Hell on Wheels Season 1, Ep. 7 ‘Revelations’ Written by: Tony and Joe Gayton, and Bruce Marshall Romans Directed by: Michelle Maclaren Airs Sunday 10 pm Est. on AMC Was I the only one that watched this week’s episode, and immediately wished the show centered around the outlaws Elam and Bohannan? At any …
Hell on Wheels, Season 1, Ep. 6 “Pride, Pomp, and Circumstance” Written by: Tony Gayton, Joe Gayton, and Bruce Romans Directed by: Michael Slovis Airs Sunday 10:00 PM Est. on AMC Small increments, Hell on Wheels is getting better by small increments. The last two episodes feel like the calming breath that followed the fevered …
Opening titles sequences can indeed be viewed as an afterthought, but they are in fact extremely important to a show’s success. The opening title sequence of a television series can easily attract or repel viewers, and effect their decision as to whether or not it will be worth their time to invest and watch, or …
Hell on Wheels, Season 1, Episode 5: “Bread and Circuses” Written by Tony Gayton, Joe Gayton, and Mark Richard Directed by Adam Davidson Airs Sunday 10 pm Est. on AMC I come to you this night feeling, for the first time, a strange stirring in my gut resembling satisfaction. Obviously this is in regards to …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 7: “Pretty Much Dead Already” Written by Scott M. Gimple Directed by Michelle MacLaren Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on AMC Simon Howell: “Pretty Much Dead Already,” directed by Breaking Bad producer Michelle MacLaren, opens with the scene that, frankly, I really wish last week had led off with: …
Hell on Wheels, Season 1, Episode 4: “Jamais Je Ne T’oublierai” Written by Joe and Tony Gayton Directed by Alex Zakrzewski Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Perhaps it is an inherent downfall to television. Could it be the viewer’s attention is more delicate, the makers of television shows lack the faith …
Hell on Wheels, Season 1, Episode 2: “Immoral Mathematics” Written by Tony and Joe Gayton Directed by David Von Ancken Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC After a lackluster pilot episode which, like many pilots, was used mainly as a broad set up for the entirety of the season, episode two of Hell on …
The Walking Dead Season 2, Episode 2: “Bloodletting” Written by Glen Mazzara Directed by Ernest Dickerson Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on AMC “Bloodletting” opens, somewhat surprisingly, on a pre-zombie-era flashback: Lori, complaining of her husband’s too-placid nature, receives the news of her husband’s shooting from Shane, who tries his darndest to take the blame. …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 3: “Save the Last One” Written by Scott M. Gimple Directed by Phil Abraham Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on AMC Simon Howell: Did the crew of The Walking Dead wise up and hire someone from the Breaking Bad editing team? That’s the question I couldn’t stop kicking around …
#15 Season 4, Episode 2: Thirty-Eight Snub Directed by Michelle MacLaren Written by George Mastras Thirty Eight Snub features two memorable scenes. No one can forget Walt receiving a fist to the eye and a half a dozen kicks to the midsection from Mike the Cleaner. Mike is a man of few words, and speaks …
Breaking Bad, Season 4, Episode 13: “Face Off” Written by Vince Gilligan Directed by Vince Gilligan Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Now here’s an hour of television that had a lot to do. First, it had two incredible season finales to follow up on (Season 2’s “ABQ” and Season 3’s “Full Measures”). Second, …
Breaking Bad, Season 4, Episode 12: “End Times” Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and Thomas Schnauz Directed by Vince Gilligan As though he’s been reading Breaking Bad threads online, Walter White has had a few moments of honesty this season, even if most of them are in some way self-serving. This week, in shooing Walt Jr., …
Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 11: “Crawl Space” Written by Sam Catlin and George Mastras Directed by Scott Winant Airs Sundays, 10pm ET on AMC Let’s talk about antiheroes. We all know that when HBO unleashed The Sopranos, the idea that an entire series could be oriented around an inherently despicable figure was not necessarily …
Breaking Bad, Season 4, Episode 9: “Bug” Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and Thomas Schnauz Directed by Terry McDonough Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC When you were watching Walt’s blood trickle down towards the frame in “Bug”‘s typically striking cold open, was there any doubt in your mind that it was Jesse who’d dealt …
Breaking Bad, Season 4, Episode 8: “Hermanos” Written by Sam Catlin and George Maestras Directed by John Renck Just a brief recap/review this week, as I’m still up at the Telluride Film Festival binging on movies and mountain air. Giancarlo Esposito has been Breaking Bad‘s secret weapon since Gus Fring became the closest thing the …
Breaking Bad, Season 4, Episode 7: “Problem Dog” Written by Peter Gould Directed by Peter Gould Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC First off: there is a very good chance that “Problem Dog” contains a piece of television history. David Costabile, who has continued to leave an indelible impression as doomed chemist Gale Boetticher, …
Breaking Bad, Season Four, Episode Six: “Cornered” Written by Gennifer Hutchison Directed by Michael Slovis Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Everybody knows Walter White is an asshole. But is Skyler White an idiot? One of the hardest things to accept in fiction can be a character who doesn’t perceive everything they so clearly …
Many of us here at SOS are absolute bananas about one of AMC’s outstanding drama series, not the 50s era one with all the smoking men, but rather Breaking Bad. Unfortunately, after five years and numerous awards (with more sure to come) including three consecutive Emmy wins for lead actor Bryan Cranston, AMC officially announced on Sunday its decision …
Breaking Bad, Season Four, Episode Five: “Shotgun” Written by Thomas Schnauz Directed by Michelle MacLaren – As we approach the halfway point of Breaking Bad‘s fourth season, we finally hit upon a serious snag. Yes, it’s true that the season’s pacing has been measured to an almost perverse degree, but that’s hardly an issue when …
Breaking Bad, Season Four, Episode Four: ‘Bullet Points’ Written by Moira Walley-Beckett Directed by Colin Bucksey Airs 10pm ET on AMC Performance. For Skyler and Walt, that appears to be this season’s watchword. Ever since Skyler made the decision to stick around in the wake of Walt’s “break,” life has evolved into a series of …
Breaking Bad Season 4, Episode 3: ‘Open House’ Written by Sam Catlin Directed by David Slade Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC Is Breaking Bad‘s fourth season a transitional one? Over the last couple of weeks, Vince Gilligan has all but confirmed that Season 5 will be the show’s last, making this one the …
Breaking Bad, Season 4, Episode 1: ‘Box Cutter’ Written by Vince Gilligan Directed by Adam Bernstein Breaking Bad essentially boils down to a long series of narrative curveballs. Over the course of its thirty-plus episodes so far, showrunner Vince Gilligan has demonstrated an ability to consistently subvert expectations without cheapening the series’ grand scheme (to …
The cast and crew of AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead are back at work on Season 2, and they’ve released a two-minute behind-the-scenes video from the first day of shooting. While season one had a few problems, it was for the most part a success, and now that the creators know they show is …