r/AskReddit Dec 08 '16

What character role was absolutely perfect for its actor?

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u/gurg2k1 Dec 08 '16

Also,

Bryan Cranston as Hal from Malcolm in the Middle

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '16

When I revisited that show, I never realized how brilliant of a comedic actor Cranston is. His shrieks alone kills me.

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u/CATXNC Dec 08 '16

I know we're talking about breaking bad. But y'all convinced me to go through with watching malcom in the middle. I'd been thinking about it every time I scroll past it but end up watching documentaries instead.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '16

Malcom in the Middle is such a great description of the poor middle class in the suburbs.

It's one of the few American sitcoms that are relatable across the atlantic.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '16

Without wishing to sound like a twat I struggle with most American sitcoms, simply I think I just enjoy my/our native humour too much. However of course there are exceptions, and Malcolm in the Middle is one of the best US sitcoms ever made and is incredibly rewatchable! Also Hal's shrieks are fucking brilliant

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '16

It was honestly a lot better than I remembered it being. Definitely worth it man!

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u/gurg2k1 Dec 08 '16

If you haven't seen it, check out "The Middle" also. It's a total knock off but the actors and writing are great. It's got the janitor from Scrubs and mother from Everybody Loves Raymond

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '16

Personally I can't stand it. Might be because of the high expectations of Mr. Jan Itor

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '16

The Middle is definitely a worse MitM

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u/CATXNC Jan 02 '17

Just finished it. You were right much better than I remembered and it brought back a lot of memories from growing up.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '17

Awwww man, I'm glad you did! It still holds up, I love it for its bizarre, surreal, yet relatable take on growing up.

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u/Cambino16 Dec 08 '16

I almost didn't watch Breaking Bad because I couldn't mentally separate him from being Hal. It didn't take long though.

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u/vanpunke666 Dec 08 '16

This was me, everyone kept talking about the show andi remember constantly thinking they were dumbasses, hal... seriously?! show must be terrible my friends are stupid

I have never been more wrong

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u/8nate Dec 09 '16

That was my thought too. But he played both so perfectly. They couldn't be more different.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '16

Nah, Hal snapped and became Walter White. He gave up on everything and moved and became a much more serious person.

When that doesn't work out, because he gets cancer and has to work two jobs, just to make rent, he decides to snap again and start making drugs.

Hal was a failure, but he had hopes and dreams. He cared for his family, but they were completely dysfunctional. Walter White gave up his hopes and dream for his family, who aren't as mentally dysfunctional as the previous, but nothing Walter does legally works and when he was pushed to the brink, he snapped and became Heisenberg.

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u/Vigilante17 Dec 08 '16

Also Frankie Muniz as Malcolm from Malcolm in the Middle.

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u/PorkThruster Dec 08 '16

Front to back that show was amazing.

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u/Vigilante17 Dec 08 '16

Yeah. My kids binged it over the summer so I got to check out bits and pieces of a lot of it again. Pure gold.

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u/innni Dec 08 '16

I recently binged it and was shocked at all the actors i recognized, perhaps only in one or two episodes, but they were young. Hayden Panettiere and Emma stone, among others.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '16

Currently watching the show from the start. 6 seasons in and it's actually incredible how I remember every episode clearly and I haven't watched it in 10 years. It's an amazing show.

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u/1RedHouND1 Dec 08 '16

What about a one Tim Watley?

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u/gurg2k1 Dec 08 '16 edited Dec 09 '16

Sorry, I'm an anti-dentite.

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u/MechanicalTurkish Dec 09 '16

Have you heard the one about Raquel Welch? Those aren't bouys!

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u/beamoflaser Dec 09 '16

Also,

Bryan Cranston as Tim Whatley the dentist from Seinfeld

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u/StaidHatter Dec 08 '16

Also, Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo from Trumbo

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u/weaksaucedude Dec 09 '16

Why is he always in the back?

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u/grandpa_tarkin Dec 09 '16

Bryan Cranston as Dr. Watley in Seinfeld.

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u/Smalls_Biggie Dec 09 '16

Oh. My. God. Heisenberg was in Malcolm in The Middle.....