Anyone even remotely exposed to Breaking Bad has to remember the scum-of-the-Earth attorney Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), Walter's (literal) partner in crime. Saul is, as Jesse points out, the attorney of choice for criminals who are actually guilty, as he will use all available resources to bail his clients out - provided they can pay a substantial fee for all the skullduggery.

Saul has a talent for schystering, goading characters into a 'safe' situation. He's got a silvery forked tongue and could probably sell glasses to a blind man. But don't get him near a courthouse. God forbid he actu...

A man suspected of stealing Bryan Cranston's script from the upcoming final season of hit TV show "Breaking Bad" has been arrested by police in New Mexico.

Cranston plays plays chemistry teacher Walther White, who begins producing and selling methamphetamine to make money after he is diagnosed with cancer on the hit AMC series. A thief broke into his car and stole a bag that contained the actor's iPad and script.

The show is filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Cranston reported the crime to local police, who arrested Xavier McAfee over the weekend.

Authorities received a break in the ...

Bosses behind Breaking Bad have donated boxes of the cast's costumes to a homeless shelter in the city where the show is set.

The items, worn by Bryan Cranston and his co-stars in the hit drama, were handed over to Joy Junction, one of the largest shelters in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The clothes will be sold off in the organization's thrift store from Wednesday and the profits will be funneled back into Joy Junction to help the homeless.

Joy Junction CEO Jeremy Reynalds says, "Fans love the show, so it's just great that we can give some of them a lasting memory and while so doing help...

Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston will be reunited with his former onscreen wife in the hit show's final series after producers signed up his Malcolm In The Middle co-star Jane Kaczmarek.

The pair played boy genius Malcolm's parents Lois and Hal in the hit sitcom from 2000 to 2006, and now they will reteam in a much darker setting for the last run of Cranston's critically acclaimed drama.

Breaking Bad star Dean Norris uploaded a snap of Cranston and Kaczmarek last week, sparking speculation the actress had agreed to appear alongside her former TV partner.

Now, she has confirmed her ca...

Summer. Some might think of it as a time to take a few days off, soak up the sun and eat popsicles. I think of it as the time for the most delicious and smutty television. Let’s face it: networks don’t exactly roll out the red carpet for your summer viewing pleasure. Instead, it’s the B-list shows that somehow made it through production but weren’t good enough to be shown through the regular season. And for that, I heartily thank the networks (and air conditioning) for the good and bad TV shows that tided me through the summer months.

Click through our list and let us know what would make ...

One of the most popular shows in cable television, "Breaking Bad," is taking a mid-season break like no other; in its final season no less! In fact, they won't be back until next summer with the final eight episodes of season five. Without sounding like a buzz kill, sure hope the show's fans come back after a year.

Titled "Gliding Over All," a direct reference to a poem by Walt Whitman from his "Leaves of Grass" collection, the final episode of the first half of season five was a gripping episode from start to finish. However, for each question that is answered, for each loose end tied up,...

When I went out to dinner with my friend CB last week we both, naturally, talked of the pending season finale of Breaking Bad.

“There’s only one thing I need to have happen in this Sunday’s episode,” I told him. “Hank needs to find out. Not necessarily do anything. He just needs to have the realization.”

Boy did I get my wish.

I mean really… is there any other way… literally, ANY other way this season could have ended?

Not only does Hank find out, but he finds out on the toilet. After we nearly got a happy ending with the family together and Walt actually quitting the business when he r...

Heisenberg was present and accounted for at the beginning of the episode. He had no problem insulting Declan’s operation and poor excuse for meth. He never wavered and even demanded he be referred to as adopted and new name, answering, “You’re goddamned right” when Declan asked if he was Heisenberg.

But Heisenberg is not the man that killed Mike at the end of the episode. Walter White killed him.

Heisenberg throws his weight around most of the episode. Whether he rips Jesse to shreds when he wants out of the business, or when he basically tells Skyler to mind her own business when he brin...

If Walt hadn’t whistled while he was finishing the cook after he told Jesse to go home, it’s quite possible he wouldn’t have had Mike pointing a gun at him at the end of the episode.

Jesse was wrecked with guilt over the killing of the young boy at the end of the last episode. So much so that he tried to avoid in helping to destroy his motorbike and dispose of his body. (Which by the way, made for a very haunting, chilling and effective opening scene as we saw just how good Walter has gotten over the years over using barrels of chemicals to get rid of things that needed getting rid of.)

H...

It's all coming to an end for Walter White and company: as fans are keenly aware, this season of Breaking Bad will be the acclaimed AMC drama's last. While we don't yet know how things will conclude for Walt, Jesse and company, what about the impact the show's ending will have on the actors who play these fantastic characters?

I recently connected with the lovely Betsy Brandt, who plays Marie Schrader, to discuss approaching the finish line, how the series has affected her, and her guest appearance earlier this year on USA's Fairly Legal.

"I think this season is a game-changing seas...

There is a real-life Walter White, one of Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s “Most Wanted” men. White is being accused of manufacturing meth just like his Breaking Bad namesake.

