Sunday January 20, 2008
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Walter White is a high school chemistry teacher who learns that he has lung cancer. With a new lease on life, Walter becomes a drug dealer to secure his family's financial security.
Read Full Recap » (warning: possible spoilers!)What a stunning kick off into this offbeat new series that has you hooked by the brain the entire time, very engaging. I think I just found a new reason to tune in to the new up and comer AMC who's new shows Mad Men and Breaking Bad are proving to be stunningly original, looks like we might have a new HBO on our hands. Cranston shines as a subtly middle aged man who is miserable and his circumstances couldn't suck more than they do. His wife is prego, his son has a muscular disorder, and he doesn't make hardly any money. That's where the meth comes in...so watch and be amazed as we give our attention to this stunning new series, Breaking Bad!!!
Walter White, a 50-year old chemistry teacher, secretly begins making crystal methamphetamine to support his family when he finds out that he has terminal lung cancer. He teams up with his old student, Jesse Pinkman, who is a meth dealer. While they are cooking their meth, two men appear and ask Walter to show them how he produces his meth, despite intending to kill Walter after he shows them. Walter decides to kill them to save himself. Wow This show is brilliant I can't beleave I haven't watched it already its well written acted the cast are great the premise is different but good and you real feel for Walter and what he is going through.
In the boredom of a quiet 2am I found this show. As much as I am a fan of his work on Malcolm in the Middle I was pleasantly surprised by Bryan Cranston performance in tis new show which is essential Weeds but without the gloss and soft pedaling.
Gritter but still with humour and heart, from a somewhat slow first few acts it does suck yo in like any good show should. Crisp indie direction, relaxed solid performance, a subtle musical score and another look at life in the shadows of American sunshine. I look forward to the rest of the season.
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This episode is phenomenal in every aspect of the word. Bryan Cranston's performance is marvelous, as is the supporting cast, especially that of Aaron Paul as dealer Jesse Pinkman. But the real issue here is the plot - simply an amazing, original and brilliant idea for a show - a 50 year old chemistry teacher is diagnosed with inoperable and terminal lung cancer, so he decides that he will finally 'awake.' And by this, he means taking on the production of methamphetamines. Being that he is a chemistry teacher, he can 'cook' the illegal and highly addictive drug 'chem meth' better than anyone in New Mexico has seen. This is one hell of a great pilot episode to a wonderful show. More people need to be watching this.
Scary promo - great show! hide show
The promo of the Breaking Bad series featuring Bryan in his tidy whities was not an inducement to tune in, but I did, and I'm glad I did. My initial reaction was, "From 'Malcolm in the Middle' to THIS?" But I quickly became engrossed in the plot. So different is Bryan's role in the BB series from Malcolm that it took some acclimatization. He really is a good actor and the plot is strange, exciting, and all-too-plausible. I enjoyed laughing my heinie off at Bryan and cast in Malcolm, but I fast became enamored of the dark drama in the BB series.
Hope this show continues.
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