WGAW's "The Rewrite Stuff with Vince Gilligan" - FULL INTERVIEW

Moderator and WEC Event Chair Chuck Rose talks to Vince Gilligan, the creator of "Breaking Bad," about his career, writing, rewriting and, of course, Walter White.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

I could listen to this man talk all day. What a fascinating guy.

[@myndfm2229]

YES. its crazy me too. sitting in germany.

[@franciscosouzaaguirre9688]

@@myndfm2229 a@. . Uuuuujjjj... J....j.j........

[@betsyvoss49]

Having Tuco be the main bad guy for the entire 6 seasons would have been unbearable. He was too over-the-top crazy/violent to have ever survived that long. It was very difficult as a viewer to tolerate him for long periods as well without looking away. The character of Gus was much more believable over the long term with his cunning and calm.

[@Warrior97489]

Lalo is better than both Gus and Tuco imo However, I do think Tuco could have been on the show longer. Maybe for a season or so.

[@xdan9xx]

His type of character worked much better as the local big time drug dealer.. I think killing him off was a perfect way to set up season 2.

[@electricmastro]

Yeah, even Walt and Jesse's attitude can be pretty intolerable to begin with. Having that combined with Tuco the whole time would have been too much too soon.

[@slithytovah]

I am thrilled and THANKFUL the WGA West is now recording and sharing these events!!!

[@slithytovah]

...It's a tough battle...took me two years to convince them...and it's still a la carte...

[@adrianlackey5107]

Bill Taub I think we might have had a mutual friend. Did you know Jack Sowards?

[@slithytovah]

I knew him peripherally in the sense that he was a friend of some of the Producers I worked for when I first started. But he was already a veteran when I was a newbie! If i'm not mistaken he passed away a few years ago.

[@adrianlackey5107]

Bill Taub He did. Kind of sad. I met him through Jarrod Summers (God I hope the spelling's right; we've been out of touch for so long) and Scott McPherson when I was a member of the Television and Film Institute up in Canada. In fact Jack ended up being my screenwriting mentor. He taught me more about writing then all other instructors combined. Lessons I used when I eventually taught screenwriting. Saw your name; it looked familiar. Did you write a *Barney Miller" episode?

[@slithytovah]

I also knew Jarrod Summers. I met Jarrod when I was looking for Canadian writers. He a;sp lived in the same building as a friend of mind, Maurs Knowles.

[@LAVATORR]

He's literally between two ferns.

[@VincentBarnard]

This was awesome! Best show ever and now it's somehow better after these insights

[@MikeRoberts1964]

Luck is preparation meeting opportunity....He got lucky in that his agent knew Chris Carter and Vince made an offhand comment at the right time....The rest was based on the quality of his work.

[@vibinwpsilocybin1424]

well said

[@IllegalCharacters]

fucking stupid insightless observation dude

[@limyize]

@@IllegalCharacters wrong.

[@HeisenbergVintage]

At 29.40 Vince Gillian says " He has a chance to purchase a berthshire Hathaway a stock and he didn't" this is a line that Sauk says with mike in. "Saul Gone"

[@netro4680]

yesss

[@rudolphgoebbels7963]

he's a living legend

[@jamese8825]

Dude....you gotta lose the swastika,,,,,if you don't know why, you need to educate yourself on why.

[@mikeysaint4368]

Wasn't noise equalisation available? One moment I'm struggling to hear what Vince Gilligan is saying, the next my speakers are distorting. Just glad I'm not using headphones. This is a really good interview, but it's almost ruined by the audio.

[@jameswarda6118]

Excellent and insightful interview.

[@JacobC479]

Breaking Bad and especially Better Call Saul are some of the best written shows I’ve ever seen, like on the same level as The Sopranos.

[@jacobprice4311]

Thank God, a breaking bad fan who actually acknowledges that the sopranos was first and just as well put together

[@breakbad9753]

I hate when they don’t show the clips to us that the show to the audience

[@stephenmccollum1391]

Humble TV Legend Now with 2 of the best shows ever

[@andyspendlove1019]

I know I'd never heard of Mr. Chips until Breaking Bad lol

[@sir_john_hammond]

They actually filmed the Malcolm in the Middle fake ending

[@obscure.reference]

makes the shitty fan edits of the end of breaking bad into random episodes of malcolm in the middle even funnier

[@19RaxR91]

A great, insightful interview, though it would have been better, if it was known which scenes they are watching/talking about.

[@Ahiru77]

CisforCock 36:49 - Intervention scene (S01E05), 52:22 - Hank climbs RV (S03E05), 1:02:45 - Jesse confronts Walt (S04E12)......if you still wanna know. :)

[@19RaxR91]

Ahiru77 Thank you! I already had forgot about it :)

[@pinkbubblebath]

Great interview. I only wish that the sound recording wasn't so poor. Chuck's lav mic sounds awful.

[@Obe.sparks]

Yea! I suffered with this audio too.

[@mikeysaint4368]

Yep, the audio is terrible. School hall quality (or lack of).

[@xdan9xx]

His choice to end BB when they did probably ended up making amc more money than if they had keep going. They show ended almost 10 years ago and is still one of the most watched shows. And it spawned a fantastic prequal series

[@VictorMaxol]

It's funny to listen to someone who actually comes up with the stuff. Like in politics, why do we vote for people who just read scripts?

[@LeoMajors]

(Vince Gilligan voice) breakin bayad

[@heavenboundsonliibaan52]

what is he drinking? i have to know :)

[@interwebpsychiosis]

What's it matter

[@uawhahhweyaha4348]

Dimple pinch neat

[@gordongekko5356]

He’s sipping on lean

[@Satchel334]

Vince is the coolest, an amazing talent.

[@robbedontuesday]

How old was this guy in 1994????

[@jamesk1245]

Born behind the 8ball….

[@Donnie1428]

haha the rewriten Script was ''Gangbanged out'' xD

[@breakbad9753]

I can’t stop looking at the one piece of hair on his forehead

[@gordongekko5356]

Same

[@jsblade2770]

he has an asmr voice

[@voidburner8271]

recorded in 480p llmaoo

[@AdanMGarcia]

Nepotism strikes again and this time it turned out great!

[@sriharsha5036]

Brilliant story

[@Runner2000]

LOL I loved The Lone Gunman. I wish Vince could wrestle Millennium away from Chris Carter and bring Frank Black back. I swear Carter secretly hates that show and I don’t understand why.

[@vote4anna]

Walter is not a victim. To me he is a conqueror of the universe. He fought his battles

[@bobokittyFukk]

Breaking Bad turned gay after the 2nd or 3rd season...its like u hook people on originality, skill and anti-hero, then when the all the sheep jump aboard, u turn around the "message" of the show and nuder it.

[@Aveo00]

stop trolling around, ridicolous comment... of course its crap thats why it is called on of the best shows in tv history and wins so many awards lol... brainiac...

[@bobokittyFukk]

It could have been one of the best shows for men...then it turned gay and overly moral on its own high horse.

[@sd02231]

@hold ness He's wrong.

[@sir_john_hammond]

"turned gay" says the guy named bobokittyFukk

[@mwm1145]

5 years later and you’re still stupid