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From the comments page: "A tribute to the best fucking series in the world." Amen to that. Best.Show.Ever.Bitch.

FuzzyDunlop 14y ago
Anyone who hasn't watched Breaking Bad should take the time go through it. They will then understand why anyone would be motivated to code a tribute to it. See also: http://octodex.github.com/heisencat/ http://octodex.github.com/heisencat/
mcphilip 14y ago
Obligatory reply about The Wire being much better... I'm the only person I know that really dislikes Breaking Bad. I watched the first season in a single marathon session and loved it, but somehow everything fell apart in the second season. I've tried to get through the second season several times, but the plots keep getting dumber and dumber, in my opinion. Is it worth powering through season two, or are season two style of plots consistent with the rest of the series? Edit: A minimal spoiler example of the type of writing that really got on my nerves: Walt sneaking out of a hospital and breaking into his own house in 2.3.
- PKop 14y ago
  I'd say yes it is. I had some annoyance with the characters around season 2, but you do come to see this is intentional and not, what I first feared, was lazy writing. It gets better, and quite good. EDIT: I agree, The Wire is better.
- cobrausn 14y ago
  In the 11th episode of season 2, Walt meets Gustavo Fring. And then the show really takes off.
  - juliano_q 14y ago
    I agree. And the end of the season 4 is imo one of the best things I ever saw on a screen.
    - alx 14y ago
      "I won"
    - crikli 14y ago
      Wow, yes. I rewatched that scene at least 20 times.
- FuzzyDunlop 14y ago
  There's a bit of a lull after the end of season one, and towards the end of season 2. However, it really starts to pick up after that, and season 4 is something special. It feels that they really nailed it at that point. The tension, sound, cinematography, etc.
- brandall10 14y ago
  The Wire is still down as my favorite show, but Breaking Bad is pretty close. The great thing about Breaking Bad is it just keeps getting better and better. The plot and character development gets esp. intricate as season 3 unfolds, and is just nuts in season 4. Season 1 and 2 had quite a few incidences that I felt played more into shock value and were cartoonish... that vibe is pretty much lost where things stand now.
- cristos 14y ago
  I got hooked since the first season. This is the perspective of a huge breaking bad fan. Personally, I watch it for subtle stuff, great scenes and the main plot(this can be annoying as episodes can end with unexpected cliffhangers). Give it a try if it steers up your curiosity and you like the style. The plot changes gradually, unpredictable, and awesome in my opinion.
- lparry 14y ago
  Different strokes for different folks. I forced my self to sit through 6 hours of the wire before I declared it mind numbingly dull and realized I wasn't going to get what others were getting out of it, but I've loved pretty much all of breaking bad. It's ok to accept that it's not for you, even if a lot of people claim its the best show ever
- wilfra 14y ago
  I wouldn't say The Wire is 'much better' but they are definitely 1,2 all time TV shows. Debatable which is first. The best part about Breaking Bad is that each season just gets better and better. Season 4 was hands down the best single season of TV ever. So yes, you should definitely try to get through season 2. You haven't even met Gus yet. I hate to use so much hyperbole in one post but he is the biggest badass in TV history. Far ahead of number 2: Marlo Stanfield.
- kmfrk 14y ago
  The show hit a major slump somewhere around season 2-3, and I almost quit it. It picks up from that and turns into one of the most amazing shows after that. But it feels like a serious slog at one point regardless. It's also a testament to how great the writing for the show is now that no one is pointing out how poorly written Walt's background and motivations were initially. People - myself included - just don't care, because there is so much else going on. Give it a shot. So many great shows require you to give them the benefit of the doubt at one point. I think I watched the Mad Men pilot three times, and it finally clicked, and now I couldn't be more thrilled that I am following the best TV show ever to air on television.
