In 2018, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan suggested that the political climate needed to shift TV trends away from anti-heroes as main characters.
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Too many cooks spoil the broth, but sometimes even villains have to give way to heroes. Sometimes the former just needs a primetime slot and a good storyline. Vince Gilligan, the mastermind behind the iconic TV series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, certainly thinks so. In 2018, he shared his two cents, suggesting it's high time we traded our penchant for morally gray anti-heroes for some good old traditional heroes.
Well, we've all enjoyed rooting for the baffling likes of Walter White and Tony Soprano—but isn't it time we cheered on characters who remind us of the virtues of righteousness? While audiences have been glued to complex characters navigating mazes of moral ambiguity, maybe it's time we rolled out the red carpet for the knights in shining armor.
Once upon a time in the 21st century, television screens were flooded with anti-heroes – think Tony Soprano, Don Draper and Walter White. These characters, as morally ambiguous, took viewers on thrilling rides through their complex lives.
