HI, SWEETIE. >> I WOULD HAVE BEEN MAD AT HELL
IF THAT HAPPENED.
>> NET"NETWORK" IS BASED ON THE
1976 MOVIE ABOUT A NETWORK.
HIS BREAKDOWN BECOMES RATINGS
GOLD.
GOLD. LOOK AT THIS CLASSIC SCENE.
>> I WANT ALL OF YOU TO GET UP
OUT OF YOUR CHAIRS.
I WANT YOU TO GET UP RIGHT NOW,
GO TO THE WINDOW, OPEN IT AND
STICK YOUR HEAD OUT AND YELL,
I’M AS MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT
GONNA TAKE THIS ANYMORE.
>> BRYAN CRANSTON.
GIVE US THAT LINE.
>> I’M AS MAD AS HELL AND I’M
NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. THAT IS CLASSIC.
>> I JUST PINCHED SOMETHING IN
MY BACK.
MY BACK. >> DID YOU THINK -- I MEAN, THIS
WAS A CLASSIC MOVIE BACK IN THE
’70s.
’70s. WHEN YOU HEARD THEY WERE GOING
TO BRING THIS THING TO BROADWAY,
DID YOU THINK, I THINK THAT CAN
WORK?
WORK? >> YES.
>> YES. I DID.
I DID. >> WE DID IT IN LONDON, RIGHT?
>> DID IT IN LONDON FOR SIX
MONTHS, AT THE NATIONAL THEATER.
>> SORRY.
>> SORRY. HE JUST WON THE OLIVIER AWARD,
AS WELL, WHICH IS THAT’S THEIR
TONYS, RIGHT?
TONYS, RIGHT? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IT WAS A BIG HONOR.
BUT THE MESSAGE OF THE MOVIE IS,
AND NOW THE PLAY, IS REALLY
PRESSING BECAUSE WHAT WAS
HAPPENING IN 1975 WHEN THIS WAS
FIRST WRITTEN, IRONICALLY, IT’S
GOING ON NOW.
THE IDEA OF ALL OF US GETTING
OUR NEWS FROM TELEVISION AND
ONLY TELEVISION.
ONLY TELEVISION. THE MESSAGE IS, TURN OFF YOUR
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY --
>> NOT YET.
>> NOT NOW.
BUT SOON.
BUT SOON. >> NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING
WRONG WITH THAT, BRYAN.
BUT THE STAGING OF THIS IS SO
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. I DON’T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH
AWAY.
AWAY. BUT IT’S VERY INTERACTIVE AND
IMMERSIVE.
IMMERSIVE. YOU GO OUT IN THE AUDIENCE.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. THERE’S A TIME WHEN I GO INTO
THE AUDIENCE AND ON STAGE.
ON STAGE, WE HAVE A WORKING
RESTAURANT, WHERE -- A
RESTAURANT.
RESTAURANT. AND A BAR.
>> PEOPLE CAN EAT?
>> PEOPLE ARE PAYING A PREMIUM
TICKET HAVE A THREE-COURSE OR
FOUR-COURSE MEAL AND ALCOHOL.
>> WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR --
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. YOU’RE HAVING A MEAL.
>> YOU HAVE CIVILIANS ON STAGE
WITH ACTORS DURING THE PLAY,
EATING AND DRINKING.
WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
>> IS THERE A DRINK CUTOFF?
DON’T INVITE ME AND HODA THERE.
LISTEN, BRYAN.
LISTEN, BRYAN. >> DID ANYTHING GO WRONG WHEN
YOU DID THIS IN LONDON?
>> THERE’S SOME TALKERS.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> YOU SHH THEM.
SHH, QUIET.
SHH, QUIET. MY CHARACTER IS RATHER
CANTANKEROUS.
CANTANKEROUS. I CAN GET AWAY WITH IT.
>> WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING WHEN
THEY’RE SITTING AND WATCHING?
>> SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST EXCITED
ABOUT BEING THERE.
AND OTHERS WHO ARE OBSERVERS OF
LIFE WHO ARE SAYING WHAT THEY’RE
SEEING.
SEEING. LIKE, LOOK, HE’S COMING OVER
HERE.
HERE. HE’S WALKING TOWARD ME.
I COULD ALMOST TOUCH HIM, HE’S
SO CLOSE TO ME.
THEY’RE GOING, MOTHER, MOTHER?
WHAT?
WHAT? HE’S RIGHT HERE.
WE SHOULD STOP AND LISTEN.
LET’S LISTEN TO HIM NOW.
HE’S ABOUT TO SPEAK AGAIN.
THERE HE GOES.
AND IT’S LIKE, MY GOD.
>> THAT’S AMAZING.
HOW DO YOU NOT BREAK YOUR
CONCENTRATION?
CONCENTRATION? >> WELL -- I JUST BARK AT THEM.
>> ANYONE’S CELL PHONE EVER
RING?
RING? >> WELL, THERE WAS A CELL PHONE
ON THE TABLE.
THEY’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BRING IT
ON TO THE RESTAURANT.
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? AND I SAW IT ITSITTING THERE.
IT’S 1975.
IT’S 1975. I SAID, THAT’S A STRANGE
CIGARETTE CASE, SOMETHING, JUST
TO MAKE FUN OF IT.
