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[Cornballer]

How long does it take for Season 5 Part 1 to be on Netflix streaming ?

I don't know, but they do have some incentive to get it up before the new season starts in August. Note that the dvd/blu-ray are out next week.

Anyone know when AMC will be replaying the first half of the season, or if Comcast plans on throwing it up On Demand? I convinced my parents to finally watch the show after it aired, and it would suck if they were unable to finish it out when it comes back on this summer.

They will replay it before the new season, but probably not until right before the season starts. Again, dvd/blu-ray are out next week which gives them another option.

 

[potam]

Note that the dvd/blu-ray are out next week.
They will replay it before the new season, but probably not until right before the season starts. Again, dvd/blu-ray are out next week which gives them another option.

Yeah, I figured they would. I'm just worried they'll forget about it and/or find out about it too late. The prices of the physical release seem a little absurd considering it's only the first half of the season. HBO prices right there.

 

[Servbot24]

I usually get the DVD but I'll wait for the complete season 5 package next year.

 

[Admiral Bone to Pick]

I've always had a theory about Crawl Space.

A lot of people suspect that Gus really would have killed Walt's family, but I think it was more of a calculated threat. Gus initially convinced Walt to cook for him to provide for his family; he knew family was a central aspect of Walt's life. I don't think Gus ordered the killing of Tomas (the boy on the bike back in season 3), as he seemed genuinely offended when Walt accused him of it (and Gus doesn't display emotion often). Gus was ruthless, but he would never actually murder children.

Even though he would likely never go through with it, Gus threatened to kill Walt's family to eliminate him as a threat and make him stay away from Jesse. Walt was about to go into hiding permanently; the only reason the plan didn't work was that Skylar used Walt's money to pay off Ted's debts. When Walt poisoned Brock, he actually crossed the border into full-on psychopath and proved that he was even worse than Gus.

 

[Cornballer]

Yeah, I figured they would. I'm just worried they'll forget about it and/or find out about it too late. The prices of the physical release seem a little absurd considering it's only the first half of the season. HBO prices right there.

Unfortunately the prices for this set are a little ridiculous. Might still be an option to grab it on disc from Netflix or the library.

 

[Hindle]

- YahooTV: 'Breaking Bad' Creator on a Saul Goodman Spinoff and a New DVD Scene

New vid is a behind the scenes look at the new scene that'll be on the S5 dvd.

I'd be there day one for this, especially if Huel is a main character. The concept could be genuinely hilarious, with all the different criminal characters.

I also think David Cross would be a genius casting choice for a character for some reason.

 

[Cornballer]

I don't know if we have to put plot points in spoilers tags, making sure though.

No need for spoiler tags on anything that's already aired.

 

[Admiral Bone to Pick]

No need for spoiler tags on anything that's already aired.

Thanks for the clarification. I would hope new fans don't accidentally enter this thread and get spoiled as the thread title doesn't really mention that there are spoilers.

 

[minor effort]

I also think David Cross would be a genius casting choice for a character for some reason.

Now all I can think of is David Cross as Walter White.

But count me as a "please don't" for a Saul Goodman spinoff. Sometimes it's okay not to try to squeeze every bit out of good characters.

(EDIT: except someone in one of these threads once suggested Badger and Skinny Pete as his paralegals. The idea of that is enough to make me smile.)

 

[Rastafarian42]

I don't know, but they do have some incentive to get it up before the new season starts in August. Note that the dvd/blu-ray are out next week.

Thanks ! That's why I figured Netflix would upload it pretty soon.

 

[aFIGurANT]

Are we assuming that the first half of S5 will be available for netflix streaming with time to spare before August? I think that's how last year went (S4 a month prior to the new S5) but I haven't heard for sure that we should expect anything like this again.

 

[TrumanBurbank]

Just finished episode 11 (season 4). I can't even comprehend what happened. Walt had the perfect opportunity to finally be safe, him and his family when Gus fired him and told him to never show his face again, basically leaving him alone.

And Walt just up and throws it back in his face? And now they all can get capped. Are you kidding me? Terrible writing.

How can any human finish Crawl Space and say the show has terrible writing?
That's one of the best episodes of the show and of all time!

Jesus man.

Also, GTFO of this thread before someone spoils it for you and you complain some more.

 

[Locke_211]

Just finished episode 11 (season 4). I can't even comprehend what happened. Walt had the perfect opportunity to finally be safe, him and his family when Gus fired him and told him to never show his face again, basically leaving him alone.

And Walt just up and throws it back in his face? And now they all can get capped. Are you kidding me? Terrible writing.

