Structaural
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For some reason I thought the events of the pilot happened over 3 episodes or so... until I rewatched it.
Breaking Bad (CONTAINS SPOILERS)
- Thread starter dogmatique
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Just downloaded the first series after I happened to read some random comment on a torrent site. I was downloading BWE and someone said that Breaking Bad was their favourite series after BWE. Never heard of it before, nor from the first two or three episodes did I think it was much good. Just another American series syndrome. But I stuck with it and it is actually very good. Currently DL series 2-4 
I Don't think it can even stand in the same stadium as The Wire, and I prefer BWE to BB, but I still think it is good!
Hate Game of Thrones tv series, can't watch it after reading the books. It's just so... Disney!
I Don't think it can even stand in the same stadium as The Wire, and I prefer BWE to BB, but I still think it is good!
Hate Game of Thrones tv series, can't watch it after reading the books. It's just so... Disney!
Reno
The In Kraut
Boardwalk Empire is overhyped shit, I gave up half way into season one. People who keep whining that nothing will ever be as good as The Wire again should just stick to watching that series on repeat for eternity. 
Breaking Bad does something completely different and is just as good on its own terms. It's like a really great Coen Brothers film as a TV series, with fantastic characters and complex moral dilemmas.
Breaking Bad does something completely different and is just as good on its own terms. It's like a really great Coen Brothers film as a TV series, with fantastic characters and complex moral dilemmas.
PlaidDragon
We don't need money to have a good time
People who bang on about the Wire do my fucking head in. You can bet that they'd be more fucked off if they stopped making all other TV shows 
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Bit daft comparing series 1 of Breaking Bad to the full series of The Wire.
Fcuk off
They both have people in, and police, and drugs and stuff.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Boardwalk Empire is overhyped shit, I gave up half way into season one. People who keep whining that nothing will ever be as good as The Wire again should just stick to watching that series on repeat for eternity.
Breaking Bad does something completely different and is just as good on its own terms. It's like a really great Coen Brothers film as a TV series, with fantastic characters and complex moral dilemmas.
It has its Tarantino moments too.
I don't think I have the time or energy to get engrossed in The Wire and Boardwalk Empire wasn't very fulfilling.
Can anyone recommend something else? I've never watched Deadwood so unless someone comes up with a better idea I think I'll give that a go.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Just finished season 4.
Utterly brilliant, and the very last shot....blimey
Utterly brilliant, and the very last shot....blimey
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Fcuk off
They both have people in, and police, and drugs and stuff.
But does The Wire have an industrial laundry owned by a German conglomerate?
Ooooh! you'd think you were dreaming, Tarantino can't hold a candle
Reno
The In Kraut
Just because Breaking Bad deals with the drug trade and hit men doesn't mean it owes anything to Tarantino. No Country for Old Men involves drug deals and hit men and is Coen brothers. Tarantino's films are concerned with pop culture and the violence in his films is generally amoral and in quotation marks. Breaking Bad doesn't really reference anything pop cultural and is a rather moral series. There is nothing really 'cool' about its characters. For the most part they just get themselves and everybody around them into deep shit through their incompetence. Both thematically and visually its much more like the Coen Brother's of Blood Simple, Fargo or No Country for Old Men than Pulp Fiction. The violence is at times also outlandish, but neither self congratulatory nor ironic.
pseudo-intellectualism on forums 
Reno
The In Kraut
pseudo-intellectualism on forums
Only if you are a trolling div. Contribute something of value or fuck off.
Breaking bad is not even related with Cohen brothers, it has its own codes, amoral too
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I can see definite links to the Coens - especially NCFOM. Burn After Reading too, as well as
the ones that Reno mentions. All of their films feature people who get out of their depth and find themselves in impossible situations.
The scene with the body in the acid bath is pure Coen. Many of the characters are straight Coen types - Walt and Hank are, but also Gael and the sleazy lawyer whose name escapes me. Also, the tax cheating boss of Skylar is just like William Macey's character in Fargo. The more I think about the more I see the parallels!
the ones that Reno mentions. All of their films feature people who get out of their depth and find themselves in impossible situations.
The scene with the body in the acid bath is pure Coen. Many of the characters are straight Coen types - Walt and Hank are, but also Gael and the sleazy lawyer whose name escapes me. Also, the tax cheating boss of Skylar is just like William Macey's character in Fargo. The more I think about the more I see the parallels!
Reno
The In Kraut
Superdupastupor
fun to funky
gah!!!!!!
discovered very good stream of Season 3, of which I have watched all but final episode in one sitting
the little scroll-bar of episodes just reveal Se04Ep01.....
discovered very good stream of Season 3, of which I have watched all but final episode in one sitting
the little scroll-bar of episodes just reveal Se04Ep01.....
Just finished season 2. Season 1 doesn't do BB justice.
There's certainly a Fargo thread that runs through out but I can't find myself feeling sorry for any of the people. My girlfriend tells me that it was quite big with some Christians in the US (she's does audience feedback for production houses) but without seeing it all I can't see why, unless there's some redemption in there later on.
Or what? You'll report my post? Flame me? Do one you pathetic cunt or stop taking forums seriously. Empty life.
There's certainly a Fargo thread that runs through out but I can't find myself feeling sorry for any of the people. My girlfriend tells me that it was quite big with some Christians in the US (she's does audience feedback for production houses) but without seeing it all I can't see why, unless there's some redemption in there later on.
Or what? You'll report my post? Flame me? Do one you pathetic cunt or stop taking forums seriously. Empty life.
Reno
The In Kraut
Superdupastupor
fun to funky
what a show! bring on season 5.
It's beautifully shot, I know it has lot's of different directors for episodes but the touch of the the director of photography (?) Mike Slovis it trademark in how the show looks.
and the colour coding lol
It's beautifully shot, I know it has lot's of different directors for episodes but the touch of the the director of photography (?) Mike Slovis it trademark in how the show looks.
and the colour coding lol
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
The entire point of the series (thus far - unless something changes drastically in the last series) is the downfall of Walt and the redemption of Jesse. Swapping completely who you sympathise with.
just started watching this through youtube (they have all the episodes on there) seen 2 episodes so far so I'm not gonna read the thread in case there's spoilers
more than good, it's gonna be great and unexpected...
hmmph
Well-Known Member
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
READ NO MORE OF THIS THREAD.
Season 3 certainly finishes in style. Christ, never seen TV so tense.
No more BB
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
No more BB
there's going to be a final epic 5th season
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