The following is not an Onion production. It is not a parody of any kind. It is a real, actual, valid report that aired in Great Britain on Sky News recently. In the clip, two women (a host and her guest) try to claim that the air conditioning at most offices around the world is sexist. Why , you may be wondering? Because it is set too low for women and because it is controlled by men. D'uh!!! The on-air report is even titled “Why Office Air Conditioning Is Sexist.” We're not kidding. Ready to join the debate?!?
Taylor Swift endured the unwanted attention of an overzealous and creepy-ass fan during a concert in Alberta, Canada last night. As you can see in the clip above, Tay-Tay was gettin' her writhe on during a performance of “Bad Blood” when some hoser tried to grab her legs and drag her off stage. Fortunately, security got to the dude first. Although since this was in Canada, we assume that instead of beating his ass, the politely explained to the guy that “you can't just go grabbing the performers like a handful of Tim-Bits, eh?” There's no word on what the guy's motives were, but we're guessing he was hired by one of the 7 people who don't love Taylor Swift . We're onto you, Diplo!
A pair of wannabe Heisenbergs were reportedly caught operating a meth lab from inside a Cedar Rapids, Iowa Taco Bell earlier today. They've been identified as Christoper Adam Matous – a 31-year-old employee of the restaurant – and Kenneth Duby – Matous' hilariously-named 56-year old accomplice, who we assume was also Matous' high school chemistry teacher. Police were called after Matous and Duby were spotted carrying suspicious items into the restaurant's back entrance late at night. Once inside, officers found the remnants of a meth lab that had apparently been operational for quite some time. Lawyers for the pair could not be reached for contact, but we're assuming they'll defend their clients by pointing out that meth really isn't any more unhealthy than the usual Taco Bell offerings.
Despite a ‘funny’ and ‘intellectual’ premiere, ‘Breaking Bad’ has not gone soft in its penultimate season, Bryan Cranston tells MTV News. By Josh Wigler “Breaking Bad” cast Photo: They’re done when he says they’re done — and for Bryan Cranston , he’s not done yet. Television’s most notorious meth cook, Walter White, is coming back with more of the blue stuff when “Breaking Bad” premieres its fifth season July 15. With Gus Fring gone, Walt’s future as a criminal mastermind is wide open and full of twists and turns — and bodies. Lots and lots of bodies. MTV News caught up with Cranston earlier in the week with just two days remaining before wrapping the fifth season. (The show resumes production on its sixth and final season in about five months, he said.) Keep reading for five season-five teases from the one who knocks! Gone With The Fring The only thing more deep-fried than Los Pollos Hermanos’ delicious chicken is Gus Fring’s charred corpse. The drug kingpin and neighborhood businessman died a brutal death at Walt’s hands at the end of season four, a brilliant act of violence that resulted in the sad departure of actor Giancarlo Esposito . Cranston mourns the actor’s dismissal but also knows there’s much more to “Breaking Bad” than the rise and fall of Gus. “The Gus Fring story took two and a half years. He came in midway into the second season and we finished it at the end of the fourth — that’s almost an ending in and of itself,” the actor told MTV News. “With only 16 episodes after that, Walt has to decide whether he’s out or in and how does this story wrap up. It’s almost like starting anew. It’s a brand-new story line as far as developing other adversaries.” Cooking Up Big Laughs Even with new villains and obstacles on the horizon for Walt, fans can expect some measure of levity when “Breaking Bad” returns. In fact, Cranston thinks you’ll be surprised by just how much the season-five premiere, titled “Live Free or Die,” will make you laugh. “As violently surprising as the season-four premiere [‘Box Cutter’] was, this premiere is nonviolent,” he said. “The season-five opener is funny, intellectually curious and stimulating. It’s a really good episode to start us out.” Let The Bodies Hit The Floor A nonviolent premiere doesn’t mean a nonviolent season, however. Indeed, it’ll be hard to dwell on the glorious death of Gus Fring for too long when there are so many other awful casualties to look forward to. Fring’s fiery exit stands out as one of the show’s most memorable demises, yes, but Cranston warns that the bloodshed is very far from over. “Even though the first episode is calmer and more intellectual, that doesn’t mean that ‘Breaking Bad’ has gone soft,” he said. “There are more people who will perish this season. Quite a few more.” All Hail Heisenberg Walter White’s journey to fully break bad is not at an end. Once the upcoming season concludes, there will still be eight more episodes to look forward to. And every step along the way, there’s one thing you can count on: the return of the Heisenberg hat. Wherever Walt goes next, his drug-dealing alter ego won’t be very far behind, promises Cranston. “He can’t do it without the hat. Walt needs Heisenberg,” the actor said. “He needs that heft and power in order to control situations. He calls upon him when he needs him. He’s a great ally to Walter White.” Teasing The Teaser There is virtually nothing else we can tell you about the season-five premiere that won’t spoil some of the show’s greatest surprises yet. If there’s one thing to look forward to, it’s this: the premiere’s cold open. Once again, “Breaking Bad” delivers an enormously satisfying opening scene that’s sure to raise a lot of eyebrows and blow a lot of minds. “The teaser is so bizarre,” Cranston said. “It tells a lot — and it doesn’t tell anything. ” Are you looking forward to the “Breaking Bad” season premiere? Let us know in the comments below or hit me up on Twitter @roundhoward!
