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...that the first letter of each episode of second season of "Better Call Saul" un-scrambled spells "Fring's Back". ...that seeing Saul work at the Omaha Cinnabon was his best case scenario after the events of "Breaking Bad". ...that the tequila that Kim and Jimmy are shooting while hustling the investor, Zafiro Añejo, was the same tequila that Gus Fring used to poison the Cartel in "Breaking Bad". ...that Saul Goodman is a pseudonym that was picked because it sounded Jewish and sounds like "It's all good man." ...that Jeremy Shamos and Julie Ann Emery, who play the Kettlemans, were given freedom to improvise because the producers liked their dynamic so much. ...that all the episode titles in season 1 of "Better Call Saul" end in the letter "O" except. It was originally titled "Jello," but they were not allowed to use that trademarked name. ...that Saul's catch phrase "It's showtime, folks!" is a reference to "Que le spectacle commence" (1979. ...that season 2 of "Better Call Saul" was originally scheduled to be 13 episodes long, but was shortened to 10 at the request of the producers. ...that each episode of the same season of "Better Call Saul" starts with a different opening sequence, but identical from one season to another. ...that both Bob Odenkirk and Julie Ann Emery previously starred in Fargo (2014). ...that Michael McKean already knew producer Vince Gilligan from his brief stint on The X-Files, but landed the role when Bryan Cranston, his co-star in the Broadway play "All The Way", recommended him for the role. ...that Peter Gould asserted that "Better Call Saul" would time jump to settings before, during, and after "Breaking Bad" to show different eras of Saul's life. ...that "Better Call Saul" was supposed to be a 30-minute comedy, but later shifted gears towards the more traditional hour-long format of dramas. ...that the red fob on Jimmy's car keys in "Better Call Saul" looks identical to the one Walter White uses to trigger the car gun in the final episode of "Breaking Bad". ...that in the first episode of "Better Call Saul", Jimmy parks next to a white Cadillac DeVille, identical to the one he drives in "Breaking Bad".
 * ...that Peter Gould, co-creator of "Better Call Saul", has stated that the use of color will carry over to "Better Call Saul", and hinted that criminals will be adorned in hot colors while people of the law will appear more muted.

...that the location used for Los Pollos Hermanos in Albuquerque is actually a restaurant called Twisters? They took down all of the Breaking Bad signage after they’re done shooting, but left the portrait up behind Walter White as a fun piece of art. ...that the DEA office in has been used many times for many different scenes over four seasons? Including some parts that included Ted Beneke's office ...that Wilmington Cigarettes don’t actually exist? It’s named after Vince Gilligan’s girlfriend’s brother who lives in North Carolina. ...that a 100-year-old cowboy almost starred in Season 3? He was supposedly involved constant flashbacks to a cowboy in frontier times, which would somehow relate to the main story and star its own self-contained cast. The writers ultimately couldn't make it work. ...that the fight in took hours to shoot, to the point where Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were both incredibly exhausted and sore during and after it was over? ...that both Bryan Cranston's daughter Taylor Cranston, and wife Robin Dearden appeared in No Más? ...that the oranges falling on Ted Beneke in were not in the script? The director put them in. ...that the exterior of the Los Pollos Hermanos Factory Farm was actually a chicken farm that got dismantled while they were shooting? ...that the camera operator cried shooting the final scene between Walt and Skyler, and had to take his eye off the eyepiece? ...that the big, wide-angle desert shot in was kept wide as the sun is covered by clouds because it spontaneously happened while shooting? The crew knew they would never get a better shot, so they let it run until the clouds parted. ...that in order get the final, shaky shot of as the camera pans up, the crew needed equipment that was way more than their budget could afford? So they jerry-rigged the camera to a rail and moved it up slowly by hand. Hence, the inadvertent shaking. ...that contrary to what some viewers thought, the large Denny’s sign in was not in-show advertising? Vince Gilligan said it was the closest restaurant nearby and perfect place to go for some post-homicide breakfast. ...that in the party taking place in had no music playing? Director Michelle McLaren said it would have potentially harmed Aaron Paul’s hearing, so they rigged the speakers to do a bass test without any actual music. ...that all of the security camera footage throughout the fourth season was used from an actual cheap security camera? ...that Vince Gilligan used to write for The X-Files and there are several references to it in Breaking Bad? ...that all of the outdoor shots of snowy New Hampshire were actually filmed 10,000 feet above sea level in New Mexico's Sandia Mountains? ...that the opening flashback sequence in Ozymandias was the final scene that was ever shot for the show? ... that despite the cold opens showing Mike Ehrmantraut and the Los Pollos Hermanos employees breathing cold air in the back of the delivery truck, it was actually pretty temperate? They got the breath effect by placing a piece of dry ice in a small cage and having them exhale. ... that Mike Ehrmantraut's part in the series was supposed to be smaller? He was introduced as a cleaner for Jane's body after the actor who plays Saul Goodman, Bob Odenkirk, wasn't available to film. ...that the cover of Gale Boetticher's lab notes was inspired by Metallica’s cover of “Ride The Lightning?” ...that when Walter White was stuck in the superlab by himself, the crew allowed Bryan Cranston drive the forklift around with no prior experience, and used the footage on the show? ...that Walter White's flustered pizza toss in season three was done in one take? ...that Bryan Cranston was cast based on his performance in an episode of The X-Files?
 * ...that Anna Gunn actually learned how to play poker in order to know what she was talking about? She spent days challenging the cast and crew to play her.

