“In retrospect, it was a sign”: The Exact Moment Bryan Cranston Knew ‘Breaking Bad’ Had Changed TV Is Straight Out of a Fairy Tale

Back in 2008, few could have predicted that the role of a chemistry teacher-turned-drug-lord Walter White would end up becoming revolutionary, in the world of television. To be honest, even Bryan Cranston wasn’t confident about the seismic shift that Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad was set to cause.
Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad | image: AMC
At least that’s why the actor refrained from writing a speech during the Emmy Awards 2008, as he was sure of his fate. But then, in an almost fairytale-like situation, Bryan Cranston realized how his role and the AMC series had redefined what television could achieve. From that moment onwards, his legacy and the show’s place were forever cemented in history.
Bryan Cranston’s 2008 Emmy win reinstated his faith in Breaking Bad
In 2007, when Bryan Cranston initially began filming his role as the meth kingpin Walter White in Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad,...
Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad | image: AMC
At least that’s why the actor refrained from writing a speech during the Emmy Awards 2008, as he was sure of his fate. But then, in an almost fairytale-like situation, Bryan Cranston realized how his role and the AMC series had redefined what television could achieve. From that moment onwards, his legacy and the show’s place were forever cemented in history.
Bryan Cranston’s 2008 Emmy win reinstated his faith in Breaking Bad
In 2007, when Bryan Cranston initially began filming his role as the meth kingpin Walter White in Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad,...
- 1/7/2025
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
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