Breaking Bad’s final season kicks off in July

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New Mexico Business Weekly - The wait soon will be over for “Breaking Bad” fans. AMC will begin running the fifth and final season on July 15 of the cable television show that is filmed and set in Albuquerque and which has garnered numerous awards. The Los Angeles Times reports that this might prove a bit of a tease for fans, however. AMC will run half of the final season this summer, and finish it with the final eight episodes in summer 2013. The show centers around Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, who has nabbed several Emmy Awards for the role, as a chemistry teacher who uses his cancer diagnosis as justification to become a drug kingpin who makes high-quality meth. Along the way, his well-intentioned, but horrible choices, have severe impacts on those around him, particularly his partner in crime, Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron Paul. Paul also has earned Emmy Awards for his role. Albuquerque is everywhere in the series, and there is no doubt it’s often not a flattering picture. I attended a journalism workshop in Phoenix in January with people from all over the country. One attendee told me that the only thing he knew about Albuquerque was “Breaking Bad.” I admit that gave me pause. Read More News New Mexico

Breaking Bad’s final season kicks off in July