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Breaking Bad - Season 4 - Sundays on AMC
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sixteen-bit
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I love those.MightyHealthy said:
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I just wanted to mention that although the VAIO seems pretty likely, I really doubt Denny's or any of the video games in the preview are product placement. On one of the S2 commentary tracks Vince Gilligan mentions how he hates when people make up fake brands for cereal boxes on shows and how it distracts the viewer and takes them out of the scene, so he uses real brands but doesn't see any money for it since most companies don't want product placement on a show like Breaking Badbud said:
sixteen-bit
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Denny's seemed like product placement to me simply because the sign looked like it was digitally inserted.dave is ok said:
Jason's Ultimatum
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It didn't even look like a Dennys restaurant until I saw the sign.
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I'm guessing the scene was at Denny's just because the restaurant was mentioned by Jesse in a previous script but there might not have been an actual Denny's available to film at. Could be completely wrong though._dementia said:
It's weird to see people all over Anna Gunn for the plastic surgery thing, I actually noticed it in S3, she looked a lot different from S2. In the current season, she just put on a few pounds
BenjaminBirdie
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How do people not think Denny's was a completely intentional thematic choice? There's nothing on Earth that's a more polar opposite than where they just saw someone bleed to death in front of them.
Of course it was digitally inserted. It had to be Denny's. Mass produced comfort. Almost like, oh, jeepers, what Walt and Jesse do every day?
Of course it was digitally inserted. It had to be Denny's. Mass produced comfort. Almost like, oh, jeepers, what Walt and Jesse do every day?
Jason's Ultimatum
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I thought she looked a bit different. Plastic surgery? Such a damn shame.
ChoklitReign
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I'm glad I saw it at the Drafthouse theatre. I never knew BB was so big with college-age people. Can't do it again because they always show the previous episode beforehand.
1. Significantly darker than any S3 episode. This season should deliver in that area.
2. S3 portrayed Walt as having turned to the dark side and Gus as his relatively benign mentor. In Box Cutter Gus is completely malevolent and Walt shows some sympathy by begging for his life. Have we already seen the worst of Walt?
3. I'm never watching the
again. It's the worst way to die. Tone down the violence, TV, and show some titties.
4. Worst. Walking. Dead. Preview. Ever.
BB still impresses me and I'm fascinated by the direction they're heading.
1. Significantly darker than any S3 episode. This season should deliver in that area.
2. S3 portrayed Walt as having turned to the dark side and Gus as his relatively benign mentor. In Box Cutter Gus is completely malevolent and Walt shows some sympathy by begging for his life. Have we already seen the worst of Walt?
3. I'm never watching the
throat-cutting scene
4. Worst. Walking. Dead. Preview. Ever.
BB still impresses me and I'm fascinated by the direction they're heading.
Ventilaator
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I often argue with people when they praise the acting in a movie or a TV show. Often all I see is the actor as he would normally be, reading off the lines he was given. When I see an actor giving an interview, and he's exactly the same person he is in his movie or his TV show, that ain't exactly what I'd call acting.
But the world is full of these "Actors" and people won't stop praising them, and I hate that.
Good thing then that Breaking Bad is full of amazing acting. When Gus walked in I tensed up in my seat. When he started putting on his suit without even paying attention to Walt he was weirdly menacing for actually not doing anything. Walt's scared babbling about how Gus needs him was great and very believable, and just the face Jesse had on him while he was sitting there told everything you need to know about what's going on in his head without him actually saying anything.
I can't belive how great this show is.
But the world is full of these "Actors" and people won't stop praising them, and I hate that.
Good thing then that Breaking Bad is full of amazing acting. When Gus walked in I tensed up in my seat. When he started putting on his suit without even paying attention to Walt he was weirdly menacing for actually not doing anything. Walt's scared babbling about how Gus needs him was great and very believable, and just the face Jesse had on him while he was sitting there told everything you need to know about what's going on in his head without him actually saying anything.
I can't belive how great this show is.
tycoonheart
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As far as Gale's Lab Notebook goes...
We're not even sure of the content of the notebook. But I'm betting, like its been said, its nothing more than procedures and forumlae.
We're not even sure of the content of the notebook. But I'm betting, like its been said, its nothing more than procedures and forumlae.
sixteen-bit
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Or maybe the test results for Walt's sample. The DEA might realize he's related to Heisenberg.tycoonheart said:
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RobotNinjaHornets
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Oh yeah, did anyone else notice that Gus' accent changed between the first scene and the "Well...get to work"? Or was it just me being crazy?
tycoonheart
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^^^
lol
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That was an absolutely stunning start IMO. I've found that previous Breaking Bad opening episodes have held back on presenting big themes for the season in favour of a more long game approach or short term excitement (the Tuco kidnapping, for example), but last night's seemed to set a number of fascinating ideas in motion.
Here's a full analysis I wrote. I'm quite pleased with that article, so it would be fantastic to hear whether or not you guys agree with what I said.
Here's a full analysis I wrote. I'm quite pleased with that article, so it would be fantastic to hear whether or not you guys agree with what I said.
