Breaking Bad News

Vince Gilligan, creator and executive producer of Breaking Bad, is to provide an insight into the making of the acclaimed US drama in a masterclass at this year's Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.

This week on Mad Men, the Bob Benson mystery finally gets solved, Sally makes a pretty impressive pitch for her own '60s Mean Girls spin-off and Don destroys everyone's happiness just because he can.

A few weeks ago we started to see the promotional campaign for ' It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ' begin to roll out, trading up the Oscar campaign and anime renditions of the previous year for an incomprehensible, albeit hilarious Swedish art house campaign .

June 14--Television has been proudly brandishing its "Golden Era" calling card of late largely on the merits of the many top dramas being produced on prime time and cable over the last few years.

Death is inevitable, both in life and on television. But they differ in one important way: whereas the passing of a loved one in real life is a mortifying experience, a television death can become an excitable talking point for days, even weeks.

It's hard to believe only eight episodes remain in the whole of ' Breaking Bad ,' the first of which will premiere later this summer on August 11, and series creator Vince Gilligan certainly isn't short of story.

Mike is still pretty green as an undercover agent on " Graceland ." That could be why he proved himself not quite good enough to lie effectively to Paul.

No matter how fine the weather may be, you just can't stay outdoors all summer. Who could handle all that sunblock and fresh air? So it's good news indeed that the networks continue to crank out new shows amid the usual warm-weather reruns, in stark contrast to years gone by when TV took the sort of leisurely summer holiday you wish you could ... (more)

Ty Burrell and Tina Fey take comedy acting honors while drama wins go to Bryan Cranston and "The Killing" star Sofie Grabol.

Here is actor turned banjo enthusiast Steve Martin at a gala in New York this week -- and Bryan Cranston's meth-making character Walter White aka Heisenberg in the television thriller "Breaking Bad" .Hopefully, only one of them has a Pennsylvania Facts - PA is the Keystone State.

The downside to the fifth and final season of Breaking Bad being split in half was having to wait a year for the second half of that final season to air.

When Breaking Bad left off last summer, tenacious DEA agent Hank Schrader was hot on the trail - and, er, toilet - of meth maker Walter White .

Like the characters portrayed in the show, The Big Bang Theory started as a humble entity, before becoming well respected and well-known throughout the English-speaking world.

Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad," Zachary Quinto and Sarah Paulson of "American Horror Story" and Kaley Cuoco of "The Big Bang Theory" collect hardware at the Critics' Choice Television Awards in Los Angeles.

Once upon a time, Breaking Bad powerhouse Bryan Cranston was considered a lock for the winners circle.

TCA Program of the Year Nominees Represent Diverse Genres From Period Piece "The Americans" and Fantasy Adventure "Game of Thrones" to Dramas "Breaking Bad" and "Homeland" and the zombie-filled "The Walking Dead" Critics Nominate Stellar Personalities for Career Achievement Award - James L. Brooks, James Burrows, Jay Leno, William Shatner and ... (more)

I'll be voting this week...still making up my mind in a couple of categories. See my choices at bottom.

She is the co-host of the celebrity gossip television show Extra, while he is the acclaimed lead actor of the cult series Breaking Bad.

The 3rd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton on Monday night, and the Broadcast TV Journalists Association did a fine job of spreading the gold trophies around, honoring perennial critical darlings and unsung small screen heroes alike.

Chris Baker and Mike Lacher, two creative directors at the new site , hope millions of people will send a certain email, or read a script to their friends over the phone.