Yeah. Couldn't resist looking at what the cold open would be, but still clean on everything else!
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Breaking Bad - Season 5, Part 2 - The Final Eight Episodes - Sundays on AMC
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Yeah. Couldn't resist looking at what the cold open would be, but still clean on everything else!
Possibly, or those were all the dealer could get.
I couldn't remember either, had to look up the pic to confirm.
triplestation
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Steelyuhas
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Paul was attached to start in a new HBO drama, but he has since backed out out of the project.
Hannibal.
MetalGuardian
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I can't believe it's here TOMORROW. I vividly remember my feelings of sharp impatience after the final scene of episode 8 aired. "HOW AM I GOING TO WAIT AN ENTIRE FREAKING YEAR FOR THIS?!" My oh my, how time flies.
How many of you are predicting to shed some manly/womanly tears at the finale? There's no way it's not going to be some gut-wrenching soul punch
How many of you are predicting to shed some manly/womanly tears at the finale? There's no way it's not going to be some gut-wrenching soul punch
Dion Blaster
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So this comes on at 6pm on the West coast? Even sooner than I was anticipating!
triplestation
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im on the exact same boat as you
YoYo Switch
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a friend of mine just started the show, so i caught episode 3 with him.
Hank: "You're talking to the master of trap cars. I'm like Rain Man"
Gomez: "Yea you're like Rain Man alright. Retarded."
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Hank: "You're talking to the master of trap cars. I'm like Rain Man"
Gomez: "Yea you're like Rain Man alright. Retarded."
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MetalGuardian
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The Shield! It is not only my favorite television show of all time (Breaking Bad is in a distant second), but my favorite piece of entertainment across ANY medium (video games, movies, music, and TV). Brilliant acting, crazy-intense and expertly crafted script, wonderful camera work for the nature of the plot being conveyed, and some episodes with more feels than any one man can handle without having to go into therapy.
The Shield is an absolute masterpiece
oh man, that's great and so poignant.
Nameless
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Haven't seen The Shield. The Wire is phenomenal, brilliant even, but I sometimes compare it to watching a documentary. Stretches are quite as dry as story is often sacrificed for stark detail. Game of Thrones weaves a richer tale. You'll hear people compare it to Lord of the Rings, but LOTR looks like Harry Potter in comparison.
Lots of other great shows out there but I'd def. recommend putting The Shield on your shortlist. The beginning of the series feels like a fairly typical CBS "police procedural" and might not grab you like Breaking Bad... but the final 3-4 seasons are much more serialized, and the plot in Season 5-7 is fantastic. It also has my favorite ending to a TV series --- granted, I wouldn't be surprised if Breaking Bad eclipses it.
Cornballer
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You're in for a treat, get in on that as soon as you have the time. I personally rank Breaking Bad higher, but I know for others it's the opposite - great show all in all, and it just keeps getting better and better with later seasons instead of fizzling out like some shows do.
Same site, never saw these before: Bryan Cranstons Cheesy 80s Commercials
Preparation H ad with the Clark Kent disguise is just all kinds of awesome.
Nameless
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It's one of those shows that's been on my watch list forever. How does it work, are seasons self contained stories that connect(sorta like Dexter), or is it as deeply serialized as Breaking Bad? Please don't tell me it's mostly "case of the week.
You won't be disappointed, it's more BB than Dexter in that regard.
Or wake up really, really early.
Yeah it's better to do what you said.
Or stay up really really late
Or wake up really, really early.
Yeah it's better to do what you said.
MMaRsu
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Saturday has run its course. It's time for this day to end so we can just move on to sundayyyyy.
MetalGuardian
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It as just as serialized as Breaking Bad. It's not a show you can watch out of order... every episode is crucial to the build-up of the main narrative. While there is this brilliant over-arching plot going on, there are still "case of the week" subplots, but the way they are handled is superb. Not only are most of them morbidly fascinating in their own right, but all of the cases strengthen the development of characters who are incredibly well-written and fun to follow.
