Breaking Bad ran for five seasons and has been declared the best series ever (Picture: AP)
Breaking Bad has gone down in history as one of the best TV shows to have aired, but it turns out that bosses had to take on last minute rewrites at one point, changing a popular character’s storyline.
The gritty drama ran for five seasons between 2008 – 2013, and followed chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) as he becomes a drug kingpin with the help of former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), after being diagnosed with cancer.
It regularly tops the list as the best program of all time, and spawned sequel film El Camino, as well as an equally acclaimed prequel spin-off, Better Call Saul.
Christine Brennan has now lifted the lid on her own personal relationship with the series, explaining that she owned the house Jesse called home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and allowed the creators to film at her property.
During an appearance in The House From…, a new show taking fans through the front door of famous TV and movie homes, she shed light on what it was like share her space with some of the most popular characters on our screens.
However, she unwittingly managed to change the course of Breaking Bad completely when she decided to put her home on the market while season two was in production – a move which meant showrunner Vince Gilligan had to scramble to change certain plots.
Aaron Paul played Jesse Pinkman throughout the program (Picture: Netflix)
Jesse’s home in Breaking Bad got sold in real life (Picture: AMC)
‘Vince Gilligan wasn’t real happy to me when he found out I was selling the house mid-season,’ Christine said, via People Magazine. ‘He had already envisioned what the next season was going to be like and he had to shift gears.
‘He had to rewrite the script so that Jesse’s house would be sold, probably, in case the new owners didn’t allow the filming, which resulted in Jesse having to move elsewhere because the buyers of my house were going to be in the process of remodeling it.’
Before selling up, the school teacher was paid $500 for the day if anyone needed to come by, and $2,000 if they filmed – she was able to buy her son a car with the money she earned from giving Vince and co access.
Despite making the move shortly into the series filming, she also described it as a ‘privilege’ to share a huge part of her life with Breaking Bad fans over the years.
The character eventually moved into another Albuquerque location (Picture: Shutterstock)
Jesse and Walter White (Bryan Cranston) went through a lot in that first home (Picture: Netflix)
‘When I would watch the series and I’d see the portions inside the house, I’d say, “Yeah that’s Jesse’s house,” but it was my house. It’s where I raised my kids,’ she continued.
‘To me, it was also a place where …read more
Source:: Metro
