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Breaking Bad - Season 4 - Sundays on AMC

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Flim Flam said:
I dont know if this has ever been posted before, but I was checking out This article about Bevery Hills Cop actors and saw this, and it blew my mind.

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His nose grew.

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Also, I can't believe Skyler fucked Ted.
 
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Bloodsent said:
There really doesn't seem to have been much movement in the past few episodes, and thus, it comes across as false tension, at least to me. Maybe that is what is causing the lack of character in Walt.
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I agreel, sort of. Especially when looking at the new preview posted above. Hope things change up real soon
 
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BigAT said:
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One of the better argument replies I've seen as of late.

I will agree partially with Sculli but only on the grounds that Walt hasn't had much to do yet this season. I'll be amazed if by the end of season four I feel the same way.
 
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CCF23

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I'm not quite sure why people are lukewarm on the season so far. I've thought most of it has been great. The Walt/Skyler discussion has been very well written and Skyler is actually becoming a useful character in the show instead of just an annoying bitch. I think Jesse has become my most anticipated character in the show. He's dangerous right now. I'm sure something will eventually make him shift out of "doesn't give a fuck about anything/can't be alone" mode into attack mode, and armed with the perspective he has now, he's going to be fun to watch.

The season overall has been methodical thus far. The dominoes of the season are still being placed.
 
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Granger Danger

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'Sons of Anarchy' showrunner claims AMC fired Frank Darabont because 'Mad Men' 'gutted' AMC

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AMC’s year got off to an awkward start, beginning with very public contract negotiations with Mad Men. Then came the unexpected departure of showrunner Frank Darabont from The Walking Dead, and the revelation that the network was apparently playing hardball with Breaking Bad over a shortened final season. Toss in the audience-frustrating season finale of The Killing, and the network looks like a genuine three-ring circus, albeit a circus defined by moral ambiguity. Last night, Sons of Anarchy showrunner Kurt Sutter drove his metaphorical motorcycle into this metaphorical circus and metaphorically shot the elephant so he could cook it on his metaphorical spit. Metaphors!

Sutter took to Twitter in a series of messages that directly attacked AMC and Mad Men showrunner Matthew Weiner for their role in Darabont’s departure. He began: “why darabont got fired — weiner. he held AMC hostage, broke their bank, budgets were slashed, s— rolled down hill onto [Breaking Bad showrunner Vince] Gilligan and Frank.” Then the claws really came out: “no one else wants to f—ing say it, but the greed of Mad Men is killing the other two best shows on tv — breaking bad and walking dead.”

Sutter concludes, rather starkly: “Darabont reacted strongly to slashed budgets. he made mistakes, he was fired. no creative in town will trust AMC to back up their artists…i don’t know MW, got no beef with him. just hate that Darabont is being demonized. no one has the balls to tell the truth. MM gutted AMC.”

Representatives for AMC and Matthew Weiner did not immediately respond to calls for comment. Sutter, for his part, has continued to clarify his allegations on Twitter, noting most recently, “This is not me vs. Matt. the issue is that amc should not have compromised their other shows to appease his $$ demands. it was bad business.”
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Dios mío.
 
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LordPhoque said:
Also, is Mad Men also the reason for SoA's third season being crap ?
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I think he blamed Mad Men for Sons of Anarchy not winning any Emmys last year. He's such a fucking moron. It's also funny how he's defending Darabont, when a year or two ago he threatened to curb stomp him for "stealing" his employee.
 
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Battersea Power Station

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I'll continue defending TWD in every thread. I don't understand the hate. To me, the drama from season 1 was realistic and potent. The reactions of the family when Rick came to the camp for the first time; the look on Shane's face; the shower scene in the bunker: it's all really well-acted. And I love the writing, as well: Shane's frog legs bit and his fake white-girl-from-the-city accent was a great touch. And Dale. Come on: Dale! Daryl is also hilarious. Screw you, guys. It really is one of the best shows on TV. Breaking Bad, Louie, and The Walking Dead are pretty much all I'm excited about right now. Also, I'll watch Curb and Futurama for the stupid fun of it.
 
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sixteen-bit

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Battersea Power Station said:
I'll continue defending TWD in every thread. I don't understand the hate. To me, the drama from season 1 was realistic and potent. The reactions of the family when Rick came to the camp for the first time; the look on Shane's face; the shower scene in the bunker: it's all really well-acted. And I love the writing, as well: Shane's frog legs bit and his fake white-girl-from-the-city accent was a great touch. And Dale. Come on: Dale! Daryl is also hilarious. Screw you, guys. It really is one of the best shows on TV. Breaking Bad, Louie, and The Walking Dead are pretty much all I'm excited about right now. Also, I'll watch Curb and Futurama for the stupid fun of it.
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Not gonna lie, only reason I watch the show is for Daleface.
 