BenjaminBirdie
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dave is ok said:
Great interview. Love the Kenny Rogers aside.
sixteen-bit
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That diary post is amazing.
Cornballer
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Reviews and other stuff from last night:
- Sepinwall's review
- Onion A|V Club review
- Slate.com discussion of the premiere
- Esposito and others discuss the lab scene
- Inside Breaking Bad: Episode 1 (AMC vid)
- Inside Breaking Bad: Video about the superlab with Cinematographer Michael Slovis (AMC vid)
- Online Extras from AMC (photos, videos, etc...)
New ones from this morning:
- Grantland interview with Vince Gilligan
- James Poniewozik (good discussion of the last shot in S3)
- Ken Tucker
- Sepinwall's review
- Onion A|V Club review
- Slate.com discussion of the premiere
- Esposito and others discuss the lab scene
- Inside Breaking Bad: Episode 1 (AMC vid)
- Inside Breaking Bad: Video about the superlab with Cinematographer Michael Slovis (AMC vid)
- Online Extras from AMC (photos, videos, etc...)
New ones from this morning:
- Grantland interview with Vince Gilligan
- James Poniewozik (good discussion of the last shot in S3)
- Ken Tucker
Thanks.dave is ok said:
Spotless Mind
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Insanely good premiere. This show is masterful at building tension and the attention to little details continues to amaze me.
Walt's reactions, first to the Victor unexpectedly cooking and then to the slit throat, killed me. This show makes me laugh just as much as, if not more than, any sitcom.
Skylar was awesome, as per usual. Screw anyone who is still hating on her.
Walt's reactions, first to the Victor unexpectedly cooking and then to the slit throat, killed me. This show makes me laugh just as much as, if not more than, any sitcom.
Skylar was awesome, as per usual. Screw anyone who is still hating on her.
Did anyone else think it was strange to see Hank showing so much interest in these geodes? Healthy Hank never would have bought into that "hippy new age" belief. I wonder if the writers are using the rocks to signify a personality change after his near-death experience.
Did Gale's phone have Walt's contact number? If so, that and the note book could spell bad news for Walt.
Did Gale's phone have Walt's contact number? If so, that and the note book could spell bad news for Walt.
BenjaminBirdie
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Spotless Mind said:
She had a bunch of Hospital Hallway moments in this episode. I loved it.
tycoonheart
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Alex Ebert's song at the end was so well placed. The show always seems to have good music.
BenjaminBirdie
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tycoonheart said:
Thanks for reminding me. Soooo good.
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Yeah, that was really strange. I get the irony of him being obsessed with a different type of 'crystal' now or whatever, but it seems like a strange turn for the Hank characterFlim Flam said:
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This is getting weirder all the time
Good episode, preferred the Season 2 opening though.
Off topic... why did blame space get banned?
Off topic... why did blame space get banned?
Foliorum Viridum
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Pretty damn strong season opener. I'm impressed.
ConfusingJazz
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I was rewatching season 3 before the premiere, and I just noticed, not a lot of time has passed in this whole thing. Has it even been 6 months since they started cooking?
The premiere was pretty great. I loved the slow burn when Gus finally came down to the lab, the way they let the tension build was fantastic. I kind of figured Gus would kill the guy, but it was still shocking when he knifed him with that box cutter, graphic.
The tone set for the rest of the season is set, things will be bleak.
Other note, skylar looks bigger than ever.
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I loved the cut from them mopping up the blood, to the diner with the french fries in the ketchup.
The tone set for the rest of the season is set, things will be bleak.
Other note, skylar looks bigger than ever.
EDIT:
I loved the cut from them mopping up the blood, to the diner with the french fries in the ketchup.
Cornballer
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Not sure if it's accurate, but NY Magazine did the math and came up with about 7 months.ConfusingJazz said:
sixteen-bit
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Really? I thought the weight gain was a S3 thing. She didn't seem bigger to me.Air said:
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Cornballer said:
The thing that triggered it for me was Walt Jr getting his driver's license, and I thought him learning how to drive was a plot line in season 1.
brotkasten
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It was the first thing I noticed about her._dementia said:
Cornballer
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sixteen-bit
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Any idea about the number of viewers yet?
Cornballer
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I haven't seen anything yet, but AMC typically has preliminary premiere ratings up the day after they air, so they'll probably release them later today(?)_dementia said:
Grimm Fandango
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Did anyone else watch with captions on? AMC continues to censor any word used as a bad word. Bastard becomes "b------" and even Jesus gets censored to "J----".
They did this in the past seasons but it's still annoying to see they have kept at it.
They did this in the past seasons but it's still annoying to see they have kept at it.
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I think whatever plastic surgery/botox she had done was between Season 2 and 3. Thats when she started looking different to me. She just put on a few lbs for Season 4.bud said:
Anyway, this is the 5000th time it's been mentioned in this thread. Let's move on
RobotNinjaHornets
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You should pretend that any censoring of Jesus is a censoring of JesseGrimm Fandango said:
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