Breaking Bad - The T.V. Series

[Rey C.]

I still think the "The Wire" was/is better then "Breaking Bad" but I have to admit that BB is pretty damn awesome, as each of you chime in and offer your POV on what will happen & what everything that has happened interprets the underlying reality to what were watching.

I'm with you, Marlo. It would be hard for me to say which is better, since they're a bit different (The Wire was almost like a docudrama with real people in many ways). The Wire got ignored by the awards shows for the most part. I'm really glad that Breaking Bad got some recognition last night.

I'll tell you another great show that I think you'd like (you seem to like the same sorts of dramas that I do): Boss. It's seriously good and has some elements of The Wire in it. It's not quite up there with The Wire, but it's a great series... that got canceled after 2 seasons because no one could find it on Starz. I'm hoping that Netflix or somebody will pick it up and revive it.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

Also glad to see the success of Breaking Bad. As far as Cable TV Shows, my favorite was The Shield. Living in LA it was fun to see my city get turned upside down like that. My neighborhood wasn't mentioned much though. Southland was another good Cable TV LAPD show that had one of the grimmest series conclusions ever with the last 2 episodes.

 

[xfire]

5b has been so tragic that it's gotten hard to watch. My sympathy for Jesse even came back last night. I'm glad it's all over next week, regardless of how it ends.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

The ricin is for his ex-girlfriend, and business partner at Grey Matter. They pushed the wrong buttons. Todd is going to get a nice little chemical bath from Jessie. Walt is going to run amok on Uncle Jack, and his cronies with that M60, then he's going to turn himself in, to die in custody, or croak himself, and Skylar is going to find a BIG old pile of cash, for her and the kids to live out their lives. Walt will make a tape, or write out an apology/confession, explaining what happened to Hank, and try to leave Jr. and Marie with some sense of what he didn't do. The last episode is going to be fast paced, and bloody.

I gotta say, I never expected to see Andrea die...I hope Jessie kills Todd, in the most heinous way possible.

 

[Shifty]

I expect there to be some sort of showdown between Walt and Jesse.

They started it together, they'll end it together.

Todd is a total full-on psycho. He's a remorseless killer, probably the worst in the entire series. And I agree, Jesse needs to take him out - vengeance on two counts.

 

[sean miguel]

Of all the deaths on the show Andrea's was the most sickening. Even more so than Drew Sharp's.

The writing on this show still continues to impress after 5 seasons. The part where Walt offers to pay the vacuum cleaner guy $10,000 just to keep him company for 2 hours shows the absolute depth of his solitude, both in the immediate sense and that he is truly alone in the world. And Bryan Cranston's performance while talking to Flynn from the payphone was just stellar.

The ricin is for his ex-girlfriend, and business partner at Grey Matter. They pushed the wrong buttons. Todd is going to get a nice little chemical bath from Jessie. Walt is going to run amok on Uncle Jack, and his cronies with that M60, then he's going to turn himself in, to die in custody, or croak himself, and Skylar is going to find a BIG old pile of cash, for her and the kids to live out their lives. Walt will make a tape, or write out an apology/confession, explaining what happened to Hank, and try to leave Jr. and Marie with some sense of what he didn't do. The last episode is going to be fast paced, and bloody.

I gotta say, I never expected to see Andrea die...I hope Jessie kills Todd, in the most heinous way possible.

I agree. Seeing his former business partners on TV was one of those ultimate "Oh no you di-int" moments right along with stealing 80 million and killing his brother-in-law.


For those with the time or a lot of space on your DVR and aren't caught up yet, AMC is running a Breaking Bad marathon starting Wednesday. Every episode from the beginning culminating with the series finale on sunday night.

I'm waiting for the blu-ray set.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Netflix also has every episode, but this finale season, available for streaming. A total of 54.

 

[RayBuck]

Looks like Heisenberg will be back for this final episode. I have a hard time seeing him living. I'm taking bets he gets killed somehow by Jesse.

 

[Chopper3000]

I've never seen an episode of this telly programme. A friend of mine decided to watch it from scratch a couple of weeks ago and thinks it's brilliant. Are there any tits in it to make it worthwhile watching?

 

[Mr. Daystar]

I've never seen an episode of this telly programme. A friend of mine decided to watch it from scratch a couple of weeks ago and thinks it's brilliant. Are there any tits in it to make it worthwhile watching?

It doesn't need tits, THAT'S how good it really is.


You can leave the dream...get yourself a big old pile of meth, and start watching on Wed. night. They're gonna run every episode, in order, until the finally on Sunday. It'll be like you're in the show!

 

[sean miguel]

I've never seen an episode of this telly programme. A friend of mine decided to watch it from scratch a couple of weeks ago and thinks it's brilliant. Are there any tits in it to make it worthwhile watching?

I don't think so but there's this really hot chick named Wendy. She always makes it worthwhile.

 

[Rey C.]

I've never seen an episode of this telly programme. A friend of mine decided to watch it from scratch a couple of weeks ago and thinks it's brilliant. Are there any tits in it to make it worthwhile watching?

No. That's what poorly written TV shows have to resort to in order to make up for the fact that the shows are so poorly written. Unfortunately, when once great shows have to start going for the T&A or nonsensical gratuitous violence that has nothing to do with the original plot line, that's often a good sign that they've jumped the shark when it comes to writing. Game of Thrones now falls into this category in my opinion.

