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Sony TV Gives Univision Go-Ahead For ‘Breaking Bad’ Adaptation

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday May 13, 2013 @ 11:32am PDTTags: Breaking Bad, Sony Pictures TV, Univision

Univision jumped the gun on Friday when it announced during its upfront presentation that it has greenlighted a Spanish language adaptation of Breaking Bad — before there was a deal with series producer Sony Pictures Television. Now Sony TV is moving forward with the project, Metastasis, which the studio will co-produce with Teleset for Latin American audiences. The show has been cleared in most major Spanish speaking markets including Univision’s UniMas in the U.S.. Metástasis follows the story of an unassuming chemistry teacher who is given a fatal diagnosis and enters a world of drugs and crime, where he ascends to power. The cast includes Diego Trujillo as Walter Blanco; Roberto Urbina as Walter’s accomplice, Jose Miguel Rosas; Sandra Reyes as Walter’s wife, Cielo; and Julián Arango as Walter’s brother-in-law and Colombian narcotics agent, Henry Navarro. Sony has launched local productions of Married…With Children in 12 territories including Colombia, Israel and Bulgaria; Everybody Loves Raymond in five territories including the Middle East and Russia; and I Dream Of Jeannie in India.

Related: Univision Announces ‘Breaking Bad’ & ‘Gossip Girl’ Adaptations

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TV Teaser: ‘The Simpsons’ Get Off The Couch To Channel ‘Breaking Bad’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday April 11, 2013 @ 4:21pm PDTTags: Breaking Bad, Fox, The Simpsons

The Simpsons‘ famed couch bit in the Fox series’ opening credits will be replaced this Sunday with a Breaking Bad-inspired version ahead of the AMC series’ final episodes airing this summer. It’s a nice tip of the hat from one team to the other, but it begs the … Read More »

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AMC Eyes ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff Toplined By Bob Odenkirk

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 9, 2013 @ 12:30pm PDTTags: AMC, Big Deals TV, Bob Odenkirk, Breaking Bad
Nellie Andreeva

Breaking Bad Spinoff Saul GoodmanAs AMC‘s Breaking Bad is heading into its final eight-episode run this summer, the network and series producer Sony TV are exploring keeping the franchise alive with a spinoff series centered on one of Breaking Bad‘s most recognizable supporting characters, Bob Odenkirk‘s unflappable criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. There are no deals in place yet as the project is in its nascent stages, but I hear it is being conceived by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan and series writer-producer Peter Gould, who created the Saul character together for a Season 2 episode written by Gould. In the episode, titled “Better Call Saul“, Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) hire the flamboyant Goodman after Badger (Matt L. Jones) is caught by the DEA. Goodman, who has been a regular presence on the show since, is a sleazy but highly competent criminal lawyer with a penchant for over-the-top TV commercials in which he uses his signature tagline “Better Call Saul!” Saul has served as Breaking Bad‘s comic relief, which is not surprising given Odenkirk’s strong comedy background. As a result, I hear the potential spinoff is eyed as a comedy, which could be one-hour, but a half-hour format also is being explored. Read More »

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Does ‘Argo’s’ WGA Victory Seal The Deal For Oscar?

By PETE HAMMOND | Sunday February 17, 2013 @ 11:11pm PSTTags: Argo, Breaking Bad, Chris Terrio, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, WGA, Zero Dark Thirty
Pete Hammond

Tonight’s Writers Guild of America awards show brought further clarity to this year’s topsy turvy awards race but it also brought some embarrassment to the guild. Is there any reason the WGA can’t coordinate the so-called “simutaneous” ceremonies between east … Read More »

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AMC Eyes ‘Talking Bad’ Companion Talk Show For ‘Breaking Bad’s Final Episodes

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 25, 2013 @ 12:31pm PSTTags: AMC, Breaking Bad, Talking Bad
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Breaking Bad may be getting The Walking Dead treatment for the upcoming conclusion of the series’ fifth and final season with a companion talk show. I’ve learned that AMC is planning a live after-show to accompany the final eight episodes of Vince Gilligan’s dark drama starring Bryan Cranston. In the mold of Talking Dead, I hear the Breaking Bad talk show would be titled Talking Bad and also be half-hour. Michael Davies’ Embassy Row, which produces Talking Dead, would also handle Talking Bad. Read More »

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‘Downton Abbey’ Cast In ‘Breaking Bad’ Spoof On ‘Colbert Report’: Video

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday December 14, 2012 @ 7:01am PSTTags: Breaking Bad, Comedy Central, Downton Abbey, The Colbert Report
Nellie Andreeva

