Episode 76: Breaking Bad (The Pilot Episode)

Beyond the Screenplay

Michael Tucker

Tv & Film

4.7 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

The LFTS team discusses Breaking Bad’s exemplary pilot episode, including its solid narrative structure, efficient scene work, and how it sets up the stylistic and character elements that made the show one of the greatest TV series ever.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Michael and welcome to Beyond the Screenplay, the podcast where each week we do a conversational deep dive analysis into a film or occasionally a TV show.
0:15.0	Today we're talking about the pilot episode of Breaking Bad created by Vince Gilligan.
0:18.7	I'm joined by the Beyond the Screenplay team, Trisha Arand.
0:21.5	Hello, everybody.
0:22.9	Brian Bittner.
0:23.8	Yeah.
0:27.5	Perfect.
0:28.4	Wow.
0:29.0	Yeah.
0:29.3	That was great.
0:30.7	Wow.
0:33.2	Okay.
0:33.9	Recovery.
0:34.6	And Alex Cayeros.
0:36.1	Hi.
0:36.7	We're going to talk about Breaking Bad focusing on the pilot.
0:40.7	Obviously, there is a lesson Trump screenplay video made many years ago now that touched on it.
0:45.7	And there's just a lot of things to talk about with Breaking Bad, how you create the engine of a show, but also the cultural effect that the show went on to have, all these things.
0:54.0	First, we want to
0:54.6	throw out a question to Spotify listeners, which is, besides Breaking Bad, what is your favorite
0:59.9	TV pilot? Think about it, let us know. I like that you paused for a response.
1:07.1	Shout it at your iPhone right now. Awesome.
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