Does anyone else besides me watch this show? It's pretty damn good.
Seen a few episodes and quite liked it. Need to find the DVDs so I can get a proper introduction though.
Seasons 1-3 are up on Netflix, if you're a subscriber. They need to hurry up and add season 4 because season 5 is starting in July and I really don't want to be late for that.
But yes, this show is amazing. Vince Gilligan is a genius!
I bring this question to all of you: Why haven't you watched Breaking Bad yet?
I'm watching it at a snail's pace, but I am done with season 1 now. It is totally worth checking out though.
Ehhh, not really my thing.
But seriously, this is like the best show on television right now. To not watch it is like missing a cultural revolution.
Also, Thad K. hates it. So it's gotta be good.
Everyone always tells me I should watch this show, but for some reason I ignore them.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on August 27, 2012, 09:17:46 PM
Also, Thad K. hates it. So it's gotta be good.
Sold!
Well you have plenty of time to catch up, since the second half of this season isn't coming out until next year.
This is the last season, right?
Quote from: Avaitor on August 27, 2012, 09:30:35 PM
Well you have plenty of time to catch up, since the second half of this season isn't coming out until next year.
This is the last season, right?
Yep.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on August 27, 2012, 08:14:36 PM
Ehhh, not really my thing.
:unimpressed:
...but seriously, give it a shot. It may surprise you.
Breaking Bad is amazing. Simply amazing.
All right, done with the 4th season. For a season finale, it had a lot of closure. A little too much closure. To the point where I wonder what the 5th season's plot is supposed to be like.
I'm surprised you're still that far behind. I thought you were already into Season 5 by now.
...nonetheless, you'll find out soon enough. They make it work.
Quote from: Kiddington on August 30, 2012, 01:58:59 AM
I'm surprised you're still that far behind. I thought you were already into Season 5 by now.
...nonetheless, you'll find out soon enough. They make it work.
Yeah, had to watch like ten episodes today.
And besides, compared to the others here, I'm pretty far in.
Yeah, I'm stil lon season 2.
One thing I love about the show is even though he is pretty serious about his job, Hank is also like the most nonchalant cop ever. Although I have come to the part where he killed Tuco, and if the brief synopsis of the next episode is any indication, that may very well change.
I love Breaking Bad so much that I flew through the first three seasons on Netflix. This was before they had season four available so, when I got to the end of season three, I went out and bought season four on Blu Ray.
I've been watching season five. This show is going to go down in television history as one of the best.
Sometimes I feel like I link to too many tumblr posts. But this is quite creepy. (http://suchasadaffair.tumblr.com/post/29689267348/au-meme-breaking-bad-as-a-comedy)
10 months until the next episode.
Life is cruel.
Quote from: Kiddington on September 02, 2012, 10:18:13 PM
10 months until the next episode.
Life is cruel.
Now you know what it's like to be a British TV viewer.
This is going to be a long wait.
Eh, at least it's not as long as the wait for Sherlock.
Just began watching the third season. I have to say that while I haven't yet seen much of him, I really like Gus; a very mysterious and fascinating character and although Tuco was pretty intense, Gus has that sort of quite menace about him that I personally find much more unnerving.
"Enjoy your meal."
I just finished the episode that ended with that epic bloodbath at the DEA headquarters.
Was that Jesse's dad who got shot? Coulda sworn I saw his parents for a moment.
Also
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Edit: Oh wow, people actually post pictures of and talk about smoking meth in the Breaking Bad track. That's... pathetic.
Hey, if actual mobsters can enjoy The Sopranos and Goodfellas.
Yeah, but I'll bet if I searched for The Sopranos on tumblr, I wouldn't find posts about actual mob life.
Oh my god, I love Gus. Check out the ending of 3.8, when he has the other guy on the line get gunned down, and with a smile on his face, he rips his phone in half, washing his hand of the whole deal.
Totally badass.
And now I'm caught up.
Holy shit, what a way to end this batch of episodes.
Bumping because the show starts back up tonight.
I've been rewatching bits of the show in the past few days, and I have to say, seeing season 1 again is a bit of a trip. It's so different from the show we're used to now. It's much smaller in scope, Walt had a much bigger sense of morality, he wasn't anywhere near as close to Jessie as he is now, Skyler still had all of her love and respect for Walt, etc. All of these changes were obvious to happen as it went along, but it's still kind of weird to see.
There's one thing that was very clear early on though- this is a tight family. The Whites and the Schraders all love each other, and the chemistry was there from just about the very beginning. The intervention scene in episode 5 is especially pertinent now. And I can't wait to see what happens to this family over the final batch of episodes.
omg
That's all I can say without spoilers. If you missed tonight's episode, well... sucks to be you. :P But seriously, this is going to be quite the ending.
Walt's final line was KILLER. Shit is going to go down.
Duck Dynasty vs the DEA
So, does anyone have plans for the finale on Sunday?
My local theater, the same one that's showing S.H.I.E.L.D. each week, is going to have the finale there too, so I'm going! How about you guys/ Anything special?
