"I always date things by my daughter," says Gould. "She was seven when I started Breaking Bad and is now 22 years old. I don't think I've completely assimilated it." Is there a temptation to return to the Breaking Bad universe, to keep the band going? "It would be very easy to," says Gilligan, who is currently leading the writers' room for his mysterious new show. "It would be very seductive. And I think because it is so attractive, that's the reason I'm resisting. I feel like I have to prove to myself that I'm not a one-trick pony. But check with me in a year or so. I might be saying, 'oh my God, we've got a new spin-off! Oh yeah, it's gonna be great!'"
