Thank goodness for Tivo. Being on "the go" as much as I am, I'd never really ever get to watch TV without it. That being said, I've had some time over the past few days to really tear into the long, laundry list of shows waiting for me...
Breaking Bad: The new show on AMC was really hyped a lot on the blogs that I read, so I set the TiVo to capture it. Week after week, the episodes in my list grew and grew, all the way to the season finale without even a hint of me watching it. Finally I broke into it and watched all 7 hours over the course of 2 days earlier this week. WONDERFUL!
If you haven't heard of it, the dad from "Malcolm in the Middle" plays Walter, a high school science teacher who finds out that he has terminal lung cancer. Knowing that he has very little time to live, and through some odd circumstances, he meets up with a former student and they start cooking crystal meth. Chaos ensues -- murder, violence, theft, this show has it all. The only problem that I have with the show is that the characters are a bit over the top. Walter is this meekly guy who has to come out of his shell to survive; the folks in the meth underworld are stereotypical bad guys and the brother-in-law, who is a DEA agent, is a know-it-all alpha male.
Its not a show that I would typically watch - very heavy; lots of serious themes; lots of violence... some a bit too graphic for my taste - but I can see why it got all the hype. I don't know how realistic it actually is, but it was very dark, entertaining and definitely worth the time.
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I bet you'll think twice about disolving a body in your bathtub, won't you!
I absolutely love Breaking Bad. I've been raving about it for the past few months. I look forward to next season!!!!
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