AMC's "Breaking Bad" Discussion (2008-2013)

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by master_8ball

And didn't Hank tell her he wanted a divorce towards the end of last season before the he got hurt?

NO. Didnt happen.

[menaceuk]

I should really give this show another shot.

Tried watching it about 6 months ago and just couldn't get in to it, only got like 3 episodes in though

[hardtosayx]

It took me the entire first season to get into it. Once I started the second season I loved it

[djgeneral]

Originally Posted by great1

If anyone is interested, TeeFury has a Breaking Bad t-shirt today.

http://www.teefury.com/

Each T-shirt design is only good for 24 hours so if your interested, be sure to get it before 12:00 tonight.

Wow, that shirt is really cool lol. And for $12.50 shipped, I might have to get it!

[LucasEatWorld]

Originally Posted by menaceuk

I should really give this show another shot.

Tried watching it about 6 months ago and just couldn't get in to it, only got like 3 episodes in though

Yeah, the first couple episodes are kinda meh, but once you get to the end of the season and start the second one, oh my lord is it good. Seriously. I kinda felt the same way about Dexter when I first started watching it after an episode or two, but got back into it and it's now my favorite show.

[djgeneral]

Tonight is so awesome! The "W.W." scene. wow

[SammyJankis]

What a great freakin' episode.

[djgeneral]

Does anyone think

[Show spoiler]Jesse will die?

[hardtosayx]

I hope not

[ArrestedDevelopment]

Can't see that happening if season 5 is being entertained as the end of the show. IMO it'll be the result of an endgame showdown between Walt and Hank in season 5.

[Toptube]

I hope you guys enjoyed this weeks 10 seconds of Walter Jr. :\


really good episode.


mild spoilers


I am a little surprised though at how much the writers are allowing Walt to let Skylar control so much. On one hand, I feel its a little out of character for him---or at least, not what I thought was going to happen.

BUT

at the same time it is pretty interesting to watch how into this lifestyle she is getting. She's quick to remind Walt of what he's done and the postion that he's put his family in. But I feel like she's just copping out now to hide the fact that she's kind of getting sucked in and enjoying it.

BUT

Walt IS deflecting a lot of the REAL aspects to the lifestyle. So she really hasn't had any real reason yet to dislike it. It will be interesting see how she handles things if/when it starts gettin real for her.

[master_8ball]

Sorry guys, don't know why I thought that they talked about a divorce... I have only seen the shows as they air so I am sure many would know better I...

That said I didnt watch last night, its on the PVR so I am not reading this thread again till tomorrow.

[The_Basterd]

Does anyone else think Skylar will die this season? For some reason I think this...

[hardtosayx]

Originally Posted by master_8ball

Sorry guys, don't know why I thought that they talked about a divorce... I have only seen the shows as they air so I am sure many would know better I...

That said I didnt watch last night, its on the PVR so I am not reading this thread again till tomorrow.

It's ok, I kinda thought he said something like that too. But during the 9th episode I think he's talking to Marie about how the El Paso incident affected him so much. So if he was even considering a divorce I doubt he'd talk to her about that

[RyRyMcNizzy13]

Originally Posted by Toptube

I hope you guys enjoyed this weeks 10 seconds of Walter Jr. :\


really good episode.


mild spoilers


I am a little surprised though at how much the writers are allowing Walt to let Skylar control so much. On one hand, I feel its a little out of character for him---or at least, not what I thought was going to happen.

BUT

at the same time it is pretty interesting to watch how into this lifestyle she is getting. She's quick to remind Walt of what he's done and the postion that he's put his family in. But I feel like she's just copping out now to hide the fact that she's kind of getting sucked in and enjoying it.

BUT

Walt IS deflecting a lot of the REAL aspects to the lifestyle. So she really hasn't had any real reason yet to dislike it. It will be interesting see how she handles things if/when it starts gettin real for her.

it doesnt surprise me that Skyler is loving the life style, you can tell it's giving her a sense of power and she gets a rush out of it. she's always been a control freak since season 1 so i think Walt lets her do her thing so he doesnt have to deal with her craziness lol. but Walt started out just as normal as her and the lifestyle took over him, same can happen to her with even more ease than it did Walt since she got Walt she can do it with.

[bainbridge's_stache]

The final season has been set at 16 episodes and could be split in two:

After tense and public negotiations, AMC just closed a deal with producer Sony Pictures TV to renew dark drama Breaking Bad for a final batch of 16 episodes. The episodes are expected to be filmed together but may be split into 2 seasons, with a final scheduling decision to be made at a later date. The deal comes just as the series was facing two deadlines -- its license deal with AMC was set to expire tomorrow and the options on the actors are up on Aug. 31. The two sides have reached a compromise over the stickiest issue - who will cover the series' budget of $3 million+. I hear both Sony TV and AMC will contribute. With the series renewal secured, Sony TV now has to make a new deal with Breaking Bad creator/executive producer Vince Gilligan who doesn't have a contract beyond Season 4. The cast, led by Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, may also renegotiate their deals.

Source

Official statement from AMC:

[Show spoiler]New York – NY, August, 14, 2011 – AMC announced today that “Breaking Bad,” the Emmy Award-winning and critically lauded drama series from acclaimed writer/producer/director Vince Gilligan has been renewed for a 16 episode order that will conclude the series. Production on all episodes of the final order will commence in early 2012. The roll-out of the episodes and premiere date schedule has yet to be determined by the network. The announcement was made by Charlie Collier, president of AMC.

