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Bryan Cranston reprises 'Breaking Bad' character to mock Trump's cabinet choices on 'SNL'

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"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston brought his famous drug-dealing character, Walter White, back to mock President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

On "SNL's" opening sketch this weekend, cast member Beck Bennett plays Jake Tapper of CNN's "The Lead." The topic is Trump's cabinet choices and his former campaign manager and senior adviser Kellyanne Conway (played by Kate McKinnon) is the guest star.

"Tapper" questions "Conway" about a couple of Trump's "unconventional picks" for his cabinet, such as climate change skeptic Oklahoma Attorney General Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and fast food businessman Andrew Puzder, who doesn't support minimum wage increases, for secretary of labor.

"It's almost like Mr. Trump appoints these people specifically to undermine the very agencies they head,""Tapper" asked "Conway.""Are these bad picks?"

"No, Jake, they are not bad. They are alt-good,""Conway" responded with a nod to the alt-right movement, the nationalist group Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon appealed to while running conservative news site, Breitbart News.

"Tapper" then announces there's breaking news that Trump has chosen high school science teacher Walter White to head the Drug Enforcement Agency as Cranston joins the show. Fans of "Breaking Bad" would know that the character was a promising chemist-turned-teacher who began dealing meth.

 "Trust me I know the DEA better than anyone, inside and out," he said.

White also agrees with Trump on several key issues.

"I like his style. He acts first then asks questions later," he said. "I also like that wall he wants to build. Nothing comes in from Mexico, meaning a lot less competition for the rest of us."

He then added, "Trump and I agree: It's time to make America cook again. We want to fill this nation with red, white, and a whole lot of blue."

Watch the "SNL" sketch below:

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Aaron Paul tries to redeem himself from a crushing loss on 'The Price Is Right' 17 years ago

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James Corden helped Aaron Paul's search for redemption following an epic loss on "The Price Is Right" 17 years ago.

In 2000, when Paul would've been about 20 years old (and long before his "Breaking Bad" fame or even many acting jobs), he got the chance to play "The Price Is Right." It turned out that his knowledge of what items were worth was pretty good and he made it all the way to the show's final game, the Showcase. That's when his luck changed, though. He ended up overbidding on the prize package, a sports car, by a mere $132.

"I got to be honest," Paul said on Wednesday's episode of Corden's "Late Late Show.""When I did the show, I was struggling, had no money, and it was really a source of possible income. When I lost that damn car, I was so depressed for so long."

Corden gave Paul an opportunity for a do-over. In the sketch, the pair breaks in to the game show's set and then goes through the various motions of the show.

"The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey also drops in and agrees to help Paul in his quest to redeem his former Showcase blunder. Will Paul accomplish his goal and walk away with one less life regret?

Watch the "Late Late Show" video of Paul's new "Price Is Right" adventure below:

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The favorite 'Breaking Bad' villain is coming back on 'Better Call Saul,' but almost didn't

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"Better Call Saul" fans are really pleased that the "Breaking Bad" spin-off is bringing back Gus Fring, but the actor who played the role originally turned down offers to reprise the beloved villainous character.

"My reaction was no," Giancarlo Esposito, who played Gus for two seasons on "Breaking Bad,"told Vulture of his initial response to being asked to come back.

Esposito said that he didn't feel confident about his ability to bring that character back to life. After turning down the show's producers, Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, the actor said he even turned down the head of Sony Pictures, which produces "Better Call Saul'."

"It’s like when you make a really good soufflé," Esposito said. "You know what I mean? It’s very, very difficult to have it rise without falling and also have it be remarkable. So for me to try to recreate that soufflé without it falling was almost impossible... Yeah, I was pretty cooked!"

Esposito is referring to the explosive way the drug kingpin died at the end of the fourth season of "Breaking Bad."

"And for me, that was it. I was done," Esposito said. "I don’t like to repeat myself. I try to always be original in my work. So to come back and create a character I’d already created was... difficult."

