Apparently, Breaking Bad is not only securing its foothold in Pop Culture as one of the greatest TV dramas ever. The Smithsonian National Museum is also interested in meth. The prop, that is.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has recently accepted popular props from AMC's critcally acclaimed TV Drama series. The key artifacts were presented to the museum by the kingpin himself - Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston. The ceremony was held on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. and was also attended by Aaron Paul (who played Jesse Pinkman), Dean Norris, Jonathan Banks, RJ Mitte, and creator Vince Gilligan.
Sony Pictures Television donated more than 10 artifacts from the 2008-2013 long running television series. The objects includes: the Heisenberg pork pie hat, Tyvek suits, gas masks, Los Pollos Hermanos cups, a Heisenberg sketch from "No Mas," Hank Schrader's DEA I.D. badge, a Better Call Saul matchbook, a purple corkscrew used by Hank's wife, Marie, and, of course, a bag of 99.1 percent pure blue meth.
Seriously folks, the meth is fake. It's a props drug.
The criminal drama ran for 5 seasons and has been regarded as a very impacting television series. The show received multiple awards including sixteen Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a People's Choice Award.
Cranston won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He's also known for his acting role in Malcom in the Middle.
The show explores the main character's devotion to his family while cultivating drugs. Creator Vince Gilligan told the New York Times in an interview that the moral lesson of the story is that actions have consequences.
There is no schedule yet for the objects to be shown publicly. The Smithsonian however is planning a 2018 exhibition that showcases American Culture, as told by EW.
