But you won’t have to say goodbye too soon, because the show will re-return for the same …
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Dead Tree Alert: Summer TV Preview; Plus, the Shows I’m Most Intrigued by for Fall [VIDEO]
In the new print issue of TIME, we have our summer Arts preview (subscription required), in which I blurb 11 summer TV shows I’m most interested in seeing. This is not to say the “best” shows of the summer, because they’re shows …
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From Tony Soprano to Hannah Horvath: What Does a TV Show “Want” You to Think of Its Characters?
The ratings are in, and it’s official: more people have written blog posts, reviews and op-ed columns about HBO’s Girls than watched it. Well, not exactly, but praise, buzz and publicity aside, the twentysomethings-in-the-city comedy got under a million viewers for its first airing Sunday night.
I love the show, which to me combines …
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Interview: Vince Gilligan on Breaking Bad’s Finale, Season Four and the Future
SPOILER ALERT: The following post and interview contain spoilers about the season finale of Breaking Bad.
Last week, after watching a screener of Breaking Bad’s gut-punch of a season ending, I got on the phone with Vince …
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Breaking Bad Watch: The One Who Knocks
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, stop watching House, or something, and watch last night’s season finale of Breaking Bad.
“A guy opens his door and gets shot, and you think that of me? No. I am the one who knocks.”
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TV Weekend: Breaking Bad Cooks Up Another Finale
You probably don’t need a reminder if you’re interested, but Breaking Bad‘s season 4 finale is this Sunday. When last we left Walter White, he was crumpled on a roof, having found himself in a kill-or-be-killed situation with …
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Breaking Bad Watch: Up On a Roof
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, gather up the family and some of your closest armed guards and watch last night’s Breaking Bad.
When I take notes on any show I’m reviewing, I like to include little side …