Stephen Colbert last night on The Colbert Report premiered scenes from Breaking Abbey, or “Breaking Bad as performed by the men of Downton Abbey.” In it, Downton stars Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter and Rob James-Collier cook meth and deal with an unsavory character played by Mark Consuelos, all … Read More »

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‘Breaking Bad’ & ‘Modern Family’ Dominate 2013 Writers Guild Awards TV Nominations

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday December 6, 2012 @ 10:22am PSTTags: Breaking Bad, Girls, Modern Family, WGA Awards
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Last year’s WGA Awards winners for best drama series and best comedy series, AMC’s Breaking Bad and ABC’s Modern Family, are back in full force this year, leading the list of TV nominees announced today. Breaking Bad landed five writing nominations — for best drama series as well as four of the six noms for individual drama episodes. Modern Family followed with four — best comedy series and three of the six episodic noms. The new series field, topped by Emmy winner Homeland last year, includes HBO’s Girls, Veep and The Newsroom, as well as Fox’s The Mindy Project and ABC’s Nashville. Girls snagged both best new series and comedy series nominations, the only new show to land multiple noms. Another freshman cable series, USA’s Political Animals, got a mention in the long-form category for Greg Berlanti’s pilot. The WGA Awards are set for February 17 at ceremonies in LA and New York. Here is a full list of the TV nominees:

TELEVISION NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire, Written by Dave Flebotte, Diane Frolov, Chris Haddock, Rolin Jones, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Andrew Schneider, David Stenn, Terence Winter; HBO

Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC

Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, George R. R. Martin, Vanessa Taylor, D.B. Weiss; HBO

Homeland, Written by Henry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm; Showtime

Mad Men, Written by Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jason Grote, Jonathan Igla, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Brett Johnson, Janet Leahy, Victor Levin, Erin Levy, Frank Pierson, Michael Saltzman, Tom Smuts, Matthew Weiner; AMC

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AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Up In Finale, ‘Hell On Wheels’ Steady

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday September 4, 2012 @ 2:50pm PDTTags: AMC, Breaking Bad, Hell on Wheels, Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

Dish blackout be damned. Sunday night’s finale of AMC‘s Breaking Bad drew 2.8 million viewers, up a whopping 47% over Season 4′s finale despite the 15% dent in AMC’s coverage this year because it was dropped by … Read More »

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EMMYS: Campaigners Pull Out All the Stops

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday August 24, 2012 @ 7:42pm PDTTags: Awardsline, Breaking Bad, Emmys, Mad Men, TV

Paul Brownfield is an AwardsLine contributor

Decorum holds that during For Your Consideration season, it’s important for campaigners to make sure TV Academy members know how special a series’ last season has been, while flattering its show creator by spending generously to help win a statuette—whether it’s the first or the fifth.

In an effort to position Mad Men toward an all-time record fifth drama win, the Emmy campaigners behind Matthew Weiner’s AMC series decided that voters needed something more than the high-end mailer they were already receiving. So they invited TV Academy members to a screening of the show’s season finale on June 10, the day the episode was set to air. Overnight, there were more RSVPs than seats, according to Murray Weissman, the veteran campaigner whose PR firm, Weissman/Markovitz, is consulting for AMC.

The 5 p.m. screening, at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre, was followed by a Q&A and reception with Weiner and some of the cast.
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Phase 4 Films Gets ‘Sassy Pants’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday August 13, 2012 @ 3:07pm PDTTags: Breaking Bad, Phase 4 Films, Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Phase 4 Films has acquired the North American rights to Sassy Pants. The company announced today that it will release the coming-of-age comedy in theatres and on VOD later this fall. Sassy Pants tells … Read More »

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‘Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul In ‘Long Way Down;’ Adaptation Of Nick Hornby Novel

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday August 13, 2012 @ 9:45am PDTTags: Aaron Paul, Big Deals Film, Breaking Bad
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul has been set to star in Long Way Down, the Paschal Chaumeil-directed adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel. Jack Thorne wrote the script and Finola Dwyer is producing.

Paul will star opposite Pierce Brosnan, Toni … Read More »

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EMMYS: Drama Series Nominations – ENTV Video

By ENTV YouTube | Thursday July 19, 2012 @ 7:45pm PDTTags: Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Emmy Awards, ENTV, Mad Men

Deadline’s Pete Hammond and Awardsline’s Christy Grosz discuss Emmys nominations for Drama Series (and a couple cases of category jumping that made a big difference) with ENTV YouTube channel host Brian Corsetti:

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EMMYS: Shake-Up In Comedy But Nominees Contain Few Real Surprises

By PETE HAMMOND | Thursday July 19, 2012 @ 7:40am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Emmys, HBO, Jimmy Kimmel, Mad Men
Pete Hammond

