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Gordon Smith (screenwriter)
Gordon Smith is an American television screenwriter, best known for his work on ''Breaking Bad'' and ''Better Call Saul''. Smith has been nominated for three individual Primetime Emmys, and won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama in 2018 for the episode " Chicanery", and has received several other nominations. Career Smith started as an office production assistant for season 3 of ''Breaking Bad'', then became Vince Gilligan's assistant in season 4, and the writers' assistant in season 5. Smith co-wrote the ''Breaking Bad'' mini-featurette titled ''Chicks 'N' Guns'' which was released on the fifth season Blu-ray. Smith was then hired as a staff writer for the ''Breaking Bad'' spinoff ''Better Call Saul''. His first television script, for the episode " Five-O" (from season 1) earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. He also wrote episode 8 from the first season, titled " RICO". For the second season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Bad
''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White ( Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited high-school chemistry teacher who is struggling with a recent diagnosis of stage-three lung cancer. White turns to a life of crime and partners with a former student, Jesse Pinkman ( Aaron Paul), to produce and distribute methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal underworld. The show aired on AMC from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. Among the show's co-stars are Anna Gunn and RJ Mitte as Walter's wife Skyler and son Walter Jr., and Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris as Skyler's sister Marie Schrader and her husband Hank, a DEA agent. Others include Bob Odenkirk as Walter's and Jesse's lawyer Sau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, held in 1955 and it is given in honor of a writer or writers who produced an outstanding story or screenplay for an episode of a television drama series during the primetime network season. Undergoing several name changes, the award received its current title at the 48th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1996. Since its inception, the award has been presented to 75 writers. Jesse Armstrong is the current recipient of the award for his work on the episode of HBO's '' Succession'' titled "All The Bells Say". Rod Serling holds the record for most wins for this category at six. ''The Sopranos'' holds the record for most wins and nominations for this category at 6 and 21, respectively. ''Game of Thrones'', ''Hill Street Blues'' and ''The Sopranos'' are the only shows that have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Call Saul (season 4)
The fourth season of the American television drama series ''Better Call Saul'' premiered on August 6, 2018, and concluded on October 8, 2018. The fourth season consists of 10 episodes and aired on Mondays at 9:00 pm (Eastern) in the United States on AMC. A spin-off prequel of ''Breaking Bad'', ''Better Call Saul'' was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, both of whom also worked on ''Breaking Bad''. The first and second seasons mainly took place in 2002, with season three advancing the storyline to 2003. The fourth season also takes place mainly in 2003, with the last four episodes taking place in 2004 after a time jump in the seventh episode. In season four, Jimmy and Kim struggle to cope with Chuck's death. Howard believes that he is responsible for Chuck's death, and suffers with depression and disengagement from work. Mike begins security inspections at Madrigal, disregarding the fact that his consulting contract was supposed to be only a paper transaction. Gus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outsiders (U
Outsider(s) may refer to: Film * ''Outsider'' (1997 film), a 1997 Slovene-language film * ''Outsider'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film * ''Outsiders'' (1980 film), a South Korean film featuring Won Mi-kyung Literature * Outsider (Known Space), a fictional species in Larry Niven's Known Space universe * Outsider (comics), a character in various DC Comics storylines * ''Outsiders'' (comics), a team of freakish superheroes published by DC Comics **'' Young Justice: Outsiders'', a TV series featuring the team * Outsiders (Dresden Files), a fictional species of magical creatures in Jim Butcher's ''The Dresden Files'' novels * ''Outsiders'', a book by American sociologist Howard S. Becker * Outsider, a pseudonym used by Aarne Haapakoski Music * Outsider music, a category of music independent of the music industry * Outsider (rapper), a South Korean speed rapper Albums * ''Outsider'' (Three Days Grace album), 2018 * ''Outsider'' (Uriah Heep album), 2014 * ''Outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGN America
WGN America was an American subscription television network that was owned by the Nexstar Media Group, and was the company's only wholly owned, national cable-originated television channel. The channel in its final form under the WGN branding ran a mixture of entertainment programming (consisting of comedy and drama series, and theatrical feature films) for most of the broadcast day and a straight-news format—via a daily national prime time newscast, ''NewsNation''—during the evening and early overnight hours. WGN America traces to its founding by United Video Inc. as a superstation feed of Chicago independent station WGN-TV, and the channel's operational history from its November 1978 launch to its current ownership by Nexstar Media Group, up to its relaunch as general news channel NewsNation, which occurred on March 1, 2021. Early years WGN America traces its origins to WGN-TV, a broadcast television station in Chicago, Illinois that began operating over VHF channel 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT) is an American television production and distribution studio. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios complex in Culver City, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's unit Sony Pictures Entertainment and a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. History SPT's history goes back to 1947, when Pioneer Telefilms was founded by Ralph Cohn, whose father Jack and uncle Harry co-founded Columbia Pictures. Pioneer was bought by Columbia and renamed Screen Gems in November 1948, reincorporated as Columbia Pictures Television on May 6, 1974, and merged with sister studio TriStar Television (formed in 1986 and relaunched in 1991) to form Columbia TriStar Television on February 21, 1994. On September 16, 2002, Sony Pictures Entertainment renamed the American studio as Sony Pictures Television and its international division as Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI)). In summer 2007, SPT introduced The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall (Better Call Saul)