  - empthought 14y ago
    Walt's background and motivations are that he was an evil criminal looking for an excuse to become what he actually is...
    - kmfrk 14y ago
      I was referring to the whole "Walt used to work at a company, and stuff happened" background, which the writers have completely abandoned and forgotten everything about. It made Walt's choice to not take the offered money really uninteresting, because he might have had reasons to that were barely alluded to in the show. A guy presumable goes from working in a billion-dollar company to a K12 chemistry teacher, and we're somehow not supposed to try to understand the prior history, which to me is paramount to wrap our heads around Walt's thoughts and state of mind.
- robbiep 14y ago
  I agree with this. Loved first season. However, part of watching a great series (Any series, or production, or stage show, or whatever) is that you must believe the myth that they are feeding you... 'Suspend disbelief' in order to become totally absorbed in the plot. Breaking Bad doesn't do this to me consistently. For me, Walt often acts in ways that aren't consistent with his character, forcing me to drop out of my belief int the plot and see it as a production rather than something that I am 'living'. Walt isn't the only one that has this affect on me.. The whole show causes me to see, every so often, that all it is is a show rather than a piece of art, like many of the other great series of recent times Having said that, I still enjoy it and have watched to the end of the last season, even if I don't consistently 'buy' it
- randomdata 14y ago
  I forced myself to watch about four episodes of Breaking Bad on the advice of so many raving reviews, but I just couldn't get into it. Though I don't enjoy watching much TV to begin with, so I'm probably not the best data point.
- mgrouchy 14y ago
  Breaking bad is great. However, The Wire is definitely the best TV show ever.
losvedir 14y ago
Eh, I didn't like it (I gave up somewhere in season 2). To be clear: Walt is supposed to be a bad guy, right? I really didn't like him. It's very tiring watching a show where the central character is someone you're rooting against the whole time. My guess is the series is a general arc showing the fall of Walt, yes? I like some shows/movies where you're hoping the antagonist succeeds (usually Heist-type movies), but I just couldn't do it here. Ever since the middle of season one where he was given the out (the rich couple offered to pay) I just couldn't stand him. At that point it's all about watching a trainwreck in very slow motion, and is kind of depressing. I can't wait multiple seasons to see him arrested or killed or whatever will end up happening to him!
- citricsquid 14y ago
  You start out rooting for Walt to succeed and then you watch his ego consume him. I'm through the first 3 seasons (waiting for the 4th here in England) and it's definitely worth watching more. From what I've read about Season 4 (and the Season 5 trailers) Walt goes insane. Season 2 is very tame (re: Walt's behaviour) vs. Season 3 and beyond.
- brandall10 14y ago
  "Ever since the middle of season one where he was given the out (the rich couple offered to pay) I just couldn't stand him" No offense, but I think you're largely missing the point of the show - this is about a man who never got to 'drive' in his life despite having tremendous promise early on. He didn't take the money because he didn't think he had a life to save and even if he did it would be more of the same... this was his chance to do something for once in his life. Just like The Wire, there are no clear-cut good/bad guys. It's about choices made, having to live with the consequences of those choices, and exploring the resulting character transformations. Yes, the main character is moving closer to the dark, but he's believable as a person who could rise from a fairly ho-hum existence to becoming a drug lord. Of course it's going to be uncomfortable and grisly to watch due to the subject matter. This is why I love the show. It isn't some silly two dimensional hollywood'ish heist thing where the good guys and the bad guys are clearly delineated. It actually has a soul.
dhucerbin 14y ago
The Carnivale. Despite only two seasons it's my favorite show. Too bad it didn't get much reception.