It took "a lot of time" and a phone call with Gilligan to finally convince Esposito to return for the upcoming third season of "Better Call Saul."

During the Television Critics Association press tour in January, Esposito said fans will meet a more immature Gus on "Better Call Saul" that hasn't quite yet developed the thirst for revenge he had on "Breaking Bad," yet Gus will still retain his "mysterious" quality.

“I’m excited to be back," the actor said at TCA. "Vince described a situation — as he put it to me — Gus is a very cagey character. Again, I go back to the original stage direction Vince wrote, which was ‘hiding in plain sight.’”

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You can now watch the entire 'Breaking Bad' series as a 2-hour movie

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UPDATE: The embed no longer works, but try to watch the movie here.

"Breaking Bad" will go down as one of the greatest TV shows of all time, but it takes quite a commitment to go back and binge five seasons worth of the show. 

But now you don't have to.

French editors Lucas Stoll and Gaylor Morestin have posted on Vimeo "Breaking Bad: The Movie," a two-hour version of the series that they state on their Vimeo page took two years to complete.

"It’s not a fan-film, hitting the highlights of [the] show in a home-made homage, but rather a re-imagining of the underlying concept itself, lending itself to full feature-length treatment," the Vimeo page reads. "An alternative 'Breaking Bad,' to be viewed with fresh eyes."

So sit back and watch this retelling of the "Breaking Bad" saga.

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Every AMC show ranked from worst to best, according to critics

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Before “Mad Men” premiered in 2007 — an astonishing 10 whole years ago this summer — AMC was known as the channel that plays old movies. But the network really stepped up its game and left its own imprint on the so-called golden age of television.

While AMC hasn't had another Emmy-sweeping hit like "Mad Men" or "Breaking Bad" since those shows finished, it has continued to make innovative shows that focus on great writing and acting, like "Better Call Saul," which has its season-three premiere on Sunday. Some AMC shows are good, but some of them, as it goes with any network, are total duds. 

We took to Metacritic, which aggregates reviews and assigns each season of a show a score based on them, to rank every AMC scripted series according to critics. We included every scripted show, but left out unscripted series like "Talking Dead,""Rdie with Norman Reedus," and "The Pitch." 

Here's every AMC show ranked from worst to best, according to critics: 

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19. "The Prisoner" (2009), one-season miniseries

Metacritic Score: 45

"This reimagined version, which feels a bit old hat in a post-Matrix fantasy landscape, is more leaden, pretentious, and solemn, a tone embodied by [Jim] Caviezel’s brooding Six, who’s more dour than dashing."TV Guide 



18. "Feed the Beast" (2016), one season

Metacritic Score: 46

"Answers are sacrificed in 'Feed the Beast’s' quest to be 18 different things at once: a Bourdain-esque tale of bad-boy chefs made good, a gritty crime drama, a superhero show, a touching tale of familial reception."The Atlantic



17. "Into the Badlands" (2015-), two seasons

Metacritic Score: 54 (rating for season two not available yet)

"Beneath the veneer is nothing but cliches loosely stitched together. Actor Daniel Wu, however, does what he can."—Entertainment Weekly



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The best TV show of every year since 2000, according to critics

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Each year in television, one show stands out from the rest as the most critically acclaimed program of the year.

Since the turn of the new century, review aggregator Metacritic has compiled an annual list of the year's most well-received TV show seasons by assigning scores based on their composite critical reception.

We selected the top show from each year starting with 2000 (and including the best program of 2017 so far). The resulting list includes repeated appearances from contemporary classics like "Breaking Bad,""The Wire," and "Mad Men" for their most notable seasons.