Breaking Bad, like The Wire, is brilliant drama, with brilliant writing and brilliant acting - it's never gone down that lazy road. Most of the actors aren't even overly attractive people... although the girl who played Jane, Krysten Ritter, was pretty cute (looked a lot like Ari Dee or Harley Spencer). Oddly enough, Ritter recently wrote that she's still a fan of the show and she's still on Team Walt. Even though Walt watched her character choke to death and he poisoned a kid, she still wants things to work out for him. Whereas the guy who played Hank seems to have a deep hatred for the Walt character now.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

No. That's what poorly written TV shows have to resort to in order to make up for the fact that the shows are so poorly written. Unfortunately, when once great shows have to start going for the T&A or nonsensical gratuitous violence that has nothing to do with the original plot line, that's often a good sign that they've jumped the shark when it comes to writing. Game of Thrones now falls into this category in my opinion.

Breaking Bad, like The Wire, is brilliant drama, with brilliant writing and brilliant acting - it's never gone down that lazy road. Most of the actors aren't even overly attractive people... although the girl who played Jane, Krysten Ritter, was pretty cute (looked a lot like Ari Dee or Harley Spencer). Oddly enough, Ritter recently wrote that she's still a fan of the show and she's still on Team Walt. Even though Walt watched her character choke to death and he poisoned a kid, she still wants things to work out for him. Whereas the guy who played Hank seems to have a deep hatred for the Walt character now.

I VERY much see your point, but I tend to think sometimes, it is a necessary thing. My only real examples of this are, Son's of Anarchy, and The Soprano's. I think when titties are the main focus, and not just a happy little extra, then it indicates bad writing, but when a titty bar is a main venue, and you're dealing with bikers, porn stars, and escorts...you have to expect them to be part of it. However, you make a very valid point...I only bring up my point because I'm a big SOA fan, and loved The Sopranos.

 

[xfire]

No. That's what poorly written TV shows have to resort to in order to make up for the fact that the shows are so poorly written.

^ Exactly this. If Breaking Bad had tits and ass I probably wouldn't watch. If I want porn there's plenty of it online.

 

[TheSpokenWheel]

This is my first post in this thread (just in time, right?), and I just have to say that this is maybe my favorite TV drama of all time, right next to Rescue Me. I don't typically post in these types of threads other than to say "holy shit, that episode was intense" or something like that. I don't like to theorize about what's gonna happen next or how it all ends... If you think about it all too much, it kind of takes you out of the story. I like to watch knowing that this is someone's (brilliant) vision for a TV series, and that I'm just there to enjoy the ride.

And Breaking Bad has been one hell of an exciting, depressing, shocking, angry ride. They've crafted it's story, characters and vibe so perfectly that it sets up a truly unpredictable series finale. Who lives, who dies, how it concludes... It's all anyone's guess because a series that has been THIS unforgiving and unapologetic in it's final few episodes could do literally almost anything. That can be a bad thing in some cases, when a drama has the freedom of not having to clean up its own mess because its all over with. But with Vince Gilligan and the rest of the BrBa crew, I expect to be absolutely rattled, shocked, and above all else, satisfied.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

This is my first post in this thread (just in time, right?), and I just have to say that this is maybe my favorite TV drama of all time, right next to Rescue Me. I don't typically post in these types of threads other than to say "holy shit, that episode was intense" or something like that. I don't like to theorize about what's gonna happen next or how it all ends... If you think about it all too much, it kind of takes you out of the story. I like to watch knowing that this is someone's (brilliant) vision for a TV series, and that I'm just there to enjoy the ride.

And Breaking Bad has been one hell of an exciting, depressing, shocking, angry ride. They've crafted it's story, characters and vibe so perfectly that it sets up a truly unpredictable series finale. Who lives, who dies, how it concludes... It's all anyone's guess because a series that has been THIS unforgiving and unapologetic in it's final few episodes could do literally almost anything. That can be a bad thing in some cases, when a drama has the freedom of not having to clean up its own mess because its all over with. But with Vince Gilligan and the rest of the BrBa crew, I expect to be absolutely rattled, shocked, and above all else, satisfied.

Again...while I see EXACTLY what you are saying. I have to say this....I give at least 35% of this dramas credibility, quality, not to mention attraction, and just damn fucking amazing. "OH FUCKING HELL YES!!!", to Bryan Cranston. I know the creator, and writer gets at least 35%...and the rest goes to the rest of the actors...but to see Walt, go from the mousy, pussy whipped, unsatisfied man, to the ruthless drug lord, speaks volumes about his skill. I say this mostly because I watched "Malcolm In The Middle". To watch the bumbling "Hal", turn into Heisenberg....was an amazing show of talent. I watched slack jawed at some of the episodes, when I saw what was going on. I started last year, and watched season 1 through season 5 1/2. now I'm current, on a week to week basis. So I saw it unfold quickly. Amazing program.

 

[L3ggy]

For all you Breaking Bad fans.

 

[Vanilla Bear]

They really don't have new ideas in Hollywood anymore huh? :crash:

 

[L3ggy]

It's been a while since they used their brain, so it must've rotten. At least the cars looks like they're from NFS.

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It's been a while since they used their brain, so it must've rotten. At least the cars looks like they're from NFS.

 

[sean miguel]

For all you Breaking Bad fans.

"And I. Will. Triumph. Bitch."

fixed.

Looks cool. I'll watch it for the Shelby Mustang.