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After marathoning Breaking Bad, Anthony Hopkins wrote Bryan Cranston a fan letter, saying (among other things) "Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen – ever."

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In the Breaking Bad episode “Ozymandias”, the show's producers secured special permission from the Hollywood guilds to delay the credits (which would normally appear after the main title sequence) until 19 minutes into the episode, in order to preserve the impact of the beginning scene.

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  1. After marathoning Breaking Bad, Anthony Hopkins wrote Bryan Cranston a fan letter, saying (among other things) "Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen – ever."

  2. Anthony Hopkins wrote a fan letter to Bryan Cranston after finishing Breaking Bad, praising his performance as the best acting he’s ever seen.

  3. AMC gave the writers of 'Breaking Bad' permission to use only one 'fuck' each season, which led to giant discussions when to use the one 'fuck'. Because the pilot episode was independent, they used a bunch of 'fucks' there.

  4. Shavarsh Karapetyan, a 17x world champion, 10x world record breaking finswimmer who heard a bus crash into a river, saved 20 drowning people, unconscious for 45 days, got sepsis, retired from sport, and later badly burnt himself saving people from a burning building.

  5. George R. R. Martin, writer of ASOIAF (Game of Thrones) refered to Breaking Bad as ''Amazing'' and noted that "Walter White is a bigger monster than anyone in Westeros", then said it has influenced him to make an even worse character in future books to "fix this".

  6. HBO, Showtime and FX all turned down Breaking Bad.

  7. Jesse Pinkman was originally meant to die during season 1 of Breaking Bad, but after seeing the chemistry between Paul and lead actor Bryan Cranston, series creator Vince Gilligan changed his mind and made him a main character in the series.

  8. When filming Breaking Bad, Cranston got the pizza on the roof in the first take.

  9. The GPS coordinates that lead to Walt's buried money in BREAKING BAD *actually, in real life* lead to ABQ studios in Albuquerque NM where BREAKING BAD was filmed. They wanted to be sure the coordinates didn't lead to somewhere people might go think there could be buried treasure.

  10. The ABC TV show Turn-On, which debuted February 1969. The first episode was so bad, one affiliate refused to return to it after the commercial break. Several west coast affiliates refused to air the show at all. Before the first episode had finished playing, the show was cancelled.

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When Breaking Bad used "trip to Belize" as a euphemism for murder, the Belize Tourism Board wrote a letter offering the whole cast an actual trip to Belize

When attending Comic Con 2013, Bryan Cranston disguised himself by wearing a mask of Walter White over his own face. People told him he sounded like Bryan Cranston, but didn’t realise it was him. The charade only ended when he removed the mask at the Breaking Bad panel. - source

There is a Breaking Bad alternate ending of the series finale on the last season DVD. It involves Bryan Cranston playing the role of his Malcolm in the Middle character Hal waking up from a nightmare which happens to be the events of Breaking Bad. - source

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston was actually taught how to cook crystal meth in preparation for his role on the show

Walt Jr. never encountered Jessie in all 62 episodes of Breaking Bad. - source

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Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) was originally cast to play Michael Scott in The Office because Steve Carell was unavailable at the time. Carell later became available and was cast over Odenkirk.

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The GPS cordinates that lead to Walts burried money in BREAKING BAD *actually, in real life* lead to ABQ studios in Albuquerque NM where BREAKING BAD was filmed. They wanted to be sure the cordinates didn't lead to somewhere people might go think there could be burried treasure.

Peter Berg & "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan wrote a script titled "Tonight he Comes" about a superhero who could not make love because his ejaculate would kill a woman. Vince Gilligan left to create "Breaking Bad", and Berg took over the original script, which eventually became "Hancock."

Fans of "Breaking Bad" have been attempting to re-enact a scene where Walter White flings a pizza onto the roof of his house. The real-life owner of the house does not appreciate their efforts.

When "Breaking Bad" was proposed to TV networks, 2 TNT executives loved the story pitch about a middle-aged teacher diagnosed with cancer and turning to a life of crime, but feared getting fired from their jobs over the meth storyline and wanted to change Walter White into a counterfeiter.

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During the filming of Breaking Bad actress Julia Minesci who played a meth addicted prostitute was legitimately propositioned for sex during the shooting of a scene.

The reason people believe breaking a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck is due to ancient Romans believing life renewed itself every 7 years and that breaking a mirror would damage one's self until the next 7 year renewal period.

Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad) wrote Chris Farley's famous "Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker" SNL character.

AMC gave the writers of 'Breaking Bad' permission to use only one 'fuck' each season, which led to giant discussions when to use the one 'fuck'. Because the pilot episode was independent, they used a bunch of 'fucks' there.

Guillermo del Toro desperately wanted to direct Breaking Bad's episode "Ozymandias". When he expressed this desire to the episode's eventual director Rian Johnson, Johnson responded, "Yeah, sorry, I'm the one who gets to f*** the prom queen."

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Breaking bad final episode titled "Felina", in addition to being anagram of "finale", also stands for Iron (Fe), Lithium (Li) and Natrium (Na) corresponding to blood, meth and tears

Breaking Bad' is in the Guinness book of world records as "the highest rated show of all time".

The Breaking Bad episode "Fly", where nothing happens & they chase a fly for 60 minutes, was directed by Rian Johnson who later went on to write & direct Star Wars Episode VIII

Multiple shows including, the walking dead, Malcolm in the middle and breaking bad have used a fictional cigarette brand called morley.

The show 'Deadliest Catch' is bad for competition in the Bering Sea Fishing industry. The subsidies all the boats in the show receive allows them to undercut or break even with their seasonal catch.

Vince Gilligan wrote an episode of The X-files featuring Bryan Cranston, which ultimately lead to Cranston being cast as Walter White in Gilligan's "Breaking Bad".

After George R. R. Martin saw the Breaking Bad episode "Ozymandias", he called the show "amazing" and noted that "Walter White is a bigger monster than anyone in Westeros"

The only souvenirs Bryan Cranston kept from the five seasons of Breaking Bad were Heisenberg’s hat and sunglasses

Due to Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman) having commitments to HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, BREAKING BAD's character, Mike Ehrmentraut, was created to fill in the gaps in filming.

The Creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, named the show “Breaking Bad” thinking everyone knew what it meant. Being from Virginia, it is a regional expression meaning “Raising Hell”.

In 'The Walking Dead', the character Merle Dixon is seen with a bag of blue meth from 'Breaking Bad', while his brother Daryl later describes their dealer as “a janky little white guy”.

Matthew Broderick turned down the role of Walter White from Breaking Bad

The actor who played Bogdan in Breaking Bad (Walter White's car wash boss with the often mocked eyebrows) is actually a very successful scientist. He is currently a senior scientist in positions related to the history of the Manhattan Project.

Breaking Bad was blamed for shocking rise in crystal meth usage throughout europe

The airplane crash in Breaking Bad (ABQ) was inspired by a crash from 1986, the real controller's name was Walter White

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