The show created by Vince Gilligan has been compared to another television hit.
Let’s talk about breaking Badtoday, it’s about one of the most acclaimed series of all time. Hero Bryan Cranston AND Aaron Paulthe work was created by Gilligan wins in mid-2008, but what many don’t know is that, during his first sales attempt, Gilligan encountered an unexpected problem.
SIMILARITY WITH THE WEEDS SERIES
During an article written for Newsweek in 2012, Gilligan explained how he felt when all of his work on Breaking Bad almost went down the drain when he first tried to sell it. According to him, during a meeting with an unknown television network, the president of the company was reluctant to acquire the series due to an alleged similarity with Weedscausing great discouragement to the showrunner.
“It’s a lot like Weeds,” the executive responded after listening to Gilligan talk for 30 minutes about the Breaking Bad pilot. “What is Weeds?”Gilligan asked. At this point, it was explained that Weeds was a Showtime series about a suburban mother who decides to abandon her honest life forever and make money for her family by starting to sell marijuana.
Feeling “blood draining from his face”, Gilligan turned to two producers who were with him and asked: “Did you guys know about Weeds?” “Oh yes”they said. “Great show. But her business is completely different. She sells weed and your boyfriend sells meth. They’re like apples and oranges.”
In this way, after some rejections, Breaking Bad managed to move forward…
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