Check out the best TV show of every year since 2000, according to critics:

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2000: "The Sopranos" (Season 2)

Critic score: 97/100

User score: 9.3/10

What critics said: "It's difficult to single out any particular aspect of the show: It's just plain brilliant."— Variety



2001: "The Office: UK" (Season 1)

Critic score: 98/100

User score: 8.6/10

What critics said: "It takes a little while to get into it (episode two clinched it for me), but once you get used to the accents and dry humor, you're hooked."— The Chicago Sun-Times



2002: "The Office: UK" (Season 2)

Critic score: 93/100

User score: 8.9/10

What critics said: "The pleasure to be taken from 'Office' isn't merely that of laughter — it's the pleasure of watching a piece of entertainment so perfectly made and so delicately acted."— Entertainment Weekly



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London's Breaking Bad themed bar is so popular it's now opening two new venues – take a look inside

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ABQ is London's Breaking Bad themed cocktail bar.

Customers "cook" their own drinks dressed up in a hazmat suit. Ingredients come in flasks, syringes, and other props.

The bar is set up in an RV and is named ABQ after Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the series was set.

ABQ opened as a pop up in Hackney last summer. It's now permanent and is set to expand to Brixton and Dalston. There's also a venue in New York.

 Produced and filmed by Claudia Romeo

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The weirdest bars we came across in London in 2017 — from an adult ball pit to a fake prison

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  • Ballie Ballerson is an adult ball pit with UV balls that glow in the dark.
  • The Bletchley is a spy-themed bar where you crack codes to get cocktails.
  • Alcotraz is a controversial prison-themed cocktail bar.
  • The Shochu bar transformed its ceiling into blossoming cherry trees.
  • Skylight is a car park roof turned into a bar with an ice rink.

 

Some weird bars have opened in London in 2017. These are the quirkiest ones we found.

Ballie Ballerson is an adult ball pit with 1 million UV balls that glow in the dark. It launched as a pop-up but now has a venue in Shoreditch.

The Bletchley is a spy-themed bar where you crack codes to get cocktails. Guests at the bar use WW2 enigma machines to find their drink unique combination. It’s inspired by the Bletchley Park site where British intelligence used to break German codes during WW2.

Alcotraz is a controversial prison-themed cocktail bar where you have to smuggle in your own liquor. You’re "processed" by guards and wear an orange jumpsuit. It's inspired by the prison in San Francisco.

ABQ is a Breaking Bad-themed bar which is set up in an RV. Guests wear a hazmat suit and “cook” their own drinks, which are served in flasks, syringes, and other props.

The Shochu bar transformed its ceiling into blossoming cherry trees to celebrate Japan’s cherry blossom season. They used hundreds of pink flowers for their decorations.

Skylight at Tobacco Dock is a car park roof turned into a bar which boasts incredible views of the City. This winter season they installed a skating rink – the first on a roof in London.

 

 

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The newest episode of 'Westworld' featured a surprising cameo from a 'Breaking Bad' star

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Sunday's episode of "Westworld."

HBO surprised devoted "Westworld" fans by tossing in a cameo appearance from "Breaking Bad" star Giancarlo Esposito. Perhaps best known as his role of Gus Fring, Esposito stepped into the shoes of El Lazo — a formidable bandit host. 

When we saw the role of El Lazo inside the park on the first season, he was played by another host named Lawrence.

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But this time around, a new host played by Esposito was in El Lazo's shoes. When William and Lawrence met him, El Lazo appeared to be working through Ford's coding. William thought he could force El Lazo into turning over his host troops, but the whole scene ended with a surprise mass suicide instead. 

Ford told William he has to play his game alone — the game called "The Door" which was cryptically revealed on the second season premiere.

Since this version of El Lazo had a dramatic death, we aren't sure that we'll see Esposito again in the future. But with this show, you truly never know.

For other details besides this cameo you might have overlooked, read our full recap of Sunday's "Westworld" here.

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13 shows people binge-watch the fastest on Netflix

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Tuesday, Netflix released a study saying it knows which shows viewers are most likely to binge-watch.

The reveal came as a bit of a surprise since the streaming service is particularly secretive when it comes to releasing data about shows and movies watched on the platform.

