Breaking Bad (2008– )

Informed he has terminal cancer, an underachieving chemistry genius turned high school teacher uses his expertise to secretly provide for his family by producing the world's highest quality crystal meth.

Creator:

Vince Gilligan

Stars:

Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 37 wins & 98 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bryan Cranston	...	Walter White (62 episodes, 2008-2013)
Anna Gunn	...	Skyler White (62 episodes, 2008-2013)
Aaron Paul	...	Jesse Pinkman (62 episodes, 2008-2013)
Dean Norris	...	Hank Schrader (62 episodes, 2008-2013)
Betsy Brandt	...	Marie Schrader (62 episodes, 2008-2013)
RJ Mitte	...	Walter White, Jr. (62 episodes, 2008-2013)
Bob Odenkirk	...	Saul Goodman (43 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jonathan Banks	...	Mike Ehrmantraut (29 episodes, 2009-2013)
Steven Michael Quezada	...	Steven Gomez (28 episodes, 2008-2012)
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Gustavo 'Gus' Fring (26 episodes, 2009-2011)

Storyline

When chemistry teacher, Walter White, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given only two years to live, he decides he has nothing to lose. He lives with his wife and teenage son, who has cerebral palsy, in New Mexico. Determined to ensure that his family will have a secure future, White embarks on a career of drugs and crime. He proves to be remarkably proficient in this new world as he begins manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with one of his former students. The series tracks the impacts of a fatal diagnosis on a regular hard working man and explores how a fatal diagnosis affects his morality and transforms him into a major player of the drug trade.

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Plot Keywords:

drug | cancer | chemistry | teacher | crystal meth | 

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Taglines:

Change [the] Equation. (season 1)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Romanian Spanish German Persian

Also Known As:

Brestantis blogis

Filming Locations:

4257 Isleta Boulevard Southwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

High Bridge Productions, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Samuel L. Jackson showed up unannounced during filming on the Pollos Hermanos set one day, dressed in his Nick Fury outfit from The Avengers. Both productions of Breaking Bad and The Avengers were happening on the same studio lot, and Jackson wanted to be an extra during the scene being filmed. The producers denied his request to appear as Nick Fury on the show.

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Goofs

In the opening credits letters in the names are highlighted in green so as to represent a chemical element symbol. However, Michael Slovis, the Director of Photography, for several of the beginning episodes, they highlight the Ch. There is no chemical element symbol Ch. After a number of episodes they caught it and thereafter they only highlighted the C.

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Quotes

Jesse Pinkman: I'm a blowfish, yo!

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Connections

Featured in Conan: The Zombie Who Preferred Salads (2011)

User Reviews

Breaking Bad is the best television show

"Breaking Bad" is the best television show. Ever.

We start out with one main character, Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston), who is struggling to make ends meet working both as a high school chemistry teacher and part time at a car wash. Then he gets diagnosed with cancer. Then he breaks bad.

Teaming up with an unlikely sidekick, Jesse Pinkman (played by Aaron Paul), who is the immature "yo, bitch"-spouting, high-school-screw-up small-time drug dealer, Walt and Jesse both put their skills towards the drug world to try to make good by their families.

This show has been masterfully put together with layer upon layer of insight into some of the most interesting characters ever realized in the history of television. We have some very dark characters, and a lot of grey characters, and it all adds up to brilliant dialogue and plot lines.

The creator, writers, directors and actors have paid attention to every single detail, putting thought into every nuance in every character in every scene. Because of this attention to detail there is something for everyone in this show. Every thinking brain will immediately be attracted to the intelligence so evidently on display, that even if you're not a drug dealing chemist living in Albuquerque, you will find something in the characters that connects you to them and makes you hang on for dear life.

Get on your couch now and start watching "Breaking Bad" from the very beginning, and don't miss a single scene.