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The whole show is about 3 on a scale of 10

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In Reply to: RE: So how many of you saw the finale of Breaking Bad last night? (Spoiler Alert) posted by Raiderman on September 30, 2013 at 10:37:38

No, I did not watch it last night... will get it on On Demand.
I think it is an awfully bad show from nearly every perspective. I thought it had some hope around Seasons 2 and 3, but it became ridiculously bad since then. Bad writing, bad acting, pretty much everything bad, except maybe a few OK spots with Jesse and a few great, well delivered, one-liners by Saul ("But deep down he loves me!")
Good riddance.

Edits: 09/30/13

Follow Ups:

"Bad writing, bad acting..." You must have missed the episodes written by Vince Gilligan... - musetap 15:35:06 10/01/13 (1)
the ones with Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn and, oh... say Giancarlo Esposito in them.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" - Michael McClure
- Esposito, Odenkirk and some Paul were the reasons... - Victor Khomenko 16:04:33 10/01/13 (0)
  ...the early seasons had some hope. The rest of the crew should really be flipping burgers.
RE: The whole show is about 3 on a scale of 10 - RGA 08:02:24 10/01/13 (1)
Ratings are kind of silly unless people give their views of what a 10 show is - maybe what an 8 a 6 a 5 and zero is.
Let me guess - nothing from America will get a 10 - it has to be Russian or French correct? If it is in the English Language it will be bad.

Edits: 10/01/13
- Oh, aren't we cute? - Victor Khomenko 10:14:41 10/01/13 (0)
  Your post is just dumb.
Thanks Victor - I thought it was something wrong with me - Eldragon 16:51:57 09/30/13 (0)
...to (only one on the planet) think it was a shit show.
nothing is more boring than the truth - bukowski
Like all proper conservatives you don't like moral ambiguity - Doug Flynn 15:02:29 09/30/13 (2)
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Edits: 02/27/18
- I'm a very proper conservative & liked, strike that, loved the show. How can that possibly be in Flynnlandia? - Road Warrior 06:10:58 10/01/13 (0)
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  "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
- You really swallowed that "I just want to take care of my family" line and sTinker... did you? - Victor Khomenko 15:22:23 09/30/13 (0)
  It was so pathetic they had to keep repeating it, as it had no legs on its own.
  
  Nothing ambiguous about that guy, sorry.
RE: The whole show is about 3 on a scale of 10 - barryb 12:30:37 09/30/13 (8)
That's an unusual take on it. To its many fans (myself included), it has superb, creative writing and excellent acting. It's certainly filmed very well. We all have our own preferences. Yours seem to be far from the norm (which I don't necessarily consider a good or bad thing).

Relative to the typical TV drama, it's certainly high quality. It's easy to nitpick or be hypercritical about any creative effort. I used to be consistently disappointed with Oscar winners and movies that got rave reviews because I viewed them with a more critical lens.
- "....it has superb, creative writing and excellent acting" - Road Warrior 06:06:40 10/01/13 (0)
  You got that right bub. Some of the best thought out writing ever. Rarely, if ever, is the viewer left wondering, why the F did he/she do THAT??????
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  "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
- "Yours seem to be far from the norm" - the NORM is mediocrity peddled as superb art! - Eldragon 16:55:41 09/30/13 (1)
  That's why so many rich celebrity and famous people - If I were the only audience there would be NONE!
  nothing is more boring than the truth - bukowski
  - Hey old commie, there's lots of mediocre (and worse) dramas on tv. Breaking Bad was neither^ - Road Warrior 11:04:52 10/01/13 (0)
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    "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
- If that was the "norm" then I am glad I am far from it - Victor Khomenko 13:14:53 09/30/13 (4)
  BTW, to sweeten the bitter pill a bit, even the truly good shows, like The Killing, also can lose their ways... its last season was painful to watch... but at least they got two good ones.
  
  With BB its creators tried to outsmart everyone, and they fell flat on their faces.
  - RE: If that was the "norm" then I am glad I am far from it - barryb 14:34:39 09/30/13 (1)
    I didn't think they tried to outsmart everyone, but to just make an intelligent (obviously opinions vary on this!) and interesting program. Creator Vince Gilligan seems like a pretty down to earth guy with a good sense of humor. I found it to be one of the most riveting and entertaining TV dramas ever.
    I'm not familiar with The Killing; I'll have to look into it.
    A show I'm enjoying now is the Netflix original series "House of Cards".
    
    Edits: 09/30/13
    - House of Cards is good - Victor Khomenko 14:53:03 09/30/13 (0)
      Of course it is based on the original British series, and brings arguably too much of a distinct American flavor to it, but if taken on its own merit, it is a good show.
  - I thought that it was one of the best TV series I've seen. - sbrians 13:54:04 09/30/13 (1)
    What do you think of the Twilight Zone? I consider that to be the best American one. I can't compare to ones from other lands.
    - Haven't seen the TZ. - Victor Khomenko 14:54:01 09/30/13 (0)
      Sorry, I don't watch many TV shows.
How could you make it through 3 seasons and still hate it? - violinist3 12:20:28 09/30/13 (1)
That's like 40 to 50 hours of watching breaking bad.

Even though the good parts were a bit rare (per show),they sure spiced it up. Some parts are funny. I'm only through season 2 episode 4 but watch two a nite on NF.I tried watching a few other series but they weren't as good....like Under the bubble, S.H.E.I.L.D.,Sleepy Hollow, The Killer (not too bad),and The Blacklist (I'm trying to like it but who knows).

I kind of like character development even if it's a bit quirky-funny.
- This was bad, but not the worst I have seen - Victor Khomenko 13:10:23 09/30/13 (0)
  But I have to say, watching the last season was a chore, I was just curious how they would end it all, as it was so miserable, static and unilvolving.
  
  I especially hated the performances of the main guy, his wife, his son (with passion), and her sister. Hank was sorta OK for a while - I like guys with guns, and we carried Glock 22, one of my favorites. But he too lost his charm first gradually, then completely, as he watched the Walt's tape - low point of his career.
  
  Perhaps one bright spot was the two yahoos, Jesse's friends.

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