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Originally Posted by DBlain
(Post 4325310)
can I ask you guys that love BB why do you love it so, I have not seen it, my husband watched a little and told me it was about a really creepy methadone dealer and it did not appeal to him. After hearing all the rave reviews I am sorry I did not watch it. Now thinking about how to rent it, (we do not watch shows on the computer) since there are like no DVD rental places left around here (except for Red Box) |
Sooo many reasons. And you have to watch from the very first episode. I've had a few ppl that are like 'oh yeah I watched part of it once, it was weird' but no, you REALLY need to watch it from the very beginning. You can't skip around.
I realize everyones tastes are different, but I've literally had no one tell me they did not like it after watching it lol. And that's easily 30 ppl I got hooked! haha. They need to pay me royalties :p
I love the just... realness to it. The characters are just like everyday ppl that you and I probably have come across or know. Middle class Americans struggling. Not really in the happiest marriage, but they've stuck through it. A teenage disabled son, with a new baby on the way. Then in the midst of this mid-life crisis, you get diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Your brother in law is a DEA agent and takes you for a ride along and you see how much money he busts out from this meth lab. He's desperate, and dying, and does not want his family to struggle once he's gone, so he sets out with a goal of making $500,000 (I think?? I can't remmber, maybe it was 50,000) and then it being done. Well once your in that shady world, it's never 'done'. The ride just spirals from there.
And it is quite dark but it's also got comedic moments I just love. Initially, brother in law Hank brings some of these, then you meet shady lawyer Saul who is just GREAT... and some of Jesse's burnout friends are hilarious. But it's not just a typical 'drug show'. It's really about human beings and getting into their psyche. What would make someone 'break bad'?
Walt and Jesse are such an odd couple. I love it.
It's really hard to explain. When you explain the plot, a lot of ppl think they won't like it. Just try it! I would mail you my DVDs but someone else is borrowing them lol. I would buy the first season, it's only 7 eps, you can find it in kmart, or Target, etc... or sign up for Netflix, it's free the first month and only 7.99 thereafter. If you have a new bluray player or a Wii or Xbox or something,you can connect to your TV on the netflix account that way too.
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Originally Posted by yorkiefan_
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Check The Wire if you haven't seen it. It ruined me for all other cop shows because it had such incredible writing and acting. Honestly, even better than Breaking Bad on both fronts, which is obviously saying a lot. Written by a former Baltimore Sun crime reporter and a former Baltimore homicide investigator, so it's not typical Hollywood crap. It's kind of slow in the beginning, but the characters are so well-written that the initial investment the first 3 or 4 episodes really pays off through the rest of the series. |
I want to see this so bad! I'm going to have to suck up and buy the DVDs because it's not on Netflix. Have heard fantastic things about this show too.