When Vince Gilligan pitched Breaking Bad to AMC, he reportedly described the show's entire arc in one sentence: he wanted to take Mr. Chips and turn him into Scarface. It's a strange comparison on its face. Mr. Chips is the gentle, beloved schoolteacher from the 1934 novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Scarface is Tony Montana, a … Continue reading The Evolution of Walter White: From Mr. Chips to Scarface
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The Character Couch – Eleanor Shellstrop
Welcome back to The Character Couch, where we dust off our amateur psychology credentials and spend some quality time with fictional people who absolutely could have benefited from a real therapist at some point. Today's subject shuffled in a little late, made a joke about the waiting room being a trap, and spent the first … Continue reading The Character Couch – Eleanor Shellstrop
The Game of Emmys: Analyzing the Success of Game of Thrones
There is something bittersweet about looking back at Game of Thrones through the lens of the Emmy Awards. For most of its run, the show was a phenomenon unlike anything television had seen before. It was prestige drama dressed in dragon scales, a fantasy series that made everyone — even people who swore they would … Continue reading The Game of Emmys: Analyzing the Success of Game of Thrones
