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Peter Gould
Peter Gould is an American television writer, director and producer. He worked on all five seasons of the AMC drama ''Breaking Bad''. He was nominated for four Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for his work on the series. After ''Breaking Bad'' ended, he went on to become the co-creator and co-showrunner, with ''Breaking Bad'' creator Vince Gilligan, of the show's spinoff, ''Better Call Saul''. He became the series' sole showrunner after Gilligan left the writers room. Education Gould is a native of New York. His parents were both artists and met at art school. Speaking of his education, he admits "I was a bad speller. I had terrible handwriting. Doing papers in school was agonizing for me." He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 1990, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master of Fine Arts. Career After graduating from college, he did commercials in New York for a while before entering USC F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is commonly known simply as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC. The convention was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans that included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, Ron Graf, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the "San Diego Comic Book Convention", Dorf said during an interview that he hoped the first Con would bring in 500 attendees. It is a four-day event (Thursday–Sunday) held during the summer (in July since 2003) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. On the Wednesday evening prior to the official opening, professionals, exhibitors, and pre-registered guests for all four days can attend a pre-event "Preview Night" to give attendees the opportunity to walk the exhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards 2008
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009. Nominees Names in bold denote the winners. Film Best Adapted Screenplay *'' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' – Eric Roth (screenplay), Eric Roth and Robin Swicord (story); F. Scott Fitzgerald (author) *''The Dark Knight'' – Jonathan and Christopher Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer (story); Bob Kane and Bill Finger (creators) *''Doubt'' – John Patrick Shanley (screenplay and playwright) *'' Frost/Nixon'' – Peter Morgan (screenplay and playwright) *''Slumdog Millionaire'' – Simon Beaufoy (screenplay); Vikas Swarup (author) Best Original Screenplay *''Burn After Reading'' – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen *''Milk'' – Dustin Lance Black *''Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' – Woody Allen *'' The Visitor'' – Tom McCarthy *''The Wrestler'' – Robert Siegel B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uno (Better Call Saul)
"Uno" is the series premiere of the television series ''Better Call Saul'', the spinoff series of ''Breaking Bad''. The episode was written by series creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, and directed by Gilligan. In the United States, the episode aired on February 8, 2015, on AMC. Outside of the United States, the episode premiered on streaming service Netflix in several countries. The series mainly takes place in 2002, approximately six years prior to the title character Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) meeting Walter White (Bryan Cranston). In "Uno", Jimmy McGill (Saul), is a struggling lawyer working at the back of a nail salon. Jonathan Banks reprises his role as Mike Ehrmantraut, a retired cop working as a parking lot security guard, as does Raymond Cruz as Tuco Salamanca, a high-ranking Mexican drug dealer. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, and at the time, it became the most-watched series premiere for a scripted series in U.S. cable history, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV By The Numbers
TV by the Numbers was a website devoted to collecting and analyzing television ratings data in the United States that operated from 2007 to 2020. It was a part of Nexstar Media Group's Zap2it television news/listings site. History An Internet and statistical analyst, Robert Seidman had previously worked for IBM and Charles Schwab, and published an online newsletter about the Internet and AOL before founding TV by the Numbers; Bill Gorman had been an AOL executive until 1998, and had read Seidman's column. Friends since the early 1990s when they met near Washington, D.C., both were fond of television, as Gorman loved numbers and Seidman enjoyed statistics relating to it; the subject of television ratings data entered into one of their conversations. Gorman was dismayed at being unable to find other blogs devoted solely to television data, and after a Google search confirmed this, he and Seidman thought of the idea for a website devoted solely to the subject. In Gorman's words, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Andrew Ross Sorkin (born February 19, 1977) is an American journalist and author. He is a financial columnist for ''The New York Times'' and a co-anchor of CNBC's ''Squawk Box.'' He is also the founder and editor of DealBook, a financial news service published by ''The New York Times''. He wrote the bestselling book ''Too Big to Fail'' and co-produced a movie adaptation of the book for HBO Films. He is also a co-creator of the Showtime series '' Billions''. Early life and education Sorkin was born in New York, the son of Joan Ross Sorkin, a playwright, and Laurence T. Sorkin, a partner at the law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Sorkin graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1995 and earned a Bachelor of Science in communications from Cornell University in 1999 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He is not related to writer Aaron Sorkin nor defense lawyer Ira Lee Sorkin. His family heritage and religion are Jewish. Career Journalist Sorkin first joined ''The New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mastras
