‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Urges More Good Guys in Stories Now That Bad Guys Have Taken Over the World: ‘God Help Us, They’ve Become Aspirational’
Receiving the prestigious Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Outstanding Television Writing, Gilligan expressed his hope to the crowd that future successful TV series will once again portray a more idealistic environment in which the protagonists are virtuous.
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Accepting the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Exceptional Television Writing, Gilligan shared with the audience his desire for the next wave of popular shows to depict a world that aspires towards goodness, with heroes who embody this quality.
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In acceptance of the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Writing, Gilligan conveyed his hope that future hit series will present a more optimistic universe where the principal characters are upstanding individuals.