Round 5: Tossup 16
This person clashed with director Peter Berg after being brought on to the film Hancock for several rewrites of the original concept. This person got a job writing for showrunner Chris Carter after submitting a fan-script about a killer shadow that became the episode “Soft Light.” A show created by this person includes a cameo of John Cena explaining human-derived protein. A show created by Peter Gould and this person has several black-and-white flashforward sequences set at a Cinnabon in Omaha. A show created by this person stars Rhea Seehorn (“RAY SEE-horn”) as a writer of romantasy novels. The last season of a show created by this person included the acclaimed episode “Ozymandias” and concluded with a scene set to the song “Baby Blue.” For 10 points, name this creator of the Albuquerque-set shows Pluribus, Better Call Saul, and Breaking Bad. ■END■
ANSWER: Vince Gilligan [or George Vincent Gilligan Jr.]
<Simon Fraser, Pop Culture> | Packet N - Simon Fraser A, Carleton A, Georgia Tech A, Claremont A, Warwick A, Columbia B
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