'Breaking Bad's Mike Was Created After a Scheduling Conflict
When Bob Odenkirk needed a temporary replacement in 'Breaking Bad,' Jonathan Banks filled in as Mike, creating a great character.
Spoiler Alert: Spoilers follow for Breaking BadIt’s hard to name many prestige TV dramas more beloved than Breaking Bad. Over the course of its initial run, Vince Gilligan’s crime drama transformed from a cult favorite to one of the defining anti-hero tragedies of the 21st century. The show, which focused on chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin Walter White, was an exercise in filming the unwatchable. In a lesser actor’s hands, Walter White could’ve been too unlikable a character to even bear (even as many fans still inexplicably sympathized with him by the end), but with Bryan Cranston, it was impossible to look away.
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