10/17
Celebrate the beloved Breaking Bad series by revisiting some of its most memorable scenes
Line of Events
A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer starts making and selling meth to a former student to secure his family’s future. Jesse Pinkman was originally supposed to be written out of the show in Episode 9. During the hiatus due to the writers’ strike, creator Vince Gilligan, impressed by Aaron Paul’s portrayal of Jesse and everyone just liking Paul, decided to bring the character back and pass Jesse’s fate on to another character in the Season 1 finale. In the opening credits, the letters in the cast and crew’s last names are highlighted in green to represent chemical elements. However, the “Ch” in Michael Slovis’ name was highlighted in several early episodes, even though Ch is not a chemical element.
Who do you see?
In later episodes, only the letter “C” (for Carbon) is highlighted. Walter White: Who are you talking to now? Do you know how much I make in a year? Even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me. Do you know what would happen if I suddenly decided to stop going to work?
I AM danger
A company big enough to be listed on the NASDAQ goes bankrupt. Disappears. Ceases to exist, without me. No, you clearly don’t know who you’re talking to, so let me enlighten you. I’m not in danger, Skyler.
I’m the one knocking!
A guy opens the door and gets shot, and you think that about me? No! The opening credits use chemical symbols from the periodic table as part of the names: bromine (Br) and barium (Ba) in the title, none for creator Vince Gilligan (except when he gets the V for vanadium), one for the cast and crew. All episodes have been rerun on cable on demand in some areas, commercial-free, but with additional scenes not included on AMC. Edited into CollegeHumor Originals: Breaking Bad/Walking Dead Mash-Up (2013).
Dead Fingers Talkingby Working in a Nuclear Free City
I can’t emphasize enough how good this show is. I’ve watched a lot of TV shows in my life and this show is still the best show I’ve ever seen.