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[btkadams]

I'm half surprised at the lack of getting into a drinking contest with your son to the point that he vomits all over the pool >_>

parts like that made me absolutely hate walt. he had so many extremely awkward moments where he acted like such an idiot. they really picked him up though in the last half of the 3rd season. i hope they keep his character likable.

 

[sixteen-bit]

parts like that made me absolutely hate walt. he had so many extremely awkward moments where he acted like such an idiot. they really picked him up though in the last half of the 3rd season. i hope they keep his character likable.

His character is not supposed to be likable.

 

[tycoonheart]

His character is not supposed to be likable.

I don't think this is true. I'm not even sure a show where the protagonist is not likable is going to succeed. Tony Soprano was probably biggest douche of a protagonist in TV history and we still liked him.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I still have no idea.

S'cuz I'm Walter White level geen.

 

[bud]

so i watched all of season 1 yesterday. i've never done such a marathon before. i felt exhausted at the end, but it was totally worth it. i'd forgotten how loveable hank is. he'd be such an awesome uncle.

when skylar is trying to find out who jesse is, she comes across his webpage which says:

education:
the streets, YO!

hahaha.

 

[sixteen-bit]

so i watched all of season 1 yesterday. i've never done such a marathon before. i felt exhausted at the end, but it was totally worth it. i'd forgotten how loveable hank is. he'd be such an awesome uncle.

when skylar is trying to find out who jesse is, she comes across his webpage which says:



hahaha.

Skyler's computer antics always provide hilarity. First Jesse's Myspace page, then wikipedia'ing larceny or whatever

 

[Ventilaator]

Very recently watched all 3 seasons over a month or so. After the first season I thought "Wait..how did they do this for several seasons? This can't end well." and after the third season I thought "When is season 4 gonna start already?"

So I'm excited.

 

[petethepanda]

I can't believe f'ing DirecTV still doesn't have AMC in HD. Visually striking shows like Breaking Bad and Mad Men are slightly lameified in SD.

 

[ChoklitReign]

I can't believe f'ing DirecTV still doesn't have AMC in HD. Visually striking shows like Breaking Bad and Mad Men are slightly lameified in SD.

You don't know how tough it was to watch Lost in 480i.

 

[U2NUMB]

Was doing the internet only thing.. because of this show I just signed up for cable.. Can not wait!

 

[sixteen-bit]

I can't believe f'ing DirecTV still doesn't have AMC in HD. Visually striking shows like Breaking Bad and Mad Men are slightly lameified in SD.

It really sucks. Also, as shitty as The Killing was, it was at least well-shot too.

 

[AlimNassor]

Just a few more days...a few more days.

 

[Cornballer]

- Screenjunkies review

 

[Vlad]

- Screenjunkies review

Spoilers or no?

 

[kehs]

Spoilers or no?

Nope.

Only pertinent information:

Spoiler

I hope you've built up your tolerance.

 

[Drewsky]

He said shit gets real from the very first episode basically.

 

[Cornballer]

- USA Today: 'Breaking Bad' shows man at his worst in Season 4 *spoilers*

Some interesting stuff at the end about putting together Breaking Bad:

Gilligan says he was prepared for a round of rejections because he wanted the show to be an unflinching look at the drug trade from the eyes of a suburban drone. He sold the idea to Sony Pictures executives, who accompanied him to an assortment of networks.

With the graphic crime stories The Wire and The Sopranos in its catalog, HBO passed. So did TNT, which Gilligan expected. (He offered it to them because he loves the network's Westerns.)

Showtime was interested but said it was too similar to Weeds, the network's show about a suburban mom who sells marijuana.

"I said, 'What's Weeds?'" Gilligan recalls. "I must have looked like an idiot. When they told me, the blood left my face. I asked the Sony guys how they could let me pitch it. They said it sounded different enough. I said, 'What are you talking about? That's exactly the same.' If I had subscribed to Showtime, there never would have been a Breaking Bad."