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Yep, this is going up there with the Sopranos and the Wire.
I don't think I ever posted in this thread but I just wanted to say that I'm a huge fan of Breaking Bad and the finale was as excellent as I could have hoped.
I marathoned this all in less than a week. Holy fuck, this was as great as everybody said!
62 1-hour episodes in less than a week?! Damn! :thumbup:
I really need to start on this show, myself. I'll start it up once I'm done with Louie.
Quote from: Cartoon X on October 28, 2013, 12:38:44 AM
62 1-hour episodes in less than a week?! Damn! :thumbup:
I really need to start on this show, myself. I'll start it up once I'm done with Louie.
This was me for a week.
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I'm currently 6 episodes into season 5, and Netflix currently only has up to episode 8, which I'm going to hazard a guess and say isn't the complete season. I'm going to have to see if Hulu has the rest, I suppose.
Hulu doesn't have the series on it. You are just gonna have to wait, or watch it illegally. :sweat:
Though, I still need to start this show. Getting the motivation to start a 60+ hour-long episode series is kind of difficult when you are like me and cant spend too much time watching tv, are keeping up with a half-dozen other shows, and are going through multiple other series already and are itching to finish them asap. :sweat: At this time, I probably won't be able to start the show until the entire thing get put up on Netflix, anyway.
Imma message you soon, EK.
So, I just finished the series. Yeah, it's easily one of the best "things" ever, TV or otherwise. And that finale was amazing.
How the hell did I never come across this until now? (http://youtu.be/GtYNX3JWzjc)
I think I posted this a page or so ago. If I didn't, it went to a different thread.
But yes, totally amazing.
Cranston hints at something new. (http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/showbiz/tv/bryan-cranston-breaking-bad)
I don't think he's really hinting at something new. He's just simply saying that the end of the series is really up to your interpretation. This is just the media taking something that someone said and blowing it out of proportion, as usual.
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on May 30, 2014, 02:18:48 PM
I don't think he's really hinting at something new. He's just simply saying that the end of the series is really up to your interpretation. This is just the media taking something that someone said and blowing it out of proportion, as usual.
This.
Finally watched the final episode last Saturday. I would have finished this last April, but I got badly sick. Because of how intense it is, it's not the kind of show I can binge watch but I'm glad I finished it. I see why Ozymandias has the reputation it has. That knife-fight was heartbreaking to watch. No matter who you are, if you've ever had your parents argue with each other, that scene will really make you uncomfortable.
Overall, I'm just glad after that everything Jesse made it out alive. What an awesome character.
Actually, I was going to ask you guys, do you think Jesse deserved to escape without any jail time? Obviously Walter's crimes dwarf Jesse's, but he was still in the meth business and was still a murderer.
At the same time, I understand why people were happy to see him live another day, since he's a good character and may yet have his second chance.
I find that Jesse is a far more redeemable character than Walt, especially by the end of the series. Of the 2 people that Jesse murdered, one was out of necessity to survive, and the other was to a guy who completely deserved it. He never took pleasure in killing at all, and I find that he had a lot more compassion for human life and was more disturbed by the violence than Walt was.
So, yeah, I'm fine with him escaping. I don't think that jail time would really change him for the better, anyways, since he already had been changed through his experiences, and clearly wanted nothing to do with the meth business anymore.
I think that Jesse suffered enough.
Jesse was broken when he killed Gale. With everything that happened to him as a result of that kid getting iced, I think Jesse was completely done with the drug trade. To me, Jesse redeemed himself and became a legit good guy when he teamed up with Hank. I can't help but wonder if Jesse wouldn't have ended up going straight a lot sooner if not for Walt.
Good responses, and I have to think that ultimately, you guys are right!
And while we're at it, I have to stick with Aaron Paul's belief of where Jesse is driving off to at the end of the show- to pick up Brock, and start off the next chapter of their lives.
Quote from: Avaitor on July 29, 2014, 12:51:43 PM
Good responses, and I have to think that ultimately, you guys are right!
And while we're at it, I have to stick with Aaron Paul's belief of where Jesse is driving off to at the end of the show- to pick up Brock, and start off the next chapter of their lives.
Wouldn't Brock be in someone's custody or something by that point (perhaps his grandmother's)? It must have been at least a day since his mother was killed by the time of the final episode, or possibly more (I can't remember if that took place before, during, or after Walt spent a month or so under his fake identity in a remote town), so I'd assume the authorities would have gotten to him and placed him under his closest living relative's custody. I'd wonder how Jesse would get to him, in that case. It's not like anyone would just let him take the kid with him, since that would technically be flat-out kidnapping.
That's fair, so this is only speculation. Gilligan did seem to leave it open-ended for a reason.
Coming soon to Bollywood. (http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-breaking-bad-remake-25718.html)
The funny thing is that this isn't even the first foreign country to try and remake Breaking Bad. There's one that's currently airing in South America called Metástasis.
I'm not the only one who finds Anna Gunn hot, am I? I don't watching her smoke, but that aside YOWZA!!