In a press release, Netflix broke down the way people view shows into two categories — those they "savor" and view over a period of time and those they "devour," or binge-watch for more than two hours per day.

What falls into the latter category? According to Netflix, fans are more likely to breeze through thrillers and horror series. Keep reading to see the 13 shows Netflix says viewers binge-watch the fastest, in no particular order.

"Bates Motel"

The A&E prequel series to "Psycho" follows a young Norman Bates and his mother leading up to the movie's events. A fifth season is set for 2017.



"Breaking Bad"

AMC may have been the home of the critically acclaimed series which saw Walter White go from a teacher to drug lord in five seasons, but the show often gets praise for getting popular on the streaming site first.

When the series won its first Emmy for best drama series, creator Vince Gilligan credited the show's popularity on Netflix with keeping "Breaking Bad" on air.



"Dexter"

The Showtime series, which followed a serial killer who only murders other guilty people, ended with a controversial finale after six seasons.



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Sunday's 'Game of Thrones' is now the internet's highest-rated episode of TV ever

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It's only been a few days since Sunday's massive episode of "Game of Thrones" filled TV screens with dragons and a giant battle for Winterfell, but it's already been declared the best episode of the HBO series yet.

And now, it's officially fans' favorite episode of television ever, too.

As pointed out by Reddit, Sunday's episode, "Battle of the Bastards," has received a perfect 10/10 rating on IMDB from over 75,000 users. That's more than the over 70,000 users who have given "Breaking Bad" season five, episode 14 ("Ozymandias") a perfect score on the film and television site.

Even more impressive is that "Battle of the Bastards" acquired that many votes in less than three days, whereas it has been nearly three years since "Ozymanias" aired on AMC in September 15, 2013.

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Many online have said it's kind of tough to compare the two episodes, and they're right. 

As a reminder, "Ozymandias" is the episode where everything truly fell apart for Walter White.

Not only did it bring us the shocking hand-to-your-mouth death of lead character Hank (Dean Norris), but it also involved Walt's heart-wrenching betrayal to his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). Walt both gave Jesse over to Todd's Nazi family, and, after several seasons, he revealed he watched his girlfriend (Krysten Ritter) choke to death on her own vomit. It was a serious one-two punch to the gut. 

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If that wasn't enough, the episode culminated in a giant fight between Walt and his wife Skylar that ended with Walt kidnapping their baby girl before deciding to leave her safely at a fire station. Walt's transformation from timid, pushover school teacher into reckless druglord was complete. Except now, he was on his own. Being at the top of the pyramid can be lonely.

"Ozymandias" brought us some of the best well-written and emotionally-charged scenes that you'll ever receive in an hour of television. HBO's fantasy series offered up cinematically huge action sequences that will be tough to ever rival. 

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Now, maybe the audience for "Game of Thrones" skews a bit younger to those who are frequently online rating television episodes of shows across the board. The "Game of Thrones" audience may be a bit younger than some of the "Breaking Bad" crowd, too.

Either way, it's still pretty impressive that after two-and-a-half days "Battle of the Bastards" has already overtaken "Ozymandias" as the best-rated TV episode on IMDB of all time.

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Bryan Cranston says he's 'all in' to bring back Walter White on 'Better Call Saul'

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Bryan Cranston, the star of AMC's acclaimed series "Breaking Bad," says he's "all in" to bring his character Walter White to AMC's "Better Caul Saul," the network's successful "Breaking Bad" prequel series.

In an interview on "The Rich Eisen Show" on Tuesday, Cranston discussed the possibility of reprising his Emmy-winning role and praised the vision of Vince Gilligan, the creator of both "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul." 

"I owe Vince Gilligan so much. He was my champion to get this role," Cranston said. "If they were to call me and say, 'We have this idea, we'd like' – I would say: 'Yes, you don't have to finish the pitch, I'm there, what do you want me to do?'"

Gilligan alluded to a possible Walter White appearance in "Better Call Saul" in a New York Daily News interview last year. Cranston says he's onboard with the decision, as he's sure that Gilligan and his crew would handle the cameo skillfully.

