Breaking Bad on AMC (3 Viewers)

[Goat Herders]

That opening of "Bullet Points" is still the coolest thing I've ever seen.

Saul: "Yeah, Pinkman is first in the 'imminent demise' department..."

 

[bonesman]

The Mexican band music video where they tell the tale of Heisenberg and the Cartel must've been ridiculous to pitch to the execs (same as casting Bob Oedenkirk!).

:snicker:

 

[shuke]

So I'm DVR'ing the show from the beginning and just watched the pilot. Why the hell would they edit out all the bad words?

Because they are unedited on the DVD. But it does sound sloppy on TV.

Spoiler

Especially when Skyler looks at Walt and says "I [bEEPED] Ted." Talk about a line losing steam.

I looked at some stuff online and it looks like they removed some scenes also. AMC is doing this to drive DVD sales then?

 

[The Noid]

Just hooked up my Roku, getting ready to start Breaking Bad from the beginning. I've never seen the show, is it good out of the gates or does it take a bit of time to get going?

I've never seen a show that grabbed my interest as quickly as Breaking Bad. I also watched for the first time on Netflix and I think I hammered out four episodes the first night lol. It was so good, I wanted to keep going.

Agreed with this. The very first scene of the series with the pants flying in the air and everything that follows, right away I'm like ok this is weird and I like it.

Showing that out of sequence was brilliant. With the short attention span of most viewers, if the series started out with Walt teaching a chemistry class, then learning he has cancer, they may have lost a lot of the audience right off that bat. But how can you change the channel when the first thing you see is a guy in his underwear frantically driving an out-of-control RV?

Fuuny enough, but I was the opposite. I tuned in to the premier, saw that first scene and thought it was going to be about hillbillys cooking meth in a trailer, with the dentist from Seinfeld. Didn't seem interesting. Three seasons passed before I got around to giving it another try, and seeing how wrong my assumption was.

 

[identikit]

Another line that cracked me up was what Walt says to the guy in the crackhouse in order to gain access to rescue Jesse:

'Yo'

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

Just hooked up my Roku, getting ready to start Breaking Bad from the beginning. I've never seen the show, is it good out of the gates or does it take a bit of time to get going?

I've never seen a show that grabbed my interest as quickly as Breaking Bad. I also watched for the first time on Netflix and I think I hammered out four episodes the first night lol. It was so good, I wanted to keep going.

Agreed with this. The very first scene of the series with the pants flying in the air and everything that follows, right away I'm like ok this is weird and I like it.

Showing that out of sequence was brilliant. With the short attention span of most viewers, if the series started out with Walt teaching a chemistry class, then learning he has cancer, they may have lost a lot of the audience right off that bat. But how can you change the channel when the first thing you see is a guy in his underwear frantically driving an out-of-control RV?

Fuuny enough, but I was the opposite. I tuned in to the premier, saw that first scene and thought it was going to be about hillbillys cooking meth in a trailer, with the dentist from Seinfeld. Didn't seem interesting. Three seasons passed before I got around to giving it another try, and seeing how wrong my assumption was.

AMC has always edited out the F-bombs, but let other stuff fly.Are the editing more now?The pilot was done with an HBO/Showtime in mind, so that may have required more edits to get it to AMC standards

 

[pantherclub]

I wonder if Gus's hidden money comes into play this season with Mike and Jesse?

 

[shuke]

AMC has always edited out the F-bombs, but let other stuff fly.Are the editing more now?The pilot was done with an HBO/Showtime in mind, so that may have required more edits to get it to AMC standards

All cuss words were edited except ###. I guess there was a handjob scene cut out? Also a scene with paramedics after he fainted at the car wash?I checked and AMC said they edited the pilot for a TV-14 rating but all other episodes run unedited.Do the first airings of episodes have the F bomb?

 

[jamny]

btw - the blond on those beezid commercials is very cute.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

AMC should be able to air this unedited being that it is cable and after 10pm. They just choose not to basically.

What was up with the Jesse being able to gain access to the one meth-house with the stolen blue crystal by digging in the yard?

 

[Chaka]

What was up with the Jesse being able to gain access to the one meth-house with the stolen blue crystal by digging in the yard?

Tweakers are not too bright and easily distracted.

 

[Sebowski]

AMC has always edited out the F-bombs, but let other stuff fly.

Are the editing more now?

The pilot was done with an HBO/Showtime in mind, so that may have required more edits to get it to AMC standards

All cuss words were edited except ###. I guess there was a handjob scene cut out? Also a scene with paramedics after he fainted at the car wash?I checked and AMC said they edited the pilot for a TV-14 rating but all other episodes run unedited.

Do the first airings of episodes have the F bomb?

Damn. That was a pretty great scene.

 

[Charlie Frown]

I loved the scene when Tio was being asked to identify Jesse:

"I guess that's a "no"".

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

AMC has always edited out the F-bombs, but let other stuff fly.

Are the editing more now?

The pilot was done with an HBO/Showtime in mind, so that may have required more edits to get it to AMC standards

All cuss words were edited except ###. I guess there was a handjob scene cut out? Also a scene with paramedics after he fainted at the car wash?I checked and AMC said they edited the pilot for a TV-14 rating but all other episodes run unedited.

