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Recorded talks: Vince Gilligan
Stories & Ideas

Thu 27 Jul 2017

Recorded talks: Vince Gilligan

Interview Television

A recap with an architect of the Golden Age of TV

During Series Mania Melbourne, writer and critic Stephanie Van Schilt spoke with showrunner extraordinaire, writer, director and creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan.

In this in conversation event, Vince explains how both Breaking Bad and its prequel spinoff Better Call Saul started as jokes, his time working on The X-Files, casting Bryan Cranston and the genius of Aaron Paul, as well anecdotes from shooting on the set and his writing process.