"I would do whatever they want because I know how careful they are and proprietary they are with those characters and the storyline," Cranston said. "It would be something kind of unique and obscure and creative, and I'm all in."

Cranston also revealed that he's been tapped to direct an episode of "Better Call Saul," though he's unsure of whether he'll follow through on the opportunity.

"I'm debating whether I want to or not because I'm a fan of the show," he said. "There's a part of me that says that would kind of kill it for me as a fan, to peek behind the curtain."

Watch his interview with Rich Eisen below:

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HBO's new must-watch show has one eerie parallel to 'Breaking Bad'

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Warning: This post contains spoilers for the most recent episode of "The Night Of."

On this week's episode of "The Night Of," Naz (Riz Ahmed) broke bad. 

Naz has been accused of murdering a woman, a crime that he claims he did not commit. While waiting for the trial that will determine whether or not he'll have to spend the rest of his life in prison, Naz sits in New York's infamous Rikers Island. Even though he claims to be innocent, Naz is starting to look and act more like a criminal every week.

In this week's episode,"The Season of the Witch," he got violent revenge on another prisoner and helped smuggle drugs into prison. He's now riding around with Freddy (Michael Kenneth Williams), the most feared man in Rikers, who sees that Naz has some pent up rage inside of him.

It's a sudden transformation that is starting to remind us of "Breaking Bad," in which cancer-stricken chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) transforms into notorious meth kingpin Heisenberg.

The first point of comparison is pretty obvious: Naz's shift it marked after he shaves his head:

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Same goes for Walter White:

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Walter White's transformation helps to explain what has happened to Naz.

Just like with Walter White, we automatically assumed that Naz was a good kid from the get-go, and therefore he seems unlikely to be a murderer. He's the hardworking son of immigrant parents who can barely keep down a shot of tequila.

You get the same feeling about Walter White, who at first seemed so incapable of being dangerous that you couldn't imagine him becoming bad for any reason besides trying to protect his family.

It helps that Riz Ahmed, who plays Naz, has a boyish quality to him that makes you believe he's still a good kid even as he's kicking someone in a prison shower. Just like with Walter White, you can't help but wonder whether Naz was bad all along, or if prison is slowly turning him into a monster.

According to a 2005 study from the Bureau of Justice, within just three years of release, about two-thirds (or 67.8%) of released prisoners were rearrested. As pointed out by the National Institute of Justice, that same study found that people arrested for crimes like burglary, arson, or theft were the most likely to be rearrested, and typically for a new crime.

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Basically, prison can turn people into criminals. We still don't know whether or not Naz is actually guilty, and as Stone (John Turturro) points out, there is still a lot we don't know about him.

If prison is turning Naz into a criminal, then it's an indictment of the criminal justice system. If he was bad all along, then it shows how little we actually know about these characters so far.

Just like "Breaking Bad," "The Night Of" proves to viewers that you can't make assumptions about anyone.

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'Breaking Bad' star Bryan Cranston reveals he was once a murder suspect in real life

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Bryan Cranston played a very, very bad guy on "Breaking Bad," but the actor had a bizarre run-in with the law over a murder.

Cranston recently told Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" about the time in the 1970s that he was a suspect in a murder.

As Cranston tells is, he and his brother, in the middle of a "two-year motorcycle ride across the United States," took a job waiting tables in a Polynesian restaurant called the Hawaiian Inn in Daytona Beach, Florida. Everyone there absolutely hated the chef Peter Wong.

"During the waiter meetings, we'd have a little food and they'd tell us what to push on the menu. And we'd all talk about how each one of us would kill Peter Wong if we had the opportunity," Cranston told Fallon. 

"I would slice him up. Nice, tender slices," Cranston said he joked at the time.

But the jokes about killing Wong became less funny when Wong actually turned up murdered. Cops apparently asked who had left the restaurant who had talked about hurting Wong, and suddenly the cops were pursuing Cranston and his brother.

