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May 2013
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Vince Gilligan, creator and showrunner o...

Ben Blacker
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Vince Gilligan, creator and showrunner of Breaking Bad.As part of Fast Company magazine's Most Creative People issue, Ben Blacker interviewed the showrunners and creators of some of television's most interesting and groundbreaking shows about how they're carving out new territory in the business and creative worlds, and how these creatives are driving the zeitgeist. The issue is online http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/ and on newsstands now.


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