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Vince Gilligan on the balance between comedy and drama on The X-Files; on his reputation for writing the funnier episodes; on his episode "Small Potatoes" 33:51
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on the first episode of The X-Files he directed "Je Souhaite" (I Wish) in Season 7 29:33
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on directing The X-Files episode "Sunshine Days" in which the reconstructed The Brady Bunch house 05:41
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on an episode of The X-Files for which they had to reconstruct the entire house from the Brady Bunch set - they had to get permission from the show's creator, Sherwood Schwartz, to build the set 04:18
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Brady Bunch, The
Vince Gilligan on being influenced by The Andy Griffith Show 01:23
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Andy Griffith Show, The
Vince Gilligan on being influenced by The Twilight Zone and Rod Serling 17:59
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Twilight Zone, The
Vince Gilligan on the The X-Files episode "Drive" where he met and worked with actor Bryan Cranston for the first time (later Cranston would star in Gilligan's Breaking Bad series playing a similar role, and why Cranston was perfect to play a "sympathetic creep") 07:06
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street which influenced his X-Files script for the episode "Drive", guest-starring Bryan Cranston 15:05
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Homicide: Life on the Street
Vince Gilligan on being nominated for an Emmy for The X-Files episode "Memento Mori" 10:13
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on The X-Files episode "Memento Mori" in which "Scully" gets cancer 08:47
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on how the writers adapted to news that David Duchovny was leaving X-Files 06:14
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
On the end of The Lone Gunmen series and how it intersected with The X-Files 59:57
Interview: Vince Gilligan
On his memories of 9/11 and how it affected The X-Files ' cast and crew; on the finale of The X-Files; on how The Lone Gunmen alluded to the events of 9/11 56:38
Interview: Vince Gilligan
On the legacy of The X-Files; on the series Harsh Realm which he is credited with writing, but did not 44:48
Interview: Vince Gilligan
On the genesis of Breaking Bad and what influenced the show; on pitching the idea of a middle-aged family man cooking a meth lab to cable networks; on his experience with rejection and bad pitches 40:59
Interview: Vince Gilligan
On how Breaking Bad eventually got picked up by FX; on comparisons between Breaking Bad and Weeds; on why he never even pitched to a network; on thinking the show was never going to be made; on how AMC took over production on the show 27:58
Interview: Vince Gilligan
On how Breaking Bad got its name; on the major plot points of the show; on the lead character "Walter White"; on why he knew Bryan Cranston could portray the character; on why he made choices to make the character less sympathizable; on casting the show 16:05
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on the casting choices for Breaking Bad; on knowing Bryan Cranston needed to play "Walter White"; on how his association playing the dad on Malcolm in the Middle role helped this character 03:30
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Genre: Drama Series
Vince Gilligan on why he knew Bryan Cranston could play the character of "Walter White" on Breaking Bad; on how the protagonist becomes an antagonist 09:00
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Person: Bryan Cranston
Vince Gilligan on the casting choices for Breaking Bad; on knowing Bryan Cranston needed to play "Walter White"; on how his association playing the dad on Malcolm in the Middle role helped this character 03:30
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Person: Bryan Cranston
Vince Gilligan on how his unfamiliarity with meth helped him write "Walter White's" character on Breaking Bad 12:18
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Profession: Show Creators
Vince Gilligan on the inspiration for Breaking Bad and the character of "Walter White" 39:03
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on the "experiment" of Breaking Bad: the protagonist transforms into an antagonist; on whether he intends him to by sympathetic 09:56
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on the moment he's proudest of on Breaking Bad, when "Walter White" turns down a no-strings offer for money, which is supposed to be the reason he's making sacrifices, making his character less sympathetic from early on in the series 02:21
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on the "jump the shark" episode of The X-Files and the resolution for The Lone Gunmen spinoff series 03:07
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on an episode of The Lone Gunme n which referenced the events of 9/11 six months before 02:43
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Lone Gunmen, The
Vince Gilligan on the premise of his X-Files spinoff series, The Lone Gunmen and how timing may have hurt it - "luck is timing and timing is everything" 03:06
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Lone Gunmen, The