re: How far in before Breaking Bad gets really good ?

I actually told someone this earlier this morning about BB:

It's slow for sure, but I'd stick it out if you can. It's a little overrated (meaning it's not the "omg best show evarrr" like a lot of people say), but it's definitely awesome and worth it. Best thing is that now that it's over u can shotgun episodes and get through it quick. I watched the whole thing in 11 days about a year ago, including 16 episodes in one day.