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    The Business

    'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan

    "Breaking Bad" Creator Vince Gilligan says to be a showrunner you need to be a cult leader.

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    By Kim Masters • Aug 31, 2013 • 28m Listen

    As the AMC series Breaking Bad reaches its final episodes, we revisit our conversation with creator Vince Gilligan. He says it's time to end the series even though he fears it will end up being the most creatively satisfying thing he'll ever do.

    Banner image: Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan on the set of Breaking Bad. Photo courtesy of Gregory Peters/AMC

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    2 stories
    1. 0:00

      Hollywood News Banter

      The Los Angeles Times' John Horn, who is at the Telluride Film Festival, joins Kim Masters to banter about some of this week’s top Hollywood News stories.

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      6 min
    2. 6:28

      'Breaking Bad' Creator

      Breaking Bad , the AMC drama that's been referred to in the same breath as The Wire and The Sopranos, is currently in its final episodes. We revisit our conversation from last year when creator Vince Gilligan sat down with The Business producer Darby Maloney to talk about the show coming to an end.

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      22 min
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:006 min

      Hollywood News Banter

    2. 6:2822 min

      'Breaking Bad' Creator

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