Even as spin-off series Better Call Saul blossoms as a standalone concern, it seems some fans of celebrated drama Breaking Bad aren't quite ready to let the show go yet, ardently recreating one of the series' most infamous scenes and prompting series creator Vince Gilligan to offer a stern warning on the Better Call Saul podcast this week.
Those familiar with Breaking Bad will no doubt recall the scene in Caballo Sin Nombre — the third season's second episode — when an irate Walter White (Bryan Cranston) hurls an entire pizza onto the roof of his house following a confrontation with his wife, Skyler (Anna Gunn). It is a moment enshrined in contemporary pop history, not least of all for the single take in which it was accomplished.
Of course, the scene's impact on pop culture would be to see a ream of people lining up to photograph or film themselves throwing pizza onto the roof of the real Walter White house in Alberquerque, which is actually kind of a crappy outcome for the couple who actually reside there.
“The lady who lives in that house — she and her husband — are the two nicest people in the world and they deserve to be treated well,” Gilligan said in the podcast's opening PSA.
"And what's going on is — and this has been OK with her for a long time, that people come by and visit and get their picture taken in front of the house, just so long as they do so within reason and they do it in a respectful manner — but lately, we're hearing from her that folks are wandering onto her property and they are being rude to her when she comes out and basically says, 'You're on my property,' and they're throwing pizzas on roofs and stuff like that."
“Let me tell you: there is nothing funny or original or cool about throwing pizza on this woman’s roof ... It's so uncool. Please stop."
Now, if we could just get people to follow suit at the Abbey Road pedestrian crossing or maybe stop photographing themselves "holding up" the Leaning Tower of Pisa, then the world really could be a better place.
