Breaking Bad

[yeahwho]

Originally Posted by Burnout18

Hey, I just finished watching the entire series of The Wire and my god that was totally better than the sopranos, it was the best TV series I have ever seen.

How does BB stack up against the wire?? Similar with the world surrounding the drug culture, or am I way off?

The Wire is the best TV series I've ever seen too. I remember watching the first episode thinking to myself why should I care anything about the denizens of inner city Baltimore housing projects?

Within two months I finished all 5 seasons of the Wire completely immersed.

Breaking Bad doesn't have quite the same level of all encompassing social commentary, but it is just as addictive in another way and I started out watching it with an identical question to myself, why should I care anything about the motives and reasons of the crystal meth culture?

Because it's the places I don't go that usually effect me much more than I readily understand.

Breaking Bad is not quite as believable as the Wire but equal, maybe even more intense than the Wire.

[Bob]

breaking bad is much more of a story about the characters and the consequences of their actions than about drug or inner city culture, i feel...still amazing, just different

one thing i keep thinking about re: breaking bad (and i feel like i've typed this before, probably in that other breaking bad thread we keep alluding to) is that pretty much every bad thing that happens to walt and his family in the show stems from his decision to shoot down his (ex-)friends' charity when they offered to pay for his chemo.

they were like "we'll pay for it, no questions ask" and walt said basically "fuck you backstabbing jerks, i'm too proud for your money, i'm gonna sell drugs and lie to my family"

and then everything else happens. walt is kind of a cunt, really

but cunts make such interesting protagonists sometimes

[silence7]

Check out the websites if you haven't already..

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[Randetica]

Originally Posted by silence7

Check out the websites if you haven't already..

http://www.savewalterwhite.com

http://www.bettercallsaul.com

hah sick

[CKYGabe]

it's pretty badass, I live in Albuquerque, and get the opportunity to see people from the show hanging out around town. Steven Michael Quezada (Agent Gomez on the show) is a local here, grew up here and is using his Breaking Bad popularity to benefit the community.

Cranston does a lot of volunteering as well.

The show is great, I've seen all the episodes at this point and it's probably one of the most well written great shows I've ever seen

[alleyezonme6198]

Great show and I think there was a beastie boys song on one of the episodes, it was an instrumental and I'm pretty sure it was a season finale but don't quote me on it.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by alleyezonme6198

Great show and I think there was a beastie boys song on one of the episodes, it was an instrumental and I'm pretty sure it was a season finale but don't quote me on it.

Oh yeah, there was. Shambala I think.

[MCAadROCKMiKEd7]

Originally Posted by silence7

Check out the websites if you haven't already..

http://www.savewalterwhite.com

http://www.bettercallsaul.com

Thats so awesome i've never seen those before hahaha.

Yeah Bryan Cranston is an amazing actor, my boyfriend and I watched an episode of malcom in the middle after watching seasons 1-3 of breaking bad in a row on netflix (first time we had even seen it, i havent even gotten to see season 4 yet!) and it was bizarre hahaha.

I read that season 5 comes out in may but im 1 season behind now im not sure when they will put season 4 on netflix until then i have to wait to watch the new season :/

What season did they use Shambala in? I didnt even realize that.

[Burnout18]

Originally Posted by yeahwho

The Wire is the best TV series I've ever seen too. I remember watching the first episode thinking to myself why should I care anything about the denizens of inner city Baltimore housing projects?

Within two months I finished all 5 seasons of the Wire completely immersed.



Breaking Bad is not quite as believable as the Wire but equal, maybe even more intense than the Wire.

Wow I was the same way, I was completely obsessed with it. The wire was just so intriguing. Refreshing new story arcs every season kept it fresh too.