It was so the impact of Heisenberg and the Breaking Bad series, which, despite having completed its episodes, created a great spin-off, which is why a recent sandwich commercial impressed fans during the superbowlbut it was not televised in Sunday’s big game.
It is PopCorners of Frito-Lays, a snack bar that cooked up a 30-second Super Bowl spot featuring the chemistry professor turned meth-making kingpin Walter White interpreted by Bryan Cranston and his apprentice Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul).
That ad, it was 60 seconds in total, and now the extended 90 second version has gone live with even more Breaking Bad references, and it’s quite the bomb.
Along with Walt’s signature yellow hazmat suit, reminiscent of the “Hail to the King” key art from the show’s fifth and final season, the commercial hints at the episode “Ozymandias” when Walt rolls a barrel of silver PopCorners across the New Mexico desert. . The creator of the series, Vince Gilliganwrote and directed the commercial, marking a reunion with Cranston and Paul after reprising their roles last year in the spin-off’s final season. You better call Saul.
“PopCorners’ desire to create a true expansion of the franchise and a campaign that truly excites Breaking Bad fans is what brought us back for this Super Bowl commercial,” Cranston said in a statement.
“Walt would have been immediately drawn to the core ingredients of PopCorners, so ‘Breaking Good’ made perfect sense as an alternate story that would have been much better for him and Jesse.”
Paul added: “There’s nothing better than being able to relive characters that mean so much to us, surrounded by so many original cast and crew members, for the most exciting sporting event ever. “year. We’re grateful that PopCorners has given us the perfect opportunity to bring our Breaking Bad family together, especially with a brand that I believe is on the verge of becoming everyone’s favorite snack.”
The ad is called: “Breaking Good” from PopCorners, and is one of many star-studded Super Bowl commercials that aired during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, which are now number one on YouTube, and continue to delight the fans.