I wouldn’t say there were a lot of surprises on this morning’s Emmy nominations list, although the comedy series categories offered a lot of fresh meat for the awards show. That is mostly supplied by HBO, which came roaring back in series competition garnering three of the six nods for comedy series – Curb Your Enthusiasm, Girls, and Veep for HBO joining ABC’s Modern Family, NBC’s 30 Rock, and CBS’ The Big Bang Theory – and two of the six for drama series with repeaters Game Of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire. That’s nearly half the complete combined total in those two areas. Don’t expect it to win any of them, though, with Outstanding Comedy Series likely going predictably to favored Modern Family for a third year in a row and Outstanding Drama Series likely going again to Mad Men, which had a sensational fifth season and which co-led the field of nominees with 17 mentions (tying Movie/Mini-Series contender American Horror Story).

Showtime’s Homeland, a critical favorite, could sweep in and upset Mad Men’s attempt to break a record for most Drama Series wins with five in a row. PBS’ switch of Downton Abbey from its winning perch as last year’s best Movie/Mini (see separate analysis here) to the Drama Series category is the great unknown here. The Academy’s continuing love affair with anything and everything British could provide trouble for Mad Men’s quest and steal it all too. Although this was the most predictable category in terms of nominations, it may turn out to be the least predictable in terms of a winner. A close contest could actually provide room for a real upset here — maybe AMC’s hugely deserving Breaking Bad breaking good with a first-time win in the top category? Just sayin’. It had an amazing fourth season and is back in the Emmy competition with its most nominations ever at 13 after being off the air and on the Emmy bench last year due to eligibility dates. Its star Bryan Cranston should easily be the favorite for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, which would be his fourth win since no actor from Mad Men ever seems to win anything. That includes star Jon Hamm, who apparently makes it look all too easy for Academy voters in the actors branch. Read More »

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AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 5 Premiere Most Watched Episode

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday July 16, 2012 @ 12:46pm PDTTags: AMC, Breaking Bad, Ratings

The Season 5 premiere drew 2.9 million viewers last night, up 14% over the Season 4 premiere. The 18-49 demo saw a 34% increase over last season’s debut. In adults 25-54, the premiere delivered 1.8 millions viewers, an increase of 28%. … Read More »

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Comic-Con Q&A: Vince Gilligan On ‘Breaking Bad’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday July 15, 2012 @ 10:06am PDTTags: AMC, Breaking Bad, Comic-Con, Comic-Con Wrap-Up, Vince Gilligan

Ray Richmond contributes to Deadline’s television coverage.

Vince Gilligan Breaking BadIt began with a pitch about a drama in which the lead character evolves from “Mr. Chips into Scarface.” But Vince Gilligan never thought he would get this far with Breaking Bad, his AMC series masterpiece that has the rare luxury of going out via a two-pronged, 16-episode final season that begins tonight and concludes sometime next summer. The onetime X-Files writer-producer recently hinted that this may not really be the beginning of the end, that Breaking Bad could spin off into another series starring Bob Odenkirk as blustery and corrupt lawyer Saul Goodman. But before that happens, there’s an Emmy-winning series to put to rest. Gilligan spoke to Ray Richmond last week for Deadline about running a drama hailed as a classic, his obsession with going out on top, and the fact everyone has a theory for how this thing should end.

Deadline: Do you ever feel like your career is kind of peaking with this show and it’s going to be all downhill from here?
Vince Gilligan: I say that a lot. And all joking aside, it’s something that you think about. On the one hand you say to yourself, I am so extraordinarily lucky to be doing this, much as a lottery winner is lucky. You think to yourself, man I worked hard to get here. On the other hand, I don’t remember doing anything specific for which I deserve this particular level of good fortune. And then once you start going down that road, you think to yourself, if this really was a matter of winning the lottery, well then how do you win twice?
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Comic-Con: ‘Breaking Bad’ Heading To Germany In New Season, Panel Reveals

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday July 13, 2012 @ 7:45pm PDTTags: AMC, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Comic-Con, Comic-Con Wrap-Up, Vince Gilligan

Breaking Bad is heading to Germany in the second episode of the new season, showrunner Vince Gilligan said today. Gilligan also told the Comic-Con crowd that audiences should expect more German accents than Spanish accents this upcoming season based on some financial deals that Walter White has made. He also said the White character finally does something that removes all sympathy for the character. “This season is all about winning and staying on top,” he added. “As we wind down to 16 episodes, we’re cranking it up,” said star Bryan Cranston. He also noted that Sunday’s opener is “not violent but intellectual.” His onscreen partner in crime Aaron Paul, whose catchphrase of the opening episode “magnets, bitch” he revealed, described the new season as “eerie”. That wasn’t all the audience learned about the upcoming season. Two days before the Season 5 debut of AMC’s Breaking Bad, the crowd tonight at Comic-Con got a glimpse of what’s to come. If the gunplay in the short preview they showed in Ballroom 20 this evening is any indication, the opener might not be so violent but the new season of Breaking Bad is going to be very, very violent. Also new characters will be added, and the Skinny Pete character played by Charles Baker is coming back. The preview showed that Walter White’s cooking meth again and his wife Skylar is on board. And after an initial attempt at killing Walt for the death of Gus at the end of season four, Mike Ehrmantraut has joined him and Jesse Pinkman. Read More »

