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[bleeding heart]

If you have watched parts of the show and then given up, I get it, believe me; I saw a few episodes, thought, "not bad," and then moved on.

But when, at the insistence of my wife, I gave in and watched the whole series, I was knocked flat on my bum. The show is unbelievably good, unbelievably addictive, with enough "Holy Crap" moments to cripple a lesser show in absurdity (See Dexter, for example).

The fourth season finale is among the best television I've watched in my 45 years.

Apparently, there is to be a fifth season; and I'm ambivalent about it. On the one hand, I'm thrilled to see another season of Walter White behaving like some sort of rational lunatic, while we the audience irrationally cheer on his criminal enterprising. On the other hand, the season finale that I've mentioned is such a pitch-perfect way to end the whole shebang that I worry about overkill, of damaging something almost pristine.

As someone said, "A work of art is never completed; it is abandoned with dignity."

[cybercoma]

I've only seen the first two seasons and I honestly think the main character Mr. White and his young colleague have one of the most powerful relationships in television. They're phenomenal actors. It's really worth watching.

[Derek L]

I've only seen the first two seasons and I honestly think the main character Mr. White and his young colleague have one of the most powerful relationships in television. They're phenomenal actors. It's really worth watching.

I agree, AMC nailed it, then throw in Walking Dead and Mad Man, and in my opinion they have the market covered when contrasted with the big networks………

[stopstaaron]

The fourth season finale is among the best television I've watched in my 45 years.

Then you haven't seen the fourth season finale of The Wire .. the conclusion to that season and the stories of those 4 boys will cut any person into pieces

Edited by stopstaaron, 25 March 2012 - 09:00 PM.

[stopstaaron]

But yeah. Breaking Bad is a super great tv show. I still can't put it up there with The Wire, The Shield or The Sopranos .. it depends how the last 2 seasons are, same with Justified

I love Dexter too but agree it's not as strong as those shows I listed although it it still stronger than most dramas that have been on tv

[stopstaaron]

This summer is also the final season of Damages.. love that show as well, Martin Short, Ted Danson, John Goodman, Dylan Baker played great characters.. Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Tate Donovan had great chemistry together

Good thing about TV shows though is they live on with DVDs long after they're gone, so it's still going to be hard to say goodbye to these characters but will be able to watch the series again and again

If any of you haven't seen Damages, it's great tv!

[bleeding heart]

But yeah. Breaking Bad is a super great tv show. I still can't put it up there with The Wire, The Shield or The Sopranos

I actually like it better. But it's a matter of taste; The Sopranos and The Wire are so damn good that I won't go so far as to say BB IS better.

Just that I enjoy it more.

I love Dexter too but agree it's not as strong as those shows I listed although it it still stronger than most dramas that have been on tv

I liked the first two seasons a lot, but then it started to lose me. (Though John Lithgow as "Arthur" was amazing, I give him credit.)

[Michael Hardner]

I concur: Breaking Bad, and especially The Shield are more conventional entertainment shows with more swearing, more suspense, and more violence. The Sopranos and The Wire are on a different level IMO.

[stopstaaron]

I liked the first two seasons a lot, but then it started to lose me. (Though John Lithgow as "Arthur" was amazing, I give him credit.)

Dexter is the only show where I watch it only because of one character.. Dexter Morgan. I really don't care if any of the rest live or die. The trinity killer has been the best baddie for Dexter and I enjoyed the Ice Truck killer too. The plot is really blah sometimes but Michael C Hall keeps me watching..that character alone makes it worth all the hassle.

Michael C Hall is a brilliant actor, he was in Six Feet Under as David Fisher and he is here too.

Michael C Hall, Bryan Cranston, Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Michael Chiklis are some of the best tv actors in the last 20 years of TV IMO

Edited by stopstaaron, 26 March 2012 - 08:20 PM.

[Spiderfish]

Dexter is the only show where I watch it only because of one character.. Dexter Morgan. I really don't care if any of the rest live or die. The trinity killer has been the best baddie for Dexter and I enjoyed the Ice Truck killer too. The plot is really blah sometimes but Michael C Hall keeps me watching..that character alone makes it worth all the hassle.

Michael C Hall is a brilliant actor, he was in Six Feet Under as David Fisher and he is here too.

Michael C Hall, Bryan Cranston, Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Michael Chiklis are some of the best tv actors in the last 20 years of TV IMO

Six feet under was a great series, followed it beginning to end. I never followed Hall in Dexter. Breaking Bad is likely the best series on TV right now in my opinion. Any word yet on when the season 5 starts?

[stopstaaron]

Six feet under was a great series, followed it beginning to end. I never followed Hall in Dexter. Breaking Bad is likely the best series on TV right now in my opinion. Any word yet on when the season 5 starts?

Yeah, I was lucky enough to find the series at Walmart for 15 dollars per season.. then a day after I bought them all it went up to 40 dollars ..I guess it was meant to be, I enjoyed it very much

Breaking Bad season 4 comes out on DVD/Blueray on June 5th and season 5 begins sometime in July (is all Cranston said)

[stopstaaron]

Justified season 3 finale is tomorrow night! It has been a great season but I enjoyed season 2 more than 1 & 3
One complaint I have is I wish they used the other marshalls more.. Rachael and Tim and Art
I hope they get back to using them as much as they did in the first season

[Boges]

I have watched the first two seasons on Netflix. Started watching Season 3 last night. Google told me that Season 4 will be on Netflix by early June and the final season starts on AMC in July.

I guess by the time Walking Dead starts up again I'll be an expert in the world of cooking meth.

Excellent show. I love the DEA agent Hank.

[bleeding heart]

I have watched the first two seasons on Netflix. Started watching Season 3 last night. Google told me that Season 4 will be on Netflix by early June and the final season starts on AMC in July.

I guess by the time Walking Dead starts up again I'll be an expert in the world of cooking meth.

Excellent show. I love the DEA agent Hank.

Yeah, Hanks' awesome.

[Boges]

This thread talks more about other shows than Breaking Bad.

Just finished Season 4 on the weekend. Thanks AMC for showing all the re-runs overnight leading up to the premiere on July 15th.

Season 4 was the best season by far. Gus was one of the best antagonists I've ever seen on any TV show. Cold and calculated he was always the smartest guy in the room. How brilliant was he in killing the entire cartel and having an mobile ER on standby?

His one weakness, in the killer of his partner, was ultimately his downfall.

I'm looking forward to seeing the return of Mike. It was convenient that he was in Mexico recovering while Walt kills Gus' entire inner circle. Him and Hank are two of the main bright spots of this series

I wonder if the horrible things Walt's done to Jesse will catch up to him in Season 5? (Letting his girlfriend die and poisoning his other girlfriend's son)

Edited by Boges, 03 July 2012 - 06:20 AM.