In my view, Game of Thrones is of the caliber of Breaking Bad.
Completely different genres of course.
Does anyone know a free or cheap way I can watch season 4 of Breaking Bad online? Netflix doesn’t have it yet.
Only way I know is through Amazon.
Justified, about to end its third season on the FX network. The tone isn’t the same as BB but it’s almost as dark, and the characterizations are excellent. Season two’s Mags Bennett would give BB’s Gus Fring a run for his money. Actually, I think Mags would win.
I had passed on this show because it did sound bleak and depressing but a friend of mine had the discs and had been raving about the shows for years. So about a week ago, there was nothing interesting on DVD so I thought I’d give it a shot and popped in the pilot episode. I was blown away! What I wasn’t expecting was the comedy. It’s really a very funny show, almost as if the Coen Brothers decided to make a television show. Looking forward to Season 5.
Giving this a bit of a bump because I’ve recently started it…recently being about two weeks ago, and I’m already about five episodes into season three.
I think I’m going to have to slow down and save season four for later, that way I don’t have to wait a long time for all of season five to come out. I figure if I can streeeetch out season four (like, watch an episode a month), both parts of season five might be out by then. : p
Anyway, chiming in that it’s among the best shows I’ve ever seen.
Just like you, Idle Thoughts. I took one hit of Breaking Bad with my wife last week. Really loved it, good times. We only watch shows we like together. But then I started doing it alone. :eek:
Was just gonna watch a tiny bit, maybe just one episode. But I couldn’t stop, man. The stuff is so good, I just wanna do more and more. At first it was like this great buzz, all fun and happy, but now it just sucks me in and takes me to a bad place. I wanna stop, but I got laid off from work (with severence!) and now I just wanna lay around all day and watch it. The house is a mess and I have work to do, but I just can’t… stop… watching.
I’m late into Season 2. And I need help.
In all seriousness, I’m in awe of the greatness of this show. I never thought anything would surpass Freaks and Geeks, but when you start messin’ around with some dangerous stuff…
I should watch this nonsense but the annoying arrogant thread title stops me.
I was stopped by a thread title once.
It’s not a moment I’m proud of.
What is that gash where your nose used to be?
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Are you West Indian, grude? I haven’t heard ‘breaking’ used that way in forever.
As for the show, I seem to be the only person who doesn’t consider Skylar to be a ball-busting harpy. Apart from that thing she does later on, I thought her reactions were perfectly reasonable for someone in her situation.
I haven’t considered her to be a ball busting harpy. I think that at times she was almost too patient with Walt, and at times gave him the benefit of the doubt when he didn’t deserve it.
Watch it anyway.
You’ll thank me.
I finished all four seasons and here I am, finally! To answer your question, AP, I don’t watch much TV at all. (HA and I work in television.) I got a Netflix account and started watching popular shows and have been through 30 Rock, Glee, How I Met Your Mother, The Walking Dead and now Breaking Bad. I turned my husband on to it and we have been living and breathing it for the past couple months. It was really hard to pace ourselves.
After the last episode we just stared at each other. I felt like James T. Kirk …
GGGUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
Oh and to fill the void after BB, last week I started Mad Men. It’s good, but after every episode I feel a strange compulsion to climb a high tower and go on a misogyny-fueled killing spree. 
In case anyone hasn’t seen yet - Breaking Bad is set to return for season 5 on Sunday, July 15th.
And, as I understand it, it’s only going to be 8 episodes. Then, a year later, they’ll show the final 8. They’re calling it one season that’s being split in two but too me it’s the equivalent of two short seasons. I have no idea why they’re doing it this way.
This is a very good show. But I’m not sure I like it better than Mad Men. They’re both up there. (I haven’t ever seen The Wire.)
Is it confirmed that there will be a full year between the 8 episode runs? I was under the impression it would be a shorter period.
Yup. 
Well, not a full year, since the first 8 episodes will take a couple months to air, but, yeah.