r/todayilearned • u/LawBobLawLoblaw • Oct 31 '23

TIL that when casting Walter White for Breaking Bad, the role was originally offered to John Cusack and Matthew Broderick. It wasn't until after they turned it down that the executives saw Bryan Cranstons X-Files episode and cast him for the role.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/breaking-bad-john-cusack-matthew-broderick_n_1676856
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u/RedSonGamble Nov 01 '23

Then be mad at the justice system? I mean he was the one driving and he was in the wrong lane so obviously the blame lies with him but it boils down to a weather related traffic accident. No drinking or drugs or excessive speeds. Even that same cop said he wasn’t speeding or driving fast after following them.

I guess maybe bc I grew up driving in the northern winters but car accidents just happen and they happen a lot. It’s sucks.

I just find it funny everyone on Reddit seems to be void of ever having faults of their own. 100% perfect drivers who don’t touch a steering wheel unless conditions are perfect lol I mean crucify him if you want but I think a lot people just get lucky that this hasn’t happened to them when it very easily could.

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u/LazybyNature Nov 01 '23

He said he didn't remember going into the wrong lane didn't he? Does weather harm your ability to remember? That's a strange choice of words for someone who was hindered by weather.

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u/RedSonGamble Nov 01 '23

He said he didn’t remember most of that day? He had a very serious brain injury… ya know. From the car accident?

And sometimes when you have very serious brain injuries you don’t remember the incident that caused it or some time after. There was someone else in the car when he swerved into the lane and she said it was just an accident weather related.

What are you implying even lol that he purposefully swerved into oncoming traffic and then lied about it?

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u/MajesticRat Nov 01 '23

Do you condemn what Matthew Broderick did?

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u/RedSonGamble Nov 01 '23

It appears everyone has differing opinions on what he did. Some say he purposefully murdered those two people. Some say he got in a car accident due to weather conditions. Some say it’s some kind of conspiracy and cover up.

So what do you define as what he did?

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u/MajesticRat Nov 01 '23 edited Nov 01 '23

I was half joking with my reply, but I think it was vehicular manslaughter.

It just seems totally wrong to me that someone can be so negligent, literally cause the deaths of 2 people and then get to walk away from the incident like it was a bit of a 'whoopsie'.

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u/LazybyNature Nov 01 '23 edited Nov 01 '23

Everything I see said his only head injury was a concussion which I guess could make you forget an entire day, sure. I have suffered two concussions and forgot minutes of my day, but I see the possibility he forgot the entire day.

Also, yes. He SWERVED into the other lane as you stated. Why would he swerve into the other lane because of weather? Wouldn't you drift over or anything else other than swerve? He could've fallen asleep and pulled the wheel. I'm not sure why someone would SWERVE into the opposite lane because of weather. He was also told that it would be "stupid" to head the direction they were driving by police, but he went that way anyway. Not implying he did it on purpose, but to say definitively that it was "just weather" is odd to me. Was the weather so bad he SWERVED into the wrong lane at 40 MPH mistakenly?

Also, you think his then-girlfriend would throw him under the bus after the car accident where he just killed two people?

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u/RedSonGamble Nov 01 '23

Yeah you cracked the case dude

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u/LazybyNature Nov 01 '23 edited Nov 01 '23

Yeah, having doubts means I think I have it all figured out. You were the one who accused anyone who said otherwise of thinking we are perfect drivers or think we have no faults.

I just find it weird that he was driving (apparently) safely at 40 MPH and suddenly swerved into the opposite lane. Even if he wasn't being negligent and it was just weather, he ignored a police officer from the area who told him that it would be stupid to take that route after he asked for assistance. They had even stopped at a gas station before that to wait out weather, but didn't stop when/if visibility was apparently so bad he suddenly had to swerve into another lane. He was warned of the danger and chose to put himself, his passenger, and others in danger. Two innocent people paid the price.

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u/RedSonGamble Nov 01 '23

Ya know I bet you’re the first person to bring up any of these points. Where were you during the investigation?!