Do the first airings of episodes have the F bomb?

Damn. That was a pretty great scene.

You're talking about the scene with Skylar and Walt on his birthday where she's paying attention to the computer, right? The Marie and Hank in the hospital scene was still there the other night.

 

[shuke]

AMC should be able to air this unedited being that it is cable and after 10pm. They just choose not to basically.

Do they do this with all reruns or was it just the pilot?

 

[corpcow]

My wife commented yesterday that all of the bad asses are bald in the show. And even Walt started the bad ### transformation when he shaved his head. and combo thought he was gangster but his head was only partially shaved.

Not sure there's anything there but interesting observation I thought

 

[Abraham]

My wife commented yesterday that all of the bad asses are bald in the show. And even Walt started the bad ### transformation when he shaved his head. and combo thought he was gangster but his head was only partially shaved. Not sure there's anything there but interesting observation I thought

Gus wasn't bald.

 

[Wingnut]

Aaaarrgh! I can't take this, I wanna read some posts but just finished the episode in season 2 where Walt gives Jessie the $480k and there's a shocker at the end..Wondering what the pink stuffed animal and the other stuff is at the beginning of some of the episodes..This. Show. Is. Awesome.

why don't you read along with the thread up to what you watched. That's what I did with the Wire and am doing with Dexter.

This thread is 84 pages long....maybe once I start season 4.

 

[identikit]

My wife commented yesterday that all of the bad asses are bald in the show. And even Walt started the bad ### transformation when he shaved his head. and combo thought he was gangster but his head was only partially shaved. Not sure there's anything there but interesting observation I thought

Gus wasn't bald.

Neither was Tuco.

 

[corpcow]

My wife commented yesterday that all of the bad asses are bald in the show. And even Walt started the bad ### transformation when he shaved his head. and combo thought he was gangster but his head was only partially shaved. Not sure there's anything there but interesting observation I thought

Gus wasn't bald.

Neither was Tuco.

Well in her defense Gus wasn't introduced yet when she said this. And you're right about Tuco for some reason I thought he was bald but it was just really short. Still there's something there. Hair = conscience ?

 

[17seconds]

My wife commented yesterday that all of the bad asses are bald in the show. And even Walt started the bad ### transformation when he shaved his head. and combo thought he was gangster but his head was only partially shaved. Not sure there's anything there but interesting observation I thought

Gus wasn't bald.

Neither was Tuco.

If we're talking completely bald neither are Mike or Hank

 

[Sebowski]

AMC has always edited out the F-bombs, but let other stuff fly.

Are the editing more now?

The pilot was done with an HBO/Showtime in mind, so that may have required more edits to get it to AMC standards

All cuss words were edited except ###. I guess there was a handjob scene cut out? Also a scene with paramedics after he fainted at the car wash?I checked and AMC said they edited the pilot for a TV-14 rating but all other episodes run unedited.

Do the first airings of episodes have the F bomb?

Damn. That was a pretty great scene.

You're talking about the scene with Skylar and Walt on his birthday where she's paying attention to the computer, right? The Marie and Hank in the hospital scene was still there the other night.

No, I thought he was talking about the hospital scene. Forgot about the birthday one. That was a great scene too though.

 

[Major]

Hold on to your hats.....

 

[kupcho1]

Hold on to your hats.....

I'm not wearing a hat

 

[inca911]

The sensors allow the show to use one F-bomb per season. It was discussed in the commentaries in Season 4 for the episode "Bug", in which Jesse got to use it for the year--telling Walt after their fight to "Get out of my Fing house and never come back."

 

[FatMax]

That opening of "Bullet Points" is still the coolest thing I've ever seen.

I love the look on Mike's face after he realized that the top part of his ear was nearly cut off. Not a look of pain, but annoyance. Awesome.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

The sensors allow the show to use one F-bomb per season. It was discussed in the commentaries in Season 4 for the episode "Bug", in which Jesse got to use it for the year--telling Walt after their fight to "Get out of my Fing house and never come back."

That's just so ridiculous.

 

[identikit]

Some sneak peek photos from the upcoming season:

http://blogs.amctv.com/breaking-bad/2012/06/season-5-episode-1-sneak-peek-photos.php

 

[Raider Nation]

My wife commented yesterday that all of the bad asses are bald in the show. And even Walt started the bad ### transformation when he shaved his head. and combo thought he was gangster but his head was only partially shaved. Not sure there's anything there but interesting observation I thought

Gus wasn't bald.

Neither was Tuco.

If we're talking completely bald neither are Mike or Hank

So really, almost everyone has hair. I shaved my head a couple of summers ago because it looked cool on the cousins. I really had nothing else to do anyway and I work for myself, so who cares? It didn't go very well. I guess you need to be Latino to pull off that look.

 

[Raider Nation]

Speaking of the cousins,

on The Mentalist.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Some sneak peek photos from the upcoming season:

http://blogs.amctv.c...peek-photos.php

Crap, now I've figured out the whole season. Probably won't even watch.