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Walking Dead is definitely an entertaining show. Has some iffy points but it's hard to tell with such a stupidly condensed season. Excited for the next one though.
 
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Cornballer said:
I'm not sure if this was linked last week:

- NY Magazine: Breaking Bad’s Jonathan Banks on Bryan Cranston’s Work Ethic, Playing the Villain, and Not Getting Mistaken for a Bank Teller
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Hmmm good read, semi-spoiler-ish thing I found really interesting:

So what’s in store for Mike this season?
I can say this: Jesse [played by Aaron Paul] and I are gonna end up spending a lot of time with each other. That I can tell you, but not much more.

I like the sound of that.
 
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Finally caught the latest ep.


Man, if this show does anything more to Mike....I can't handle it. I love him too much.
 
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maximum360

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Scullibundo said:
Holy shit this season is like the worst parts of last season concentrated and injected into every goddamn episode.

I fucking hate Walt. Why is the show making me absolutely despise characters I used to like. Did some writers from Entourage jump on board this show last season?

Last season it felt like this as well. As if they were fucking around until the last three episodes.

I mean I even hate Hank, these days. HANK.

Saul is the only character I don't mind being on screen now.

Oh, and I have loved Cranston ever since the early Malcolm days. It is incredibly sad to watch him turn what started as an interesting performance into a one-note caricature on this show. Those of you saying he's producing dramatic gold need to share the blue meth around.
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Jesse has been annoying in the past but this season has been the worst. Honestly, the last 3 episodes have been more of a chore to watch. I'm hoping things pick up.
 
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maximum360 said:
Jesse has been annoying in the past but this season has been the worst. Honestly, the last 3 episodes have been more of a chore to watch. I'm hoping things pick up.
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Jessie either acts in a really hilarious manner, or he acts like a bitch. I'd like to see something more out of his character than just two extremes.
 
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TouchMyBox said:
Jessie either acts in a really hilarious manner, or he acts like a bitch. I'd like to see something more out of his character than just two extremes.
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Which extreme was him shooting someone in face, I'm gonna say hialrious manner.

And then, when he's out there slinging crystal and bashing tuco in the face with a rock, I guess that's acting like a bitch.
 
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TouchMyBox said:
Jessie either acts in a really hilarious manner, or he acts like a bitch. I'd like to see something more out of his character than just two extremes.
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I couldn't disagree more. His character is actually pretty nuanced.
 
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TouchMyBox said:
Jessie either acts in a really hilarious manner, or he acts like a bitch. I'd like to see something more out of his character than just two extremes.
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err I'm of the opinion that Jesse is one of the deeper characters on television.
 
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Granger Danger

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ConradCervantes said:
I hurt on the inside myself. What's worse is people spelling Kiefer Sutherland's first name as Keifer.
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It gets awkward when the actual name of a celebrity is a misspelling, like with Shia LaBeouf. You cringe when it's spelled correctly, you cringe when it's not! There's no winning either way.
 
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I'm predicting Mike teaches Jesse how to be a hitman and Jesse is the one that kills Gus to let Walt take over the meth game as head boss.
 
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wormstrangler

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oatmeal said:
His nose grew.

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Also, I can't believe Skyler fucked Ted.
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The nose is one part of your body that grows constantly through your life. I know this because in my 20's my nose is already pretty big. I'm shitting bricks about what it'll look like when I'm 60.


edit: I just googled this. Apparently it doesn't keep growing, but it droops with age (gravity sucks). I hate the sound of this even more.
 
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op_ivy said:
Jesse is the greatest character in the show.
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I still like Walter better, but yeah Jesse is a wonderful character as well. And to think originally they were going to kill him off in S1.
 
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op_ivy

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Drazgul said:
I still like Walter better, but yeah Jesse is a wonderful character as well. And to think originally they were going to kill him off in S1.
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its been wonderful watching how they have both dealt with whats become of them. walt revels in it while jesse cant even cope with what he has become.
 
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op_ivy said:
Jesse is the greatest character in the show.
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He was but not anymore. I liked him in the first seasons when he was still wearing big ass hip hop clothes and used to talk "street" YO!.
 
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Drewsky

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op_ivy said:
its been wonderful watching how they have both dealt with whats become of them. walt revels in it while jesse cant even cope with what he has become.
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Yup. And at the beginning it would have seemed that it would be vice versa. So awesome.
 
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dead souls

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Drazgul said:
I still like Walter better, but yeah Jesse is a wonderful character as well. And to think originally they were going to kill him off in S1.
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Yep. I can't even imagine how different, and probably worse, the show would have been had that happened. It seems the writer's strike was good for something after all.
 
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