Anyone who hasn't watched Breaking Bad should take the time go through it. They will then understand why anyone would be motivated to code a tribute to it. See also: http://octodex.github.com/heisencat/ http://octodex.github.com/heisencat/

mcphilip 14y ago

Obligatory reply about The Wire being much better... I'm the only person I know that really dislikes Breaking Bad. I watched the first season in a single marathon session and loved it, but somehow everything fell apart in the second season. I've tried to get through the second season several times, but the plots keep getting dumber and dumber, in my opinion. Is it worth powering through season two, or are season two style of plots consistent with the rest of the series? Edit: A minimal spoiler example of the type of writing that really got on my nerves: Walt sneaking out of a hospital and breaking into his own house in 2.3.

PKop 14y ago
I'd say yes it is. I had some annoyance with the characters around season 2, but you do come to see this is intentional and not, what I first feared, was lazy writing. It gets better, and quite good. EDIT: I agree, The Wire is better.
cobrausn 14y ago
In the 11th episode of season 2, Walt meets Gustavo Fring. And then the show really takes off.
- juliano_q 14y ago
  I agree. And the end of the season 4 is imo one of the best things I ever saw on a screen.
  - alx 14y ago
    "I won"
  - crikli 14y ago
    Wow, yes. I rewatched that scene at least 20 times.
FuzzyDunlop 14y ago
There's a bit of a lull after the end of season one, and towards the end of season 2. However, it really starts to pick up after that, and season 4 is something special. It feels that they really nailed it at that point. The tension, sound, cinematography, etc.
brandall10 14y ago
The Wire is still down as my favorite show, but Breaking Bad is pretty close. The great thing about Breaking Bad is it just keeps getting better and better. The plot and character development gets esp. intricate as season 3 unfolds, and is just nuts in season 4. Season 1 and 2 had quite a few incidences that I felt played more into shock value and were cartoonish... that vibe is pretty much lost where things stand now.
cristos 14y ago
I got hooked since the first season. This is the perspective of a huge breaking bad fan. Personally, I watch it for subtle stuff, great scenes and the main plot(this can be annoying as episodes can end with unexpected cliffhangers). Give it a try if it steers up your curiosity and you like the style. The plot changes gradually, unpredictable, and awesome in my opinion.
lparry 14y ago
Different strokes for different folks. I forced my self to sit through 6 hours of the wire before I declared it mind numbingly dull and realized I wasn't going to get what others were getting out of it, but I've loved pretty much all of breaking bad. It's ok to accept that it's not for you, even if a lot of people claim its the best show ever
wilfra 14y ago
I wouldn't say The Wire is 'much better' but they are definitely 1,2 all time TV shows. Debatable which is first. The best part about Breaking Bad is that each season just gets better and better. Season 4 was hands down the best single season of TV ever. So yes, you should definitely try to get through season 2. You haven't even met Gus yet. I hate to use so much hyperbole in one post but he is the biggest badass in TV history. Far ahead of number 2: Marlo Stanfield.
kmfrk 14y ago
The show hit a major slump somewhere around season 2-3, and I almost quit it. It picks up from that and turns into one of the most amazing shows after that. But it feels like a serious slog at one point regardless. It's also a testament to how great the writing for the show is now that no one is pointing out how poorly written Walt's background and motivations were initially. People - myself included - just don't care, because there is so much else going on. Give it a shot. So many great shows require you to give them the benefit of the doubt at one point. I think I watched the Mad Men pilot three times, and it finally clicked, and now I couldn't be more thrilled that I am following the best TV show ever to air on television.
- empthought 14y ago
  Walt's background and motivations are that he was an evil criminal looking for an excuse to become what he actually is...
  - kmfrk 14y ago
    I was referring to the whole "Walt used to work at a company, and stuff happened" background, which the writers have completely abandoned and forgotten everything about. It made Walt's choice to not take the offered money really uninteresting, because he might have had reasons to that were barely alluded to in the show. A guy presumable goes from working in a billion-dollar company to a K12 chemistry teacher, and we're somehow not supposed to try to understand the prior history, which to me is paramount to wrap our heads around Walt's thoughts and state of mind.
robbiep 14y ago
I agree with this. Loved first season. However, part of watching a great series (Any series, or production, or stage show, or whatever) is that you must believe the myth that they are feeding you... 'Suspend disbelief' in order to become totally absorbed in the plot. Breaking Bad doesn't do this to me consistently. For me, Walt often acts in ways that aren't consistent with his character, forcing me to drop out of my belief int the plot and see it as a production rather than something that I am 'living'. Walt isn't the only one that has this affect on me.. The whole show causes me to see, every so often, that all it is is a show rather than a piece of art, like many of the other great series of recent times Having said that, I still enjoy it and have watched to the end of the last season, even if I don't consistently 'buy' it
randomdata 14y ago
I forced myself to watch about four episodes of Breaking Bad on the advice of so many raving reviews, but I just couldn't get into it. Though I don't enjoy watching much TV to begin with, so I'm probably not the best data point.
mgrouchy 14y ago
Breaking bad is great. However, The Wire is definitely the best TV show ever.

losvedir 14y ago

Eh, I didn't like it (I gave up somewhere in season 2). To be clear: Walt is supposed to be a bad guy, right? I really didn't like him. It's very tiring watching a show where the central character is someone you're rooting against the whole time. My guess is the series is a general arc showing the fall of Walt, yes? I like some shows/movies where you're hoping the antagonist succeeds (usually Heist-type movies), but I just couldn't do it here. Ever since the middle of season one where he was given the out (the rich couple offered to pay) I just couldn't stand him. At that point it's all about watching a trainwreck in very slow motion, and is kind of depressing. I can't wait multiple seasons to see him arrested or killed or whatever will end up happening to him!

citricsquid 14y ago
You start out rooting for Walt to succeed and then you watch his ego consume him. I'm through the first 3 seasons (waiting for the 4th here in England) and it's definitely worth watching more. From what I've read about Season 4 (and the Season 5 trailers) Walt goes insane. Season 2 is very tame (re: Walt's behaviour) vs. Season 3 and beyond.
brandall10 14y ago
"Ever since the middle of season one where he was given the out (the rich couple offered to pay) I just couldn't stand him" No offense, but I think you're largely missing the point of the show - this is about a man who never got to 'drive' in his life despite having tremendous promise early on. He didn't take the money because he didn't think he had a life to save and even if he did it would be more of the same... this was his chance to do something for once in his life. Just like The Wire, there are no clear-cut good/bad guys. It's about choices made, having to live with the consequences of those choices, and exploring the resulting character transformations. Yes, the main character is moving closer to the dark, but he's believable as a person who could rise from a fairly ho-hum existence to becoming a drug lord. Of course it's going to be uncomfortable and grisly to watch due to the subject matter. This is why I love the show. It isn't some silly two dimensional hollywood'ish heist thing where the good guys and the bad guys are clearly delineated. It actually has a soul.

dhucerbin 14y ago

The Carnivale. Despite only two seasons it's my favorite show. Too bad it didn't get much reception.