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Breaking Bad on AMC (6 Viewers)
- Thread starter Weapon of Mass Instruction
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Marvin
Footballguy
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
I think you may be right about that last part, at least, since
Jesse James was shot by a member of his own gang. There have been 2 direct references to Walt being Jesse James so far this season.
17seconds
root of all aliai
Maybe he's 20Is this shtick?
shader
Footballguy
I could have missed a show or two before it...But 24 was known for having that "game-changing" ending at the end of almost every episode.
I'm not saying it didn't happen on other shows before that, but it they did it week after week and really affected TV as we know it....imo
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
I think Gilligan has said something about the show not being entirely realistic, and that they're sometimes willing to sacrifice realism for impact, for lack of a better word.
shader
Footballguy
Maybe he's 20
17seconds
root of all aliai
Thought the same thing while it was happening. But later I realized they didn't lose any time because the engineers need to be out of the cab before they get the go signal for hookup.
17seconds
root of all aliai
Like every soap opera on TV. And they do it every day.I could have missed a show or two before it...But 24 was known for having that "game-changing" ending at the end of almost every episode.
I'm not saying it didn't happen on other shows before that, but it they did it week after week and really affected TV as we know it....imo
Sarnoff
Footballguy
I thought the same thing. It's not like engineers were going to hear the motor running the pump, but Walt waited until after the flow started to pull the cord. WTF? Get the hoses laid out and have everyone run up as soon as the engine passes, not once it was at a full stop. Walt wasted valuable seconds.
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coyote5
Footballguy
Mike>>>>>>>>>>Todd
Sam Quentin
Footballguy
Mike>>>>>>>>>>ToddTodd doesn't take half measures.We've seen Mike do that a few times.
coyote5
Footballguy
Mike>>>>>>>>>>Todd
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
There really needs to be two categories of TV: TV pre-HBO and TV post-HBO. Once HBO started creating outstanding television and AMC continued with that level of quality, much of television before pales in comparison.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
No, it was invented by Rocky and Bullwinkle.
JZilla
Footballguy
The networks will continue to churn out one-trick dreck like 24 long after Walter White goes to the big meth lab in the sky. Nothing to do with HBO really.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
No comprende.
JZilla
Footballguy
I'm saying the networks make TV for idiots regardless of what HBO is doingTalking networks here... NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, etc
And I'm not trying to bash anyone for their tastes.. everybody has their own weakness for idiotic entertainment.. personally, I go for Survivor and pointless late night junk like Conan and Letterman
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comfortably numb
Footballguy
Pretty sure 90210 debunks your whole thought right there
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Todd doesn't take half measures.We've seen Mike do that a few times.
Sarnoff
Footballguy
LOL fixed. I don't know why I do that. Must be a Walt/Heisenberg brainfart.Wait, what was Hank doing there??
Burn, Mother####er!So is your face.Nope. Terrible. Period.I should probably address this comment...
I must have been the only person watching eight seasons of 24.
Was it literally unbelievable? Sure. Was it a fun guilty pleasure? You bet your ###. "Terrible" it was not.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Ah, yes. I see. I only meant to illustrate that it's tough comparing traditional networks vs. HBO and AMC - because the networks play it safe. I know people like to point out that HBO has an unfair advantage because they can show nudity and use cuss words. But that's a copout. FOX passed on The Sopranos. Big surprise. The Sopranos was great enough to where you could have cut back on the violence, eliminated the cussing, and it'd still be a great show.
Does anyone believe a traditional network would have the guts to produce a show like Breaking Bad? I don't.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Plus, 90210 invented the cliffhanger.
comfortably numb
Footballguy
JZilla
Footballguy
No, absolutely not. Or else they would have by now. I don't think they've even tried to break out of the box on that kind of stuff. Yeah you don't have to be HBO, two-bit AMC gets by with only the best show ever on TV. FX does alright too.. Fox won't put those kinds of shows on its broadcast network, and that speaks to your point as well.
Fox fakes the funk a little with its grown-uppy Sunday night cartoons but those are mindless nonsense as well.
Sam Quentin
Footballguy
Todd doesn't take half measures.We've seen Mike do that a few times.
