45 h. ago Breaking Bad creator's new show already dubbed a 'must see masterpiece'

Reviews for sci-fi thriller Pluribus claim the writer has made the next great TV show.

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50 h. ago Pluribus review – Rhea Seehorn is a force of nature in dystopian drama from Breaking Bad creator

Vince Gilligan makes his first return to the small screen after ‘Breaking Bad’ spin-off ‘Better Call Saul’ with an interesting show that nevertheless fails to live up to those two masterpieces

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51 h. ago Pluribus review – the audacity of the Breaking Bad creator’s new TV show is incredible

It takes some chutzpah to make television like this. Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn is the only US citizen immune from an alien virus that makes everyone in the world supremely happy – and it’s a bleak, blackly comic watchEven with the name of Vince Gilligan attached as creator, Pluribus – neatly styled Plur1bus on screen, to further evoke the unofficial motto of the US “E pluribus unum” (“Out of many, one”) – looks at first like a bit of light relief. The man who has spent the past two decades immersed in the harrowing world of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and El Camino, you reckon, has probably earned it.Perhaps he is returning to his X Files roots with this tale of an alien virus that sweeps the globe, turning everyone happy and content, literally uniting minds (everyone’s thoughts, knowledge and memories are available to all – people no longer refer to themselves but as “this individual” when they speak) and causing them only to be kind to each other. P...

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3 d. ago Helen Mirren announced as recipient of prestigious Golden Globes award

Actor was credited for being a ‘force of nature’ whose career has been ‘nothing short of extraordinary’

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3 d. ago NASA detects bizarre boost in interstellar visitor's speed as it moves toward Earth

NASA has just confirmed that 3I/ATLAS has shifted its course in a way that can't be explained by the natural forces of the universe.

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3 d. ago Helen Mirren announced as 2025 recipient of Golden Globes’ prestigious Cecil B DeMille award

Actor was credited for being a ‘force of nature’ whose career has been ‘nothing short of extraordinary’

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5 d. ago My sister was a force of nature, but kept a secret that ended up killing her

Clare Burns was murdered by her partner after previously reporting him for abuse

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6 d. ago Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out | Emma Beddington

The dark nights are here and staying in is more appealing than ever. But there’s a very real cost to not venturing outSince the clocks changed, a damp, dark blanket settles over York from about 5pm – and it’s brilliant; the perfect excuse to stay in. I love every quiet corner of home: my armchair, angled for a perfect view of bird goings-on and bleak skies outside; my marshmallowy bed; the sofa, stacked with blankets; the kitchen (I don’t cook, but it’s where snacks live). What could be nicer than sinking into the stifling embrace of multiple heated throws as a jacket potato crisps up in the oven and I succumb to a smorgasbord of good winter telly? Why would I ever move?Me and everyone else. Right? We’re sleepmaxxing and soup-making in our slippers, sparking up fairy lights and enthusiastically appropriating hygge and gezellig (Dutch for cosy). We’re sharing memes on the thrill of someone else cancelling social plans before we’re forced to and proclaiming our Jomo. It’s natural to r...

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7 d. ago Bryan Cranston ‘not closed’ to idea of bringing back Breaking Bad’s Walter White

Series creator Vince Gilligan also addressed the idea of revisiting the world of ‘Breaking Bad’

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7 d. ago Netflix lovers go for baby names inspired by Breaking Bad and Stranger Things

Popular baby names inspired by Netflix include Walter and Skyler

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9 d. ago Pluribus to All’s Fair: the seven best shows to stream this week

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is back with a gripping, funny, head-spinner of a show, while Kim Kardashian stars in a blazingly camp drama about divorce lawyers. Plus, the thrilling return of Squid Game: The Challenge Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan returns with a gripping, funny, bleak, bewildering head-spinner of a series. It begins with a mysterious communication from outer space. This turns out to be an earthly glimpse of extraterrestrial technology: a psychic glue, binding humanity together. Great news, right? If you are one of the few people across the world seemingly immune to this zombified bliss, not so much. The superb Rhea Seehorn stars as Carol Sturka, a cranky writer of bad, extremely successful historical romances and, reluctantly, the keeper of the flame of righteous human cynicism. Pluribus establishes and maintains a tone all of its own – dark humour, oddball surrealism and existential horror. Apple TV, from Friday 7 November Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Strictly Vicky Pattison's message from icon after breaking down over 'bad decisions'

Strictly Come Dancing viewers saw the remaining contestants take on Icons Week on Saturday night as they paid tribute to music legends.

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2 w. ago Baby P's mum Tracey Connelly breaks silence and makes 'bad mum' admission

Baby P's mum, Tracey Connelly, has spoken out on being a mother for the first time, and claimed she "failed to protect" her children and they "deserved better than me"

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2 w. ago ‘A force of nature who took no prisoners’: a tribute to Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki

The driving force behind Team Ninja was a game development samurai who almost always won his battlesGame designer and ex-Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki died last week aged 58. He was famous for his sunglasses, long black hair, leather jackets – and his penchant for using colourful second world war metaphors to describe game development, marketing strategies and just about anything else. A pugnacious talent, he rocked the boat and made waves in almost every aspect of his life.Itagaki joined Japanese game developer Tecmo in 1992, as a young programmer, where he led the creation of the fighting game series Dead or Alive, the first instalment of which was released in 1996. He famously picked a long-running fight with Namco’s Tekken series, after that company’s marketing team ran an ad that he found disparaging. The resulting one-sided beef put his fighting franchise on the world stage in the early 2000s. After Dead or Alive 3, he turned his attentions to beach volleyball as a palette ...

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3 w. ago Totally vindictive thing burglar did at popular Welsh restaurant

As if breaking in wasn't bad enough, they then committed an act of cruel sabotage

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3 w. ago Good Morning Britain star says 'it's bad' in major breaking news announcement

Good Morning Britain star Ranvir Singh made a "bad news" announcement during Tuesday's live show

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3 w. ago Good Morning Britain paused for breaking news as presenter admits 'it's bad'

Good Morning Britain star Ranvir Singh made a "bad news" announcement on Tuesday

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last month RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: This deal would never have flown without the force of nature that is Donald J. Trump

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mr President. The gratitude of the families of the Israeli hostages who will soon be returned home was unconfined.

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