AMC president Charlie Collier says that after Mad Men's success, "we were getting pitched every period piece under the sun. We were looking for something modern, something that would be different than anything on basic cable television."

Done, Paul says: "I know you're not supposed to say this in television, but it's not for everyone. That's something we're really proud of."

Spoilers or no?

Sorry, posted that right before I stepped out earlier. I guess other people have answered your question. Not really spoilerish at all.

 

[xbhaskarx]

1. respect for not knowing about Weeds, that show is lame
2. I'm really glad Gilligan doesn't subscribe to Showtime

 

[Cornballer]

- Onion A|V Club interview: Bryan Cranston *some spoilers*

When the AMC drama Breaking Bad first premièred in January 2008, Bryan Cranston was arguably best known for playing the ever-harried Hal on Fox’s Malcolm In The Middle. Three years and three consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series later, his days in comedy may not be gone forever, but they certainly aren’t his chief calling card anymore. Cranston’s increased profile has resulted in several high-profile film gigs, including John Carter, Rock Of Ages, and Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, not to mention stepping into Ronny Cox’s shoes to play the villainous Vilos Cohaagen in Len Wiseman’s upcoming remake of Total Recall. It’s arguable that none of this would have happened for Cranston had Vince Gilligan not selected him to play Walter White, the cancer-stricken chemistry teacher who turns to making meth to provide for his family’s future. With Breaking Bad returning to AMC for its fourth-season première on July 17, Cranston spoke with The A.V. Club about getting back into character and why he took a pass on directing an episode this go-round. He also mercilessly teased us about what we might or might not see over the course of the upcoming season.

Interview via the link.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Not sure if this was posted, but this is a sneak peak of EP1? *SYNOPSIS SPOILER?*

I didn't watch it and I did my best to avoid reading the descriptions under it, but this is on AMC's official site and it has the title of the episode so i'm thinking its legit.

 

[lazybones18]

Looking at the USA Today article and

Spoiler

a scene from the S4 premiere trimmed by three seconds to make it less sickening? Oh God, the wait is now really killing me

 

[Kentpaul]

I watched season 1 to 3 years ago, but doing an entire rewatch with my girlfriend

So gooood.

 

[Cornballer]

- Sepinwall Review: AMC's 'Breaking Bad' still brilliant in season 4 *alludes to some things, but no major spoilers*

At this stage of the series, Vince Gilligan and company have total command of their instrument. They know how great the show looks, they know how much their actors can give them, and they know just how much they can get away with.

 

[dave is ok]

Four days out

 

[bud]

skinny pete knows his shit when it comes to plasma vs. lcd.

 

[Cornballer]

Jesse: What’s the point of being an outlaw when you’ve got responsibilities?
Badger: Darth Vader had responsibilities. He was responsible for the Death Star.
Skinny Pete: : True dat. Two of them, bitches.

 

[sixteen-bit]

skinny pete knows his shit when it comes to plasma vs. lcd.

I loved that. I wonder if he works in an electronics store or something.

 

[bud]

if i'd ever buy methamphetamine, i'd want skinny pete to be my dealer because he seems like a very nice guy.

 

[dave is ok]

It's weird how many articles are kind of spoiling scenes from late in the season. It's impossible to piece together what happens, but I know at least six different scenes from the last two episodes yet haven't been spoiled on the premiere somehow

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

It's weird how many articles are kind of spoiling scenes from late in the season. It's impossible to piece together what happens, but I know at least six different scenes from the last two episodes yet haven't been spoiled on the premiere somehow

ha yeah. weird.

 

[Cornballer]

It's weird how many articles are kind of spoiling scenes from late in the season. It's impossible to piece together what happens, but I know at least six different scenes from the last two episodes yet haven't been spoiled on the premiere somehow

Is that when everyone was doing set visits? I'm pretty sure they only have screeners for the first 3-4 episodes.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Is that when everyone was doing set visits? I'm pretty sure they only have screeners for the first 3-4 episodes.

