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Breaking Bad - Season 3

post #1 of 580
2/3/10 at 10:55am
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Yes

AMC really has the best 2 dramas on TV right now.
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post #2 of 580
2/3/10 at 11:10am
Last season broke me. Can't wait to see if they're really going to take the story to its obvious conclusion.
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post #3 of 580
2/3/10 at 2:09pm
Best show on TV. So psyched it's finally gonna be back soon.
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post #4 of 580
2/4/10 at 5:04am
http://link.brightcove.com/services/...id=63878823001
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post #5 of 580
2/4/10 at 5:34am
This is the best filmed thing going for me at the moment, Cinema or Television. I know a lot of people who are down on the way Season 2 ended, but those people suck.
The ad posted before is AwEsome.
Any trailers flying around? I had a look earlier but just found a few five second jobs.
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post #6 of 580
2/4/10 at 5:59pm
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I know a lot of people who are down on the way Season 2 ended, but those people suck.
Whoa whoa...come on now. The show is damn brilliant, but you've got to be fair. It's not above criticism, and the end of Season 2 (which up until that point had been nearly flawless) deserves some, *especially* when you consider that Gilligan and co. KNEW they were misleading the audience from the very beginning of the season with those flashforwards.
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post #7 of 580
2/4/10 at 6:25pm
I share OCallaghan's thoughts re: people's suckage.
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post #8 of 580
2/4/10 at 6:43pm
Yes.
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post #9 of 580
2/4/10 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by Mangy View Post
I share OCallaghan's thoughts re: people's suckage.
Do you really want to get into how bad that whole thing was? I don't want to go into detail about the only major fuck up of one of my absolute favorite shows, and have to explain just how wrong it was.
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post #10 of 580
2/4/10 at 7:57pm
Eh go for it. We have some time to kill before the show starts. I thought the plane crash thing was fantastic, a great way of showing how Walt's greed and selfishness had spiraled out of control and was affecting people he barely knew. The show had consistently and brilliantly been playing towards the Bat Shit Crazy side of things for a while so it wasn't completely out of left field. I'm not sure I understand your beef with the writers leading the audience deliberately astray; you must DESPISE Lost.
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post #11 of 580
2/4/10 at 11:05pm
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Originally Posted by Menlo Park Rat View Post
*especially* when you consider that Gilligan and co. KNEW they were misleading the audience from the very beginning of the season with those flashforwards.
I'm not really big on the end, but how is this, in any way, a bad thing?
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post #12 of 580
2/4/10 at 11:19pm
I was pleased to find out they'd swerved me all season. It didn't disappoint me even a little bit. I agree this is the absolute best thing on TV at the moment. I was just pushing a friend at work to Netflix the first 2 seasons before it starts again because he was telling me how there's nothing good on TV.
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post #13 of 580
2/4/10 at 11:24pm






(I really like Breaking Bad tho)
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post #14 of 580
2/4/10 at 11:25pm
Misleading the audience. Give me a fucking break.
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post #15 of 580
2/28/10 at 10:14pm
Still waiting for that detailed explanation why that ending sucked.
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post #16 of 580
2/28/10 at 11:53pm
Cause it deprives us of Q becoming a regular cast member!
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post #17 of 580
2/28/10 at 11:54pm
Questions I have for season 3:

-I am guessing that Q and Jane will be forgotten after the first episode.

-Will Skyler become Carmella Soprano next season in regards to her being aware about Walt's drug dealing?

-What does Gus the fried chicken drug kingpin have in store for Walt?

-More Sal please.

-I love that it looks like the cartel is going to come into the picture next season.
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post #18 of 580
2/28/10 at 11:57pm
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Originally Posted by Tomas Mejor View Post
Misleading the audience. Give me a fucking break.
He must hate most fiction when there's a plot twist.
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post #19 of 580
3/19/10 at 12:46pm
I usually don't like making blanket statements like this, but if you don't like Breaking Bad you simply do not like quality television. This show fires on all cylinders and then some.
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post #20 of 580
3/19/10 at 1:28pm
It's a great litmus test for ascertaining how awesome someone is within a handful of minutes.
If you meet someone at a party who name checks this as one of their favorite new shows on tv, you can stick around for a bit longer.
They say it sucks? Move on.
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post #21 of 580
3/19/10 at 2:16pm
Absolutely. I'm proud that I was able to convince my wife to stop watching shlock like One Tree Hill and give Breaking Bad a chance. She loves it even though it stresses her out to the point of cold sweats.
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post #22 of 580
3/19/10 at 2:32pm
My wife loves One Tree Hill and Breaking Bad. We have good days and bad.

Here is Alan Sepinwall's S3 review.
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post #23 of 580
3/19/10 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by Mangy View Post
My wife loves One Tree Hill and Breaking Bad. We have good days and bad.

Here is Alan Sepinwall's S3 review.
Baby steps, Mangy. Baby steps.
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post #24 of 580
3/21/10 at 10:07pm
According to his twitter feed, Rian Johnson directed an episode this season. Score!
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post #25 of 580
3/21/10 at 11:26pm
Why Season 2 finale ending sucked:

I get the concept of Walt's meth n' murder messing up innocent peoples lives, in fact, I love that. I love the plane crashing. However, the contrivance of the plane debris coincidentally hitting his yard, mixed with the fact that this wouldn't actually occur to Walt to be connected in any way, makes the season long teases meaningless.

