When Something You Really Like Goes Away...

Well I hate this show.....OMG, Hal (Bryan Cranston) you are kickin' it.....I hate this show....I really don't care for the time lapse Sunday to Sunday, but still hanging in there just the same...

I hate this show.....when things start going down, life changing events are taking place, death is in your backyard, face it: Most would do anything and are quite capable of doing 'anything' to aid those for better or worse that are close.

I hate this show so much, why not have new showings on Sunday and Wednesday EVERY WEEK?! I'm prepared to hate this show a lot...

Wow Hal, its ok, Lois wouldn't understand anyway. Yea I got into Malcolm, but it took some doing. I didn't like Malcolm in the beginning...LOL

Afraid of Cancellation

I absolutely love this show. This is from someone whose family has just had a loved one diagnosed at the age of 33 with stage 3 lung cancer (and who died 2 weeks ago) , and whose father is a 30+ year retired school teacher.... it is amazingly accurate... from the diagnosis with the audio hum blocking out every word to the idiot "cancer education" pamphlets and every other "published" book out there claiming to be an "authority"....feeding right into the manufactured hope for "its all about me Skyler" psyche. I literally wanted to take the talking pillow and beat her with it when I was watching Gray Matter.

This show is so great in the cerebral area of showing real science, and the well-written dark plots that I am afraid the Candy-TV addicted American public will pass this by as being "too smart". It seems like any show that makes you think gets canceled. I really hope it catches on like Six Feet Under.

What Does Green Mean??

Okay. Before I ask my question I have to start this post with a few things. I enjoy this show tremendously. It has the intensity of The Shield with the humor of Weeds, two attributes that go very well together and that escape any network show to date, even though I rarely watch network shows because for the most part they are not worth watching. I have watched Malcolm in the Middle and Bryan Cranston is so far removed from that show he is almost unrecognizable. This is a great accomplishment. This show is a winner. Anyone comparing Breaking Bad to garbage like Lost or Heroes, (both okay shows, but out of their league in this case) should stick to watching network TV. 24 unfortunately starts again sometime in the future, stick to that. Jack Bauer is a pansy. Walt would choke him with a bicycle lock, melt his body in a plastic tub, smoke some pot, go have sex with his wife, and then go cook some flawless meth. Enough said.

I have read a few reviews on this site that call the show immoral, I have to agree a little bit, but I think before one passes final judgment, he or she should see how the show ends. Clearly they are going somewhere with this and it can't end well. Maybe the story line will get into the terrible side meth. I would have to guess that is where it is going. Is there really another way to go??? So I say give it a chance before ruling this show out. Don't let the kids watch and let your self enjoy a truly good show. Also if you seriously think about it, when was the last time a TV SHOW made you laugh and cry? It is just a very well told story about a desperate man. It makes you think about what you would do if you were in his situation. The show draws you in and doesn't let you go.

Okay now here is my question... What does green mean???
Or rather, what does it symbolize? Walt always wears green? I can't find any definitive answer to the symbolism. It could be anything from jealousy to some magical soothing/healing power "Suicides dropped 34% when London's Blackfriar Bridge was painted green." Anyway, Just thought I would start some sort of discussion on what you all think, as greens' spectrum of symbolism is so large.

Let me know.

Great Character Development from Vince

Breaking Bad makes me laugh, cry, and shout out.... YEAH! "Gray Matter" has the emotional and critical thinking scene of the uncontrolled intervention of Walter with the connective tissue of the grayish cloudy crystals that Jesse just can't get right. This episode fleshes out Walter's past in grad school and connects us to his lost love in a contrast of colors that once more illuminates what it means to "Break Bad."

Coming out of the pit of murder, addiction, and rage, Vince shows us the light. With his master touch, he makes manifest what Evey Hammond said to V...."My father was a writer. You would've liked him. He used to say that artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up."

Worst Show Ever

I'm watching this stupid show right now. My boyfriend likes it. I am tolerable of a lot of things, but the murder, cheating, graphics, terrible morals and language of this show are unsuitable for any sort of television.

I am 21 years old, so I'm not someone who is not used to seeing or hearing the types of things the show portrays. Decomposing bodies, chunks of disintegrated human remains, blood pouring everywhere? Not to mention the lack of morality. Breaking Bad is the antithesis of a good show. It is absolutely disturbing.

