Breaking Bad series finale *spoiler* thread

Tom_Spangler wrote: Am I the only GRM'er who recognized that car as a Volvo 240 the instant Walt got in? Those headrests.....

I did as we'll you weren't alone

I was wondering about the garage door opener he used to actuate the machine gun - he was running it off a 12vdc battery, but I've never seen one that wasn't designed for 120vac.

Still, it was only a small bit of artistic license - not bad compared to most television shows.

In reply to stuart in mn:

Rich people battery backed door opener?

Kenny_McCormic wrote: Also, I really don't know how anybody can rag on an ending that involved Tarantino grade nazi slaughter.

There was no Bear Jew.....

In reply to stuart in mn:

Inverter?

I liked the GearWrench used to operate the swing mechanism. I gotta remember that one.

mndsm wrote:

Kenny_McCormic wrote: Also, I really don't know how anybody can rag on an ending that involved Tarantino grade nazi slaughter.

There was no Bear Jew.....

Eh, I think 800 rds of 7.62 NATO for something like 7 unassuming nazis is overkill enough to look past the lack of Bear Jew.

http://jimromenesko.com/2013/10/04/breaking-bad-fan-group-has-a-walter-white-obit-in-todays-albuquerque-journal/

Walt's obituary in today's Albuquerque Journal.

stuart in mn wrote: I was wondering about the garage door opener he used to actuate the machine gun - he was running it off a 12vdc battery, but I've never seen one that wasn't designed for 120vac. Still, it was only a small bit of artistic license - not bad compared to most television shows.

When I was shopping for openers a decade ago they had DC motor units for silent operation. Out of my budget though.

In reply to stuart in mn: I have seen battery back up door openers.

Looks like Bryan Cranston has a fanboi:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/14/anthony-hopkins-sent-bryan-cranston-this-fanboy-email-after-binge-watching-breaking-bad/

Scroll down, watch the ads Cranston did way back when.

bikerbenz wrote: In reply to stuart in mn: I have seen battery back up door openers.

If you listen to the official BB insider podcast, Vince talked about that rig. Apparently it was the real deal. He had originally written the script to use a wiper motor to swing the gun back and forth, but the SFX department said that wouldn't be reliable enough. Apparently they went into a Home Depot and built the whole thing with readily available parts. So what you're actually seeing isn't a "special effect" in that it's actually operating as designed.

Apparently there's a bit more behind the scenes of the build on the forthcoming DVD megaset.

PS: Mad bonus points to any Walter White-themed Caddies at the Challenge. Heck, we'll even go easy on Jesse's AWD Corolla wagon.

jg

Jesse drove a Tercel Wagon In reply to JG Pasterjak:

What about Aztecs? Or Wagoneers? Or whatever random madness Mike would drive? There's so many options!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/pop-culture/the-cars-of-breaking-bad

There's a few guys on the LeMons board actively hunting Azteks for a Walter White theme.