 

Watch Cranston tell the story on "The Tonight Show" below:

Watch Cranston tell the story on "The Tonight Show" below:

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Bryan Cranston says he'll move to Canada if Donald Trump becomes president

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Actor Bryan Cranston says he will "absolutely" move to Canada from the US if Donald Trump is elected president.

"I would definitely move. It's not real to me that that would happen. I hope to God it won't," Cranston said in a recent interview with The Bestseller Experiment podcast.

As The Hollywood Reporter points out, the host asked Cranston if he would vacation to Vancouver, British Columbia, if Hillary Clinton were to lose on November 8. 

"It wouldn't be a vacation," Cranston said. "I'd be an expatriate."

The "Breaking Bad" star is not the first celebrity to claim to want to emigrate to the country up north if Trump wins. Lena Dunham, Barbara Streisand, and Chelsea Handler have all said that they would leave the US for Canada in the event of a Clinton loss.

Cranston has spoken out against Trump's candidacy in the past, variously describing the Republican nominee as "an anomaly to the human race" and an "empty... huge cargo ship" with a wake that "leaves tremendous problems."  

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Netflix is trying to make you believe that 'Breaking Bad' is a prequel to 'The Walking Dead'

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What if The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad took place in the same universe?

What if Breaking Bad is actually a prequel to The Walking Dead, and it was Walter White who caused the zombie apocalypse?

We know, it's not a new fan theory. But for the benefit of those who are just hearing about it for the first time, Netflix has had a crack at trying to make you believe it.

The video points to four reasons that support the theory.

1. Merle's hidden stash of drugs in The Walking Dead episode 2 includes blue-sky meth – seemingly the same type which Walter White was making.

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2. The red sports car that Walter bought for his son looks like the same one Glenn drove to lure the walkers away in The Walking Dead episode 2.

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3. Daryl says, "I'm going to kill you, bitch". Sounds a little like something Jesse Pinkman would say.

4. Gus Fring was the first ever zombie. Remember his death?

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Okay, so it's all a bit of a stretch. But it's fun to briefly entertain the idea that both shows are connected other than the fact that they're both on AMC.

The Walking Dead is still going strong in its seventh season – with Rick's gang facing a new threat in the form of Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan.

He killed Glenn and Abraham in the season premiere, but actress Lauren Cohan says Maggie will want vengeance.

"What Negan's actions do to Maggie is light this crazy fuse," she recently said. "And we'll see that burn pretty strong."

The Walking Dead airs on Sundays at 9/8c on AMC in the US, and UK viewers can watch every Monday at 9pm on FOX.

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Bryan Cranston reprises 'Breaking Bad' character to mock Trump's cabinet choices on 'SNL'

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"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston brought his famous drug-dealing character, Walter White, back to mock President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

On "SNL's" opening sketch this weekend, cast member Beck Bennett plays Jake Tapper of CNN's "The Lead." The topic is Trump's cabinet choices and his former campaign manager and senior adviser Kellyanne Conway (played by Kate McKinnon) is the guest star.

"Tapper" questions "Conway" about a couple of Trump's "unconventional picks" for his cabinet, such as climate change skeptic Oklahoma Attorney General Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and fast food businessman Andrew Puzder, who doesn't support minimum wage increases, for secretary of labor.

"It's almost like Mr. Trump appoints these people specifically to undermine the very agencies they head,""Tapper" asked "Conway.""Are these bad picks?"

"No, Jake, they are not bad. They are alt-good,""Conway" responded with a nod to the alt-right movement, the nationalist group Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon appealed to while running conservative news site, Breitbart News.

"Tapper" then announces there's breaking news that Trump has chosen high school science teacher Walter White to head the Drug Enforcement Agency as Cranston joins the show. Fans of "Breaking Bad" would know that the character was a promising chemist-turned-teacher who began dealing meth.

 "Trust me I know the DEA better than anyone, inside and out," he said.