 

[Raider Nation]

Four more coming up at the bottom of the hour.

 

[pantherclub]

Some sneak peek photos from the upcoming season:

http://blogs.amctv.com/breaking-bad/2012/06/season-5-episode-1-sneak-peek-photos.php

I guess one big question is answered.

 

[Goat Herders]

Some sneak peek photos from the upcoming season:

http://blogs.amctv.com/breaking-bad/2012/06/season-5-episode-1-sneak-peek-photos.php

I guess one big question is answered.

Oh my.

Spoiler

Don't know if I'm more surprised to see Mike back or to see Hank walking.

Dear Vince - please don't screw this up....please don't screw this up...please don't screw this up...

 

[Major]

Hold on to your hats.....

I'm not wearing a hat

go make me some breakfast Flynn and shut the f up

 

[EYLive]

AMC should be able to air this unedited being that it is cable and after 10pm. They just choose not to basically.

Do they do this with all reruns or was it just the pilot?

I've been rewatching via online stream and I think I got some of the new edited versions.Wasn't there a scene during the original airing in either Ep 1 or 2 where Walt is washing one of his student's car and feels humiliated when the kid recognizes Walt as his teacher? I think they took out that scene recently.

 

[Raider Nation]

I've been to KFC three times in the past week. Seeing Los Pollos Hermanos every night makes me hungry.

BTW, the "real" Los Pollos Hermanos is called Twisters.

 

[derek245583]

Just caught up last night with a 4 episode barrage to end season 4 last night.

Holy Crap, the show is awesome. Watched it episode by episode before bed on netflix (hi bender)...finally stayed up until 2 AM last night watching the last 4 eps because I couldnt go to work not knowing what happened.

Now I am pissed I killed my entertainment for 3 weeks. Pumped for the premier.

 

[Raider Nation]

Just caught up last night with a 4 episode barrage to end season 4 last night.

Last night wasn't the end. The last three episodes are tonight.Edit: Disregard. Thought you were talking about AMC. Missed the Netflix part.

 

[tommyboy]

This show is addictive.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Get disk 4 of season 4 tonight.

Am i going to be disappointed watching season 5 live and edited having watched all the others in their full glory?

 

[Ned]

Am i going to be disappointed watching season 5 live and edited having watched all the others in their full glory?

I'm wondering the same thing.

 

[derek245583]

Get disk 4 of season 4 tonight. Am i going to be disappointed watching season 5 live and edited having watched all the others in their full glory?

WTF, they edit these things on TV?I was actually thinking about this during the scene where Jessie took his boys to the scrip club....The storyline and everything cant get much better, but some of the dialogue would be sick if it was on HBO or some other premium channel.

 

[Tiger Fan]

I've been to KFC three times in the past week. Seeing Los Pollos Hermanos every night makes me hungry.

BTW, the "real" Los Pollos Hermanos is called Twisters.

Popeyes down?

 

[JMon348]

Great show

 

[inca911]

Am i going to be disappointed watching season 5 live and edited having watched all the others in their full glory?

I'm wondering the same thing.

If you participate in some of the online speculation/discussions, that should help offset some of the incredibly painful waiting that will have to be endured.I'm thinking of rewatching the commentary versions of the first four seasons of the series. I only watched a couple of them for some favorite episodes, but they definitely gave some insight into things that were easy to have missed.

Spoiler

Like the big guy who seached Jesse at Saul's place pocketing the ricin cigarette in his pocket. I missed seeing it first time, but it's there when you know what to look for. Same thing about the Lily of the Valley, it was there at the beginning of the episode, foreshadowing the end of the episode.

 

[jamny]

Guess we'll go with Plan A then.

 

[Michael Brown]

Am i going to be disappointed watching season 5 live and edited having watched all the others in their full glory?

I'm wondering the same thing.

If you participate in some of the online speculation/discussions, that should help offset some of the incredibly painful waiting that will have to be endured.I'm thinking of rewatching the commentary versions of the first four seasons of the series. I only watched a couple of them for some favorite episodes, but they definitely gave some insight into things that were easy to have missed.

Spoiler

Like the big guy who seached Jesse at Saul's place pocketing the ricin cigarette in his pocket. I missed seeing it first time, but it's there when you know what to look for. Same thing about the Lily of the Valley, it was there at the beginning of the episode, foreshadowing the end of the episode.

I don't think they mean the waiting, I think they meant the actual experience of watching it. It can be very disconcerting when you're watching a show, intensity is high, drama everywhere, and all of a sudden a word gets silenced or bleeped out in the middle of it all. I'm worried about it myself, having watched the first four seasons completely unedited.

 

[shuke]

Having multiple silences in the middle of a dramatic scene really takes away from it, in my opinion. That is why I was kind of disappointed with the pilot rerun I DVR'ed and am wondering if I should just buy the DVDs.

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

I've been to KFC three times in the past week. Seeing Los Pollos Hermanos every night makes me hungry.

BTW, the "real" Los Pollos Hermanos is called Twisters.

http://www.allmenus.com/nm/albuquerque/25834-twisters/menu/