Walter White expects his students to listen up in his chemistry class. Let's see how closely you tuned in to the last episode of Breaking Bad with our Episode 4 Trivia. When you're done with the quiz, answer the bonus question in the comments section below. A correct response will automatically enter you in a random drawing for a set of Breaking Bad test tube shot glasses.
Bonus Question: Who promises to take care of Walt's family if anything should happen?
Editor Lynne Willingham talks with AMCtv.com about her Emmy nomination for Breaking Bad's first episode and the brutal beating that just had to be the finale.
Q: How did you get involved with Breaking Bad?
A: Vince Gilligan and I had worked together on The X-Files for five years, and I was lucky enough to do a couple of things he had directed. We just had a really nice working relationship -- if you're lucky to have a relationship with a director when you're an editor you have a shorthand and it makes things all that much quicker. You're not learning each other, you can get into their head with them, and take it one step further and create a project together. Vince is so good that if you're lucky enough to get a call from him, you make it work.
Q: What in your mind makes the Breaking Bad pilot unique?
For die-hard fans who've stayed up late on Sunday nights (12AM EST | 11PM C) for the encore presentations, AMCtv.com has weekly Breaking Bad quizzes to see what you can remember. This week, it's Episode 3, "...And the Bag's in the River." When you're done with the quiz, answer the bonus question in the comments section below. A correct response will automatically enter you in a random drawing for a set of Breaking Bad test tube shot glasses.
Bonus Question: What makeshift weapon does Krazy-8 use to stab Walt?
The star of Breaking Bad took a moment from production of the second season in Albuquerque to discuss his Emmy nomination and his hopes for the future of Walt White.
Q: Congratulations on the Emmy nomination. That's wonderful news.
A: Thank you! If you think it's wonderful, how about from my point of view? You just do your work and go along and then someone taps you on the shoulder and says, "Hey guess what," and then you can honestly be surprised and happy about it. And you know, it would be great to win. It would be wonderful for the show, and hopefully that would translate to allowing us to be on the air for a few more years and to tell our story.
Q: How do you feel sharing the nomination ticket with Mad Men's Jon Hamm?
Whether you're a newcomer who's catching the encore presentations in the wee hours on Sunday nights or an obsessive fan who has the entire season stashed away on DVR for repeat viewings, AMCtv.com's weekly Breaking Bad quizzes will test your knowledge of the series. This week's questions focus on Episode 2, "Cat's in the Bag..." When you're done with it, answer the bonus question in the comments section below. A correct response will automatically enter you in a random drawing for a set of Breaking Bad test tube shot glasses.
Bonus Question: How do Walt and Jesse keep Krazy-8 in the basement?
When two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer John Toll (Braveheart, Legends of the Fall) read Vince Gilligan's pilot for Breaking Bad, he decided to return to television for the first time in nearly 20 years. Not surprisingly, his work on the first episode has garnered him an Emmy nomination. He shares his experience launching the show in AMC's exclusive interview.
Q: How did you get involved with Breaking Bad?
A: I've known Vince for quite a while. I met him through [Executive Producer] Mark Johnson and really liked him and thought he had great ideas -- he had a unique style, sort of dark and irreverent humor, but not offensively so. Then out of the blue he sent me this script for Breaking Bad and he came to visit me to talk about a look. Vince had been talking about an interesting style where the whole story takes place in the Southwest. I wasn't sure I wanted to do it because I hadn't done television for a long time and at first I thought I might be out of touch with it. But we started talking about a visual style that was rich in contrast and stark. I've got a library with all kinds of visual reference materials, so I pulled some off the shelf and we started looking through it, and within a half hour we were talking about when I would come to New Mexico with him and start looking at locations .
You're a fan of Breaking Bad. In fact, you've not only seen the episodes but you've studied the characters. So now it's time for your pop quiz. Do you have what it takes to match wits with Walt White? Can you outsmart Jesse Pinkman? Do you have the lowdown on Hank? Our weekly episodic quizzes will test your memory and your mettle.
This week we're grilling you on the first episode. If you're feeling especially astute, then respond to the bonus question in the comments section below. Answer correctly before midnight on Sunday, August 3 and you'll be entered in a random drawing for a set of Breaking Bad test tube shot glasses (pictured right).
Bonus Question: Walt celebrates his birthday in the first episode. How old is he now?
From shout-outs to the X-Files to quotes from Cool Hand Luke, Breaking Bad series creator Vince Gilligan explains the secret (and not so secret) meanings of each episode's title.
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Breaking Bad has nabbed four Emmy nominations for its debut season -- including recognition for Bryan Cranston as lead actor in a drama series -- as AMC garnered the most nominations of any basic cable network.
The drama, renewed for a second season, is also honored for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series (for Director of Photography John Toll), Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (for the show's creator Vince Gilligan) and Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (for Editor Lynne Willingham).
"This is a milestone moment for AMC. To be considered among the best on television by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences for the network's original series, Mad Men and Breaking Bad, is a truly distinct honor," says Charlie Collier, AMC's General Manager and Executive Vice President.
"We congratulate Vince Gilligan on Breaking Bad's nominations and Bryan Cranston for his incredible performance, earning him his first Emmy nomination as a Lead Actor in the Drama category."
Cranston is up against Jon Hamm of AMC's Mad Men, Boston Legal's James Spader (last year's winner), Dexter's Michael C. Hall, House's Hugh Laurie and In Treatment's Gabriel Byrne.
The 60th annual Emmy awards ceremony will air on Sunday, September 21.
Did you miss an episode of Breaking Bad this past winter? If so, you're about to get another chance to see it this summer. Fresh on the heels of the news that Breaking Bad has been renewed for a second season, AMC announces that encore airings of the first season will begin with the pilot episode on Sunday, July 27 at midnight (following the Mad Men Season 2 premiere). From thereon weekly, all seven episodes from the first season will air in their original broadcast order.
