When kind natured high school chemistry teacher, Walter White is diagnosed with lung cancer, his entire world (understandably) feels like it’s crashing down around him…
Desperate to secure his family’s financial future, Walter does the unthinkable – he turns to a life of crime with the help of his former student, Jesse Pinkman.
The pair begin by creating easily hidden batches of meth, but over time their small drug enterprise grows into something much larger when the duo create a highly demanded batch of special blue meth.
In order to mask his true identity, White takes on the alias of “Heisenberg”, but while he rakes in the cash with his unique creation, he soon finds that his relationship with his family suffers as a result…
Just when White thinks things couldn’t get any worse, the Drug Enforcement Agency, local gangs, and Mexican drug cartels threaten to expose his operation and put an end to his already limited life.
Breaking Bad first appeared on our screens in January 2008 and although it received a lukewarm reception from viewers, over the course of its five seasons, the series reached widespread popularity. The series is now considered as one of the greatest television shows of all time with an impressive cult-following.
Even the most dedicated fans of the show remain in the dark when it comes to some behind the scenes facts. On that note, join us as we uncover 30 lesser known things about Breaking Bad…
1. The Show Nearly Didn’t Exist!
It might come as a surprise…but in a different world, Breaking Bad might never have come into existence!
Breaking Bad…
It turns out that many popular networks including HBO, Showtime, TNT, and FX all passed on airing the series. What were they thinking?!
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The creator of the show, Vince Gilligan, described the original pitch to HBO in an interview back in 2011.
Vince Gilligan…
The creator and executive producer of Breaking Bad stated it was:
“The worst meeting I’ve ever had.”
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He continued;
“The trouble with Hollywood—movies and TV—is people will leave you dangling on the end of a meat hook for days or weeks or months on end,”
Vince Gilligan at an event…
Gilligan rounded off by saying;
“That happened at HBO. Like the worst meeting I ever had … The woman we [were] pitching to could not have been less interested—not even in my story, but about whether I actually lived or died.”
Yikes!
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