Breaking Bad, oh Walter!

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O.K., been toying with the idea of giving Breaking Bad a shot. Well, AMC is having a marathon today.....so, now I am hooked!

Oh Walter, you have sooo screwed up your life........:shrug:


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I watched it the first time around and when I saw it was on, started watching again. One of the best shows ever produced in terms of the complete package. The direction, cinematography, the story, the characters, they're all here. And the good thing is, the show gets better and more intense the more you watch it. You have to pay attention, because they'll reference things that happened in earlier in the series. Great show! Highly recommended.
 
tnthomas said:
O.K., been toying with the idea of giving Breaking Bad a shot. Well, AMC is having a marathon today.....so, now I am hooked!

Oh Walter, you have sooo screwed up your life........:shrug:



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I am shocked I tell ya, just shocked. I never would have thought you hadn't watched it the first time around. :D Actually it took me until season three to start watching, about when I started watching it back a couple of years back on Netflix marathon style as well. I avoided for the reason probably many did, I wasn't interested in what I thought it was somewhat glorifying, but, it really wasn't about that at all really. Was one of the best shows on TV back then.

Maybe I should give it another round, I've been keeping the tv turned off complaining there's really nothing on since TWD went off a couple of weeks ago. :(
 
It's good to see the early shows, because you see how the characters develop over time. The relationship between Jesse and Walter, showing how they become entwined is really interesting.
 
When BB was on tv, I decided I didn't like it, my kids thought I was nuts. It was on Netflix and thought I'd give it a chance........an entire weekend was spent with me in front of the tv. Loved the show!!
 
I've watched the series 3 times and enjoyed it every time!! Great series with great acting, great writing, great everything. Very much worth watching the whole thing!
 
AprilT said:
I am shocked I tell ya, just shocked. I never would have thought you hadn't watched it the first time around. :D
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Why, just 'cause I like dead things that walk and all that drama? ;) And, I did like the Sopranos, although some episodes were disturbing( like when Silvio killed Adriana).

I won't catch all the episodes of BB in the marathron this week, but all five seasons are on netflix. :cheerful:

Speaking of "marathons", AMC is supposed to marathon The Walking Dead beginning Friday, Dec 30th...

Another series that I will have to catch up on is Humans, looks interesting(gotta love robots!).


People have implored me to watch Game of Thrones,may have to acquiesce.
 
tnthomas said:
Why, just 'cause I like dead things that walk and all that drama? ;) And, I did like the Sopranos, although some episodes were disturbing( like when Silvio killed Adriana).

I won't catch all the episodes of BB in the marathron this week, but all five seasons are on netflix. :cheerful:

Speaking of "marathons", AMC is supposed to marathon The Walking Dead beginning Friday, Dec 30th...

Another series that I will have to catch up on is Humans, looks interesting(gotta love robots!).


People have implored me to watch Game of Thrones,may have to acquiesce.
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i never have and never will enjoy Walking Dead, it's a bunch of dead people walking around.
 
There are so many theories out there on when Walter "broke" bad. Without giving too much away the prevailing theory (and the one I agree with) happens very early on in the first season. Vince Gilligan has hinted as much also. On a side note, I also love Better Call Saul. It's got a different tone of course but I love the direction it is taking and the acting is top notch along with the cinematography .
 
tnthomas said:
Why, just 'cause I like dead things that walk and all that drama? ;) And, I did like the Sopranos, although some episodes were disturbing( like when Silvio killed Adriana).

I won't catch all the episodes of BB in the marathron this week, but all five seasons are on netflix. :cheerful:

Speaking of "marathons", AMC is supposed to marathon The Walking Dead beginning Friday, Dec 30th...

Another series that I will have to catch up on is Humans, looks interesting(gotta love robots!).


People have implored me to watch Game of Thrones,may have to acquiesce.
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Oh my, YES! Talk about superior TV, I still haven't seen season Six as yet though, but, I will soon hopefully. I adore GOT as much as I do TWD, I don't compare them as their very different.

Speaking back on BB, I was up so late watching the marathon, it had to be nearly 3 am before I finally pulled myself away. I've not tuned back in just yet today as I know once I start, I won't get much else done today. I forgot just how engrossing the show was. Like a train-wreck, I just can't look away for a minute.
 
MarkinPhx said:
There are so many theories out there on when Walter "broke" bad. Without giving too much away the prevailing theory (and the one I agree with) happens very early on in the first season. Vince Gilligan has hinted as much also. On a side note, I also love Better Call Saul. It's got a different tone of course but I love the direction it is taking and the acting is top notch along with the cinematography .
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Another great show of which they take waayyyyyyy to long break in between seasons to reair. I don't think it returns till spring. :(
 
I watched it first time around. As well done as the production, acting, writing etc was the story frequently dragged or moved slow. If it weren't for the show Talking Bad afterward I don't think it would've progressed into legendary or classic status. If one paid attention one could see what the writers were trying to do, especially by the end of the first season. At the end of season one I think when Walter rescued Jesse by driving up & popping out his economy car that sealed the deal for meal. The character was no longer dabbling shall we say.

