10 Things You [Probably] Didn't Know About...Breaking Bad
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If like us you've got is baaad for Breaking Bad, you can't have failed to notice the recent buzz created by the epic return of hit series surrounding a humble chemistry teacher and his ermm... extracurricular
activities into the big bad drugs world.
This week, AMC aired the first of the final eight episodes that will be coming our way smashing viewing records in its path with nearly double the viewers that watched the final seasonâs premiere back in July 2012!
If you've not seen the show or even the latest installment, make sure you take a peep and find our just what all the fuss is about. Whether you're waiting for the next show to air or just wanting to fill your Breaking Bad minds fit to burst, check out some pretty cool things we've discovered about this amazing show that you may or may not know.....
1) 10 actors cast on the show, including Bryan Cranston (Walt), Aaron Paul (Jesse), and Dean Norris (Hank), had previously appeared on "The X-Files", which "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan produced. It was Bryan's appearance in this that got him the role as Walter.
2) According to Urban Dictionary, the term âbreaking badâ is a slang term from the American Southwest and means âto challenge conventions, defy authorities, and skirt the edges of the law.â
3) Jesse Pinkman (played by Aaron Paul) was initially meant to be killed off at the end of season one, but creator Vince Gilligan decided against that after being impressed with Paulâs performance.
4) The name Walt gives to his alter ego, âHeisenberg,â is a tip of the hat to Werner Heisenberg, one of the most important physicists of the 20th century. He won the Nobel Prize for developing the theory of quantum mechanics.
5) Giancarlo Esposito, who played Chilean drug kingpin Gustavo or âGusâ, isnât actually even Hispanic at all! He is half African-American and half Italian, but still ended up impressing all of the native Spanish speakers he shared multiple scenes with. Very cool!
6) Breaking Bad was originally set in Riverside, California but it was eventually moved to Albuquerque to take advantage of a tax rebate on TV production there.
7) It costs a staggering (wait for it.....) $3 million to shoot just one episode! This would then make each 13 episode season nearly a whopping £26 million!
8 ) The show is only now allowed to use one allotted âF-wordâ per season. They used to get away with more, but then the show got much more popular. Something to look out for huh!
9) Hector Salamanca was originally meant to be the main villain in seasons three and four, not Gus Fring. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
10) Waltâs flustered pizza toss in season three was done in just one take. You can almost see his surprised response in this one :)
Hopefully you've learned a little something along the way, or maybe we've inspired you to give it a watch and see what the hype is all about, whichever it is we hope you had fun!
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