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

[TheLaughingMann]

Originally Posted by veritas

I always felt that almost all of their problems stemmed from Jesse. Jesse was the focal point for almost every problem Walter had with Gus. Almost all of the problems Walt had revolved around his inability to kill Jesse as Jesse repeatedly became self destructive enough that he was going to kill himself and take Walt with him in most cases. Jesse is also basically the only character that repeatedly threatened Walt but Walt never dealt with. And at the end

[Show spoiler] Walter could have lived if he had not saved Jesse

. Jesse was Walters blind spot if he had simply cut his losses and killed Jesse at 3 to 5 different Jesse **** ups where Walter had to bail him out then Walter would have been fine in all likelihood.


You can point to some of Walters mistakes like using the magnet to long on evidence lockup but that really was only a mistake in hindsight. All he was doing was making sure the damage was done and he had no way of knowing about that picture frame. When I look at Walt "mistakes" almost all of them are only really visible in hindsight while Jesse screwed up in very obvious ways every season.

Well, at the end there, with Walter

[Show spoiler]having dug himself deep enough as a fugitive and his cancer returning, he would have lived free for a while longer but still would have died soon. He merely saw the opportunity in front of him to finally get motivated enough to get his affairs set in order. That included:

-Revenge on Lydia and the Neo-Nazis
-Ensuring his 10 million was set aside for his family
-Saving Jesse and giving him one final chance to live

Least at that point, Walter was surely set so if he had to die, he would do it in knowing he got as much done as he could do.

[Ray Jackson]

Finally finished up my marathon last night.

Honestly, I can't think of another TV show that changed in tone so drastically from the beginning to the end.

Season one is as much of a dark comedy as it is a drama.

Fast forward to the final season and you have arguably the darkest, most depressing season of television in history.

[Ray Jackson]

I lost all respect for Jesse after Ozymandias.

It wasn't just what he did...the betrayal...it was the way he rubbed it in.

Yes I still felt happy for him when he was rescued, but he brought a lot of his suffering on himself.

[djgeneral]

There will be a fan favorite character from BB in next week's episode of BCS (beyond Gus) so who do we think that might be?

[MrTwoArms]

Originally Posted by djgeneral

There will be a fan favorite character from BB in next week's episode of BCS (beyond Gus) so who do we think that might be?

I'm guessing either Badger or Skinny Pete.

[Vlad Draculi]

Originally Posted by djgeneral

There will be a fan favorite character from BB in next week's episode of BCS (beyond Gus) so who do we think that might be?

Seeing as how we had the junkyard dude this week, I'm going to guess Huey maybe?

[JamesG.]

"Breaking Bad" Virtual Reality Experience in the Works
by Cady Lang
June 5, 2017


In case you just haven’t gotten enough of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, take comfort in knowing that you’ll be able to experience the world of "Breaking Bad" in virtual reality.

Show creator Vince Gilligan is teaming up with Sony’s PlayStation division to make a non-game virtual reality project based on the cult show. While both Gilligan and Sony are remaining mum on many of the details about it, Sony did confirm that the project won’t be releasing this year.





Sony Global game development boss Shawn Layden told TIME that the project is part of a larger push for virtual reality with mainstream pop culture.

“We have Hollywood luminaries and TV show runners, places like the Smithsonian and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory looking into what the technology can do for them,” he said. “And recently you may have seen Vince Gilligan, the show runner for Breaking Bad, has leaked some information that we’re working together, which we are, in bringing a Breaking Bad experience to virtual reality.”



While Layden’s not sure what the end product will look like, he remains excited for the project.

“I have no idea, but Vince has shown that he can deliver.”

http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/05/breaking...rtual-reality/

[Poya]

Unfortunately, it won't be live actors. It will be CGI.

[JamesG.]

Breaking Bad-inspired Cocktail Bar in an RV Will Pop-Up in NYC This Summer
by Serena Dai
May 25, 2017






Apparently people can’t get enough of bars and restaurants themed around "Breaking Bad", the AMC show about chemistry teacher turned meth dealer that ended four years ago.