"Fall" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the third season of the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul'', the spinoff series of ''Breaking Bad''. The episode aired on June 12, 2017 on AMC in the United States. Outside of the United States, the episode premiered on streaming service Netflix in several countries. Plot Jimmy McGill discovers from Irene Landry, his former elder law client who represents the class in the Sandpiper Crossing lawsuit, that the company has offered a settlement. Irene has refused because the lawyers have advised her they believe they can get Sandpiper to offer more. Jimmy stands to receive $1.16 million, and tries to persuade Howard Hamlin to accept, but Howard refuses. Howard and Chuck McGill meet with their malpractice insurance agents. Based on the information provided by Jimmy, the agents inform them that because of Chuck's mental condition he will need to be supervised by another attorney at all times or HHM will face a substantial premium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon acceptance they focus on business matters, such as budgets and contracts. Other producers are more involved with the day-to-day workings, participating in activities such as screenwriting, set design, casting, and directing. There are a variety of different producers on a television show. A traditional producer is one who manages a show's budget and maintains a schedule, but this is no longer the case in modern television. Types of television producers Different types of producers in the industry today include (in order of seniority): Showrunner : The showrunner is the "chief executive" in charge of everything related to the production of the show. It is the highest-ranking individual who is responsible for the production and daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Call Saul (season 3)
The third season of the American television drama series ''Better Call Saul'' premiered on April 10, 2017, and concluded on June 19, 2017. The ten-episode season was broadcast on Monday nights in the United States on AMC. A spin-off of ''Breaking Bad'', ''Better Call Saul'' was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, both of whom also worked on ''Breaking Bad''. The third season immediately follows the events of the second season, which take place in late 2002. The year is 2003 by the third season's conclusion. Bob Odenkirk reprises his role as Jimmy McGill, a lawyer who is engaged in a feud with his brother Chuck (Michael McKean), an attorney who believes Jimmy is unfit to be a lawyer and plots to have him disbarred. Jonathan Banks also reprises his role as Mike Ehrmantraut, who begins a partnership with Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), while Nacho Varga (Michael Mando) is plotting to murder their rival, Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis). The third season of ''Better Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inflatable (Better Call Saul)
"Inflatable" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American television crime drama series ''Better Call Saul'', a spin-off series of ''Breaking Bad''. Written by Gordon Smith and directed by Colin Bucksey, the episode aired on AMC in the United States on March 28, 2016. Outside of the United States, the episode premiered on the streaming service Netflix in several countries. Plot Opening In a flashback to 1973, Jimmy McGill is working in his father's store when a grifter enters and attempts to pull a con by telling Jimmy's father he has a young child and is in financial need. Jimmy disbelieves the grifter and tries to warn his father, but his father is more concerned that suspicion could cause him to turn away someone who really requires help. While Jimmy's father is distracted, the grifter admits the con and tells Jimmy there are only wolves and sheep in the world, and he will have to choose which to be. Disillusioned by his father's gullibility, Jimmy steals m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloves Off
"Gloves Off" is the fourth episode of the second season of the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul''. The episode aired on March 7, 2016, on AMC in the United States. Outside of the United States, the episode premiered on Netflix in several countries. Plot Opening Mike Ehrmantraut returns home and tosses a stack of hundred-dollar bills onto his kitchen table, pulls a bag of frozen vegetables from his freezer and presses it to his face. As he slowly sinks into his living room chair, his face is revealed to be badly bruised and beaten. Main story The Davis & Main partners criticize Jimmy for airing his TV ad without their consent. Clifford Main decides to give him a second chance, though he will be under more scrutiny in the future. Jimmy McGill leaves Kim Wexler an urgent voicemail but Howard Hamlin and Chuck McGill are already grilling her about not warning them before Jimmy's ad aired. She takes responsibility for not letting them know in advance, claiming that she did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Editor
Story editor is a job title in motion picture and television production, also sometimes called "supervising producer". In live action television, a story editor is a member of the screenwriting staff who edits scripts, pitches stories, and reports to the producers above them. In animation television, the story editor is the head writer and serves as a lead creative on a series, often doubling as a showrunner or co-showrunner themselves. Live Action The story editor has many responsibilities, including finding new script/breakdown writers, developing stories with writers, and ensuring that scripts are suitable for production. The story editor will work closely with the writer on each draft of their story and script, giving the writer feedback on the quality of their work, suggesting improvements that can be made while also ensuring that practical issues, like continuity and correct running time, are adhered to. When a script is past due, multiple people may write an act. Many pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