...that the Blue Sky methamphetamine was actually blue rock candy used behind-the-scenes? ...that actor Charles Baker practiced for three hours everyday for the piano solo in Hazard Pay? ...that Hector Salamanca was originally meant to be the main villain in seasons three and four, not Gustavo Fring? ...that Jesse's house was sold while the show's second season was being shot. Every interior shot from season three onward was actually a set built to be slightly bigger than the real thing? ...that several Breaking Bad cast members guest starred in episodes of Seinfeld? Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, and Bob Odenkirk all had guest bits. ...that Breaking Bad was originally set in Riverside, California, but it was moved to Albuquerque to take advantage of a tax rebate on production? ...that actor RJ Mitte has Cerebral Palsy in real life? Although, Mitte has a much milder form of Cerebral Palsy. ...that an actual DEA agent taught the Breaking Bad cast and crew how to make methamphetamine? ...that Bryan Cranston was instructed by an actual chemistry professor for his role as Walter White? ...that it costs $3 million to shoot one episode of Breaking Bad? ...that every "yo" and "bitch" is in the script? ...that Breaking Bad title sequence contains the chemical formula for methamphetamine, C10H15N, with a molecular weight of 149.24? ...that both Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris appeared in "Little Miss Sunshine?" ...that when Skyler White was pregnant in Season 2, the shots were actually of Betsy Brandt as she was pregnant in real life? ...that SaveWalterWhite.com is a real website? ...that The Walking Dead crew helped out with Gustavo Fring's death in ? ...that scene in where Gustavo Fring slices Victor's throat took 26 shots to film? ...that after the series wrapped up filming, Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston (and about 30 crew members) got Breaking Bad-themed tattoos? ...that Blue Sky can be seen The Walking Dead episode "Bloodletting"? ...that networks HBO, Showtime, TNT and FX have all turned down the Breaking Bad ? FX actually began working on the pilot, but dropped the show in favor of a Courtney Cox program called Dirt. ...that the chemotherapy lounge used in the show was actually the hallway of the production offices the writers and crew rented in Albuquerque? ...that in the episode, Bryan Cranston made the last scene more physical than was originally scripted? This added to the degree of drama. He worked with Dean Norris and used the feeling of betrayal to play this out on screen.
 * ...that Jesse Pinkman was supposed to die at the end of the first season at the hands of Tuco Salamanca? Vince Gilligan was so impressed at Aaron Paul's performance that he decided to keep him. No-Doze took Jesse's place instead.

...that at one point in the episode, Mark Margolis, who Hector Salamanca starts using his bell to spell out SOS in morse code dings? This was suggested by Bryan Cranston. ...that Vince Gilligan explained that The Searchers heavily influenced the final standoff between Walt and Jesse? Gilligan believes that Walt was intending to kill Jesse, but when he saw the state his former partner was in, Walt couldn’t do it. ...that Bob Odenkirk and Bryan Cranston have both guest-starred on How I Met Your Mother? Both of them appeared as bosses to one of the main cast members. ...that actors John Cusack and Matthew Broderick turned down the role of Walter White? Eventually the role was given to Bryan Cranston. ...that Anna Gunn was fighting a mysterious illness that required a medicine called Cortisone, which affected her weight during production? ...that during a filming of a fight scene between Jesse Pinkman and Tuco Salamanca in the second season, Aaron Paul got a concussion? ...that the four episodes in the second season that opened with a black-and-white flashforward actually spell out the ultimate scene of this final episode with their titles? Together they read: Seven Thirty-Seven Down Over ABQ. ...that Vince Gilligan admitted in an interview that Luis Moncada and Daniel Moncada went totally above and beyond anything he could imagine about what the characters of The Cousins would be? ...that in the scene where Walt and Skyler say their final goodbyes, the shot of Skyler reflected in the microwave in Felina was completely accidental? Gilligan admits not knowing he got it until the editor complimented it. ...that the Heisenberg hat was largely absent in the third season? Bryan Cranston was quoted as saying he took note of this and brought the hat back in the finale specifically for the scene with Gus to show the power Walt holds. ...that the title of the episode came as the suggestion from AMC's Vice President of Production, Susan Goldberg as a joke, but Vince Gilligan actually went with it? ...that for the burning of the superlab in, the crew rented a technocrane that is apparently very expensive because it can be controlled remotely? The crew put down water over everything that was going to be burned and then added white gas. This provided a fire but not necessarily damage to the set, which was made of wood and paneling. ...that Steven Michael Quezada hosts a talk show in Albuquerque and many of the cast has appeared on the show? During the podcast, Vince Gilligan and Aaron Paul stated they had appeared. ...that in the podcast, Aaron Paul mentions that he hated driving the RV? ...that actor Steven Bauer says in the insider podcast that he had to psyche himself up for the scenes with Mike Ehrmantraut in because when Jonathan is in character, he has "this scary presence that is very serious and somewhat intimidating"? ...that regarding the pills that Gus takes in, the team researched and found "activated charcoal" tablets that apparently can soak up poison and help delay the actions of it? ...that the location of Walt’s first apartment is actually owned by Vince Gilligan? ...that Aaron Paul spent time with former meth addicts to research for his role of Jesse Pinkman? ...that both Steven Bauer and Mark Margolis have starred in the classic drug-related film Scarface (1983)? ...that Bryan Cranston and Javier Grajeda were once roommates when they were first starting out? ...that the scene where Jesse Pinkman rides go-karts alone was inspired by Aaron Paul and some of the other cast and crew? One of Aaron's favorite pastimes when not filming was heading to the go-kart tracks around Albuquerque. ...that in the episode, for some of the time-lapse parts that lasted about 20 seconds on screen, Aaron Paul had to do every behavior for 1 minute straight to get the lapse right?
 * ...that the entire crew wore black armbands for Jonathan Banks' last day on Breaking Bad? Banks let's the viewers know in the "Insider" video that it's been an absolute pleasure being on the show and says that the last day was particularly difficult for him.