Whitetail Hunter
Footballguy
Best episode of the season last night.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Some similarities to The Wire?
Avon = Walt
Stringer = Mike
D'Angelo = Jesse
Marlo = Todd(?)
Avon = Walt
Stringer = Mike
D'Angelo = Jesse
Marlo = Todd(?)
corpcow
Footballguy
I watched most of the seasons of 24, and I "enjoyed it", but I'd have to disagree that it was a "great show" - and not because of it being realistic or not (and let's be honest they took many more liberties in 24). The cinematography isn't in the same league, the writing and dialog was sloppy, and most of the performances not named Keifer weren't very good.
PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
Walt just got lucky with the blinds. He had never even seen Hank's new office before that visit, so he didn't know it would have interior windows. If the blinds had been left open he would have had to be a little sneakier, but probably could have done it without raising suspicion.
Cunk
Footballguy
I think Walt's bugging of the phone and picture is going to bite him in the ### big time. If Hank finds these things (which I'm certain he will) how much would it take for him to put 2 and 2 together?
PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
I thought the same thing when he walked in on Walt holding the picture. Hank has a pretty big blind spot when it comes to Walt though.
badmojo1006
Footballguy
I would think they would do weekly sweeps of the offices at DEA
pollardsvision
Footballguy
24 has obviously been surpassed by other shows now, but I'll always defend it for what it was. It wasn't as deep as other great shows and character development was pretty weak, but man, was it fun to watch.Inventing the weekly cliffhanger might be a little strong (though, I don't know what's a better candidate), but in it's time, it best answered the question "why in the hell would I shell out $50 for a season of a TV show?".The DVD experience for 24 was simply fantastic.The other impressive thing about 24 was they cranked out over 125 hours of gripping TV. That's granting the severe drop off after season 5. In the days of 13 episode seasons and with so few shows hitting season 5 still running strong, what 24 did was quite a feat. It's not in my Top 5 anymore, but it's not far off.
babydemon90
Footballguy
I think this is the beginning of the Walt vs Jesse in earnest... My bet is that Jesse ends up dead.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Not a stretch considering
Jesse was supposed to die the first season. I feel the writers will still stick to their original outline for Walt, so Jesse goes out in a blaze of glory that impacts Walt and then we head down the home stretch of whatever was originally intended for Walt (dying of cancer alone after building an empire and sacrificing all that he once cared about)
The Man Who Met Andy Griffith
Footballguy
NoNoNoNo'Good said:
derek245583
Footballguy
I figured it out because you are the only wagering thread veteran who comes here.Busted....Keep it a secret in the wager thread.... I like the schtickI know that whole thing set you off, but that ******* took half my bowl season profits as well.Good of you to remember to log out the NIU kicker!
corpcow
Footballguy
24 was and always has been mindless fun. It wasn't the best show on TV when it was on TV; so much on HBO airing the same time just blew it away.It's decent/good for a network show. That's about it. On an absolute scale, it was never really that good. Sorry. Sure as hell wasn't anywhere near top 5 all time, ever, at any point.'pollardsvision said:
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I'll bet Roy Turner wanted to do the same thing when Kelly Leak rode his dirt bike on the field.Holy crap...shooting that kid.
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
Whenever someone comments in a thread telling someone to 'GTFO' it attracts all the trolls to have a troll argument under the troll bridge.'Major said:You guys are welcome to GTFO. This was never an issue the first 4 seasons in this thread.'Jojo the circus boy said:Thanks for reminding me why I am done with this thread.Mike, from the preview for next week:
"I'm aware of only two kinds of heists. Those where the men got away, and those that left witnesses."
There is no way anyone who watched last week's previews enjoyed tonight's episode as much as those of us who avoid previews. I watched last week's previews after watching tonight's episode. You guys are missing out on a lot of the fun by letting the network marketing tease you on the next epsiode to get you to watch. I thought killing there was a real chance Lydia was going to get killed. If I saw the preview I would have know she wasn't. Can't believe some of you are so dense that you don't get that previews are spoilers.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
'comfortably numb said:'jdoggydogg said:
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I'd argue network TV has far less honest content than in many previous years. Hill Street Blues, All in the Family...these kind of shows rarely exist on networks.'JZilla said:
