I agree with this. I cannot think of an actor who portrays a role on TV as well as him.
Such a feat of his to be able to separate himself from his Malcolm in the Middle character. He could have been in real danger to be typecast
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Such a feat of his to be able to separate himself from his Malcolm in the Middle character. He could have been in real danger to be typecast
I just think he's a brilliant. Being a twat is what makes him the great character he is.
I assume Odenkirk is Saul(sp?) Goodman? Yeah, he's my favourite after Pinkman and then Walt.
Yeah he's Saul.
I think Hank is a great character too.
Actually the only one I don't like is Skylar, she's such a cnut.
I think Hank is a great character too.
Actually the only one I don't like is Skylar, she's such a cnut.
I love Jesse in this, you need him to provide that contrast to Walt, and his role in the drug world. You need a man like Jesse, more of a street character who can provide that link to the underworld, plus he plays his role perfectly. I think the chemistry between those two has been fantastic. He does twattish things, but is it any less then you expect from him?
I like how he has grown as well, from the first episode to where he is, how he has coped with his setbacks, but it's a transformation which doesn't have an end in sight, you think he is growing into a better, complete person and that's it, and then he's back to square one.
I've never in my life seen the range of facial expressions, and just facial expressions used to express a point, or a line...It's unreal. The Wire did this very well at times, and at times over-did it, but there is something mesmerizing about Walt.
I like how he has grown as well, from the first episode to where he is, how he has coped with his setbacks, but it's a transformation which doesn't have an end in sight, you think he is growing into a better, complete person and that's it, and then he's back to square one.
I've never in my life seen the range of facial expressions, and just facial expressions used to express a point, or a line...It's unreal. The Wire did this very well at times, and at times over-did it, but there is something mesmerizing about Walt.
Saul is fecking brilliant.
"You don’t want a criminal lawyer... you want a criminal lawyer,"
"You don’t want a criminal lawyer... you want a criminal lawyer,"
I don't know whether I've developed into a misogynist but it seems to me that all these dramas have an awful woman in them, I think I loathe Skyler at least as much as I did Carmela Soprano. Oh and I cannot understand the interest in Pinkman as a character, he's just a total dunce who Walt should have abandoned the moment he got involved with Gus' business. I understand how he's necessary to the storyline but he's the worst type of wigger yo, bitch....
Anyway it's a terrific show and I'm completely hooked, I can't believe I've wasted time watching tripe like Californication when this was around the whole time.
Anyway it's a terrific show and I'm completely hooked, I can't believe I've wasted time watching tripe like Californication when this was around the whole time.
Skyler and Carmela look so much alike (physically and psychologically ) and they are so fecking annoying.
Jesse is a superb character.
Nah I liked Rita when she was all vulnerable and shy, she became a bitch when she got her confidence back though. Dexter should have kept her barefoot and pregnant then he's have had no problems.Leave Carm out of this. In fact arent you the guy you hated Rita in Dexter too.
Damn you
Skylar did get slightly less annoying in the last 4 or 5 episodes to be fair, thought it was setting things up nicely for her story arc.
Cranston's just outstanding.
Cranston's just outstanding.
Have to agree, watching six feet under and I literally want to punch the computer screen every time Ruth or Claire Fischer are on screen.
How do these women dare to oppose their husbands becoming criminals? Grr, woman know your place!
With Carmela it was the hypocrisy that really annoyed me.
A'ight. Haven't watched a lot of Sopranos, so haven't a clue about her.
Remedy that, for your own good.
Can anybody fill me in on how the studio actually proceeded to cast Bryan Canston? I would only assume that an auditioning process was a prerequisite for that part or else I cannot for the life of me, fathom the idea of the producers waking up and saying, "Hey, let's cast that man from Malcolm in the Middle."
He was brilliant in Malcolm in the Middle though, played Hal the crazy dad really well, and was the shows only saving grace in latter seasons.
Don't forget Dewey! He and Hal were always the highlights of the show, especially when they shared plots and scenes.That said, I agree with you, Cranston was brilliant in MITM as well, and I was really excited to watch BB when I first heard it was him in it. I mean, John Lithgow pulled it off, so why wouldn't Cranston? And obviously, he did.
Vince Gilligan had already cast Cranston on a show he worked on before Breaking Bad and knew of his acting range it seems.
We need a facebook style like button.
I thought all the main characters in Malcolm in the Middle, minus Malcolm, were really well played.
I have to wait until July for the next episode.Skylar, you fecking slut.
I think the writers realised that she was coming across as too much of a psycho bitch, and that all of the viewers hated her, so they eased off in the latest episodes.
She's got blow-job lips.
My favourite scene from the whole series
I love that scene. What's the bit where Jesse ends up saying, "what, like a robot?" or something, I think it's in that episode. Cracks me up
EDIT: here it is
EDIT: here it is
Was reading through this thread and realised 'Hal from MITM' is in it.. holy crap balls, am watching the first episode at the moment, loving it thus far. Rather like Arrested Development, its living up to the hype.
End of the second episode is my favorite moment.
I don't know what to watch now, any suggestions?
I haven't been able to find anything relatively new, or that I haven't watched, that comes near the quality of this, so I would like suggestions as well. Well, Boardwalk Empire is probably the closest.
And why the heck does the fourth season of Breaking Bad start in the middle of the summer? Who watches TV over the summer? Not that it matters for me though, as with these short-season shows I always wait for a season to finish before doing it all in a day or two.
Seen it unfortunately, it's stupid of me to ask for suggestions because it would have to be something off the beaten track in order for it to be new to me.
Boardwalk Empire underwhelmed me a little, I have to say.
If you're looking for good comedy, Bored to Death is great, it's worth it for Ted Danson alone.
If you're looking for good comedy, Bored to Death is great, it's worth it for Ted Danson alone.
Curb Your Enthusiasm is another brilliant comedy that seems to still fly under the radar all these years after it first came out.
Not really.
Over here at least. Still pretty regularly have people talking about this 'new' show they found when it's been out for 10+ years.
Thanks for the tip, I thoroughly enjoyed the pilot.
Just finished Ep 6 of season 1,
Bad Ass haha.
when he blows the joint out to get revenge for Jesse.
So I finished the first episode and halfway through the second one. I can see the potential with a few funny moments but I'm a little depressed and feel bad for the guy.
Is it going to get better
Is it going to get better