"The Breaking Bad audition tapes have been around (and mostly unnoticed) on YouTube for over a year, but most folks that have checked them out understandably focused on Aaron Paul’s reel. What they’ve missed, however, is the glory of Anna Gunn — who plays Skyler White — giving Bryan Cranston a handy while having a casual conversation (at least, I think it’s Cranston).
In fact, combined with Dean Norris’ OVER THE TOP audition reel, I get the idea that Breaking Bad was originally envisioned as more of a black comedy than the bleak, bleak drama that it has become." (More)