Another nugget from the Believer archives - Nick Hornby speaks with the creator of the greatest television series ever made.
How Louis C.K. got his “Louis C.K. deal” to make “Louie”.
‘One of the first things that they told me when I got to Russia was, “Real life is terrible. Why would we put that on television?”’
Vice magazine visits the Breaking Bad set.
“David Simon would be happy to find out that The Wire was hyperbolic and ridiculous, and that the “American Century” is still to come. But he’s not betting on it.”
Amazing. And spoiler alert: if you haven’t seen The Wire yet you’re a dick.
On the new musical about Mormons from the South Park guys. I’m pretty upset that the author doesn’t think I’ve seen Orgazmo.
How Alan Sepinwall’s recap blogs have changed TV reviewing.