London-based company Lollipop is bringing its Walter White-inspired cocktail bar pop-up ABQ to New York this summer, and close to 1,500 people have reportedly already signed up.



The bar, which has popped up in the UK for the last two years, is set in an RV, just like White’s meth lab in the show. Up to 30 people at a time can enter, where they will find a “makeshift laboratory to cook cocktails using molecular mixology techniques,” according to a statement.

One will be a “Saul’s C2H60,” a semi-frozen cocktail using dry ice and infusion technique nitrogen cavitation. Staff inside dress up in the show’s yellow jumpsuits, and the word “HEISENBERG” — White’s alias in the show — is drawn on a wall.







Lollipop representatives said that the exact location of the RV has yet to be determined, but they are looking at several options in Brooklyn. It will open in July for a few months, and tickets start at $45 for a two-hour stint and three cocktails in the bar.

The company is known for creating outlandish experiential bar and restaurants, such as the infamous restaurant pop-up where the staff did not wear clothes.

Reviews of the London "Breaking Bad" pop-up said “no attention to detail is left spared” and that it was “a pretty authentic experience” — or, we assume, as authentic as a bar pretending to be a meth lab in an RV from a TV show can be.





And while the claim that nearly 1,500 people have signed up already sounds dubious, history says that Breaking Bad-themed pop-ups do very well in New York. The two-day Los Pollos Hermanos pop-up earlier this year literally only served curly fries, and people still waited in crazy long lines for it. On one day, 1,900 people showed up.

A cafe in Bushwick is also inspired by the show.




Find out more info at http://abqny.com/

https://ny.eater.com/2017/5/25/15691...bar-pop-up-nyc

[djgeneral]

AMC is re-running the entire series on Sundays starting this upcoming weekend.

[cuzzin]

Originally Posted by djgeneral

AMC is re-running the entire series on Sundays starting this upcoming weekend.

Going back to the well so soon?

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by cuzzin

Going back to the well so soon?

They plan to milk every last available drop from this great cow.

...they'll be doing Breaking Bad marathons on AMC 20 years from now.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

They plan to milk every last available drop from this great cow.

...they'll be doing Breaking Bad marathons on AMC 20 years from now.

As they should. Greatest show of all-time.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by iScottie

As they should. Greatest show of all-time.

You still haven't seen Deadwood or The Wire.

...you really should.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

You still haven't seen Deadwood or The Wire.

...you really should.

I have seen The Wire.

...and didn't care much for it.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I have seen The Wire.

...and didn't care much for it.

[Show spoiler]

[Captain Flint]

Originally Posted by cuzzin

Going back to the well so soon?

Why the hell shouldn't they? It's one of the biggest hits in television history. They should be showing it every day.

[MovieFanatic2010]

Half way through my 8th watching. I just can not seem to get sick of it.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

When Walt went to Gus' house for dinner, werent there some childrens toys around the house? Maybe I am remembering that wrong. Not sure....

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

No, there weren't. I watched that episode a few months ago when someone brought it up.

Gus wasn't married and he didn't have any children (that we know of.) His relationship with his parter was left ambiguous (Gilligan confirmed this.)

Massive necro bump. Sorry.

So I've been rewatching the show over the past few weeks. Prior to this rewatch, I hadn't watched it for a few years. Last night I watched season three, episode 10, "Abiquiu".

When Walt enters Gus' house, the are in fact toys for small children present. There is one of those tiny desks with a super tiny chair against the hall wall. It's covered with coloring books and a pail and other goodies. In the distance, below a lamp, clear as day is a big, bright red Tonka Truck.

Gus also describes what they will be eating for dinner, a Chilean recipe for fish stew. He says he rarely gets to have it because, "The kids wont eat it".

As soon as I saw the toys and heard that it jarred my memory of this thread/conversation. So I guess it was all a facade to appear as a family man. But the toys were definitely there.


/end necro bump.


Man this show was great.

[JamesG.]

10-year Anniversary Reunion for Entertainment Weekly:




http://ew.com/tv/2018/06/28/breaking...nion-ew-cover/