In the hit TV show, White, played by Bryan Cranston, is a high school chemistry teacher who turns to cooking meth to help support his family after he’s diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Ironically a real-life Walter White, this one 55, is now on the “most wanted” list in Tuscaloosa, accused of violating his probation in a methamphetamine manufacturing case.

He was arrested in 2008 on charges of trafficking meth, unlawful ma...

*Spoiler alert for those that have not watched "Breaking Bad" yet, as I’ll be spoiling the ending right up front.*

Well… there goes that theory that Todd’s an undercover cop.

It’s not like Jesse, and certainly Walt, haven’t killed people before. They’ve killed drug dealers. Jesse killed sweet Gale, but only in trying to protect his own and Walt’s life—and even then, it destroyed him inside.

Walt stood by as Jane choked on her own vomit. And near gleefully killed Gus’ men and the man himself. But again—those were bad people.

Todd murdered a child. Who was in the wrong place, at the wrong...

What’s Skylar’s ultimate escape plan for getting away from Walter Whit… er… Heisenberg?

"For the cancer to come back."

With those chilling words, Skylar admits a clear reversal from one year ago, when she was devastated by the announcement that her husband was slowly dying of cancer. Now, she sees it as an escape plan. Her only escape plan.

Last season on "Breaking Bad," as Skylar got more and more into the meth business, she approached it from a practical standpoint. How do you launder the money without getting caught? Now, after she heard her husband gleefully boast of murder, be ultim...

“Yes, he handles the business. And I handle him.”

Walt may have pitched Mike on a three-way deal with him and Jesse on being owners, not employees, in their new business arrangement, but that quote above leaves no doubt that Walt seems to think he’s the one in charge. He even rejects the idea of a vote when they’re deciding on a new place to cook.

But how long will Mike go along with that? Or on the other hand, how long before Walt sees him as a liability the way Gus once saw Victor?

“Hazard Pay” was a bridging episode—setting the stage for what’s to come in the remaining fourteen episod...

While many people were watching Olympics coverage, there was another notable happening in the television industry over the weekend.

"Game Of Thrones" won the coveted Program of the Year prize at the 2012 Television Critics Association Awards on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Other big show winners included "Breaking Bad" and "Downton Abbey." "Homeland" actress Claire Danes and comedian Louis C.K. won the top acting awards.

David Letterman was honored with the Career Achievement Award, and the TCA paid homage to "Cheers" by presenting the beloved series with the Heritage Award.

The winne...

Breaking Bad co-stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are celebrating after picking up trophies at the 2012 Saturn Awards on Thursday.

The hit drama was voted best syndicated/cable TV series at the prestigious ceremony, which recognizes achievement in genres such as sci-fi and horror. Cranston was named best actor on TV while his partner in crime Paul picked up a best supporting actor trophy, paving the way for success at the upcoming Emmy Awards, where they are both nominated for top prizes.

In the movie categories, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was the big winner, taking home honors fo...

“You are a timebomb, tick-tick-ticking, and I have no intention of being around for the boom.” – Mike

And yet… by the end of the episode, Mike very much has assured that he will be around for the boom. But what other choice does he have? With executives from the Madrigal Electromotive corporation gunning for the twelve members who were connected to Gus Fring and could blow their entire operation, Mike had no choice but to rejoin the team of Walt and Jesse—not as an employee according to Walt, but as an owner.

(Whether or not that will actually be true remains to be seen. Hard to imagine H...

Early this morning Jimmy Kimmell and Kerry Washington announced the nominees for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. Multiple nominees include "Mad Men," "Downton Abbey" and "30 Rock."

Battling it out for the Outstanding Drama Series award will be "Mad Men," "Homeland," "Downton Abbey," "Dexter," "Breaking Bad," and "Boardwalk Empire."

Outstanding Comedy Series nods go to "30 Rock," "Girls," "Modern Family," "The Big Bang Theory," "Veep," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Notable nominees include Zooey Deschanel from fledging series "New Girl," Julia Louis-Dreyfus from HBO's "Veep," Claire Danes f...

“Because I said so.” With that line, Walter White leaves no doubt in anyone’s mind that he is fully in charge. He not only “won” in his battle against Gus Fring, but he is the one in charge now and what he says—goes.

No wonder his own wife is afraid of him and her former lover is absolutely terrified for his life. Even Mike realizes this new attitude will be trouble, but he goes along with it. (For now of course.)

Of course, the opening scene shows us that Walt isn’t necessarily in charge any more sometime in the future. Back with hair, but seemingly also back with cancer, he is far, far ...

A desert glow burns through the horizon as two cars race towards each other, pedal to the metal, cantankerous music blaring. Just before collision, they swerve and miss each other. From one steps Mike the Cleaner, recently rehabilitated after a near-fatal wound near the end of last season. From the other, Jesse Pinkman and Walter White, partners in crime. Walt's responsible for the death of Mike's boss, Gus Fring, the meth lord mastermind who half-perished in a bomb explosion moments ago (if we follow "Breaking Bad's" time frame, which picks up seconds after season four ended). Before Mike ...