AMC series’ latest gruesome death was an ‘Oh my god moment,’ three-time Emmy winner Bryan Cranston tells MTV News. By Josh Wigler Bryan Cranston in “Breaking Bad” Photo: AMC “Breaking Bad” fans, it’s time to pick your jaw up off the floor (or scrape it off the wall, as the case may be) and let reality soak in: The AMC Network’s fourth season finale, which aired Sunday night, was about as explosive as it gets … and we mean that quite literally. Spoiler mode is officially on. Sunday night’s finale, appropriately titled ” Face Off ,” offered closure on one of the show’s most longstanding conflicts: the seasons-long battle between drug kingpin Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) and our “hero,” mild-mannered chemistry teacher-turned-ruthless meth cook Walter White (Bryan Cranston). And it ended the only way it could — with the immaculately dressed Gus in a body bag. But it’s not merely the fact that the Pollos Hermanos founder took the big adios that’s become such a water-cooler moment today, it’s the fiery, almost “Dark Knight”-inspired way he went out. Walt, already unsuccessful in his most recent attempt to assassinate Gus by way of a car bomb, adopted the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” philosophy and joined forces with the physically invalid Hector “Tio” Salamanca (Mark Margolis), Gus Fring’s sworn nemesis. With revenge in his heart and Walt’s plan in his mind, Tio successfully lured Gus out of hiding and tricked him into a one-on-one encounter, one that Gus was certain would end in his longtime rival’s demise … except that Walt rigged his explosive device to the underside of Tio’s chair, and after a few frantic rings of his infamous communication bell, the deal was sealed and the bomb went off. With his final act, Gus took a few steps away from the explosion, adjusted his tie as was his wont, and fell to his knees with half of his face completely missing. In a show that’s seen severed heads on the backs of turtles and fully liquefied bodies leaking through ceilings, Gus’ death was perhaps the most gruesome moment “Breaking Bad” has ever seen … so much so that it even shocked series lead Bryan Cranston. “It’s that ‘Oh my god’ [kind of] moment,” Cranston told MTV News in an exclusive interview on Monday morning (October 10), weighing in on Gustavo Fring’s gruesome final scene. “What’s great about it is, for some reason, I didn’t see it coming. You have a situation where Walt is trying to make this bomb. He has a detonator. It doesn’t work because [Gus] didn’t go to the car, so now he has to think up some ulterior motive.” “What I wanted to do when Walt goes to the senior citizen home to talk to Tio was to not have that case [containing the bomb] in evidence anywhere,” Cranston continued. “I didn’t want to telegraph what was going to happen. I think I hid it pretty well; we could assume that maybe he’s trying a different tactic, because the bomb thing didn’t work so well. Now he’s going to try a different way. Is Tio going to pull out a gun? What’s he going to do? We know they’re talking and in cahoots with each other — Walt says, ‘Do you have any second guesses?’ and he doesn’t — but I didn’t know [how Gus was going to die] until I read it. I didn’t know how they were going to connect it. It came out perfect, with ringing the bell as the detonator.” For many fans, Gus’ death was a long time coming, and his final moments onscreen certainly did not disappoint in the shock and awe departments. But the loss of Gus also means the loss of Giancarlo Esposito, the veteran actor who brilliantly played the cool, collected villain for three seasons of “Breaking Bad.” For Cranston, the moment was “bittersweet. It was a fitting end to their struggles.” “We lose Gus Fring as a character, but I’ve gained Giancarlo Esposito as a friend,” he added, looking on the bright side. “That’s more valuable than anything. He’s a wonderful man and a terrific actor, a very gracious, very giving, spiritually sound guy who’s just embraceable. I have that [friendship] to look forward to.” What did you think of the “Breaking Bad” finale? Tell us in the comments!
