"Breaking Bad" is a groundbreaking TV show that follows the descent of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman into the criminal world. It has received multiple Guinness World Records for being the highest-rated TV show of all time. The show has been revisited with 50 facts that viewers might not know. For instance, Aaron Paul, who plays Jesse Pinkman, has never taken any acting classes and has a unique approach to his role. The success of the show has led to drug dealers adding blue dye to their crystal meth, a scene in the show that is actually raw candy. Bryan Cranston, who plays Walter White, knows the exact process for cooking meth because DEA chemists taught him. Vince Gilligan, the producer of "Breaking Bad," also produced "The X-Files," which featured Bryan Cranston, Dean Norris, and Aaron Paul. John Cusack and Matthew Broderick both turned down the role of Walter White, but Vince Gilligan showed AMC execs Bryan Cranston in an episode of "The X-Files," and they were sold. The show has been remade in Spanish as "Metastasis," with Walter White becoming Walter Blanco and Jesse Pinkman becoming Jose. The final episode of the show focuses on a New Hampshire license plate branded with the state's motto, "Live Free or Die," which speaks to both the fate of Jesse and Walt. The show's color symbolism includes Walter White's clothes getting darker throughout the seasons, symbolizing the monster he had become. The show ended up being 62 episodes long, which is a reference to the 60th element on the periodic table, Samarium, essential in treating lung cancer. The final episode of "Breaking Bad" is dedicated to Kevin Cordis Coe, a 16-year-old fan who passed away soon after the ninth episode of season five. The show was originally supposed to be shot in Riverside, California, but the location was ultimately changed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, which has been a boon for the New Mexico tourism industry. The show has been used by the Sage Neuroscience Center in Albuquerque to help get New Mexicans off drugs. The show's cast and crew ended up shooting the Los Pollos Hermanos scenes in a real restaurant called Twisters. The show's color symbolism includes Walter White's clothes getting darker throughout the seasons, symbolizing the monster he had become. The show ended up being 62 episodes long, which is a reference to the 60th element on the periodic table, Samarium, essential in treating lung cancer. The final episode of "Breaking Bad" is dedicated to Kevin Cordis Coe, a 16-year-old fan who passed away soon after the ninth episode of season five. The show was originally supposed to be shot in Riverside, California, but the location was ultimately changed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, which has been a boon for the New Mexico tourism industry. The show's cast and crew ended up shooting the Los Pollos Hermanos scenes in a real restaurant called Twisters. The show has been used by the Sage Neuroscience Center in Albuquerque to help get New Mexicans off drugs. The show's color symbolism includes Walter White's clothes getting darker throughout the seasons, symbolizing the monster he had become. The show ended up being 62 episodes long, which is a reference to the 60th element on the periodic table, Samarium, essential in treating lung cancer. The final episode of "Breaking Bad" is dedicated to Kevin Cordis Coe, a 16-year-old fan who passed away soon after the ninth episode of season five. The show was originally supposed to be shot in Riverside, California, but the location was ultimately changed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, which has been a boon for the New Mexico tourism industry. The show's cast and crew ended up shooting the Los Pollos Hermanos scenes in a real restaurant called Twisters. The show's color symbolism includes Walter White's clothes getting darker throughout the seasons, symbolizing the monster he had become. The show ended up being 62 episodes long, which is a reference to the 60th element on the periodic table, Samarium, essential in treating lung cancer. The final episode of "Breaking Bad" is dedicated to Kevin Cordis Coe, a 16-year-old fan who passed away soon after the ninth episode of season five. The show was originally supposed to be shot
1. "Breaking Bad" follows the descent of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman into the criminal world.
2. The show was groundbreaking and received multiple Guinness World Records for being the highest-rated TV show of all time.
3. Aaron Paul, who plays Jesse Pinkman, ended up getting knocked unconscious and actually got a concussion during a fight scene.
4. Due to the success of the show, some drug dealers have actually started adding blue dye to their crystal meth.
5. Bryan Cranston knows the exact process for cooking meth because DEA chemists taught him how to cook it for some of the scenes.
6. Vince Gilligan produced the "X-Files", which had episodes featuring Bryan Cranston, Dean Norris, and Aaron Paul.
7. John Cusack and Matthew Broderick both turned down the role of Walter White.
8. Mythbusters has shown that no amount of hydrofluoric acid could have ever eaten through that tub.
9. Aaron Paul spent hours with addicts and ex-addicts when researching the role of Jesse.
10. There was a Spanish remake of the show called "Metastasis".
11. On the last day of shooting, Bryan Cranston stripped down and walked around the set nude.
12. Walter White's underwear sold for almost ten thousand dollars.
13. James' death was foreshadowed a lot in the script.
14. Dean Norris or Hank was offered a role on a comedy sitcom during the filming of the first half of "Breaking Bad" season five.
15. The plane crash at the end of season two is very much like the 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision.
16. In the final episode, the camera focuses on a New Hampshire license plate branded with the state's motto "Live Free or Die".
17. Color symbolism was present throughout all of "Breaking Bad".
18. "Breaking Bad" ended up being 62 episodes for a reason.
19. The season 4 finale face off Vince Gilligan recruited the prosthetic effects team behind the "Walking Dead" to make a model of Gustavo Fring mutilated head.
20. Walter White's house in "Breaking Bad" has been the real-life home of a woman called Fran since 1973.
21. The Sage Neuroscience Center in Albuquerque is using "Breaking Bad" to help get New Mexicans off drugs.
22. The cast and crew ended up shooting the "Los Pollos Hermanos" scenes in a real restaurant called "Twisters".
23. Costume designer Kathleen de Toro admitted that the original reason Cranston started wearing the Heisenberg hat is because he needed to shade his bald head from the Sun.
24. Raymond Cruz or Tuco was meant to be the main antagonist all the way through season 2, but he became a regular on the closer and can no longer appear in "Breaking Bad".
25. Last year, Vince Gilligan was contacted by the parents of a 16-year-old Kevin Cordis Co, who is terminally ill with cancer and one of the biggest fans of "Breaking Bad".
26. "Breaking Bad" was originally supposed to be shot in Riverside, California, but the location was ultimately changed to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
27. Methylamine, the chemical that led to the Train Robbery, isn't really that hard to make.
28. Jonathan banks had a much smaller part but was given a bigger role in "Mic" when another actor was unavailable to work.
29. Vince Gilligan didn't want to continue with "Breaking Bad" when he found out that the show "Weeds" had a similar premise.
30. While filming a scene featuring 1D the prostitute, filming was interrupted by a person who thought she was a real hooker and tried to pick a rug.
31. A total of 269 people have died throughout "Breaking Bad", including the plane crash.
32. After watching season 5 episode 14, Andy is George RR Martin called Walter White a bigger monster than anyone in "Game of Thrones".
33. Nearly two decades before landing the role of Walter White, Bryan Cranston was in