Whoever would create such a television series must have some serious problems. So, Vince Gilligan, I hope you're happy for ruining my Sunday. I am now in the worst mood I have ever been in. I can see nothing that can be gained from watching this series. Unless you're into wasting hours of your life, this show is not for you.

I am not saying I want another 7th Heaven, but would a little integrity be too much to ask for? We already see WAY too much violence and immorality in the world we live in. I don't believe it should be portrayed this strongly in a made-up show. I understand that I do not have to watch this show, but right now I am being forced to as I have asked about 5 times to have it shut off already.

Online Episodes?

I'm really trying to get into this show, but the lack of a timely online availability of shows is pretty lame. i mean, episode 5 is on, and we can only see 1 and 2 online? like to give it a try, but why so long to get at least episode 3 online?

Controversial and Light Years Ahead of it's Time!

There is no doubt that Breaking Bad has a created buzz! For some who believe the show is a negative influence complain, others who love the show rave about it's many opportunities to reflect and teach.

Bravo Vince Gilligan--forgive me for saying so at the expense of sounding corny, but in the age of "Oprahism" and the communication age so much is to be explored and remains to be created in television as a medium, and what you have created here is masterful!

AMC is also mindful and respectful of those who criticize by allowing all opinions to have their voice, regardless of what side of the fence they are on. Well done! To have the courage to write the truth to one's own vision in the face of adversity in spite of public opinion can only mean one thing.

Language and Time Slot

I have heard a few gripes about this show starting so late and the corollary regarding the censorship of language. I'm curious about what other people think.

Personally, I'm fine with the late start because my son goes to bed right before it starts and I know I won't be interrupted during the show. In fact, when the time changes, I'll have to wait for the encore, since he'll still be awake.

I've found the language censorship to be a little odd, but I'm also planning to buy the box set when it comes out, so eventually I'll be able to watch it as it was intended.

My older son is 15 and will be 16 this year. I'm not sure he's quite ready to see something like this, although it won't be much longer. Frankly, I'm less offended when I think of it through his eyes by the overt language and drug usage, than I am by the euphemisms. You know...the things I haven't quite gotten around to explaining to him from every day life. For example, there have been two references (so far) to "pinching a loaf". I kind of think that I already knew about this by his age, but I had an older brother and a father who was a World War II veteran. My husband had two older brothers and a father who was a World War II veteran! So you know he knew about loaf pinching!

I think it was easier to tell him about sex than it will be about this subject. He's a smart kid, though, so he'll figure it out!

A Great New Series on AMC?

I thought AMC only aired old movies. I stopped in to set the DVR to tape The Godfather and saw a preview for this.

I saw episode 4 and it blew me away! I just snarfed up episodes 1 and 2 online and am desperately searching for episode 3 "On Demand".

I wonder how many people know about this great show? I'm totally smitten and addicted.

Thoughts on Breaking Bad....

I came across this show by accident actually. I'm usually into the Discovery, TLC, Travel, A&E, NGC channels. The only reason why I started watching it is because on that same day I had the same subject that Walter was teaching his high school kids in Episode 1 being taught to me as well and I noticed it and was hooked right away. The lecture I'm talking about is the valence electron configuration (1s2, 2s2, 3p6....). Although I can relate to the chemistry, I actually watch the show because it has a great plot. Walter is nuts, Skyler(in some unknown way) is hot, and the brother in law is so corny that you gotta love him!!

They should have kept Krazy 8's character alive as long as possible. This series reminds me at times of American Beauty. It is the first show ever that I have watched from the beginning and I hope that it is around for many seasons!!!

Getting Hooked

I just found out about the show this morning and loved the first two episodes online.

I keep wondering why I like this show better than Weeds, which has some parallels. I found Nancy Botwin's actions so despicable that I couldn't watch more than the first six episode or so. But are Walter White's actions much better? Is it because he's a man? Or maybe Cranston and the writers just make White more intriguing and likable?

Breaking Bad Fan LiveJournal

While I'm not sure if this is allowed or not, I'm thinking it's worth trying to share the info here as the more places out there talking about how fantastic this show is the better.

