Breaking Bad Trivia Questions And Answers
Who created the TV show “Breaking Bad”?
A: It was created by Vince Gilligan.
Gilligan wanted to create a TV series in which the protagonist
became the what?
A: Antagonist.
How does Gilligan define the term "breaking bad"?
A: As "to raise hell".
According to Lily Rothman, the term "breaking bad" is an
old phrase which "connotes more “what” than 'raising hell' does?
A: Violence.
The concept for the show emerged as Gilligan was talking
with fellow writer Thomas Schnauz regarding their what?
A: Current unemployment.
Gilligan said that it was difficult to write for Walter
White for what reason?
A: Because the character was so dark and morally questionable.
As the series progressed, Gilligan and the writing staff of
Breaking Bad made Walter increasingly what?
A: Unsympathetic.
Gilligan was initially discouraged when he learned of what
already existing series?
A: Weeds.
How many episodes did the network order for the first
season?
A: Nine episodes (including the pilot).
Due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike there
were only how many episodes produced?
A: Seven.
What location was the initial version of the script set in?
A: Riverside, California.
Why did Sony suggest Albuquerque as the location?
A: Because of the favorable financial conditions offered by the state of
New
Mexico.
How much did Breaking Bad reportedly cost per episode to
produce?
A: $3 million.
In July 2011, Vince Gilligan indicated that he was going to
conclude the show at the end of what season?
A: It’s fifth.
On what date did AMC renew the series for a fifth and final
season?
A: August 14, 2011.
How many episodes did the final season have?
A: 16 episodes.
Gilligan cast Bryan Cranston for the role of Walter White
based on what?
A: He had worked with him in an episode of the science fiction television series
The X-Files.
Cranston contributed significantly to the formation and
development of the what?
A: Walter White persona.
Cranston has said he was inspired partially by his elderly
father for what?
A: How Walter carries himself physically.
How has Aaron Paul described Cranston?
A: As "a kid trapped in a man's body".
Donna Nelson, a professor of organic chemistry at the
University of Oklahoma, did what for the show?
A: Checked scripts and provided dialogue.
Donna also drew chemical structures and wrote chemical
equations which were used as what?
A: Props.
Jason Wallach of Vice Magazine commended the accuracy of
what?
A: The cooking methods presented in the series.
Who is Walter White?
A: A chemistry teacher diagnosed with Stage IIIA lung cancer.
What does Walter do?
A: He turns to making meth to secure his family's finances.
Walter gains a notorious reputation under what name?
A: Heisenberg.
Who is Skyler White?
A: Walter's wife who was pregnant with their second child prior to his
diagnosis.
Who is Jesse Pinkman?
A: Walter's former student, Jesse, a drug dealer who partners up with Walt and
makes high-level meth.
Who is Hank Schrader
A: Marie's husband, Walter and Skyler's brother-in-law and a DEA agent.
Who is Marie Schrader?
A: Skyler's sister and Hank's kleptomaniac wife.
Who is Walter White, Jr. ?
A: Walter and Skyler's son, who has cerebral palsy.
Who is Saul Goodman?
A: A crooked strip mall lawyer who represents Walt and Jesse.
Who is Gustavo "Gus" Fring?
A: A high level drug distributor who has a cover as an owner of a fast
food
chain Los Pollos Hermanos.
Who is Mike Ehrmantraut?
A: Works for Gus as an all-purpose cleaner and hitman, and also works for Saul
as a private investigator.
Who is Lydia Rodarte-Quayle?
A: A high-ranking employee of Madrigal Electromotive and a former associate of
Gus Fring.
Who is Todd Alquist?
A: An employee of Vamonos Pest Control who becomes an associate of Walt and
Jesse.