27th Feb 2025
A No-Rough-Stuff Type Deal - S1-E7
Trivia: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, and Raymond Cruz reprised their respective roles of Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, and Tuco Salamanca for a Super Bowl commercial for Popcorners, which was reminiscent of the scene where Tuco tried the blue meth for the first time.
18th Jul 2024
Trivia: This show has a similar premise to the Showtime series Weeds, in which a working class parent enters the drug trade in order to provide for their family. Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan was unfamiliar with Weeds when pitching his idea and said he felt the blood drain from his face when network executives told him about Weeds. Fortunately for Gilligan, they felt the two series were different enough, and Breaking Bad is widely considered to be a superior show.
13th Jun 2024
Trivia: There is a Spanish language remake of this series called "Metástasis" that takes place in Colombia. Interestingly, Colombia has a highly successful mixed private/public healthcare system that covers around 97% of its population, which runs contrary to Breaking Bad's premise that Walter White becomes a drug kingpin in order to pay for his cancer treatments and ensure his family's financial stability, due to the United States' for-profit healthcare system.
27th Feb 2024
Trivia: Despite being main characters from the very beginning, Jesse Pinkman and Walt Jr. never share a scene together.
7th Dec 2023
Trivia: Eladio Vuente has a similar name to Eladio Buente, a character from a season 4 episode of The X-Files called "El Mundo Gira." The latter character was portrayed by Raymond Cruz, who played Tuco Salamanca in this show. Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan was previously a writer on The X-Files.
17th Aug 2023
Trivia: Skyler and Walt Jr. are the only main characters to not also appear in either Better Call Saul or El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.
23rd Mar 2022
Trivia: While filming The Avengers in Albuquerque, Samuel L. Jackson wanted to appear as himself in the background of Los Pollos Hermanos in an episode of this series, but was not able to make the time to do so.
1st Dec 2020
28th Nov 2020
Factual error: When going over the logistics of the plan to kill the ten men in prison, Jack tells Walt that killing Osama Bin Laden was less complicated. Breaking Bad takes place over a period of two years, beginning with Walt's birthday in 2008, and ending on his birthday in 2010. Bin Laden wasn't killed until May of 2011. (00:15:23)
28th Nov 2020
9th Nov 2020
Question: I've noticed that every episode has scenes where the camera is swaying a little, suggesting the camera was handheld or resting on the cameraman's shoulder. Is there a reason for filming this way, instead of just using a steadicam? It doesn't really add any sense of style to the show.
Answer: As the other answer indicated, it is a common filming technique used to achieve various visual effects. Handheld cameras can create a deliberate sense of movement that follows a movie's action. A cameraperson can physically move in much closer to an actor, creating a more intimate connection between the character and the audience. It can also reflect a character's movement from their vantage point, and can be used to create a greater sense of realism with an edgier, less-rehearsed, or a documentary-style feel.
Answer: It is a style of filming a scene, a style of camerawork. In your opinion it doesn't add anything, but they do it for that purpose.
20th Sep 2020
Trivia: There is an "alternate ending" to this series. It features Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek reprising their roles as Hal and Lois from Malcolm in the Middle, with the entirety of Breaking Bad being a nightmare that Hal just woke up from.
31st Jul 2013
Trivia: There is a scene in this episode where Walter angrily tosses a box of pizza in the air in such a way that the pizza exits the box and lands on his roof. Before filming this scene, the crew had wondered how many takes would be required to achieve the desired result. Bryan Cranston nailed it on the first try.
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Answer: For one thing the engine running the pump isn't that loud. The characters have conversations at a normal volume without having to scream at each other. Even if the conductors could hear it, there is no reason they should care or be suspicious. It just sounds like an engine running in the distance and they don't care enough to look for what is making the noise. At that very moment there is also a kid riding a dirt bike in the area. Engine noises are a very common thing.
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