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Breaking Bad Star Trek Scene

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Last night’s episode of Breaking Bad featured a conversation about Star Trek, and this Trek-related segment of the show has now been animated. In Breaking Bad, Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher, turns to crime when he is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and along with a former student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), [...]

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I thought that was good, but its credibility suffered because-- What Star Trek fan doesn't know how to pronounce Rigel? The actor and director never saw Star Trek. Still, a funny story.
 
They got some things wrong, sure, but they still were correct that tulaberries come from the Gamma Quadrant. That is a pretty obscure piece of trivia from DS9, and I grinned when Badger said that.
 
Apparently, the story is that Vince Gilligan, the creator and writer of BB, is a huge Star Trek fan, and tried for years to get that pie-eating scene in the show, but finally got his way, given that this is the last season.
 
It was very funny. The punchline was when, after hearing Badger's nonsense spiraling further and further out, Jesse was walking out, and Badger turned to him and exclaimed: "You're going to miss the best part!"
 
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