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Wendy and Marty Byrde learn no lessons in Ozark. Photo: Tina Tiller

How Ozark spent its final season murdering itself

As the bodies piled up, Netflix's hit crime drama turned into a dull endurance test for viewers.
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By Chris Schulz | 14th May, 2022
Guest writer
ZeroZeroZero follows a drug deal from the start to the finish, along with all the power shifts that occur. (Photo: Sky)

A zero sum game: Why we love power struggles on TV

How can one family have this much power, and why can’t we stop watching them?
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By George Fenwick | 26th March, 2021
Guest writer
Lock eyes with these shows, and you’ll never want to take ’em away. (Image: Tina Tiller)

The Spinoff’s guide to all the most binge-worthy TV on Neon

Want to dive in a show that has more episodes than you could possibly watch in a day? Here's a guide on how to do it right.
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By Sam Brooks | 15th August, 2020
Contributing writer
Breaking Bad was a phenomenon – but not even it can live up to what it was.

There will never be another Breaking Bad

Ahead of the release of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Uther Dean writes on how there will never really be another phenomenon like the original Breaking Bad.
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By Uther Dean | 12th October, 2019
Guest writer
Better Call Saul meets Breaking Bad: A crossover wishlist

Better Call Saul meets Breaking Bad: A crossover wishlist

Better Call Saul is dropping weekly on Lightbox right now – and it's slowly catching up with the start of Breaking Bad. While we wait, here are four fanservicey ways the new show could tip its hat to the old one.
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By Uther Dean | 14th August, 2018
Guest writer
Gus Fring is back and Better Call Saul has never been better

Gus Fring is back and Better Call Saul has never been better

Midway into season three, says Simon Wilson, the Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul is cruising in its own greatness.
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By Simon Wilson | 12th May, 2017
Senior Writer, NZ Herald
Controversial: Is Better Call Saul actually better than Breaking Bad? (WATCH)

Controversial: Is Better Call Saul actually better than Breaking Bad? (WATCH)

With the third season of Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul arriving on Lightbox today, José Barbosa makes his case for why the prequel may well be even better than the original.
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By José Barbosa | 10th April, 2017
Senior Content Creator
Here are all the definitely real Breaking Bad nods you missed in Better Call Saul

Here are all the definitely real Breaking Bad nods you missed in Better Call Saul

With the third season of Better Call Saul coming exclusively to Lightbox this month, we looked back at some of the subtle* Breaking Bad nods you might have missed the first time around.
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By The Spinoff | 1st March, 2017
Staff writers
Inside the Lightbox: Shows to help the new you into the New Year

Inside the Lightbox: Shows to help the new you into the New Year

Alice Webb-Liddall creates a vision board of Lightbox shows to help you become the best person you can be in 2017.
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By Alice Webb-Liddall | 10th January, 2017
Contributing writer
Inside the Lightbox: Binge every episode from pilot to finale

Inside the Lightbox: Binge every episode from pilot to finale

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By The Spinoff | 9th December, 2016
Staff writers
My life down a Lost hatch, and more confessions from a TV obsessive

My life down a Lost hatch, and more confessions from a TV obsessive

Liz McGrath takes a seat in The Spinoff confessional booth, and shares some harrowing tales of when her humble TV obsession went a little too far.
By Liz McGrath | 29th June, 2016
Guest writer
From meth to Meyerism: Aaron Paul talks Scientology and The Path

From meth to Meyerism: Aaron Paul talks Scientology and The Path

Dominic Corry sat down with Aaron Paul to discuss Scientology, Breaking Bad, and leaving his character at work on Lightbox's new cult drama The Path.
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By Dominic Corry | 11th April, 2016
Guest writer
“You still morally flexible?” – Recapping Better Call Saul’s ‘Cobbler’

“You still morally flexible?” – Recapping Better Call Saul’s ‘Cobbler’

Alex Casey recaps the second episode of Better Call Saul season two on Lightbox, featuring a piano, nacho cravings and an unspeakable act with an apple pie.
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By Alex Casey | 1st March, 2016
Senior writer
How Better Call Saul cured prequelitis and stood on its own slippery feet

How Better Call Saul cured prequelitis and stood on its own slippery feet

The story of how loser lawyer Jimmy McGill became legal superstar Saul Goodman returns to Lightbox tonight for its second season. Andrew Todd looks at how Better Call Saul avoided the curse of the prequel.
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By Andrew Todd | 16th February, 2016
Guest writer
Summer Reissue: Breaking Bad is Still a Great Show. Shame About the Fans.

Summer Reissue: Breaking Bad is Still a Great Show. Shame About the Fans.

Of course Breaking Bad continues to be one of the most acclaimed shows of the century, even now with its own prequel in 2015. But what about the fans? Joseph Nunweek reckons that they are the real danger.
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By Joseph Nunweek | 9th January, 2016
Contributing writer
Television: Monitor – Aaron Yap Picks the 10 Best TV Shows of 2015

Television: Monitor – Aaron Yap Picks the 10 Best TV Shows of 2015

Superheroes and socio-political champions, cold-blooded killers and murderous polar bears - the year's best television had something for everyone, says Aaron Yap.
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By Aaron Yap | 8th December, 2015
Guest writer
Television: Inside the Lightbox – 13 Unlucky Characters For Your Friday 13

Television: Inside the Lightbox – 13 Unlucky Characters For Your Friday 13

"When I was born, I got my umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, both arms, and one of my ankles. Mom said there came a point when the doctor stopped delivering me and just started laughing."
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By Alex Casey | 13th November, 2015
Senior writer
Video: Spotlightbox – Alex and Duncan Talk About How Better Call Saul Broke Away From Breaking Bad

Video: Spotlightbox – Alex and Duncan Talk About How Better Call Saul Broke Away From Breaking Bad

Alex and Duncan chat about Lightbox's Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff that couldn't be further from its brutal televisual brother.
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By Group Think | 25th August, 2015
A bunch of people
Inside the Lightbox: Our Picks For the People’s Choice Awards

Inside the Lightbox: Our Picks For the People’s Choice Awards

Voting in the Lightbox People's Choice Awards has started this week, Alex Casey and Duncan Greive argue the case for their favourite TV villains, heroes, sex symbols and so much more.
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By Group Think | 29th July, 2015
A bunch of people
Review: The Pitch Perfect Bad Comedy of One Man Breaking Bad

Review: The Pitch Perfect Bad Comedy of One Man Breaking Bad

"Unfortunately, there was not a shred of irony in the room – just a bunch of people barely laughing at an overtly camp version of Walter White."
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By Alex Casey | 5th May, 2015
Senior writer

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