The cast makes an appearance at Comic-Con and says that the show will end up in Germany this season.

Breaking Bad made an appearance at Comic-Con last night, and made quite an entrance. Stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul suited up in hazmat suits and gas masks for the long-awaited panel.

“I think it’s awesome,” Paul said to the LA Times. “This is where our fans are. Sure, it’s nice to have a posh Hollywood premiere, but this is incredible.”

Show creator Vince Gilligan also showed up, and gave some hints on the new, and final, season of the AMC show.

“You’re going to read more subtitles...

For those who are eagerly anticipating the first half of the final season of Breaking Bad, which just recently finished filming, you might be able to tide yourself over by marveling at these pictures from PoppedCulture.com (which picked them up from a post on Reddit) of famous scenes from the show… in LEGO form.

You can see more pics at one of the links above.

And if that’s not enough to get excited, have you had a chance to watch the season 5 teaser trailer yet?

The directors of cult TV drama Breaking Bad shoot scenes of methamphetamine production out of sequence to stop wannabe drug dealers from using episodes as a 'how-to' guide.

In the show Bryan Cranston plays a chemistry teacher who becomes a crystal-meth expert but the Emmy Award winner insists no one will be able to copy his character's recipes and techniques.

In a The Hollywood Reporter roundtable interview with fellow 2012 Emmy nominees Kelsey Grammer, Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Krause and Damian Lewis, Cranston is asked by former 24 star Sutherland how directors avoid real-life copycat ...

USA's Fairly Legal returns for its second season tonight with one big ace up its sleeve: co-star Michael Trucco.

When is a series regular a secret weapon? When he's doing fantastic work and still playing second chair. Yes, Fairly Legal belongs to the character of Kate Reed (Sarah Shahi), but there's something about her not quite ex-husband that sticks.

As played by Trucco, Justin Patrick is that hard-working, dedicated Assistant District Attorney that you'd want fighting for you in court, and he's also the voice of reason in his complicated relationship with Kate. In a conventional legal ...

The final Harry Potter movie and Martin Scorsese's Hugo will lead the way at the 2012 Saturn Awards after scooping 10 nominations apiece.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and Hugo will compete with Immortals, The Muppets, Midnight in Paris and Thor to be named Best Fantasy Film at the prize giving, which recognizes achievement in movie genres such as sci-fi and horror.

Filmmaker J.J. Abrams' Super 8 nabbed eight nods and Captain America: The First Avenger scooped seven, while The Adventures of Tintin and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol both picked up six nominations.

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Timothy Olyphant might be the star of FX's Justified, but he's far from the only one. Actress Erica Tazel has made the most out of her first series regular role as the no-nonsense Rachel Brooks.

From the pilot episode, Rachel has proven an effective balance to Raylan's more outside-the-lines approach, and we've seen their relationship grow along with her character. One of the highlights of season two came in "For Blood or Money" where we got to learn a lot more about Rachel, who has become one of Justified's most pleasant surprises, and that's because it's obvious how much thought a...

FOX's Alcatraz has been giving audiences a lot to talk about. I recently caught up with Jeffrey Pierce, the actor behind returned prisoner Jack Sylvane, to get the dish on playing the show's first antagonist - and to shed a little light on his own backstory.

There's a saying that the people who play the best villains are usually some of the nicest people in real life, and in Pierce's case, that's true. His alter-ego might have done some bad things, but the actor is a warm, sociable person who was happy to talk to me about his character, his career, and what he enjoys as a TV viewer.

Wha...

Breaking Bad star Betsy Brandt returns to ABC's Private Practice tonight.

In the episode, entitled "Losing Battles," she reprises the role of Joanna Gibson. After first meeting Violet (Amy Brenneman) in the fifth-season premiere, Joanna returns "pregnant and badly beaten, and in need of Violet's help. Joanna is a smart, successful lawyer and the ending will certainly prove that...in more ways than one."

The episode has a special start time of 10:02 PM ET/PT on ABC.

Brandt also appeared in an episode of Brenneman's previous series Judging Amy back in 2001.

She recently completed the ...

‘Tis the season… for Ricky Gervais to make nasty jokes and make Robert Downy Jr. blush…. Fa la la la la la la la la. That’s right, the Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning. There were a few surprises, a few snubs, and a few nominees that make you go, “Hmmmm”? Let’s break it down by Movie and TV categories.

Movies

Films like 'The Artist' and 'The Help' dominated, not surprisingly.

The most surprising inclusion here? ‘The Ides of March,’ which up ‘til now was considered an also-ran in awards season. But the film picked up nods for Best Drama, Best Director (George Clooney),...

The Help has been tipped for glory at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards after receiving four nominations.

The movie will compete for the coveted Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize, alongside The Artist, Bridesmaids, The Descendants and Midnight in Paris.

The film also earned nods in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category for Viola Davis, as well as Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role thanks to Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer.

Trailing with three nominations was silent film The Artist and...