Posted on 09/16/2013 6:36:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Twenty three minutes into Episode 514, entitled “Ozymandias” after a Shelley poem, Breaking Bad made television history. Except that most fans didn’t notice. They were instead ready to cry, scream, vomit, or hurl a waffle iron at the plasma TV, or some combination of the above.
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For those who haven't started watching the series, you have a lot of catching up to do!!
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Seems a lot of people do watch it for whatever reason.
It couldn’t have been done with anyone other than Cranston. They took a lovable bumbling dad figure from Malcom in the Middle and turned him into a hateworthy murdering animal.
He shows occasional flashes of humanity but its just not enough. He’s goin down and I don’t think God will be cutting him any breaks.
Haven’t seen a second of it. The premise put me off.
Haven’t seen a second of it. The premise put me off.
I’m watching Season 1, Episode 1 right now...
First time I’ve ever seen this show..
Have not ever watched a complete show.
Give it at least three episodes. I started watching it years ago, quit after the pilot, started again, now I am absolutely enthralled at this masterful retelling of Dr. Faustus—
Bump to a really good show.
It didn’t interest me either but I’m a faithful viewer now.
You have a classic sensibility.
I read the first half of this article, and basically it said nothing. So I didn’t bother to read the second half.
There is nothing new under the sun.
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Love the show - Mr. Chips transforms into Scarface.
I don’t even know the premise.
LOL! So long Mr Chips!
Classical Greek tragedy.
Those who never watched - you don’t know what you’re missing. TV at it’s best.
I told my brother about it a few times, and he just kind of ignored me. But he was bored at work with nothing to do, and a buddy had season 1 with him. He watched a few and was hooked. I think you will enjoy it. My opinions of the characters changes as the series progresses. That typically never happens to me, and it is because of the character development which is intense and has real depth. I kinda wish I was you right now, so I could watch it all again...
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