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re: How far in before Breaking Bad gets really good ?
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:02 am to The Egg
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:02 am to The Egg
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i slept through the first few episodes repeatedly.
just couldn't get into it.
this is my problem with "the wire"
i swear i've started that first fricking episode about 16x now and haven't even gotten all the way through it.
3 months later i put it on again as a refresher..fall asleep again.
i know its supposed to be a great show but frick..i can't get through episode 1.
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Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:04 am to SG_Geaux
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Maybe it has been over hyped.
True with most great shows. The only ones I wasn't underwhelmed with were The Wire and The Sopranos.
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All I ever saw on this board was awesome, amazing, GOAT. Maybe that is why I am feeling underwhelmed.
I have to say that if you like 1 hour dramas, there are few in the same league - having said that, it is a process. It doesn't hit you up front like The Sopranos or The Shield, it is more of a slow burner like The Wire. It is better than Mad Men, for sure, and probably in the same conversation with Sopranos/Wire/Shield, if you're into that sort of thing.
I would just forget the praise and accept that many, many folks enjoyed the entire run, and, I would agree that it gets better and better - not perfect (nothing is) - but the effort to craft the characters and story are all A+. The results will vary from viewer to viewer.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 11:06 am
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:07 am to MrTwoBits
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and has one of the best episodes of TV I've ever watched.
i dont know if you're talking about the episode with the train, but that's my favorite episode out of all the seasons.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:11 am to CAD703X
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i dont know if you're talking about the episode with the train, but that's my favorite episode out of all the seasons.
My favorite is "4 days out" (The RV's battery is dead) - which I would recommend to the OP as a second firewall - if he's not sold by Grilled (Season 2, Episode 2) - but doesn't exactly want to give up, push on to Season 2, Episode 9. If I was thinking about turning back before that one, I was sold on the hype at that point.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:14 am to CAD703X
quote:i started and stopped the wire 2 times before i really got into it.
this is my problem with "the wire"
i swear i've started that first fricking episode about 16x now and haven't even gotten all the way through it.
3 months later i put it on again as a refresher..fall asleep again.
i know its supposed to be a great show but frick..i can't get through episode 1.
some shows, you just have to bear through the filler to get to the meat. some people want the meat right away...just doesn't happen too often with tv shows.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:16 am to The Egg
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some shows, you just have to bear through the filler to get to the meat
You say "filler", I say, "character development" and storytelling, but I understand your broad point. Even BB fans are polarized on "The Fly" for example.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:22 am to SG_Geaux
It never does. Show sucks so much. Stop watching now and save yourself some time.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:22 am to TreyAnastasio
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TreyAnastasio
so its not just your taste in music that sucks
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:23 am to CAD703X
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:25 am to SG_Geaux
quote:About 5 seconds.
How far in before Breaking Bad gets really good ?
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:33 am to SG_Geaux
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SG_Geaux
I started almost the exact thread when I did the same exact thing. Almost everything in all of the replies are spot on. Get into S2 and it just gets better and better. S1 was a LOT of setup for storylines and characters, but it pays off.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:34 am to SG_Geaux
When you meet Tuco
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:43 am to PortCityTiger24
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Tuco
Posted on 12/5/14 at 11:52 am to Ace Midnight
Love that gif! 
Posted on 12/5/14 at 12:10 pm to SG_Geaux
When did I get hooked? Two words: Fulminated Mercury..
ETA: It's season 1, Episode 6. While the first episode introduces the awesome premise of the show, several episodes drag after that. Episode 6 is where Walt is transformed into his alter ego. That's when the real fun starts. If someone says they watched past that episode and wasn't hooked, I'll allow it.
ETA: It's season 1, Episode 6. While the first episode introduces the awesome premise of the show, several episodes drag after that. Episode 6 is where Walt is transformed into his alter ego. That's when the real fun starts. If someone says they watched past that episode and wasn't hooked, I'll allow it.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 12/5/14 at 12:33 pm to SG_Geaux
If you don't like it after 4 episodes then it's not for you.
Posted on 12/5/14 at 12:39 pm to SG_Geaux
S1/E6.
Tuco Salamanca.
Tuco Salamanca.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 12/5/14 at 12:53 pm to SG_Geaux
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I am 4 episodes in and I feel very Meh... about the show so far.
I am having the same problem. I have watched the first 6 episodes so far.
Am I supposed to like any of the characters I have met so far? I can't stand any of them. Am I supposed to care that the main character has cancer, when he barely acknowledges it himself? Am I supposed to care that his wife is pregnant when she's such a bitch to everyone around her? Her sister and BIL absolutely suck. I really just want to fast forward through every scene the wife and sister have. I have mild interest in Cranston's meth dealing partner, but it's not enough to make me wonder what happens to him next. Cranston himself just grosses me out. When do I start caring about these people???
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 12/5/14 at 1:13 pm to iluvdatiger
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Am I supposed to like any of the characters I have met so far?
No, you are not supposed to like them. No one really likes any of the characers. They are all fatally flawed. There are a few I like despite their issues because I find them entertaining. There might only be a couple who aren't total shitbags. But I do find them interesting.
This post was edited on 12/5/14 at 1:47 pm
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