Ur watching Breaking Bad for the 1st time & think you've put on the wrong show

[highwhey]

after watching this scene for the first time

[Mask the Embiid]

i watched the 1st episode and meh. Everyone has that show that they know is good and that everyone always talks about but deep down....you know u never gonna watch that shit


for some ppl its the sopranos....or game of thrones.... or lost or idk....for me its this BS.

[highwhey]

i watched the 1st episode and meh. Everyone has that show that they know is good and that everyone always talks about but deep down....you know u never gonna watch that shit


for some ppl its the sopranos....or game of thrones.... or lost or idk....for me its this BS.

i watched this while it was airing like in its 3rd season or so. i thought the way you described, i believed it to be some trashy show. boy was i wrong. it's in the same tier as sopranos and the wire.

[warriorfan]

i watched the 1st episode and meh. Everyone has that show that they know is good and that everyone always talks about but deep down....you know u never gonna watch that shit


for some ppl its the sopranos....or game of thrones.... or lost or idk....for me its this BS.

same. it always felt second rate shit. i legit tried to give it a shot but no. it just doesn’t hit for me

[Manny98]

i watched the 1st episode and meh. Everyone has that show that they know is good and that everyone always talks about but deep down....you know u never gonna watch that shit


for some ppl its the sopranos....or game of thrones.... or lost or idk....for me its this BS.

Watch at least the first season, Breaking Bad is one of the greatest shows of all time give it a chance the first episode didn't have me hooked either

[Patrick Chewing]

I couldn't get into Breaking Bad, but I thoroughly enjoyed BCS. I just can't relate to the drug shit I guess. That's why I never liked The Wire either.

[1987_Lakers]

The first Breaking Bad episode I ever saw was the beginning of season 2 while it was airing, was just flipping through the channels and saw this old man in a wheelchair whose nephew was tormenting these two poor dudes. It had me on the edge of my seat.

I knew right away this show was gonna be something special and I watched every episode after that.

[SouBeachTalents]

Breaking Bad had me hooked instantly, I know people's taste in shows is subjective, but I can't imagine anyone watching the pilot and not wanting to continue watching the show. Imo that's probably the best pilot of a show I've seen. It's not gonna be for everyone, but for anyone not blown away by the early episodes, I'd strongly recommend just sticking with it. It gets SO good as the show progresses, and the last season is probably the best television I've seen.

The Wire was a show I legitimately did not like at first, I thought it was boring, a grind to sit through and incredibly overrated. But during the pandemic I decided to give it another try, and upon rewatch, I now genuinely consider it to be one of the greatest shows of all time.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Breaking Bad had me hooked instantly, I know people's taste in shows is subjective, but I can't imagine anyone watching the pilot and not wanting to continue watching the show. Imo that's probably the best pilot of a show I've seen. It's not gonna be for everyone, but for anyone not blown away by the early episodes, I'd strongly recommend just sticking with it. It gets SO good as the show progresses, and the last season is probably the best television I've seen.

The Wire was a show I legitimately did not like at first, I thought it was boring, a grind to sit through and incredibly overrated. But during the pandemic I decided to give it another try, and upon rewatch, I now genuinely consider it to be one of the greatest shows of all time.

BB was phenomenal, whatd you think of Ozark? It's not quite as good as BB, but it's top 5 all-time for me

[Proctor]

i watched the 1st episode and meh. Everyone has that show that they know is good and that everyone always talks about but deep down....you know u never gonna watch that shit


for some ppl its the sopranos....or game of thrones.... or lost or idk....for me its this BS.

Couldn't agree more.

I find a lot of those who think Breaking Bad is amongst the best shows ever are the ones who strictly watch network TV and nothing else. By that standard yeah, I'm sure it feels groundbreaking.

[Airupthere]

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are epic

[Full Court]

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are epic

I thought Better Call Saul was even better than Breaking Bad. Probably my favorite show of all time.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Couldn't agree more.

I find a lot of those who think Breaking Bad is amongst the best shows ever are the ones who strictly watch network TV and nothing else. By that standard yeah, I'm sure it feels groundbreaking.

Whats a groundbreaking show for you? BB has fascinating character development and plot - acting like it's low grade television is insane.

[Proctor]

Whats a groundbreaking show for you? BB has fascinating character development and plot - acting like it's low grade television is insane.

Not saying it's low grade at all but it stands out as "elite" much easier in the company of the trash scattered around on network TV. That doesn't make it not great in its own right but I think that is a distinction worth making. I personally thought it was far better than anything else network TV is trouncing out, sure, but still didn't blow me away by any means and I personally would rather watch one of HBO or whoever elses great offerings.

Too many of my friends who don't watch TV hardly at all still jerked the show off as the greatest thing civilization has been blessed with, despite having nothing to compare it to and their gold standard being something like "Friends".

I remember when the series was ending and the incredible mystique the show had on ISH and IRL with each passing episode. Nothing is that fvcking good.

[JohnnySic]

Breaking Bad had a tremendous story and character arc. Watching Walt slowly transform into Heinsenberg was incredible character development, and the stakes keeps rising and rising, the tension keeps building.

Compare to The Sopranos (also an atg show btw, for different reasons) where the story never really goes anywhere, at least not until the final season. Many episodes could basically be stand-alones.