Season 5 is probably the best season of television I've ever seen. It's so intense all the way through. And yes, as someone else said The Shield has one of the most satisfying series' finales ever. Though I'm sure Breaking Bad's ending will be just as great. Gilligan is so supremely talented, it's hard to imagine him letting his biggest lifetime achievement fizzle out on a whimper.
I'm also incredibly thankful we're only getting five seasons here. As much as it sucks that the show is coming to an end, it's far better to preserve the integrity of a story like this than even have one extra season that doesn't feel completely necessary to the themes and plot of the show. Far more television series and movie franchises could learn from this approach.
faceless007
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About half and half. In the first few seasons there's a lot more case of the week type stuff (mostly involving the secondary cops chasing down weird crimes) but there are also overarching stories that go the whole season and even over the entire series run. In many ways what happens in the pilot sets up everything that happens all the way to the end -- not unlike Breaking Bad.
It's a fantastic show but the first season is a little inconsistent and still finding its bearings. Stick with it, though, and the payoff in seasons 5-7 is incredible.
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Remember when people here thought when Walt said "I left something for you" that it was Mike's head in the bag. Good times.
I wasn't here for that but I was SO positive Walt had left Mike's body on Jessie's stoop. Even on re-watch I expected it, crazy.
Dion Blaster
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That never crossed my mind, I didn't think it could be anything other than the 5 mil. But could you imagine if it was Mike's head lol.
There's no Denny's in Gliding Over All...?
It's nothing like "Dexter" (where each season almost feels like a self contained 12 episode story). Structurally, it reminded me a little bit of "Fringe" or "The X-Files" where there are lots of "case of the week" stories in the early seasons, but the show slowly evolves into a hyper-serialized series. And like the above poster said, S5-S7 have tremendous payoff.
Nameless
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Sold. That's what I like to hear. Deviations from the main plot are fine as long as they serve to enrich story. I'll snatch up season 1 next time I have a chance. People universally rave about the ending which is encouraging.
And I agree. It would have been sad to see Cranston's flawless portrayal of Walter White devolve into a forced parody of what the character once was, as the story retread old ground after old ground. 62 episodes is perfect.
I really wish there was a streaming option so I could throw it on at work. Seven seasons is a lot to swallow on my own time. I'll plod through it if need be, seems worth it.
Ups, I meant Denny's from Episode 1 of S5.
Cornballer
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Pacific Rim and Breaking Bad on sunday for me.
I'm going to have to change my underwear three times.
killertofu
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YOU CAN FINISH
Finally.
I do have to work that day. But I'll be able to watch it an hour after it premieres here.
PleaseGodnotraffic
killertofu
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Longest shit of my life.
MetalGuardian
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Be sure to make a LttP thread! I always love living vicariously through those who are seeing it for the first time
Does anybody know if Aaron Paul has anything lined up now that he's done shooting Breaking Bad? It will be a true shame if he doesn't turn into a huge A-list actor within the next decade. Jesse's character arc has been one of my favorite ones to watch, probably in any show I've seen. That scene where he has the gun to Walt's head in season 4 when confronting him about Brock... "ADMIT IT!"
Goosebumps every time.
Intheflorsh
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Will episodes be released the day after on Netflix or will we have to wait until the season is over to see them show up?
Edit: Also, this thread has convinced me to give the Shield a watch!
Bummer, usually the UK gets the short end of the region BS stick. They deserve something nice for once.
Edit: Also, this thread has convinced me to give the Shield a watch!
Bummer, usually the UK gets the short end of the region BS stick. They deserve something nice for once.
MetalGuardian
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Thumbs up!
I'm pretty sure the episodes only go up on Netflix the next day in the UK. It sucks. I wonder what marginal financial gains they are hoping to receive by not doing the same thing in the US.
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