"Breaking Bad" may be history, but stars Bryan Cranston, right, and Aaron Paul are still keeping the show in the spotlight. The two starred in a promotional video for the Emmys with Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep") that included a clever reference to their meth-cooking characters -- as well as some digs at the awards. The AMC show is up for a vat-load of Emmys, including nominations for Cranston, Paul and best drama. Here are some indelible scenes from its five seasons (SPOILER ALERT: Read no further if you don't want plot points revealed). 
This scene from Season 1 offers one of the first glimpses into how smart and ruthless Walter White (Cranston) can be when cornered. Here, Walt leaves with a bag of cash after igniting an explosion at the lair of Tuco, a midlevel meth dealer. 
Jesse Pinkman (Paul), Walt's apprentice, does heroin with his neighbor girlfriend Jane in Season 2. Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers. 
Walt's brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris), a DEA agent, tracks down the RV that Walt and Jesse have been using as a meth lab, trapping Walt and Jesse, who are hiding inside. But Walt orchestrates a fake emergency phone call to lure Hank away and escape without being identified. 
Drug lord Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito, left), livid over an act of betrayal by Walt and Jesse, sends a brutal message in this soon-to-be bloody scene from Season 4. 
In this dramatic Season 4 showdown, Gus takes Jesse and loyal henchman Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) to Mexico to meet with the vicious leader of a drug cartel. One poisoned bottle of rare tequila later, the three are fleeing for their lives. 
Jesse, Walt and new accomplice Todd (Jesse Plemons) encounter an unfortunate surprise witness when they stage a daring train robbery in the New Mexico desert. 
As a seasoned fixer, the unflappable Mike is usually the one pointing a gun at someone. But Walt, growing increasingly volatile, turns the tables on him in this momentous scene from Season 5. 
Walt and wife Skyler (Anna Gunn), a reluctant accomplice in his tenuous drug empire, visit a storage unit where she reveals to him a massive stack of unlaundered cash. "I want my life back," she pleads. "How big does this pile have to be?" 
In the last episode before "Breaking Bad's" final run, Hank discovers some incriminating bathroom reading in Walt's house. What will he do with this startling information? The answer may drive the narrative for the show's final eight episodes. 
Walter White confronts Elliott and Gretchen Schwartz in the series' final episode.
- Aaron Paul will have a scavenger hunt in L.A. on Emmy day
- "Breaking Bad" has its curtain call with final-season nominations
- There will be scripts, action figures and art hidden all over Hollywood
(CNN) -- The era of "Breaking Bad" is truly coming to an end -- and one of the stars is having some fun with it.
Aaron Paul announced on Instagram Wednesday night that he will be hosting a "Breaking Bad" scavenger hunt in Los Angeles on the day of the Primetime Emmy Awards in honor of the show's final nominations.
"There will be signed 'Breaking Bad' scripts, posters, dolls, action figures and some really cool 'Breaking Bad' art hidden all over the Hollywood area," Paul wrote. "Just wanted to do a little something to say 'Thank You' to everyone that has supported us thru out the years. We couldn't have done it without you!"
The acclaimed series, which aired its final episode on September 29, 2013, garnered 16 Emmy nominations this year, including outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for Paul for his portrayal as Jesse Pinkman.
Emmy nominations 2014: The complete list
While the show is gone, it is in no way forgotten. From oddsmakers picking it to do well at the awards to an Emmys "Breaking Bad" spoof, the series seems to be as beloved as it ever was when it was still airing.
The 66th Primetime Emmys will air August 25 on NBC.
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