Posted on 09/16/2013 6:36:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Twenty three minutes into Episode 514, entitled Ozymandias after a Shelley poem, Breaking Bad made television history. Except that most fans didnt notice. They were instead ready to cry, scream, vomit, or hurl a waffle iron at the plasma TV, or some combination of the above.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
I do know what I am missing.
Immoral and Amoral characters. Gory violence. Meaningless sex and nudity. Lots and lots of foul language.
did I miss anything?
Interesting that the one who brought Walt into the mess has been desperately trying to get himself out.
Yes, but is it diversified? Are there Negro, Chinaman, lesbian and gayish characters in it? Disabled-Americans are a must!
Me too. Hello, make the point?
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
We all need an occasional escape from the real world madness surrounding us every day. This excellently written and acted series has been mine. I’ll miss it when it’s over.
And Cranston IS Walter White!!!
I don’t think so.
one of my favorite scenes is the one where he goes mad in the crawl space with the camera overhead
Some regular, straight-laced guy is dying of cancer or some such and turns into an evil meth manufacturer/dealer.
Some regular, straight-laced guy is dying of cancer or some such and turns into an evil meth manufacturer/dealer.
Sick of seeing men who are old enough to know better sporting bizarre facial hair.
Now I read the Forbes article.
I see the connection to the Godfather.
Michael Corleone wanted to save his family. But by doing so, he destroyed it.
Walter White want to save his family. He starts cooking meth so he can leave his family with something when he’s gone. In doing so, he destroys them.
Powerful stuff, man.
I watched a coupled of episodes. It had a problem. When a show has no characters that I have any attachment to, I lose interest.
I lost interest.
Best Show in a long time, a must see .
Yes, yes you are missing much.
No meaningless sex or nudity. Just the human sole laid bare.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!’
I’ll catch it on reruns in 6 or 7 years.
You couldn’t be more wrong.
put a hat on George Zimmermans attorney and he looks like Heisenberg.
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