The day of the lunch arrived. The casting director, a man named Reginald, sat nervously at the table. He was expecting chaos. He was not expecting... this.
Woody walked in, wearing the wig and a very sensible pantsuit he’d borrowed from a costume house. He didn't smile. He just sat down, stared Reginald in the eye, and said, "I am not in the meth business, Reginald. I am in the empire business. And my empire... starts with this Cobb salad. Hold the dressing. I will have it on the side."
Reginald was mesmerized. He leaned in, whispering. "It’s incredible. The jawline. The cadence. It’s exactly like she was in season three. Woody, you absolute genius. This is revolutionary."
Woody gave a curt, Skyler-esque nod. "I do my research."
"The contract is yours," Reginald said, sliding a folder across the table. "We just need you to sign as... well, yourself."
Woody picked up the pen. He looked at the signature line. He looked at Barnaby, who was shaking his head. He looked back at Reginald.
Then, Woody took off the blonde wig, revealing his own shiny, bald head.
"I can't do it, Reg," Woody said, his voice returning to its normal, happy-go-lucky self. "The wig itches like crazy, and honestly, I was just thinking about how Skyler would probably feed her boss to a bear, and that's not the direction I want to take this character."
Reginald’s face fell. "But... the budget. The wig. The essence!"
Woody reached into his pantsuit pocket and pulled out a very small bag of what looked like high-quality crystal blue rock candy. He placed it gently on the table.
"I can't play Skyler," Woody said. "But I know who can. You want a meth kingpin with the energy of a golden retriever? I'm your man. Let's do the prequel where Walt and Jesse are just two guys trying to open a car wash and it goes horribly, hilariously wrong."
Reginald looked at the blue candy, then at Woody, then at the pantsuit.
"We... we can rewrite," Reginald said, a slow smile spreading across his face. "The Woody Harrelson as Walter White origin story. But we keep the Skyler wig. Just in case."
Woody grinned and clapped Reginald on the shoulder. "You got a deal, my man."
Barnaby put his head on the table and let out a long, low groan. "I need a drink. And a nap. A very, very long nap."
And that is how Woody Harrelson almost played Skyler White, and instead accidentally pitched the next great American sitcom.
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