But he's worried about Gus going after Hank, right? So his motivations there are born of what remains of his conscience.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

lol @ terrible writing. What a weird post that is shinobi. That's the whole point of Walt's character. He's had many outs and hasn't taken them. THIS is the one that surprises you? How about the episode where he could have had his medical bills paid AND a new good job and turned it down.

Also like said above, it's a very complicated situation. Not everything is black and white on this show.

 

[biggersmaller]

I usually get the DVD but I'll wait for the complete season 5 package next year.

Fuck that. Give me a series collectors box set.

 

[PartTimeGamer]

I had a friend try to get me to watch this forever and I finally caved and zipped through all the seasons in no time, easily one of the best shows I have ever seen.

 

[big ander]

Just finished episode 11 (season 4). I can't even comprehend what happened. Walt had the perfect opportunity to finally be safe, him and his family when Gus fired him and told him to never show his face again, basically leaving him alone.

And Walt just up and throws it back in his face? And now they all can get capped. Are you kidding me? Terrible writing.

lol how are you on season 4 and you still don't get the point of the show
in the fifth episode of season 1 he has an opportunity to get out too. and get paid a ton of money and get medical treatment through his friend. it has never been about safety for walt. Only pride. tbh if you can get this far into the series and think that them highlighting that is terrible writing, give up

 

[Steelyuhas]

Are we assuming that the first half of S5 will be available for netflix streaming with time to spare before August? I think that's how last year went (S4 a month prior to the new S5) but I haven't heard for sure that we should expect anything like this again.

Yeah I'm pretty sure all AMC shows are a part of the same deal with Netflix, and they should all be up a few weeks before the new season at the latest.

 

[Mr. Saturn]

lol @ terrible writing. What a weird post that is shinobi. That's the whole point of Walt's character. He's had many outs and hasn't taken them. THIS is the one that surprises you? How about the episode where he could have had his medical bills paid AND a new good job and turned it down.

Also like said above, it's a very complicated situation. Not everything is black and white on this show.

Yeah, but don't forget, the whole reason Walt's family is marked at the end of episode 11 was because Walt had Saul call the DEA to tell them about the threat on Hank's life, you know, because Gus said he was going to kill Hank.

Gus threatened to murder Walt's family if he interfered, and he did and his exit plan was borked, hence the ending we all saw of Crawl Space.

So yeah that was a very long roundabout way of saying lol at the terrible writing comment.

 

[cacophony]

lol Walt's head is so big now the only thing that would stop him is death

 

[vatstep]

The past few Blu-ray seasons have released at $25 at Amazon/BB. This one? $30 for eight episodes — come fucking on. I'm thinking of just holding out and seeing if they'll release one set for both halves of the season.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Thanks for the clarification. I would hope new fans don't accidentally enter this thread and get spoiled as the thread title doesn't really mention that there are spoilers.

Yeah it sucks but rather not be spoiled on the new season coming up. Don't want to accidentally highlight something and it is for part 2.

 

[Number45]

I'm going to hold out for all 5 full seasons in a set before taking the plunge.

 

[big ander]

Thanks for the clarification. I would hope new fans don't accidentally enter this thread and get spoiled as the thread title doesn't really mention that there are spoilers.

it doesn't need to, it's standard that threads for current shows don't need tags for anything that's aired. if new fans don't want to risk being spoiled they have the TV Shows you've watched recently thread, LTTP threads, or the option of making their own LTTP thread

 

[Cornballer]

- AMC Content: Whose Line Was That Anyway? Play Round 2 of the Breaking Bad Quotes Game

 

[Servbot24]

I missed one question on both of those

 

[Solideliquid]

Is it summer yet??

 

[Mr.Swag]

Watched half measures yesterday. So fucking good. Makes me want to do a whole series rewatch soon.

 

[Cornballer]

The first part of S5 is out on dvd/blu-ray today. Amazon has the blu-rays for $30 at the moment.

A few additional items:
- Wired: Breaking Bad Creator Vince Gilligan on Why Binge-Watching Saved His Show
- Metro.uk: Watch Breaking Bad being cooked up in the writers’ room – time-lapse video (a couple dvd features, video)

 

[Alienware]

The Chick 'n Guns stuff is out yet?
Eager to see those 8 minutes.

 

[Cornballer]

I haven't seen it anywhere legitimate, and I assume Sony wants to hold it back for now to help move dvd's.

 

[Cornballer]

FYI: QualityPixel put up a rewatch thread if you're interested in checking out some older episodes before the final 8 begin

 

[TrumanBurbank]

How are they selling the S5 Blu Ray already? S5 is only half done.