Yeah it's all set visit stuff.

 

[LaneDS]

Might be time to bail out soon, hard as that sounds. C'mon Sunday.

 

[AiTM]

Anyone else want to cook meth after this show? I want 3 million for 3 months!

 

[dave is ok]

Anyone else want to cook meth after this show? I want 3 million for 3 months!

Do the math, yo. You're getting screwed. He's making like 900 million of off your cook

 

[Blackhead]

Bad Decisions Why AMC's Breaking Bad beats Mad Men, The Sopranos, and The Wire. (Grantland)

Which is not to say The Wire wasn't brilliant, because it was. Of the four shows I've mentioned, The Wire absolutely exhibited the finest writing; Mad Men has the most fascinating collection of character types, and The Sopranos was the most fully realized (and, it's important to note, essentially invented this rarified tier of televised drama). But I've slowly come to the conclusion that Breaking Bad is the best of the four, or at least the one I like the most. (2)

(2) Which I realize is not always the same thing.

I, of course, disagree with premise, and indeed all the arguments, of this article. :/

 

[dave is ok]

I must say, I really like the little sidebar notations on Grantland

 

[kehs]

Do the math, yo. You're getting screwed. He's making like 900 million of off your cook

You'd be a millionaire, and you're complaining?

 

[Cornballer]

Bad Decisions Why AMC's Breaking Bad beats Mad Men, The Sopranos, and The Wire. (Grantland)


I, of course, disagree with premise, and indeed all the arguments, of this article. :/

Thanks for posting that. I didn't see it this morning.

I'm slowly coming around to an opinion that most of the content on Grantland is trolling in one form or another.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Might be time to bail out soon, hard as that sounds. C'mon Sunday.

Yep, I don't want to get spoiled before the premiere either

 

[dave is ok]

Yep, I don't want to get spoiled before the premiere either

You probably won't. The good thing about Breaking Bad is that not enough people watch it to care about spoiling it.

 

[Cornballer]

- NY Magazine: The Homeboy Off: Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman vs. The Killing’s Stephen Holder

Wait, Aaron Paul was in a Korn video back in the day?

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Bad Decisions Why AMC's Breaking Bad beats Mad Men, The Sopranos, and The Wire. (Grantland)


I, of course, disagree with premise, and indeed all the arguments, of this article. :/

Loved this article from top to bottom.

 

[big ander]

Bad Decisions Why AMC's Breaking Bad beats Mad Men, The Sopranos, and The Wire. (Grantland)


I, of course, disagree with premise, and indeed all the arguments, of this article. :/

Excellent article.

 

[Kapura]

The AV club interview with Cranston was very good. A few minor allusions to spoilers, but worth it.

 

[dave is ok]

I love BB but I still don't agree with the Grantland article. The Wire gets a lot of hyperbolic praise but it doesn't mean it wasn't well deserved. It somehow managed giving you a mostly realistic, yet entertaining show that was well written, thoughtful and well acted. Something neither of the other three shows do.

 

[kanugo]

- NY Magazine: The Homeboy Off: Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman vs. The Killing’s Stephen Holder

Wait, Aaron Paul was in a Korn video back in the day?

And he was on "The Last House on the Left".

 

[xbhaskarx]

BB is way above those other three for me.
I haven't read that Grantland article yet, I'll check it out later...

 

[Cornballer]

- Tim Goodman @ THR: 'Breaking Bad': Dark Side of the Dream

The Bottom Line: One of television’s greatest dramas goes unflinchingly into the continued transformation of its lead character from likable to something beyond despicable. It’s one of the most fearless and selfless gambits ever hatched in the name of enduring art.

 

[Sean]

AMC announced they will show the first look of Walking Dead Season 2 during Breaking Bad's premiere. https://twitter.com/walkingdead_amc/status/91198219429748736