A GREAT show like this deserves all the viewer attention and adoration it can get from every possible avenue, don't you think?

With that in mind I created a LiveJournal Breaking Bad fan page that can be found right here

http://community.livejournal.com/breaking_bad/

Go to the Breaking Bad LiveJournal Fan Page

Flashback Scenes

Anyone care to expound on the significance of the flashbacks? I think since Walt wasn't in the classroom this week, the flashbacks are our window into his thoughts. He's remembering how he developed his ideas about chemistry and where he might have gone wrong.

The girl (potential girlfriend or an undergraduate he's trying lead astray...you decide?) asks him, "What about the soul?" And his reply that it's just chemistry. Was Walt flawed even then? Do we have to go farther back to find the real Walt?

OK, that's enough. If I think about this too long, I will have flashbacks!!

Props, Realism and Intensity

So what exactly is the dude smoking with his blowtorch and glass pipe? I mean is there actually something relatively innocuous that you can do that with for the sake of realism or is it pretty toxic in it's own right (however legal it might be) and just an occupational hazard of the role? The show is incredible and, not unlike Mad Men, its draw seems in large part due to being willing, even committed, to go to the places in peoples' lives that are considered too boring, too private or too volatile for the stomach of most network executives. Bravo.

Breaking Bad Music

In the first episode there was some music that sounded like a thin tinney bass guitar that then burst into something heavy that sounded Spanish...What band was that???

Hello Fellow BB Fans

Swear to God, my name is Mr. White, I teach high school chemistry, and although I'm not quite 50, I can say that I have experienced something of a mid-life crisis--although nothing to compare with Walt's "end-life" crisis.

When I first heard of the show I noted all these remarkable coincidences just from the previews, so I knew I would have to check it out. I was kind of afraid I wouldn't like it, but I'm happy to say that it's now one of my favorites. Thanks AMC. Keep it up.

Easy Way Out

I think Walt got the easy way out when he discovered that Krazy 8 had a weapon and was planning on killing him first chance he got, thus making the murder much more palatable in his mind.

It would have made things much more interesting if Walt noticed the missing piece of the broken plate, killed Krazy 8 thinking it was self-defense and then discovered the missing piece had skidded away or was hidden under the furnace or something. Then he would've been stuck with the knowledge that he had killed a man who might , in fact, have meant him no harm.

I just think that would've been a much more interesting way to go.

Episode III: The Plot Thickens

I'm a huge fan of BB since first episode, and so many things about Walt and the other characters is being revealed to all. Killing off Krazy 8 finally (and what did he do with the body?), Walt's sister-in-law is a clepto, his cough is getting worse (as is, I'm assuming, his cancer), Jesse is flipping out and getting real whacked off of the meth that Walt cooked, as well as flashing back to his past.

This show is so well written and each week we are watching the story of Walt and how his decision to "Break Bad" has all kinds of repercussions.

The Glass Floor: Episode 3, etc.

I'm watching them mop up through the glass floor--and I'm thinking...oh, they are filming that through a glass floor. It makes me realize it's a show. So can't say I'm a huge fan of that technique. But otherwise liking it a lot.

Thank Goodness!

Whew! I thought TiVo had screwed up my season pass for this series and missed recording Episode 3. Seems it didn't air. (AMC's not screwing with it in the line-up already I hope). Finally Bryan Cranston has his own series and one worthy of his immense talent. And Vince? As superb as his episodes were of "The X-Files" it seems he'd barely tapped the depth of his creativity. PLEASE, AMC, DO NOT CANCEL THIS MARVELOUS SERIES. Arguably the best acting on air network. I'm not into "Mad Men" but I am hooked on BB from Ep 1. Thanks AMC!

I Must Say.....

...that already this show has become my favorite show on TV. This show is something you'd see on HBO. The acting is incredible, the characters are well developed and the theme is so interesting. What do you think?

Why the Delay????

Why the delay in episode #3?? Two episodes and I've got a rerun. Is the delay 'till next week part of the writers' strike? These days it's hard to find a cutting-edge show that will keep people on the edge of their seats and tuning back in loyally every week.

This kinda blows, ya know?