Several years ago, I had a choice to make.
In one hand, was Dexter, who I came to know and love through 4 seasons of epic drama and story-telling. On the other hand, was Breaking Bad, which aired in the same time frame, but had equally impressive story-telling. Dexter was dark and familiar, whereas Breaking Bad was raw and shameless.
Confident that Breaking Bad was heading toward a multi-season arc after the first, I made the choice to stick with Dexter, unwilling to get involved in another television drama.
I made the wrong choice.
Sometime within the past year or so, I made a post on this forum about a song that I was listening to - Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" - when someone replied to my comment with something to the effect of "I remember that from Breaking Bad". I had no clue what that person was talking about, had only assumed the song was featured somewhere in the Breaking Bad story line.
I have since purchased and binge-watched every season of Breaking Bad on DVD (that was a very intense week!). I laughed at the black humor, cried with Walt's character when he made the choices he had to make in order to survive, and felt that my purchase was very well justified.
In the words of Ol' Dirty Bastard, 'Ohh, baby, I like it raw'.
This show has everything I'd ever come to expect from sensational, quality television, and then some. The acting is superb and very well deserving of it's many awards. The characters are convincing, the story is interesting and the emotions I get from watching leave me fiending for another fix like a junkie. Somehow, I always manage to be surprised, even if I'm pretty certain that I know what's going to happen.
As for Dexter, what a monumental let-down. I get 'it' - Dexter went from monster to human... but, the producers/writers flat-out said they don't care about the fans, so fuck 'em.
I am both happy and sad to be a part of Breaking Bad fandom, even more melancholy to see it go... but, as it was best said, "All bad things must come to an end."
That said, I'm still wishing for Walter White to succeed. No matter what, no matter how many people have to die, he deserves his goddamned victory... not sure what that says about me, or society for that matter, but I stand by his character.
In one hand, was Dexter, who I came to know and love through 4 seasons of epic drama and story-telling. On the other hand, was Breaking Bad, which aired in the same time frame, but had equally impressive story-telling. Dexter was dark and familiar, whereas Breaking Bad was raw and shameless.
Confident that Breaking Bad was heading toward a multi-season arc after the first, I made the choice to stick with Dexter, unwilling to get involved in another television drama.
I made the wrong choice.
Sometime within the past year or so, I made a post on this forum about a song that I was listening to - Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" - when someone replied to my comment with something to the effect of "I remember that from Breaking Bad". I had no clue what that person was talking about, had only assumed the song was featured somewhere in the Breaking Bad story line.
I have since purchased and binge-watched every season of Breaking Bad on DVD (that was a very intense week!). I laughed at the black humor, cried with Walt's character when he made the choices he had to make in order to survive, and felt that my purchase was very well justified.
In the words of Ol' Dirty Bastard, 'Ohh, baby, I like it raw'.
This show has everything I'd ever come to expect from sensational, quality television, and then some. The acting is superb and very well deserving of it's many awards. The characters are convincing, the story is interesting and the emotions I get from watching leave me fiending for another fix like a junkie. Somehow, I always manage to be surprised, even if I'm pretty certain that I know what's going to happen.
As for Dexter, what a monumental let-down. I get 'it' - Dexter went from monster to human... but, the producers/writers flat-out said they don't care about the fans, so fuck 'em.
I am both happy and sad to be a part of Breaking Bad fandom, even more melancholy to see it go... but, as it was best said, "All bad things must come to an end."
That said, I'm still wishing for Walter White to succeed. No matter what, no matter how many people have to die, he deserves his goddamned victory... not sure what that says about me, or society for that matter, but I stand by his character.
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