Breaking Bad = Best show ALIVE

[Baller234]

I honestly agreed with virtually everything you said until the bolded. The Wire I'd have no issue with, I personally believe Breaking Bad is better but there's certainly a valid argument that can be made there, though my beef with the Wire is it's last season, while still good, is by far it's worst imo while Breaking Bad's is it's best.

GOT though? The first 4 seasons were genuinely terrific, then it gradually declined before it's abomination of a final season. I just don't see the argument there over BB.

I won't argue with you, the last few seasons of GOT were total dogshit. Basically once they ran out of book material to cover and had to start writing on their own.

I still place it above BB because I'm probably more likely to revisit an episode of GOT than I am an episode of BB. Those first few seasons of GOT were as good as anything ever. You're average GOT episode just has way more going for it than your average BB episode. Way more layered.

[Baller234]

who wins you over on the acting front?

bb or sopranos?

cranston or gandolfini?

Hard to say.

Don't know if there's a wrong answer.

[Baller234]

Hot Take: The first two seasons of Dexter are on par with Breaking Bad's. When Dexter was at its best, it was genuinely some of the most suspenseful shit ever. God, it's a crime the premise/show was wasted on Showtime with the poor writing, cheap supporting cast, and copouts beginning with the S2 ending. HBO would have done so much more with it.

Dexter S2 and S4 are goat tier for me as well.

S1 was good enough I guess but not goat tier, S3 was ehh, the rest was forgettable. Really fell off towards the end. Haven't even bothered to watch it since it came back.

But I agree that when it was at it's best, Dexter was as good as anything.

[ShawkFactory]

i haven't watched the wire. guess i should bump that up high on my list with all of the praise you guys are giving it.

I’m fairly surprised that you have already seen it to be honest.

I’m sure you’ve heard plenty about it but I’ll say this as if you haven’t. It’s the most realistic and layered show narratively that’s ever existed. Almost like GOT but real life, which makes it hit harder for me obviously. As it probably does for most.

It utilizes iffy systemic ills, whether that be local drug empires, law enforcement, politics, and education as a backdrop for an incredible Greek tragedy on the level of Shakespeare.

Not quite the amazing character study of Sopranos but it builds a different type of world and you know as things unfold that that was EXACTLY how shit went down in real life in Baltimore. Very fascinating and well done stuff.

[highwhey]

i haven't watched the wire. guess i should bump that up high on my list with all of the praise you guys are giving it.

You'd appreciate it.

half of kblaze's gifs are from the wire

[GOBB]

Game of thrones for me. I will say Peaky Blinders was really good. Doesn’t get mentioned much amongst top shows ever. Can’t say it’s the best but it’s up there in the rankings for me. I caught on to it late like Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad is the best binge watching experience of a tv show I ever had tho.

[ArbitraryWater]

Game of thrones for me. I will say Peaky Blinders was really good. Doesn’t get mentioned much amongst top shows ever. Can’t say it’s the best but it’s up there in the rankings for me. I caught on to it late like Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad is the best binge watching experience of a tv show I ever had tho.

GoT last season was dogshit

[BurningHammer]

GoT last season was dogshit

Wrapping up shows that the original materials are still ongoing rarely please everyone.

[GOBB]

GoT last season was dogshit

Most tv shows have seasons like that. Or periods where it begins to tail off. The reasons vary. Sopranos went through the same thing

[Baller234]

What's beautiful about The Wire is that in addition to being a phenomenal show, it's also a giant commercial for the republican party.

The creator of the show, David Simon, is actually more left leaning and probably didn't intend it as such... but if there is one single takeaway from the show it's that democrats fukk everything up.

[ArbitraryWater]

Most tv shows have seasons like that. Or periods where it begins to tail off. The reasons vary. Sopranos went through the same thing

Yea but for best show ever? Thats a clear disqualifier. BrBa last season was GOAT. It was the perfect show.

[ShawkFactory]

What's beautiful about The Wire is that in addition to being a phenomenal show, it's also a giant commercial for the republican party.

The creator of the show, David Simon, is actually more left leaning and probably didn't intend it as such... but if there is one single takeaway from the show it's that democrats fukk everything up.

Leave it to you to take it that way

[GOBB]

Yea but for best show ever? Thats a clear disqualifier. BrBa last season was GOAT. It was the perfect show.

Hardly perfect. Season 3 was slow and all over the place. And not for nothing first season to breaking bad wasn’t ground breaking either.

[ArbitraryWater]

Hardly perfect. Season 3 was slow and all over the place. And not for nothing first season to breaking bad wasn’t ground breaking either.

Season 3 is probaby the most popuar season lol and no one made any difference between the first seasons of BrBa and GoT.

Quite clearly BrBa has 5 spotless (or at the very least elite seasons, considering season 3 as weak is an insane take) seasons and GoT ends shit.

Its preference at the end of the day but its not exactly logical.

[GOBB]

Season 3 is probaby the most popuar season lol and no one made any difference between the first seasons of BrBa and GoT.

Quite clearly BrBa has 5 spotless (or at the very least elite seasons, considering season 3 as weak is an insane take) seasons and GoT ends shit.

Its preference at the end of the day but its not exactly logical.

You’re not applying logic. You’re applying an extreme bias. I’m pretty sure I could go searching and see what fools are saying about Breaking Bad seasons and how they view them. Doubt I would be far off from what I said. And like you said it’s preference but to pretend what I said is some sort of blasphemy could be easily debunked by simply posting other Breaking Bad fans thoughts. Not worth arguing but you’re also not about to leave some parting short like you hit a HR like Bonds either.