“Breaking Bad’s” fourth season premiered on Sunday, July 18th to the highest ratings ever for the series. Household ratings are 30% stronger than season three and season four is delivering 28% more total viewers and over 45% more adults 18-34 than last season. "From the day we heard Vince Gilligan's completely original vision for ‘Breaking Bad,’ it has been a complete joy to be involved with this show. Watching this story evolve into the complex, compelling, and intense roller coaster ride that it has become has been an incredible creative experience for everyone at AMC. Beyond that, working with Vince, his brilliant cast and crew, and our wonderful partners at Sony has been remarkable in every way. While it is sad to even contemplate the end of this series, we are so happy to have had the chance to go on this ride, and truly look forward to presenting the rest of this amazing story,” said Collier.

“It’s a funny irony -- I’d hate to know the date of my own last day on earth, but I’m delighted to know what Walter White’s will be (episodically speaking). This is a great gift to me and to my wonderful writers. It’s knowledge which will allow us to properly build our story to a satisfying conclusion. Now, if we don’t manage to pull that off, we’ve got no one to blame but ourselves,” said Vince Gilligan. “‘Breaking Bad’ has been a dream job these past four years. Working with the best cast and crew in television has no doubt spoiled me for future projects. I’m lucky to get to work with them on sixteen more episodes, and I will always be grateful to both AMC and Sony Television, who from the beginning, believed in our show and supported me creatively and professionally. We have been able to take risks with ‘Breaking Bad’ which would not have been possible on other networks.”

"We’ve watched ‘Breaking Bad’ grow over the years with viewers, as championed by the unwavering support of critics and the well deserved accolades Vince and his talented actors have received. We’re looking forward to seeing Vince’s masterful storytelling come fully to fruition over the course of the series’ final episodes,” said Zack Van Amburg, President, programming for Sony Pictures Television.

“Breaking Bad” stars Emmy Award-winner Bryan Cranston as Walter White; Emmy Award-winner Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman; Anna Gunn as Skyler White; Dean Norris as Hank Schrader; Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader; RJ Mitte as Walter, Jr; Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman; Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring; and Jonathan Banks as Mike. “Breaking Bad” is filmed on location in Albuquerque, NM.

The series first premiered on AMC in January 2008 and follows protagonist Walter White, a milquetoast high school chemistry teacher who lives in New Mexico with his wife, teenage son who has cerebral palsy and a new baby girl. White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of two years left to live. With a new sense of fearlessness based on his medical prognosis, and a desire to gain financial security for his family, White chooses to enter a dangerous world of drugs and crime and ascends to power in this world. The series explores how a fatal diagnosis such as White’s releases a typical man from the daily concerns and constraints of normal society and follows his transformation from mild-mannered family man to a kingpin of the drug trade.

“Breaking Bad” is produced by High Bridge Productions, Inc. and Gran Via Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television for AMC. Executive Producers are Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, and Michelle MacLaren; Co-Executive Producers Melissa Bernstein and Sam Catlin; Supervising Producers Peter Gould, George Mastras, and Tom Schnauz; Producers Moira Walley-Beckett, Bryan Cranston, and Diane Mercer; Produced By Stewart A. Lyons; Associate Producer Andrew Ortner, Staff Writer Gennifer Hutchison; and Director of Photography Michael Slovis.

[djgeneral]

Awesome!

Glad they aren't going to stretch it out for too long. A final (Extended) season is perfect.

I am just worried about doing two more seasons of 8 and 8.

On the plus side, that is 2 more Emmys for Cranston but I think it would disrupt flow too much. Especially if we have to wait a year between them.

August 12
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30 (Walking dead premieres the following week?)
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then when would they do the final 8? In January like season 3? Or wait all the wait until summer again?

[Toptube]

I have a feeling both seasons will show in the same year. It sounds to me like its a desperate move by AMC to keep people tuning in to their channel, and advertisers still thinking about them, as they struggle to find other shows that will prove as successful or even more successful than Mad Men and Breaking Bad.



Mild Spoilers

It seems to me that Gus is planning to try and turn Jesse against Walt, but I cannot at all figure out why he would go to the trouble of doing that. I also don't think its going to work. Jesse may be pretty lucid right now, but he's loyal.

[Goldensuitcase]

[QUOTE=Toptube;5078896]It sounds to me like its a desperate move by AMC to keep people tuning in to their channel, and advertisers still thinking about them, as they struggle to find other shows that will prove as successful or even more successful than Mad Men and Breaking Bad.Mild Spoilers

People are a little hard on AMC these days. I think they know what they are doing despite all the crap they've been through recently financially with their shows.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Toptube

I have a feeling both seasons will show in the same year. It sounds to me like its a desperate move by AMC to keep people tuning in to their channel, and advertisers still thinking about them, as they struggle to find other shows that will prove as successful or even more successful than Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

Honestly, if I were AMC, I'd be stupid not to, as you could alternate with seasons of Mad Men and be sure to keep people watching most of the year. I'd be very surprised if they did sixteen episodes in sixteen weeks.

At the very least, I'd expect they would show eight episodes and then break for eight weeks, then show the final eight episodes. That gives them a twenty-four week span, which is basically half a year.