Breaking Bad - Vince Gilligan on Pitching to AMC (Paley Center Interview)

Moderator David Kronke (Media Critic) asks Executive Producers Mark Johnson and Vince Gilligan about pitching Breaking Bad to AMC.

Vince Gilligan describes pitching his pilot at another network and being told that it sounded too much like "Weeds."

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• Breaking Bad
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• crystal meth
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• Mad Men
• Weeds
• Bryan Cranston
• Anna Gunn
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[ccsdavis1]

For those of you wondering, the network who they initially pitched it to was FX. Which actually wouldn't have been a bad pairing, considering what that channel has done with dark dramas like "Justified" and "Sons of Anarchy."

[nachoCChacon737]

Vince's last words in the video, now that's a scary thought.

[HumanLife52627]

If weeds had caused the un-birth of breaking bad.....just the thought is making my blood boil

[StoneGamer420]

Fuck Weeds! That show is ass now!

[moink2552]

@IcyScythe tell me about it! gah!

[IcyScythe]

@moink2552 ya Breaking Bad is a brutal show

[moink2552]

@binxsmomma i love both shows! but absolutely love BrBa for its more serious drama and quiet humor, where Weeds puts more smiles on my face and tickles my soul. It gives me a break from all the jaw dropping and gasping i do watching BrBa

[SuppScott]

Weeds started out great but gets worse and worse, Breaking Bad gets better and better.

[binxsmomma]

@gears5336 I have been a devoted fan of both shows since the beginning-very different points of view both good. I think B&B is a more realistic look at the scenario at play & more shocking

[GoongalaGoongala]

Generally shows like this eventually "jump the shark", thankfully Breaking Bad has managed to avoid that. If season 5 is indeed the final season and they manage to pull it off without "jumping the shark", Breaking Bad will go down in TV history as one of the greatest TV series ever aired. BB just isn't the type of show that can continue on indefinitely. Thankfully they have an endgame in mind and are working toward that, rather than attempitng to prolong the show needlessly.