White also agrees with Trump on several key issues.

"I like his style. He acts first then asks questions later," he said. "I also like that wall he wants to build. Nothing comes in from Mexico, meaning a lot less competition for the rest of us."

He then added, "Trump and I agree: It's time to make America cook again. We want to fill this nation with red, white, and a whole lot of blue."

Watch the "SNL" sketch below:

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Aaron Paul tries to redeem himself from a crushing loss on 'The Price Is Right' 17 years ago

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James Corden helped Aaron Paul's search for redemption following an epic loss on "The Price Is Right" 17 years ago.

In 2000, when Paul would've been about 20 years old (and long before his "Breaking Bad" fame or even many acting jobs), he got the chance to play "The Price Is Right." It turned out that his knowledge of what items were worth was pretty good and he made it all the way to the show's final game, the Showcase. That's when his luck changed, though. He ended up overbidding on the prize package, a sports car, by a mere $132.

"I got to be honest," Paul said on Wednesday's episode of Corden's "Late Late Show.""When I did the show, I was struggling, had no money, and it was really a source of possible income. When I lost that damn car, I was so depressed for so long."

Corden gave Paul an opportunity for a do-over. In the sketch, the pair breaks in to the game show's set and then goes through the various motions of the show.

"The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey also drops in and agrees to help Paul in his quest to redeem his former Showcase blunder. Will Paul accomplish his goal and walk away with one less life regret?

Watch the "Late Late Show" video of Paul's new "Price Is Right" adventure below:

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The favorite 'Breaking Bad' villain is coming back on 'Better Call Saul,' but almost didn't

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"Better Call Saul" fans are really pleased that the "Breaking Bad" spin-off is bringing back Gus Fring, but the actor who played the role originally turned down offers to reprise the beloved villainous character.

"My reaction was no," Giancarlo Esposito, who played Gus for two seasons on "Breaking Bad,"told Vulture of his initial response to being asked to come back.

Esposito said that he didn't feel confident about his ability to bring that character back to life. After turning down the show's producers, Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, the actor said he even turned down the head of Sony Pictures, which produces "Better Call Saul'."

"It’s like when you make a really good soufflé," Esposito said. "You know what I mean? It’s very, very difficult to have it rise without falling and also have it be remarkable. So for me to try to recreate that soufflé without it falling was almost impossible... Yeah, I was pretty cooked!"

Esposito is referring to the explosive way the drug kingpin died at the end of the fourth season of "Breaking Bad."

"And for me, that was it. I was done," Esposito said. "I don’t like to repeat myself. I try to always be original in my work. So to come back and create a character I’d already created was... difficult."

It took "a lot of time" and a phone call with Gilligan to finally convince Esposito to return for the upcoming third season of "Better Call Saul."

During the Television Critics Association press tour in January, Esposito said fans will meet a more immature Gus on "Better Call Saul" that hasn't quite yet developed the thirst for revenge he had on "Breaking Bad," yet Gus will still retain his "mysterious" quality.

“I’m excited to be back," the actor said at TCA. "Vince described a situation — as he put it to me — Gus is a very cagey character. Again, I go back to the original stage direction Vince wrote, which was ‘hiding in plain sight.’”

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You can now watch the entire 'Breaking Bad' series as a 2-hour movie

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"Breaking Bad" will go down as one of the greatest TV shows of all time, but it takes quite a commitment to go back and binge five seasons worth of the show. 

But now you don't have to.

French editors Lucas Stoll and Gaylor Morestin have posted on Vimeo "Breaking Bad: The Movie," a two-hour version of the series that they state on their Vimeo page took two years to complete.

"It’s not a fan-film, hitting the highlights of [the] show in a home-made homage, but rather a re-imagining of the underlying concept itself, lending itself to full feature-length treatment," the Vimeo page reads. "An alternative 'Breaking Bad,' to be viewed with fresh eyes."

So sit back and watch this retelling of the "Breaking Bad" saga.

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