Binge watching is probably a better way to go because a lot of subtle or little clues & nuances are much easier to detect.
 
More BB marathon activity on AMC, will be starting "Ozymandias" which is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season.

I don't have to go to work tomorrow.... :cool:
 
It saddens me when the end comes for a series, feels like I've lost a close friend. :( I was getting reacquainted, felt kind of cozy to revisit with such familiar faces. Though many reappear in "Better Call Saul". I stayed up till the finale was over around.

I'll give it another couple years, if I'm still around, to re watch again, this time though, I'll watch on netflix without commercial interruptions. The show is brutal and sad with moments of humor a very intense examination on that cultured, relationships, ego and self destruction.
 
I'm on a Netflix BB binge- watching from the beginning and currently just finished "Mas", in Season 3. What a mess! Being "driven" by lung cancer / impending death to try to provide for the family, by cooking meth, sure makes things complicated. I have a hard time cooking hamburgers, so I'd have to do major bank heists instead of meth manufacturing. ;)


AprilT said:
It saddens me when the end comes for a series, feels like I've lost a close friend. :( I was getting reacquainted, felt kind of cozy to revisit with such familiar faces. Though many reappear in "Better Call Saul". I stayed up till the finale was over around.

I'll give it another couple years, if I'm still around, to re watch again, this time though, I'll watch on netflix without commercial interruptions. The show is brutal and sad with moments of humor a very intense examination on that cultured, relationships, ego and self destruction.
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Yea, I will feel a loss when I'm finished with watching the entire series. I am going to slow down my binging, maybe a couple of episodes at a time. "Better Call Saul" is definitely on my future watch list. ;)

When I use my elliptical at home I re-watch "Homicide, Life on the Streets" on Youtube. I first watched it on Court TV back in the 90s; the characters will always be my old friends.
 
tnthomas said:
I'm on a Netflix BB binge- watching from the beginning and currently just finished "Mas", in Season 3. What a mess! Being "driven" by lung cancer / impending death to try to provide for the family, by cooking meth, sure makes things complicated. I have a hard time cooking hamburgers, so I'd have to do major bank heists instead of meth manufacturing. ;)







Yea, I will feel a loss when I'm finished with watching the entire series. I am going to slow down my binging, maybe a couple of episodes at a time. "Better Call Saul" is definitely on my future watch list. ;)

When I use my elliptical at home I re-watch "Homicide, Life on the Streets" on Youtube. I first watched it on Court TV back in the 90s; the characters will always be my old friends.
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When I first watched, I did binge watch the first two or possibly three seasons of the show, I couldn't get enough.. The show had already been on air for some three or four seasons by then, so when it did come back on for it's regular season, I was all caught up. :D

At the moment, I'm jonesing for another really good show to watch, nothing compares to the few shows I catch on that started out on AMC and then moves on to Netflix. I have to say though, binge watching on netflix is so much better because you don't have all the commercials. I'm going to have to hurry up and make use of my free 30 trial to catch the sixth season of Game Of Thrones.

Happy New Year, Thomas, everyone.
 
Happy new year April! ;)

Whew, I just came off my BB binge, finished season 4. I gotta "dry out", is there rehab for Netflix binging?

I don't know if you like "super heroes" but Supergirl is on Netflix; I enjoyed season 1 on netflix, season 2 is airing Monday nights on the CW channel.
 
Finished the BB series this weekend- terrific show, but it's end leaves me with a feeling of emptiness, rats. I started Better Call Saul last night, I hope it can fill the void somewhat, left by BB.
 
tnthomas said:
Finished the BB series this weekend- terrific show, but it's end leaves me with a feeling of emptiness, rats... .
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Yep, but it almost had to end that way. What I found fascinating about the series was how it was able to make you feel sympathetic to the bad behavior at times. It was the gradual progression of the character development I guess. Probably couldn't have been done in an hour or two.
 
tnthomas said:
Finished the BB series this weekend- terrific show, but it's end leaves me with a feeling of emptiness, rats. I started Better Call Saul last night, I hope it can fill the void somewhat, left by BB.
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I feel your pain. :bighug:I felt as much a void this second time around.

Better Call Saul is well written, may not fill the void entirely, but so worth the watch if you stick with it. It gets better as it goes along.
 
NancyNGA said:
Yep, but it almost had to end that way. What I found fascinating about the series was how it was able to make you feel sympathetic to the bad behavior at times. It was the gradual progression of the character development I guess. Probably couldn't have been done in an hour or two.
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Yes, it had to end that way, though we all longed for more; when I first watched, I thought they should have ended it with the death of Gustavo.
 
Pssst! You could try watching "Longmire" I hadn't watched it since it went off regular cable, just started catching up on it, not as good BB, but, still good TV, I've been marathoning season 3 I'm midway through season 4 now and am enjoying it. I'll probably see what else there is on Netflix this coming weekend, but, for now, Ill catch up on Longmire.
 

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