He doesn't know the plane crashed because of him, so it should have no long-term effect on him. When you tease major events occurring to your main character all season and then show that he's not -directly- involved in either the wreckage or the bodies, it feels like a huge waste. It only coincidentally happened along with the breakup of his family.

I'm time shifting the premiere now, and it could retcon meaning out of it, but as it stands it's sloppy writing. Still an amazing show.
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post #26 of 580
3/22/10 at 12:09am
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Why Season 2 finale ending sucked:

I get the concept of Walt's meth n' murder messing up innocent peoples lives, in fact, I love that. I love the plane crashing. However, the contrivance of the plane debris coincidentally hitting his yard, mixed with the fact that this wouldn't actually occur to Walt to be connected in any way, makes the season long teases meaningless.

He doesn't know the plane crashed because of him, so it should have no long-term effect on him. When you tease major events occurring to your main character all season and then show that he's not -directly- involved in either the wreckage or the bodies, it feels like a huge waste. It only coincidentally happened along with the breakup of his family.

I'm time shifting the premiere now, and it could retcon meaning out of it, but as it stands it's sloppy writing. Still an amazing show.
I wasn't a huge fan of the ending to season 2 because I felt it was a little on the nose. That said, how would Walt not have figured out he was responsible once the investigation happened?


I thought it was a solid start to season 3. Glad they got the Skyler confession part over with. Seems to me Buggin Out won't let Walt bug off.
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post #27 of 580
3/22/10 at 12:16am
The confession to Skyler probably should have been implimented at the end of last season, it falls a little flat in the opener.

Decent opener, but it's only a buffer to what could be an explosive conclusion.
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post #28 of 580
3/22/10 at 12:45am
The confession was flat, but Skylar figuring it out and hitting him with it was powerhouse.

Great job with the cartel twins. Not a word spoken but so much said. It reminds me quite a lot of Raising Arizona, actually, but the actual confrontation will have a lot less humor.
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post #29 of 580
3/22/10 at 12:52am
The assembly scene alone made this a tremendous premiere.

"Just the 50th worst air disaster."

Jere Burns was a revelation. Been seeing that guy on dopey sitcoms for like the last 20 years. Really impressed by his bit tonight.
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post #30 of 580
3/22/10 at 1:20am
The kid who asked for an "A" needs to be in more episodes (He was in Negroe and Azul last season).
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post #31 of 580
3/22/10 at 4:44am
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti View Post
The assembly scene alone made this a tremendous premiere.

"Just the 50th worst air disaster."

Jere Burns was a revelation. Been seeing that guy on dopey sitcoms for like the last 20 years. Really impressed by his bit tonight.
I loved the quick cut to the blonde student in the audience mouthing "What the FUCK?" as the mild mannered chemistry teacher tries to rationalize this tragic disaster.
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post #32 of 580
3/22/10 at 7:09am
"I'm the bad guy" - such a badass line.
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post #33 of 580
3/22/10 at 11:14am
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Jere Burns was a revelation. Been seeing that guy on dopey sitcoms for like the last 20 years. Really impressed by his bit tonight.
I recognized him from the Judd Hirsch-starring vehicle "Dear John," where he was the cocky gigolo guy. His monologue about his addiction was riveting.

Loved the opening with everyone crawling towards the shrine. Those brothers are like double Chigurhs.
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post #34 of 580
3/22/10 at 5:30pm
Is it just me or was the cinematography elevated to a whole new level this season?
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post #35 of 580
3/22/10 at 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by Mangy View Post
I recognized him from the Judd Hirsch-starring vehicle "Dear John," where he was the cocky gigolo guy. His monologue about his addiction was riveting.
Yeah, that was my my go-to Jere Burns role back in the day.

"The name is Kirk."

Guess that was a one-and-done for him on this show.

Nice to see Espisito listed along with the main cast.
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post #36 of 580
3/22/10 at 5:48pm
BB is terrific with getting actors formerly known for comedy like Cranston, Burns or Bob Odenkirk and letting them showcase their dramatic chops. Speaking of which, I'm pretty sure Saul Goodman will be returning to soon.

EDIT: I hope that wasn't Burns' only scene. He did just enough to make me want to see more of him.

JuddL, the look of this show is consistently amazing. I loved the oppressive brown tint of the brother sequences.
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post #37 of 580
3/22/10 at 6:00pm
The assembly scene was hilarious. Love the callback with the annoying student hustling an easy good grade.

