Socratov
2012-04-11, 07:42 PM
First a disclaimer: yes I do know that there allready is another thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214373) on Breaking Bad, but I was not sure if it was to old for resurrection. if this is not the case I humbly excuse myself and request to merge this thread with the not-too-old-thread. Another thing, Breaking Bad is a series about harddrugs, with some cases of extreme gore and violence as well as adult themes not suitabel for minors, viewer discretion is advised, you have been warned.
Now we have that out of the way let's talk fun. First a quick plot summary (without spoiling too much).
Breaking Bad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/) is series on Walter White, a chemistry teacher who seems to be brilliant in making chrystals of various forms. After he discovers the money made in chrystal meth he decides to apply his knowledge. It also has it's own TVTropes page (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakingBad)
Q: What are teh strong points of this series?
A: well, personally i like the way little of the series keeps rather close to reality without becoming too gritty (yes, it's fiction, but it is alltogether plausible). Not only that, but hte character development is in my opinion quite well done.
Q: through all the series jargon i don't understand exactly what you mean. What is the series like in comparison to other series?
A: Good question, I persoanlly would compare the cinematics to A game of thrones, and the thematics, writing etc. would be described as House meets hard drugs (with the same chemistry fance tools etc, but without the cool closups of someone's toenail clippings or bloodcells in de veins). While the quality of the writing (nor the thematics etc.) is actually comparable to a Game of Thrones.
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So, yeah, i came late to this party. My roommate told me to try it if I loved a Game of Thrones and frankly I do. I like the grittiness, I like the keeping it real in writing and situations (even though a case like this would be rare however not unheard of). but what I liek most (at least for the first season) is the character development of the main character Walther White. In the first 2 episodes the development is slow, but that is to be expected as teh setting needs to be laid out. From the third episode on Walter makes choices and develops as a character a viewer can actually relate to (not i a way of doing what Watler does, but on a level of understanding the motives behind his actions and choices).
Now we have that out of the way let's talk fun. First a quick plot summary (without spoiling too much).
Breaking Bad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/) is series on Walter White, a chemistry teacher who seems to be brilliant in making chrystals of various forms. After he discovers the money made in chrystal meth he decides to apply his knowledge. It also has it's own TVTropes page (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakingBad)
Q: What are teh strong points of this series?
A: well, personally i like the way little of the series keeps rather close to reality without becoming too gritty (yes, it's fiction, but it is alltogether plausible). Not only that, but hte character development is in my opinion quite well done.
Q: through all the series jargon i don't understand exactly what you mean. What is the series like in comparison to other series?
A: Good question, I persoanlly would compare the cinematics to A game of thrones, and the thematics, writing etc. would be described as House meets hard drugs (with the same chemistry fance tools etc, but without the cool closups of someone's toenail clippings or bloodcells in de veins). While the quality of the writing (nor the thematics etc.) is actually comparable to a Game of Thrones.
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So, yeah, i came late to this party. My roommate told me to try it if I loved a Game of Thrones and frankly I do. I like the grittiness, I like the keeping it real in writing and situations (even though a case like this would be rare however not unheard of). but what I liek most (at least for the first season) is the character development of the main character Walther White. In the first 2 episodes the development is slow, but that is to be expected as teh setting needs to be laid out. From the third episode on Walter makes choices and develops as a character a viewer can actually relate to (not i a way of doing what Watler does, but on a level of understanding the motives behind his actions and choices).