Do not dare compare Breaking Bad to Lost or Heroes!
Television Breaking Bad
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
This is the last one.
I didnt. I was saying that's all I'd seen, so clearly dont have much to compare it to. Although Lost was great imo.
Took you four months?
Amateur.
Amateur.
Stop comparing them
Oh right, well umm...as you were then.
I watched the first season of lost, started the second but then a submarine blew up and I never watched it again.
I can't work out if I liked Lost or not. It was just so... random.
I never watched the Final Season of Lost, it all got a bit silly and I hated a lot of the characters which is unusual.
Was decent TV.
Was decent TV.
Yeah, well actually 3.5 months. Stopped watching it for all of Novemberr because I didnt have the time, and then once I stopped for a bit I got out of the habit of turning it on whenever I watched tv. Watched the last two seasons in 5 days, which I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed of.
I don't even remember that. I watched it when it was on tv which was a few years ago now at this stage. It kinda dragged towards the end, but I had to keep watching it because I was so far in.
Liked the first few seasons, but then it just lost (lol) it's way and became something very average. The last episode was a disgrace, IMO. Same repetitive music over and over trying to make it all emotional.
I think I liked it, but I'm not sure. The thought of rewatching it doesnt appeal to me at all, even though I remember quite a little amount of it, which makes me think I didnt like it. But I thought I did...
Shit, I went through Lost so quick with my girlfriend at university that we were both dreaming about the cast and program repeatedly by the fourth season. Absolutely loved the first three seasons, and that ending to the fourth episode of the first season is the best couple of minutes of television I've watched. Fond memories there definitely, although now that I've branched out a bit I feel as if I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly as much if I'd watched it for the first time round nowadays. Think the constant need for a cliffhanger ending/dramatic scene every episode would've pissed me off a bit now (as well as some of the acting in general) but some of the character backgrounds were quality.
Whats this fourth episode fourth season ending?
Fourth episode, first season. Posted it on here so much now...
I know the acting isn't up there with the very best, but that scene was beautiful. An absolute mindfeck to boot.
I know the acting isn't up there with the very best, but that scene was beautiful. An absolute mindfeck to boot.
Didn't plan on coming in here as I've just started watching this recently. But I had to come in to say that I never thought a television programme could make me feel as nervous and tense as I did on the second episode of season 2 (where Tuco dies). Him holding them hostage was fairly nervous, but when his Uncle(?) tries to rat them out, and then when he's ringing the bell after dinner, my god! In fact, if that level of drama and intensity is kept up, I don't think I'd be able to keep on watching it.
But as I said, I don't plan on venturing in here, and can't imagine I'll be in here again, but I had to get that off my chest.
But as I said, I don't plan on venturing in here, and can't imagine I'll be in here again, but I had to get that off my chest.
Question on series 3.
Did we ever find out who called Hank just before the twins tried to kill him? I don't remember it being mentioned since. But I could be wrong.
For some reason I always assumed it was Walt.
It was Victor (the person Gus slashed in the throat with the box cutter). The actor did an AMA on reddit and said Gus got him to warn Hank. It was him that text the brothers "pollos" too. The brothers were after Walt, but Gus needed Walt to cook the pure meth. Gus led them on to Hank, he told them it was actually Hank that killed Tuco.
I'd need to watch it again to find out the exact reasons why Gus would warn him. He would have hoped Hank would have taken them out.
I'd need to watch it again to find out the exact reasons why Gus would warn him. He would have hoped Hank would have taken them out.
Wait til you get towards the end of Season 3...
Don't say that! Why?! In fact, don't answer that! Argh, this fecking programme!
I wish I hadn't seen it and was back watching it for the first time. Favourite tv show ever.
That's possibly my favourite episode in the series actually, I think I forgot to breath for the last half.
I think he warned Hank as Walt told Gus he wasn't cooking any more meth if Hank got killed.
I thought Gus wanted them out the way as they were from a rival gang? But rather than do it in a way that would create all out war he tipped Hank off so he could kill them for him.
Yeah possibly. I honestly can't remember, and I couldn't find out on google!
Just watching the episode 8 in season 5.
Walter really is a cnut. Not really a lot of sympathetic characters in this show.
Walter really is a cnut. Not really a lot of sympathetic characters in this show.
I think I speak for everyone when I say that Mike is the coolest character on any programme ever.
To be fair its a show about people who sell drugs and get involved with serious crime. You cant really expect to find anyone likeable in it except the families involved. Which is pretty much what the show is all about, the evolution of man and its impact on his family.
He wanted Hank to kill them so that the Spanish mob and the DEA would intensify their war against each other and stay out of his way.
I'd put him just behind hank, I love Hank
Hank is a pussy.
Surely that's Don Draper?
Saul Goodman is the best character by a long shot IMO
"Better call Saul...."
Loved his character. Think Walter stands out above everyone though just for the incredible achievement that was his character development.
Loved his character. Think Walter stands out above everyone though just for the incredible achievement that was his character development.
Omar comin yoahem
There are a number of cooler characters than Don Draper (and Mike for that matter):
The Wire: Bunk, Omar, Clay Davies, Bodie, Stringer Bell
The Sopranos: Tony
Justified: Raylon Givens
Boardwalk Empire: Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano
Jericho: Robert Hawkins
Tony Soprano is seriously cool, to be fair. That's a character that takes some topping.
It was devastating when Bobby kicked the shit out of him.
From that list Omar is the coolest, by far.