Breaking Bad - being re-run from the beginning

Breaking Bad - being re-run from the beginning

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Fastchas

2,647 posts

122 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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alangtt said:
chibbard said:
DSLiverpool said:
Never seen it before but loving it so far, I find his wife hot - does she get her kit off anytime soon ?
Hank's wife/ Walt's sister in law is fitter!!
No and not

Skyler is an anoying ccensoredt
I agree Skyler looked rough at first but does anyone else agree she looked hot when she had the affair with Ted...?

Regarding the seasons/series I think season 3 onwards really took off. Didn't Bryan Cranston (Walt) become Director of the shows from season 3 onwards?

droopsnoot

11,962 posts

243 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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Fastchas said:
Regarding the seasons/series I think season 3 onwards really took off. Didn't Bryan Cranston (Walt) become Director of the shows from season 3 onwards?
That seems to be common, maybe if a series takes off the actors want a bit more "creative input" - I've noticed that the two leads in Suits are now credited as various Exec Producer, Product, Director etc. (though I forget exactly which).

DSLiverpool

14,762 posts

203 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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Ok I am 5 or so programmes in and it seems over, he has the big C and has teamed up with Jessie to market it - how can it go for so long?

What is that car - looks like a cut n shut or a Chinese X5 clone - weird car choice.

gareth_r

5,737 posts

238 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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it's the famous (famously bad) Pontiac Aztek.

GetCarter

29,395 posts

280 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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DSLiverpool said:
Ok I am 5 or so programmes in and it seems over, he has the big C and has teamed up with Jessie to market it - how can it go for so long?
It becomes not about the plot, but the relationship between the two of them. It's what made it the most popular TV series ever.... and why progs like 'True Detective' do so well... as they learnt that that's what people really want. People first, plots second.

JustinP1

13,330 posts

231 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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gareth_r said:
it's the famous (famously bad) Pontiac Aztek.
IIRC it had custom paint to make it look as boring and mundane as possible.

London424

12,829 posts

176 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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GetCarter said:
DSLiverpool said:
Ok I am 5 or so programmes in and it seems over, he has the big C and has teamed up with Jessie to market it - how can it go for so long?
It becomes not about the plot, but the relationship between the two of them. It's what made it the most popular TV series ever.... and why progs like 'True Detective' do so well... as they learnt that that's what people really want. People first, plots second.
Steady on with the 'most popular TV series ever' malarky. I think there are plenty others out there more popular.

GetCarter

29,395 posts

280 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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London424 said:
GetCarter said:
DSLiverpool said:
Ok I am 5 or so programmes in and it seems over, he has the big C and has teamed up with Jessie to market it - how can it go for so long?
It becomes not about the plot, but the relationship between the two of them. It's what made it the most popular TV series ever.... and why progs like 'True Detective' do so well... as they learnt that that's what people really want. People first, plots second.
Steady on with the 'most popular TV series ever' malarky. I think there are plenty others out there more popular.
Not an opinion... According to the two biggest: IMDB and rotten tomatoes - a fact. 665,000 voting on IMDB. You may not agree, but it is the most popular TV series ever.

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?num_votes=5000,&a...

Edited by GetCarter on Wednesday 22 April 17:37

richtea78

5,574 posts

159 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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It's one of the best but it's probably only top 10 for me. Sopranos, GoT, BSG, True Detective and The Wire are all better as far as I'm concerned. Series 3 and 4 are the best of Breaking Bad, the other seasons are not anywhere near as good

Worth watching definitely

JagLover

42,436 posts

236 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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BB has slow moments but I think people are not remembering it correctly if they think they were all concentrated in S1-S2

S5 was the only seasons that was fast paced all the way through.

Both S3 & S4 started slowly and S1 & S2 were very intense at times.

Halb

53,012 posts

184 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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richtea78 said:
It's one of the best but it's probably only top 10 for me. Sopranos, GoT, BSG, True Detective and The Wire are all better as far as I'm concerned. Series 3 and 4 are the best of Breaking Bad, the other seasons are not anywhere near as good

Worth watching definitely
It's something I've wondered on, if it'll break my top ten US imports. Seeing all the love it gets here, and I have all those you've listed in my top ten.

jammy_basturd

29,778 posts

213 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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It's amazing how popular it is in the UK seeing how it's never aired here up till now!

northwest monkey

6,370 posts

190 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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GetCarter said:
London424 said:
GetCarter said:
DSLiverpool said:
Ok I am 5 or so programmes in and it seems over, he has the big C and has teamed up with Jessie to market it - how can it go for so long?
It becomes not about the plot, but the relationship between the two of them. It's what made it the most popular TV series ever.... and why progs like 'True Detective' do so well... as they learnt that that's what people really want. People first, plots second.
Steady on with the 'most popular TV series ever' malarky. I think there are plenty others out there more popular.
Not an opinion... According to the two biggest: IMDB and rotten tomatoes - a fact. 665,000 voting on IMDB. You may not agree, but it is the most popular TV series ever.

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?num_votes=5000,&a...

Edited by GetCarter on Wednesday 22 April 17:37
.

Yet "Home Improvement" got bigger viewing figures...

98elise

26,644 posts

162 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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DSLiverpool said:
Ok I am 5 or so programmes in and it seems over, he has the big C and has teamed up with Jessie to market it - how can it go for so long?

What is that car - looks like a cut n shut or a Chinese X5 clone - weird car choice.
Without giving away too much its a huge journey with them getting deeper into the business. It gets really good when other key players arrive (Gus, Mike, Saul).

richtea78

5,574 posts

159 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Gus Mike and Saul make the show IMO

Parabola

1,849 posts

198 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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http://jalopnik.com/how-one-man-picks-the-perfect-...

Interesting article about the guy who chose the cars for Breaking Bad, and why he chose them.

smile

DervVW

2,223 posts

140 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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droopsnoot said:
Fastchas said:
Regarding the seasons/series I think season 3 onwards really took off. Didn't Bryan Cranston (Walt) become Director of the shows from season 3 onwards?
That seems to be common, maybe if a series takes off the actors want a bit more "creative input" - I've noticed that the two leads in Suits are now credited as various Exec Producer, Product, Director etc. (though I forget exactly which).
I think its about the money - more money for more jobs

Lost soul

8,712 posts

183 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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richtea78 said:
Gus Mike and Saul make the show IMO
Saul ,hmmmmm

jammy_basturd

29,778 posts

213 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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Anyone else's Sky box not record this past week of BB?

The listings also say it's gone on to the second half of season 2??

DSLiverpool

14,762 posts

203 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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jammy_basturd said:
Anyone else's Sky box not record this past week of BB?

The listings also say it's gone on to the second half of season 2??
USA season 2 remember they split a season in half, my box has been ok but I have been watching on my ipad anyway - all there on demand. Adverts do my head in though - 15 minutes of the same bloody thing