George Mastras, Jr. (born April 10, 1966) is a Greek American author, screenwriter, director, and television producer. He has worked on all five seasons of the AMC drama ''Breaking Bad''. He won the Pen USA Literary Award in 2009, won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 and 2014 as one of ''Breaking Bad''s producers, was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award, and won three Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards, for his work on the series. Mastras is also the author of the novel ''Fidali's Way'' (Scribner 2009). Biography Mastras began writing for television in 2006 for the series '' The Evidence''. He wrote the first-season episode "Stringers". In 2007 he became a writer for the short-lived science fiction series ''The Dresden Files'' and wrote the episodes "The Boone Identity" and "The Other Dick". Mastras joined the writing staff of the first season of ''Breaking Bad'' in 2008 as a story editor. He wrote the first-season episode "Crazy Handful of Nothin'". The first season wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafkaesque (Breaking Bad)
"Kafkaesque" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American television drama series ''Breaking Bad'', and the 29th overall episode of the series. Written by Peter Gould and George Mastras and directed by Michael Slovis, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on May 16, 2010. Plot Walter White and Jesse Pinkman are now in full production in the new lab and are easily producing 200 pounds of meth each week, as per their quota. Jesse finds that they're even overproducing, and is resentful when Walt refuses to allow him to remove the extra pounds from the shipment, particularly since he has calculated that Gus Fring will net at least $96 million by the end of their three-month contract, while the two of them are receiving only a combined payment of $3 million despite doing all of the work. Walt, however, is unconcerned by this and simply brushes off Jesse's complaints as him being unappreciative. Hank Schrader is still recovering in the hospital, and Steve Gomez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caballo Sin Nombre
"Caballo sin Nombre" (Spanish for ''"Horse Without a Name"'') is the second episode of the third season of the American television crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'', and the 22nd overall episode of the series. Written by Peter Gould and directed by Adam Bernstein, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on March 28, 2010. Plot While driving on a highway, Walter White is pulled over by a police officer for his windshield, which was cracked by debris in the Wayfarer crash. When the officer alludes to having the car taken, Walt angrily snaps at him, leading him to be pepper sprayed and arrested. Hank Schrader picks him up from the station, and Walt tells him about his separation from Skyler White. Walt also tells Saul Goodman, who believes Skyler won't tell the police to avoid consequences against her. He suggests Walt "find another woman" and continue with his trade, but Walt refuses, leading Saul to call Mike Ehrmantraut, who begins staking out the Whites' house. Jess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Bad (season 3)
The third season of the American television drama series '' Breaking Bad'' premiered on March 21, 2010, and concluded on June 13, 2010. It consisted of 13 episodes, each running about 47 minutes. AMC broadcast the third season on Sundays at 10:00 pm in the United States. The complete third season was released on Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-ray on June 7, 2011. Season 3 saw actors Bob Odenkirk, Giancarlo Esposito and Jonathan Banks, who play Saul, Gus and Mike respectively, upgraded to main cast status after guest starring the previous season, although they are not credited for every episode until season 4. Cast Main * Bryan Cranston as Walter White * Anna Gunn as Skyler White * Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman * Dean Norris as Hank Schrader * Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader * RJ Mitte as Walter White Jr. * Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring * Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman * Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut Recurring Episodes Production Unlike the second season, when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Awards 2009
The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010. Nominees Names in bold denote the winners. Film Best Adapted Screenplay * ''Crazy Heart'' * ''Julie & Julia'' * '' Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire'' * ''Star Trek'' * '' Up in the Air'' Best Original Screenplay * '' (500) Days of Summer'' * ''Avatar'' * ''The Hangover'' * ''The Hurt Locker'' * ''A Serious Man'' Best Documentary Feature Screenplay * ''Against the Tide'' – Richard Trank; based on original material written by Richard Trank and Rabbi Marvin Hier * '' Capitalism: A Love Story'' – Michael Moore * '' The Cove'' – Mark Monroe * ''Earth Days'' – Robert Stone * ''Good Hair'' – Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther, and Chuck Sklar * ''Soundtrack for a Revolution'' – Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman Television Dramatic Series Comedy Series New Series Episodic Drama Episodic Comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad)
"Better Call Saul" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American television drama series '' Breaking Bad''. It was written by Peter Gould and directed by Terry McDonough. This episode marks Bob Odenkirk's first appearance as the fast-talking criminal lawyer Saul Goodman in the series. He was promoted to series regular in Season 3 and stayed with the series until the penultimate episode, later reprising the role in the prequel series ''Better Call Saul''. Plot After Brandon "Badger" Mayhew is arrested in a sting operation by the Albuquerque Police, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman look into hiring a shady, flamboyant lawyer named Saul Goodman. Saul has already offered to be Badger's legal counsel and has found out that the DEA is hoping that Badger will lead them to "Heisenberg." Walt poses as Badger's uncle and goes to Saul's office, where he learns that Saul will advise Badger to flip to avoid prison. Walt offers Saul a bribe to keep Badger from confessing, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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