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AMC Networks To Stream ‘Breaking Bad’ Premiere For Dish Network Customers

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday July 12, 2012 @ 8:59am PDTTags: AMC Networks, Breaking Bad, Dish Network

This is a cheeky way to retaliate for Dish’s decision to dump AMC Networks’ services. On July 15, Dish customers who pre-register with AMC will be able to access a 10 PM ET live stream of the Season 5 … Read More »

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COMIC-CON TV PREVIEW: What To Watch For — July 11-13

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday July 9, 2012 @ 1:19pm PDTTags: Breaking Bad, Comic-Con, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead

Comic-Con 2012 PreviewIf you think Comic-Con is primarily for the big screen, think again. Television brings its heavy hitters and high hopes to the San Diego Convention Center too. This year’s mix goes for serial killers, science geeks, zombie plagues, misanthropes, drug kingpins, and fantasy warring kingdoms. There’s exclusive previews and premieres from Dexter, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, a Firefly anniversary panel with Joss Whedon and a full-court press from Game Of Thrones, to name a few. And that’s just if you stick to what’s going on in the ballrooms and halls. Some stuff will undoubtedly change, some will have to be skipped and some will pop up unexpectedly, but here’s a guide of what to look out for the first three days of the convention:

Related: COMIC-CON TV PREVIEW: What To Watch For – July 14-15

Wednesday, July 11
6 -9:45 PM — WBTV Sneak Preview Night
Wednesday night’s premiere screenings bring pilot episodes of five new shows for the 2012-13 season to Comic-Con. The evening starts with ABC’s elite Manhattan dark drama 666 Park Avenue, The CW’s Arrow and Fox’s The Following, produced by Kevin Williamson and starring Kevin Bacon. Eric Kripke, JJ Abrams and Jon “Mr. Comic-Con” Favreau’s post-apocalyptic Revolution, which will air on NBC, and CW’s midseason thriller Cult finish things off. There are also panels for The Following and Revolution on Saturday.

Related: Comic-Con: WTF Moments, Past & Potential Read More »

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Will ‘Community’ and ‘Homeland’ Critics Choice Television Awards Upset Wins Mean Big Things For Emmy?

By PETE HAMMOND | Tuesday June 19, 2012 @ 12:55am PDTTags: Breaking Bad, Community, Critics' Choice Television Awards, HBO, Homeland, Modern Family
Pete Hammond

“The Emmy win was more like a high school popularity contest. This is from the critics!,” said Julie Bowen, the Critics’ Choice Television Awards’ newly named Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner — who also happens to be the reigning Emmy winner in the same category. But she seemed to be placing more importance on this award than even the Emmy when we talked right after Monday night’s ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. When I repeated her opinion to her Modern Family co-star and fellow Critics Choice winner — and reigning Emmy winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy — Ty Burrell, he agreed, saying the recognition from the critics has enormous meaning for him.

Related: Critics’ Choice TV Awards: ‘Homeland’, ‘Community’ & ‘Sherlock’ Double Winners

Of course it doesn’t hurt that these awards, now in their second year, are strategically positioned to happen right smack dab in the middle of Emmy voting, so tonight’s impressive turnout of nominees, winners and presenters was not suprising. Exposure at this crucial time in the process is everything, and unlike movie awards season there aren’t nearly as many opportunities for a photo op or acceptance speech as the Broadcast Critics Association offers with their nascent TV awards. If attention is as much the prize itself then these awards could not have been better for the Emmy chances of third-season critical favorite Community, which was the big surprise winner over favored Modern Family for Best Comedy Series, and Showtime’s first-season drama Homeland, which won Best Actress in a Drama for Claire Danes and Best Drama Series over favored vets like Mad Men and Breaking Bad. The latter did win Actor in a Drama for three-time Emmy winner Bryan Cranston and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for Giancarlo Esposito, while Mad Men’s sole win was for repeat victor Christina Hendricks in Supporting Drama Actress. Does this relative shocking showing for two new, not widely viewed shows outside of critical circles mean a potential earthquake at the Emmys, where Mad Men has won the Best Drama Series award for all four of its seasons and Modern Family has done the same in the comedy category for its first two years on ABC? Read More »

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