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'Breaking Bad' creator fears Hollywood has glamorized bad guys: 'They become aspirational'

Vince Gilligan accepted the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award and emphasized that characters like Walter White have become too glamorized in modern media, turning from cautionary tales into aspirational figures.
Gilligan expressed concern that Hollywood glorifies villains, stating that for decades, villains have been portrayed as too attractive.
He believes that characters like Walter White have become aspirational rather than serving as warnings.
Gilligan urged writers to create more heroic characters, emphasizing the need to craft more good characters.

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The Independent

Breaking Bad creator calls for more TV heroes: ‘Real-life bad guys are running amok’

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Breaking Bad Creator Fears Fictional Villains Are Too 'Sexy': 'God Help Us, They've Become Aspirational'

Vince Gilligan, creator of iconic Breaking Bad villain Walter White, argues while on stage at the WGA Awards that writers should start writing "old fashioned" heroes, as people have missed the point with these "sexy" villain stories, not seeing them as cautionary tales, but rather "aspirational" stories -- leading to our world run by "bad guys."

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USA Today

'Breaking Bad' creator fears Hollywood has glamorized bad guys: 'They become aspirational'

Vince Gilligan, the creator of "Breaking Bad," has expressed concern about writers making villains "aspirational" in an age of "real-life bad guys."

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Deadline

Vince Gilligan Advises Amplifying “Good Guys” And Warns Against Making Villains “Too Sexy” During WGA Honorary Award Speech

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Variety

‘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’

In his speech at the WGA Awards, 'Breaking Bad' creator Vince Gilligan said we need more good guys on TV, that Walter White shouldn't be aspirational.

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'Breaking Bad' creator fears Hollywood has glamorized bad guys: 'They become aspirational'

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Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower is ready to say goodbye to Vecna – and wants to move away from bad guys

Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell Bower is ready to say goodbye to Vecna – and wants to move away from bad guys

Breaking Bad creator calls for more TV heroes: ‘Real-life bad guys are running amok’

Breaking Bad creator calls for more TV heroes: ‘Real-life bad guys are running amok’

Breaking Bad Creator Fears Fictional Villains Are Too 'Sexy': 'God Help Us, They've Become Aspirational'

Breaking Bad Creator Fears Fictional Villains Are Too 'Sexy': 'God Help Us, They've Become Aspirational'

'Breaking Bad' creator fears Hollywood has glamorized bad guys: 'They become aspirational'

'Breaking Bad' creator fears Hollywood has glamorized bad guys: 'They become aspirational'

Vince Gilligan Advises Amplifying “Good Guys” And Warns Against Making Villains “Too Sexy” During WGA Honorary Award Speech

Vince Gilligan Advises Amplifying “Good Guys” And Warns Against Making Villains “Too Sexy” During WGA Honorary Award Speech

‘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’

‘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’

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