How can any one watch this vile crap?
I can.
Suspense, drama, and sharp writing well acted.
I don’t know
:)
The show and cast have done an amazing job of character progressions throughout five seasons.
i can tell you haven’t watched it. it’s a bigger story than the simple one’sentence decription of the show. it’s probably’the most realistic in terms’of’portraying characters, of a show i have ever seen. the characters are real and relatable. the storyline, given the characters own strengths and weaknesses, is plausible and believable. not choices i would make, but i can see’these people making them given their backgrounds and their own character. not supporting them, just saying i can see how they wind up doing what they do.
Because it’s one hour a week where we can watch something that repels skirt wearing prudess with big asses.
At the start of this series, I had absolutely no wish to watch this show. The subject matter just turned me off. But, people I knew were watching it, and they kept telling me what a good show it was. I kept reading critics saying that it might be the best drama ever made. Now, I'm not a big fan of critics, but when they are fairly unanimous in their opinions, I think, maybe I should try it.
Well, Netflix had the first season available, hubby and I were bored, we tried the first season with the knowledge that if we didn't like it, we could just stop watching.
It was mesmerizing. You get very caught up in the story and the characters. Well written piece. The writer/producer said he sold it as Mr. Chips turns into Scarface. I have commented before that I think it is actually like watching a good person lose their soul. It is sad, it is painful, it is impossible to look away.
So, I understand why you would not think you would want to watch this; but, it really draws you in. Now, I don't understand people who are still rooting for Walt to "get away with it". Walt has turned into a horrible person. He has lost all humanity. And, therein, may lie a lesson for all of us. Even the most bland of people, has the capacity for great evil if put into a situation that will pull it out of him/her.
There is good. There is evil. This shows what happens to a good man, who is dealt a bad hand, and then becomes a very bad person. Someone who "breaks bad".
So, I guess I can understand your use of the word "vile"; but, this is a well written and terrificaly acted drama, so it is not "crap".
Why are you here displaying an astounding level of lack of thought?
This series isa morality play with brilliant writing, acting, production.
Have you ever bothered to watch it? Oh, let me guess...you’re probably a Freeper who likes to brag he hasn’t watched TV in twenty years.
It’s not vile.
It doesn’t promote or glamorize drug use despite the claims. It’s like saying Othello promotes domestic abuse or Hamlet glamorizes violence.
The show has repeatedly showed the accurate and devastating effects of drugs and violence. The protagonist is doing a slow burn where he literally started off saying “no rough stuff” and now he doesn’t even blink when he watches a kid get shot in front of him. All because he wanted to help his family after he dies. The drug users are regularly shown to be foolish or low character. The only sympathetic bad guy on the show is Jesse (who is in constant torment because of his actions) and possibly Mike (who meets an unfortunate end). The criminal lawyer, his underlings, etc and all shown to be awful people. The only positively portrayed characters in the entire show are Walt’s son and Hank, both men who are always portrayed to be of the highest moral character. Hank even had a story arc where he was forced to shoot a drug dealer who pulled a gun, the result being grief over having to take a life. No glamorizing it or taking joy in it.
It’s a pretty good morality play done in 50+ acts.
its not
You’ve convinced me. I’ll stop watching. I should have never started.
Why read a thread about 'vile crap', then go to the trouble to post a comment?
Its done well bad but good.
Because it’s a great show. Not pretty, but then again, neither is life.
Interesting choice of words. This may help you understand:
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/impossible-choices-conservatism-breaking-bad