Oh, and most of the hate Skylar gets is stupid.
A sequel movie is coming to Netflix on October 11. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw7Aii1Fyq4)
So Nacho's fucked.
After that last episode, I now wonder if maybe Kim is alive during Breaking Bad but because Jimmy sends her away from him out of guilt?
I don't think Kim will die by the end of BCS. Jimmy would be too broken up to be the man we see in Breaking Bad if she did. My guess is she'll appear in one of those black and white post-BB segments and reunite with Jimmy.
Bumping this as a reminder to try and comment here episode by episode once season six gets going... "Better Call Saul" is my favorite, currently in production TV show.
The gap in time between last season and this one (extended quite a bit by the pandemic) has been excruciating. Also got worried when I heard about Bob Odenkirk's condition but I'm glad to know that he's alright.
At least it's not as bad as the wait between Fargo seasons was.
Breaking Bad on Disney XD (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAO_wFC-xpo)
Quote from: Daikun on December 31, 2021, 02:13:29 PM
Breaking Bad on Disney XD (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAO_wFC-xpo)
That made my day!
That final scene in the last episode of Better Call Saul was so nailbitingly tense. Even Lalo looked sad at times, with his "You were nice at the bar, so I don't want to kill you, but I have to kill you if it comes down to it" face.
On a weirder note,
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Waiting for Vince Gilligan to backtrack on his "The Breaking Bad verse is done" stance and make a Huell's Rules spinoff.
Anyway, fun finale. It's Jimmy at his most masochistic. Surprised that a certain BB character showed up, but it was cool seeing her back after how little she appeared in Felina.
I loved it. A fantastic finale
Thank you Vince, thank you Peter... you stuck to the landing twice.
Meanwhile, Dexter fucked it up twice!
Yeah, that was good.
I think overall, Breaking Bad was the better show, but this last season of BCS may have been both shows at their finest. I do hope that the franchise stops here, though. I don't think they can go much further beyond here.
Yeah, this series has been great all the way through. What I find most impressive is how effectively it builds tension despite mostly being a prequel where we know the outcomes of most of the major characters already. I think endearing us to other likable characters original to this show certainly helped with that, like with Kim Wexler and Nacho, as well as villains like Lalo.
I laughed when AMC played a commercial going "Please don't drop watching us! Odenkirk and Esposito are going to be on new shows with us soon! You can pretend that's sorta like BCS! Please!"
You know, I was thinking about how despite making some of the best shows of all time, AMC doesn't feel as essential as HBO or FX do. They also don't seem to not know how to stay afloat post-BCS. Losing the Heisenverse is going to sting, and even though they're still milking Walking Dead, its heyday has long since passed. And none of the other shows they have look as appealing as Mad Men, Halt and Catch Fire, or The Terror.
With BCS over and the price for seemingly everything going up, I just cancelled my AMC+ subscription. Although losing Shudder is disappointing, but I couldn't justify keeping it over most of the other ones I have.
Yeah, the days where AMC could rival the other big prestige networks are long gone. Maybe it's because they're facing the same uncertain doom every basic cable network is going through, but you'd think the network that produced Breaking Bad and understood what they had to give Vince another show could keep up the momentum instead of dropping in favor of a dozen Walking Dead shows. Maybe that Interview With The Vampire show Bryan Fuller is making will help them out?
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on August 16, 2022, 10:19:51 PM
Yeah, this series has been great all the way through. What I find most impressive is how effectively it builds tension despite mostly being a prequel where we know the outcomes of most of the major characters already. I think endearing us to other likable characters original to this show certainly helped with that, like with Kim Wexler and Nacho, as well as villains like Lalo.
I don't want to toot the old "Breaking Bad plot-driven, BCS was character-driven" adage, but it's true. The main hook of the show wasn't asking what would happen, but the tragedy of knowing what will inevitably happen to these characters despite their protests. Like Mike. Watch his scenes closely, and you see he absolutely doesn't want to become the Mike we see in Breaking Bad, but all his attempts to find a way out are met with dread, and he's stuck in a loop until Walt inevitably shoots him. Same with Jimmy, as it turns out his relationship with Walter all amounted to a retread of his relationship with Chuck.
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Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on September 02, 2022, 05:00:00 PM
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A much needed laugh for today; thank you!
So on Twitter there's this meme "Howard Hamlin is the type of guy who" and an artist named Camila Gonzalez did "howard hamlin the type of guy to laugh at every witty remark in a marvel movie" and drew this.
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I know why since he said in interviews that he can't emotionally handle staying in the role for too long, and doing a comedic ad is obviously easier than coming back for an episode, but it's still kinda perplexing how Raymond Cruz apparently wasn't interested in doing a scene between Tuco and Lalo somewhere in the last two seasons of Better Call Saul but agreed to do that Popcorners ad. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMlemd6U24Y)
If during one of your Breaking Bad rewatches, you somehow ever thought "I wish this time around, BB was more like Baki the Grappler"...