MOVE ON.
MOVE ON. >> WOW.
>> WOW. NOW, WHEN WE SEE YOU, WE CAN’T
HELP BUT THINK OF "BREAKING
BAD."
BAD." THAT’S OUR NUMBER ONE THOUGHT.
AND WE’RE HEARING EVERY TIME YOU
LOOK IN THE PAPERS, THERE’S
SOMETHING ABOUT A MOVIE.
IS THERE GOING TO BE A MOVIE?
>> IS THERE?
>> THAT WOULD BE SO EXCITING.
>> WOULDN’T IT, THOUGH?
>> ISN’T WALTER WHITE DEAD?
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I THOUGHT SO.
>> ARE THEY GOING TO SHOW ME ON
A SLAB OR SOMETHING?
THAT’S NOT EXCITING.
>> WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S.
>> I ASSUME SOMETHING IS
HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.
>> IT CAN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU.
>> THERE’S A LOT OF HYPERBOLE
SWIRLING AROUND THAT WHOLE
THING.
THING. >> IF THEY CALLED OR WERE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW, WOULD YOU
WANT TO DO A "BREAKING BAD"
MOVIE?
MOVIE? >> I WOULD LOVE TO DO A
"BREAKING BAD" MOVIE.
BUT I’M DOING BROADWAY NOW.
THAT’S GOING TO GO UNTIL MARCH.
>> BY THE WAY, IS THERE A
DIFFERENCE -- YOU DID LONDON, OF
COURSE.
COURSE. IT’S HUGE, AS I MENTIONED, YOU
WON THE OLIVIER AWARD.
BUT BROADWAY, IS THERE SOMETHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT THOSE AUDIENCES
AND THAT FEELING?
>> THE AMERICAN AUDIENCE?
>> IT’S SO GOOD.
AND "NETWORK" WAS BORN AND
RAISED IN NEW YORK.
IT’S A NEW YORK STORY.
AND TO DO IT HERE IN NEW YORK IS
REALLY SPECIAL.
REALLY SPECIAL. WE HAVE A GREAT CAST.
TONY GOLDWIN, AND IT’S A
TERRIFIC STORY.
TERRIFIC STORY. >> WE LOVE YOU IN MOVIES.
BUT WHAT IS THAT FEELING WHEN
YOU STAND ON A BROADWAY STAGE?
YOU HAVE THE AUDIENCE THERE,
JUDGE AND JURY EVERY NIGHT.
IS IT A RUSH?
>> OF COURSE, IT’S A RUSH.
REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME YOU HAD
YOUR SHOT AND YOUR ON LIVE
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. RIGHT?
RIGHT? AND THERE’S NO NET.
IF YOU STUMBLE, YOU STUMBLE.
AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE A
CORRECTION.
CORRECTION. THAT’S THE SAME THING FOR ACTORS
UP ON STAGE.
>> YOU STILL GET THAT?
>> WE HAVE AN AUDIENCE.
THERE’S A RELATIONSHIP WITH A
LIVE AUDIENCE.
LIVE AUDIENCE. YOU SEND OUT A MESSAGE.
THEY TAKE IT IN AND SEND IT BACK
TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW YOU’RE
TELLING A STORY OR NOT.
AND THEN, YOU HAVE THIS
RELATIONSHIP ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE PLAY.
THE PLAY. >> YOU HAVE AN AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE CAMERA GUYS THAT ARE
ASLEEP RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW IN THEY’RE NOT
INTERESTED IN US.
>> THEY ARE LISTENING WITH RAPT
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. >> WHEN YOU’RE A TV ANCHORMAN.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
I COULD DO THE NEWS RIGHT NOW.
>> I KNOW.
I WAS THINKING, I MIGHT HAVE YOU
JUST DO THE TAG OR SOMETHING
WHEN WE’RE DONE.
WHAT DID YOU CHANNEL IN YOURSELF
TO BECOME A TV NEWS ANCHORMAN?
>> I WAS BORN AND RAISED
WATCHING WALTER CRONKITE AND
HEAR REASONER AND HEARARRY K.
SMITH.
SMITH. I LISTEN TO THE GRAVITAS.
I CHANGE MY VOICE A LITTLE BIT.
AND HOWARD BEALE TALKS LIKE
THIS.
THIS. HE LOVES THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE.
>> THEY ALL CAME FROM RADIO BACK
THEN.
THEN. SO, THE VOICE WAS THE THING.
>> THE VOICE HAD TO BE VERY --
>> YOU ARE INCREDIBLE.
>> YOU’RE ON CAMERA THREE.
>> BRYAN CRANSTON, THANK YOU.
"NETWORK" IS IN PREVIEWS NOW AND
OPENS ON DECEMBER 6th.
>>> STRAIGHT AHEAD, SHANIA TWAIN
ON HER SEARCH FOR THE NEXT
SHANIA TWAIN.
SHANIA TWAIN. >>> FIRST, A LOOK AT THE NEW
FLOATS AND FAN FAVORITES YOU’LL
SEE DURING NEXT WEEK’S MACY’S
THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.
BUT FIRST, YOUR LOCAL NEWS.
>> YES.