Posted on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 by Angie Han
Whether you’re a new parent or a singleton, whether you’re into video games, drugs, cable news, there’s a little something for everyone in this rather random edition of TV Bits. After the jump:
- Breaking Bad showrunner Vince Gilligan admits has no idea how his AMC series will end
- SyFy taps Legion helmer Scott Stewart to direct video game-related series Defiance
- Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama, formerly known as More As This Story Develops, may have a new title
- ABC’s Up All Night and Fox’s New Girl land guest stars from 30 Rock and True Blood, respectively
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Posted on Saturday, October 29th, 2011 by David Chen
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, David Chen chats with Dan Kois about his blog post laying out the new rules for TV spoilers (Warning: Spoilers for Breaking Bad: Season 4 in the blog post and in this podcast). Check out Dan’s profile of cartoonist Lynda Barry in the latest New York Times magazine.
You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. We’ll be reviewing In Time next week. Tune in to Slashfilm’s live page on Sunday (11/6) at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST to hear us discuss A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.
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Posted on Friday, October 14th, 2011 by David Chen
In this bonus episode, Dave Chen and Adam Quigley chat with Myles McNutt from Cultural Learnings about the spectacular season finale of Breaking Bad. Plus, thoughts about the journey this season and where the show might be heading in the future.
You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. There will be no /Filmcast broadcast this week, but look forward to our After Dark with Armond White to be released next Tuesday. Tune in on Sunday night (10/23) at Slashfilm’s live page at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST as we review Paranormal Activity 3.
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Posted on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 by Angie Han
Sunday night’s Breaking Bad Season 4 finale contained any number of intense OMG WTF moments, but perhaps the most disturbing arrived in the form of a quiet shot at the very end of the episode. The scene took many viewers by surprise, myself included, but as it turns out, the hints were lying in plain sight all along. After the jump, watch a video explaining exactly how the surprise twist went down — as predicted by YouTube user jcham979 days in advance of the finale’s air date. (It should go without saying that MAJOR SPOILERS for the end of Breaking Bad‘s fourth season follow.)
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The fact that The Walking Dead is coming back next week is, without a doubt, exciting. It’s not as exciting, though, when you realize that means this Sunday is the fourth season finale of Breaking Bad.
Just when you thought AMC’s award-winning show couldn’t get any better, show runner Vince Gilligan delivers a season that has pretty much seen our two main characters, Walt and Jesse, almost on totally different shows, each going through their own personal hell as things slowly spiral out of control. Star Bryan Cranston was on Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast Thursday and dropped some insane teases about Sunday’s finale plus, Hitfix got their hands on the first minute of the episode. We’ve got all of that after the break.
But if millionaire meth magicians with their lives on the line isn’t your thing, you should still click below the jump. That’s where you can see a hilarious trailer for the return of everyone’s favorite MTV cartoon Beavis and Butthead from the mind of Mike Judge. Read More »
Posted on Monday, August 15th, 2011 by Angie Han
As AMC continues to deal with the fallout from its firing of The Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont, it’s managed to resolve another one of its notoriously tense negotiations. News comes today that the network has renewed Breaking Bad for another 16-episode season, which will be the series’ fifth and last.
The deal comes at the end of a long, unhappy public battle between Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan and the network; at one point, Gilligan and his team even began shopping the series to other networks. Read more after the jump.
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Audiences have called Don Draper many things: genius, alcoholic, womanizer, and one of the best characters on TV. One thing the main character of Mad Men has never been called though is a zombie killer, but that might be more true than not. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, the new $10 million-per-season contact AMC has signed with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner could be the reason why Frank Darabont left one of AMC’s other hit shows, The Walking Dead. The article says AMC is spending so much on Mad Men they’ve been forced to make cuts on other shows, such as $250,000 per episode from the second season of The Walking Dead. Breaking Bad is also feeling the results. Read more after the jump. Read More »
Fans who’ve had to wait a full year since the incredible final shot of season three of Breaking Bad, we feel your pain. Vince Gilligan‘s show about a meth-dealing chemistry teacher (Bryan Cranston) and his former student/assistant (Aaron Paul) is constantly filled with incredible tension and, after last year’s finale, we all needed time to decompress while eagerly awaiting the next chapter. That wait is almost over.
AMC has finally announced that the fourth season of Breaking Bad will premiere on July 17 and put together a one minute teaser trailer to whet your appetite. Don’t worry, it’s all footage from the previous seasons so no spoilers for what’s to come, only what’s already happened. Check it out after the jump. Read More »
