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Variety’s Picks: ‘Breaking Bad: The Middle School Musical,’ Lady Gaga, Madden NFL 25, More

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Variety selects the videos (below), games, apps, books, music and more (photo gallery, above) you should know about each week.

Breaking Bad: The Middle School Musical
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The comedy duo, known for their viral advertising videos, direct a cast of kids (subbing rock candy for rock) in a clever musical production of “Breaking Bad” that even hints at where the show might end:

Writer’s Cabin
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Young Jerusalem-born animator Leigh Lahav takes a humorous look at what would happen if TV’s top creators including Joss Whedon and Dan Harmon were all stuck in a writer’s room together, with help from popular Israeli animator Tom Trager:

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