Jimboxy Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I listen to his Nerdist podcasts, they are pretty good although he is a terrible sycophant. I thought Talking Bad was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Got my girlfriend Sarah well into this. I wasn't sure if she'd like it, but she got hooked pretty quickly. Good girl. It's my 3rd watch-through, and it's still an absolute joy. It's fun to hear Sarah's guesses on what's coming up, I refuse to spoil anything for her. She's at the 7th episode of Part One of the final series. She's asked "which show is better than this then?". Fuck all sweetheart, fuck all :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicm Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Just finished the first season, still not sure if its my sort of thing, i still see the lead character as malcom's dad so its all a bit odd. Just ordered season 2 on blu-ray so will see how i get on with that, 1 step at a time eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Reflex Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Ha, he doesn't stay like that. Wait until you've finished the show and then go back to series 1 again, the change is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Yeah the change is quite quick, you won't be looking at him like Malcolm's dad for much longer. I went back through the whole thing recently and there are now 2 things that I can't quite get past: Series 4 spoiler Gus getting up and straightening his tie. Come on! Series 5 spoiler He's public enemy number 1 but still doesn't get noticed in the bar in his new town nor when he's in the cafe when he meets Creepy Todd and the woman with the tea. Aside from those points, the whole thing is a work of genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I've tuned back into this on Netflix, I'm on Season 3 Episode 3. I've always enjoyed the crime end of the show but not so much Walt's domestic disputes. Whenever he and Skyler start arguing I usually switch tabs for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Yeah the change is quite quick, you won't be looking at him like Malcolm's dad for much longer. I went back through the whole thing recently and there are now 2 things that I can't quite get past: Series 4 spoiler Gus getting up and straightening his tie. Come on! Series 5 spoiler He's public enemy number 1 but still doesn't get noticed in the bar in his new town nor when he's in the cafe when he meets Creepy Todd and the woman with the tea. Aside from those points, the whole thing is a work of genius. You read this alternate ending theory? http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/09/breaking-bad-finale-reviewed.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Nearly reached the end of this with Sarah now, she's only got 3 episodes left. Will likely end up finishing it off next weekend.Should be fun :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 You read this alternate ending theory? http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/09/breaking-bad-finale-reviewed.html I wouldn't agree with that, I thought it ended brilliantly and you do have to just go with certain things happening the way he wanted them (like the meeting at the end of the last episode).I just take issue with a couple of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Yeah, while it's great that it ended, it also leaves a gaping hole in your life. Still, there's always Better Call Saul... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Yeah that's pretty much what I think. It could quite easily go horribly wrong. And I highly doubt it'll be in BB's league. But I'll remain optimistic. And Mike's in it, so that's a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Spoilers http://youtu.be/uty2zd7qizA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AndyKurosaki Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Definitely looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 El Camino is now up, 2 hours long. Look forward to binging my way through it later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Hmm, I'm finding it tough to sit through this. But it reminds me of how I felt about later seasons of Breaking Bad, which is that once it captured the zeitgiest it started to feel inflated with a sense of it's own importance. You'd get like ten episodes of pointless buildup into a predictable finale with one or two major twists towards the end. Have just like two or three genuinely terrific episodes. Rinse and repeat. But the first two seasons were genuinely great. How Walt forced this criminal persona to get access to a world that he didn't belong in. How 'Heisenberg' got away from him and turned into this powerful myth, which he then slowly moved into, filling the role and 'actualizing' the "one who knocks". The tension between Walt and Heisenberg is what made it brilliant TV. Once 'Walt' went away so did a lot of the suspense, imo (Dinner plate scene, best moment of the show. Closely followed by 'this, is not meth') Is it just me who feels this way? It always felt like the hype of BB turned what started as an exciting series into a really boring one that was constantly making itself out to be this big, bold thing but was actually fairly ordinary. Like I saw comments at the time saying that the BB finale was the best finale ever. I just could never understand that. Crazy. Watch Six Feet Under people. Better Call Saul was actually way better than expected tho, complete surprise that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I'll put this in spoilers incase anyone is sparked in to watching Breaking Bad Quote Spoiler one of my issues with the show is that they never really earn the 'I'm the one who knocks'. He isn't. Ever. It's not long after that he's literally pissing his pants in fear. The only person he's especially ruthless to is Jesse. Maybe I missed something, and he's certainly not a good person, but he's never this supposed underworld nightmare they make him out to be in that scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 @DANGERMAN I am the one who put it spoilers for you. But also I think that is kind of the point, he's pretty delusional by that point but also out his depth as well. I think it's one of the best character arcs and acting roles committed to telly. I did have issues with the last season in that they did a good job of wrapping up threads from three seasons but left themselves with little else to do so had to bring in new elements. I'd agree with @one-armed dwarf in that it bought into its own hype, but it's still one of the best TV shows ever made in my opinion. I've only watched the first half of El Camino so far, but I've really enjoyed it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I certainly enjoyed El Camino. It tied things off, and it was great to see some old favourites (Skinny Pete and Badger) again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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