Am I missing something? Why would anyone buy that?

 

[dave is ok]

I haven't seen it anywhere legitimate, and I assume Sony wants to hold it back for now to help move dvd's.

The people who made it linked to a YouTube copy on their reddit IAMA. Didn't look at who's account it was posted under though

 

[Cornballer]

The people who made it linked to a YouTube copy on their reddit IAMA. Didn't look at who's account it was posted under though

Oh, nice. Do you have a link for it?

Sony Pictures DVD put up a bunch of special features on their youtube channel but I haven't seen the new scene.

 

[smokeymicpot]

How are they selling the S5 Blu Ray already? S5 is only half done.

Am I missing something? Why would anyone buy that?

It is only the first half. Probably trying to get the people who just started watching it now finally. Get the quick buck.

 

[dave is ok]

Oh, nice. Do you have a link for it?

Sony Pictures DVD put up a bunch of special features on their youtube channel but I haven't seen the new scene.

Yeah I was wrong. It's a behind the scenes. Here is the AMA link: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1fo87t/we_are_michelle_maclaren_gordon_smith_jenn/

 

[Cornballer]

Yeah I was wrong. It's a behind the scenes. Here is the AMA link: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1fo87t/we_are_michelle_maclaren_gordon_smith_jenn/

Thanks for the AMA link. Yeah, I've seen the behind the scenes a few places.

 

[Spunky Monkey]

Sign up to http://www.unblock-us.com/ - use the weeks free trial if you must and log on to netflix in the UK. Once you've picked your jaw up off the floor at how poor the UK offering is, find Breaking Bad and you'll find the first half of series 5 there to enjoy, something we've had for a while now.

 

[Fry]

 

[Cornballer]

Here's the featurettes and behind the scenes stuff from the dvd on youtube:

- Breaking Bad: The Fifth Season Featurette - Train Schematics
- Breaking Bad: The Fifth Season Featurette - Radiator Escape
- Breaking Bad: The Fifth Season Featurette - A German Interior
- Breaking Bad: The Fifth Season Featurette - Using Magnets
- Breaking Bad: The Fifth Season Featurette - The Writers On Writing
- Breaking Bad: The Fifth Season Featurette - Writer's Room Time Lapse
- Breaking Bad - "Chicks n' Guns" Behind The Scenes

Most of these have been posted in the thread already.

 

[Servbot24]

Is that an official image?

edit, no amc logo so i assume not

 

[Fry]

Is that an official image?

edit, no amc logo so i assume not

I think it is.

http://www.ligadoemserie.com.br/201...primeiro-poster-e-teaser-do-retorno-da-serie/

Video (teaser) inside.

 

[Cornballer]

Looks like it's legit. USA Today has it up along with an article. Here's a a direct link to the teaser, too. (Annoying ad in front, though.)

The show's first-ever teaser campaign, featuring that cryptic tagline, will appear Monday on billboards in New York and Los Angeles, and online and on air next week. The billboard does not include the show's title or the network's logo, but its green color, smoke and use of a portion of the show's logo, the 'Ba' symbol from the periodic table of the chemical elements, will clue in true fans.

The series wraps up with eight final episodes starting Aug. 11, and next year AMC will bid farewell to Mad Men after seven seasons. Both shows are dwarfed by the ratings of The Walking Dead, but have won outsized influence among Emmy voters and fans, and established the network as a home for top-flight scripted dramas.

"We're trying to enshrine these shows in a way that is meaningful, and really make sure (their final runs) are television events," says AMC chief Charlie Collier. "We think they will stand the test of time and never be forgotten."

 

[ivysaur12]

Not too excited about the font.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I can't believe it's almost over.

 

[Alienware]

Not too excited about the font.

It's one of the two they've always used for the posters.

 

[DorsalAxe]

A new title. Episode 516: "Felina".

I seem to be slightly against the grain though in that on the whole I probably preferred Season 2 and 5:1 to 3 and 4.

Me too. I don't think it's so much because of Gus himself, but 3 and 4 move away from the science of the show to focus on tension and drama. Season 5 goes back to the show's roots, fun and clever (and the lower episode count has resulted in a much leaner season, with none of the bloat of Season 4).

 

[Dany]

Wouldn't that be the finale title?

 

[captainnapalm]

I'm finally up to date with this series and all I can say is:

Spoiler

He Knows!!!


I'm totally on Hank's side now, by the way. Walter White needs to be put down. Jesse needs to escape to some tropical island before it all goes down.