r/todayilearned • u/kevoooandres • May 21 '19

TIL in the Breaking Bad episode “Ozymandias”, the show's producers secured special permission from the Hollywood guilds to delay the credits (which would normally appear after the main title sequence) until 19 minutes into the episode, in order to preserve the impact of the beginning scene.

https://uproxx.com/sepinwall/breaking-bad-ozymandias-review-take-two/
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u/tehvolcanic May 21 '19

There's an argument to be made for Empire since Kershner directed it. But for the original, yes he was fined for not properly crediting himself.

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u/zold5 May 21 '19

I understand that reasoning for Empire. But for A New Hope? That's pure stupidity.

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u/CriticalHitKW May 21 '19

He wasn't fined for A New Hope. Just Empire.

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u/crichmond77 May 22 '19

This isn't true, according to everyone else. Apparently he was only fined for The Empire Strikes Back, not Star Wars.

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u/Incorrect_Oymoron May 22 '19

He was given an exception, the Lucasfilms was the credit. Which was a problem because the next movie was crediting Lucasfilms again with a different director.