A drug counselor friend of ours says that addicts “lose” all the years in which they’re addicted. Get too attached to your drug of choice at, say 8, and if/when you ever get out of a successful rehab (say at 42), your emotional age will still be 8. Which isn’t necessarily a negative…especially if you’re an actor:
From creator Vince Gilligan’s lips to our ears:
‘Breaking Bad’: 11 episodes you need to watch, with suggestions from creator Vince Gilligan
by Rick Porter“Pilot”/”Cat’s in the Bag …”/”… and the Bag’s in the River”: Gilligan suggests watching the first three episodes of the series in one shot, as it introduces Walter White’s (Bryan Cranston) dilemma — stricken with cancer, the high-school chemistry teacher decides to start cooking meth to earn extra money for his family — and “kind of set up who Walt is.”
Not only does the series sound intriguing, but Starz is doing something we’d like to see a lot more of: Promoting it by showing what a star its creator, writer David S. Goyer is. Let’s say that again: Goyer’s a star and Starz knows it.
Comic-Con 2012 Video: First Teaser for Starz’s ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Unveiled
by Lesley GoldbergThe 1st teaser for Starz’s upcoming historical fantasy series Da Vinci’s Demons has debuted and it really is just as cryptic as you’d expect.
Joshua Jackson: I know how ‘Fringe’ ends
by Rick Porter“Fringe” will have its biggest Comic-Con stage ever on Sunday (July 15) when the cast and producers greet fans in the San Diego Convention Center’s massive Hall H. And it’s likely just about all those fans will want to know about the show’s ending.
They can ask series star Joshua Jackson — because he says he knows where “Fringe’s” final season is headed.
Well, here’s one way:
“@eyesonly321: @M_Weatherly Hey Michael,will you be directing an ep this season?” Yes! I will be directing ABSOLUTELY!!
— Michael Weatherly (@M_Weatherly) July 12, 2012