Walt Junior is slowly becoming an interesting character. He was heartbreaking last night.
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post #38 of 580
3/22/10 at 6:00pm
I noticed that this one was directed by Cranston, but I didn't remember seeing him listed as director for episodes the first 2 seasons (he could have been, I just don't remember it and haven't IMDB'd it). The incredibly well done shot of the cartel brother flicking his cigarette into the gasoline took a shot we've seen a hundred times and still made it unique and beautiful, and then followed that up with the truck exploding behind the brothers as they walked away in a shot that couldn't have been real but certainly didn't look fake.
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post #39 of 580
3/22/10 at 6:04pm
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Originally Posted by Mangy View Post
BB is terrific with getting actors formerly known for comedy like Cranston, Burns or Bob Odenkirk and letting them showcase their dramatic chops. Speaking of which, I'm pretty sure Saul Goodman will be returning to soon.
Odenkirk is suppose to be in 10 episodes this season.
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post #40 of 580
3/22/10 at 6:05pm
Wasn't it one of his law firm's matchbooks that Walt was using to burn the money? Thought that was a nice touch.
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post #41 of 580
3/22/10 at 6:10pm
The explosion shot was real. From an Alan Sepinwall interview with Vince Gilligan:

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No CG! That was definitely a practical effect, Alan -- the two Cousins were sixty feet from the truck when it blew up (although it looks like they were even closer than that due to the long lens which was used on the camera). All that flaming stuff you see raining down around them -- and even in FRONT of them, if you look closely enough -- was truly there, and not added in afterwards. I'm so proud of Luis and Daniel Moncada for the way they pulled that off. Bryan Cranston, their director, told them we'd get only one take at it, so they'd better not flinch... and by God, they didn't!
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post #42 of 580
3/22/10 at 6:57pm
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Originally Posted by A-Pathetic View Post
I noticed that this one was directed by Cranston, but I didn't remember seeing him listed as director for episodes the first 2 seasons (he could have been, I just don't remember it and haven't IMDB'd it). The incredibly well done shot of the cartel brother flicking his cigarette into the gasoline took a shot we've seen a hundred times and still made it unique and beautiful, and then followed that up with the truck exploding behind the brothers as they walked away in a shot that couldn't have been real but certainly didn't look fake.
I also loved the subsequent close-up shot from behind the flames seemingly enveloping the twins as they strutted away. It further emphasizes the sense that these two are a force of nature/carnage/destruction.
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post #43 of 580
3/22/10 at 7:05pm
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Originally Posted by Mangy View Post
The explosion shot was real. From an Alan Sepinwall interview with Vince Gilligan:
Jesus. That is insanely impressive. I rewound that shot trying to figure out how they'd done it and where the CG was, but even 60 feet away with an explosion that size both the percussive force and the heat would be nearly impossible to ignore. Massive kudos to the actors for pulling that off and making it look that badass.
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post #44 of 580
3/22/10 at 7:34pm
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Originally Posted by A-Pathetic View Post
I noticed that this one was directed by Cranston, but I didn't remember seeing him listed as director for episodes the first 2 seasons (he could have been, I just don't remember it and haven't IMDB'd it).
I believe he directed the season 2 premiere as well.
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post #45 of 580
3/22/10 at 8:41pm
I too wasn't a big fan of season 2's ending mostly because, as already said, it was a bit too much on the nose. Didn't feel like a cheat at all, anyway - while I can agree that the resolution worked well on a thematical level while being too far out of left field as a narrative choice, I can't really say that it betrayed the season-long set up.

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Originally Posted by SamTanry View Post
He doesn't know the plane crashed because of him, so it should have no long-term effect on him. When you tease major events occurring to your main character all season and then show that he's not -directly- involved in either the wreckage or the bodies, it feels like a huge waste. It only coincidentally happened along with the breakup of his family.

I'm time shifting the premiere now, and it could retcon meaning out of it, but as it stands it's sloppy writing. Still an amazing show.
Walt didn't know instantly that he had a part in the accident, but he was bound to dicover sooner or later. Keeping the character in the dark about a massive tragedy he (not entirely indirectly) helped take place - now that'd be going against the show's central theme. No retconning needed.

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Massive kudos to the actors for pulling that off and making it look that badass.
Los Chigurhitos! Love'em. I initially rolled my eyes at the two terminators swaggering their way through the desert but fuck it, what fun would it be without some major trouble looming on the horizon? Still, they'll have a hard time topping the butt clenchingly scary yet hilarious Tuco.
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post #46 of 580
3/22/10 at 8:53pm
Breaking Bad Sneak Peek: Ep. 302 "Caballo Sin Nombre"
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post #47 of 580
3/22/10 at 9:06pm
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I loved it. Screw the haters. This show is a huge slow burn. And i appreciate all of it.
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post #48 of 580
3/22/10 at 9:51pm
Much love for the show. This strikes me more than any other show as the first true successor to The Sopranos. Not because it's a terrific blend of criminal and domestic drama (although it is). And not just because it revolves around a magnificently crafted bad man character, brought to life in a powerhouse of a lead performance (although it does). And not just because it's more cinematic than than pretty much anything else on the small screen (although it is). But because while justly lauded for its drama, it doubles as easily the blackest comedy on television (by a fair margin).
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post #49 of 580
3/23/10 at 2:09am
Head asplode.

Check the paragraph that begins with "The NTBS concluded..."
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post #50 of 580
3/23/10 at 2:20am
That's a trip.
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