Talk Forum: What You're Saying
Breaking Bad's Talk forum had much to say about this week's premiere episode. Erock proclaimed, "Finally, a show worth watching," while RiccardoB succinctly stated, "Thank You! to the 'suits' at AMC who took a chance with this project, and everyone who thunk it up and brought it to life."
Pamala congratulated the show's writer Vince Gilligan by saying, "While its been a painful long, LONG while waiting for you to be back to writing for TV, it is oh so worth the wait if Breaking Bad is what we get for our patience."
MJF sparked a discussion about the issues Breaking Bad raises for the average middle class citizen: "Walter really could be your kid's chemistry teacher--or your neighbor," the post said. "How many Walters are out there who are perilously close to foreclosure or defaulting on credit cards, or just one serious illness or accident away from financial ruin?"
In addition, many commenters had differing opinions on when exactly Walt White "broke bad." While kurtainsplitter argued, "I don't think Walt has broken bad yet--I think we have to wait a few more episodes," stonesrock maintained, "Walt broke bad when he stomped on the punk in the clothing store who was making fun of his son. The fact that he walked out the back at first tells me that he broke bad somewhere between leaving the store and coming back in to take care of matters in his own special way."
Log onto the Talk forum this week to discuss episode two, and enter for another chance to win a toy model of Walt's winnebago.
WOW.. what a great surprize... like a super good mini movie. Facinating writing, Believable acting, I am so intrigued with the character Walter... how he is evolving ...I am HOOKED.
i really like and respect this show for it's realism. it kinda leaves me with the feeling that "no country for old men" did. it doesn't have the "hollywood" dreams do come true vibe. i was also shocked at the use of meth, especially the smoking scenes, i used to smoke meth and at first it made me feel like the show had gone to far but then i realized that one major drug that isn't really portrayed with any truth on tv or in the movies. cocaine been glamorized and the subject matter is old and tired, pot is mainstream and more comedic then anything else, but crystal meth, now thats a subject matter with no good days. at least with coke you have the rise of character before his overuse/misuse of the product such as in scarface but with meth there is no rise before the fall, where ever you are in life when you start using is the highpoint and so far breaking bad has shown this. plus the acting is amazing, especially bryan cranston. i cant wait for next week.
@sammy: I TOTALLY agree about the similarities with No Country. I felt this depressing desolation when I watched both. I love the fact that this is shot on location in Albequerque--somehow I don't think we'd have such a strong reaction to the locale if it were in a Hollywood backlot...