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People have different ideas of action than I do. The Wire and Sopranos have no action to me. They are all dramas. A gun going off isn't action. The Governor rolling up in a tank is action. A fight at the end of every episode of TUF is action. I find it very difficult to watch Wire and Sopranos without getting bored. Breaking Bad sits exactly on the line.
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@ UnEtHiCaL
I understand this criticism ^^^ and agree for the most part.
Breaking Bad is successful because it incorporates more action than other dramas, but perhaps that is what makes it a bit cartoonish. 'The Wire' is a bit more real, but I can see how it could be less entertaining. Cartoons tend to be entertaining, so having a bit of an unrealistic or fantastical quality makes complete sense for a show like Breaking Bad , because it isn't as successful at the drama side imo.
And, please excuse my excessive use of the word cartoon.
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People have different ideas of action than I do. The Wire and Sopranos have no action to me. They are all dramas. A gun going off isn't action. The Governor rolling up in a tank is action. A fight at the end of every episode of TUF is action. I find it very difficult to watch Wire and Sopranos without getting bored. Breaking Bad sits exactly on the line.
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@ UnEtHiCaL
I understand this criticism ^^^ and agree for the most part.
Breaking Bad is successful because it incorporates more action than other dramas, but perhaps that is what makes it a bit cartoonish. 'The Wire' is a bit more real, but I can see how it could be less entertaining. Cartoons tend to be entertaining, so having a bit of an unrealistic or fantastical quality makes complete sense for a show like Breaking Bad , because it isn't as successful at the drama side imo.
And, please excuse my excessive use of the word cartoon.
-FREAK-
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I still like cartoons so I suppose that's cool
Yeah it's like my mate who keeps mentioning how good Love/Hate is, and that it's completely realistic. To me, that's cool, but not what grips me in a show. Even if the situations are unrealistic, if I can be given the run of events in a realistic way, it works for me.
For anyone UKing it up, it's like Inbetweeners. At the end of the episode, the shit is completely off the wall, but you can actually understand and see how they got there.
Most impressive thing in Breaking Bad to me was that they managed to give me the end of the first episode in 1 hour. I didnt think that was possible tbh
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I still like cartoons so I suppose that's cool
Yeah it's like my mate who keeps mentioning how good Love/Hate is, and that it's completely realistic. To me, that's cool, but not what grips me in a show. Even if the situations are unrealistic, if I can be given the run of events in a realistic way, it works for me.
For anyone UKing it up, it's like Inbetweeners. At the end of the episode, the shit is completely off the wall, but you can actually understand and see how they got there.
Most impressive thing in Breaking Bad to me was that they managed to give me the end of the first episode in 1 hour. I didnt think that was possible tbh
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And yeah my favorite character was Gustavo. I also liked Hank actually.
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@ UnEtHiCaL ,
Hey u.s. Americans watch Inbetweeners as well… I think I have seen all of the episodes or at least most, and the movie…. hilarious. Two thumbs way up your mum's bum.
But, yeah, cartoons are awesome.
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@ UnEtHiCaL ,
Hey u.s. Americans watch Inbetweeners as well… I think I have seen all of the episodes or at least most, and the movie…. hilarious. Two thumbs way up your mum's bum.
But, yeah, cartoons are awesome.
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The only british series i've watched is Sherlock, and it was dope.
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I've watched 2 seasons of Dexter. I liked it but I see the same similarities with breaking bad. It's cartoony.
The Wire was the shit. season 2 sucked though with the whole Port story, so boring.
I still feel breaking bad is like a tounge in cheek take on a meth dealer. a family day time soap version. The wire is a lot more grounded and adult.
True Detective is the same so far.
I'm still enjoying BB though. Does feel a little over hyped though. TD is the real deal though.
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I've watched 2 seasons of Dexter. I liked it but I see the same similarities with breaking bad. It's cartoony.
The Wire was the shit. season 2 sucked though with the whole Port story, so boring.
I still feel breaking bad is like a tounge in cheek take on a meth dealer. a family day time soap version. The wire is a lot more grounded and adult.
True Detective is the same so far.
I'm still enjoying BB though. Does feel a little over hyped though. TD is the real deal though.
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I've watched 2 seasons of Dexter. I liked it but I see the same similarities with breaking bad. It's cartoony.
The Wire was the shit. season 2 sucked though with the whole Port story, so boring.
I still feel breaking bad is like a tounge in cheek take on a meth dealer. a family day time soap version. The wire is a lot more grounded and adult.
True Detective is the same so far.
I'm still enjoying BB though. Does feel a little over hyped though. TD is the real deal though.
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What channel is True Detective on… you got me wanting to check that out now.
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02-11-2014, 08:39 PM
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Check my true detective thread. a streaming link to all 4 season 1 episodes is in there.
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Yeah Just C, it gets good in my opinion, its worth a watch atleast definitely. it kept me wanting to watch the next episode to see what happens personally, i also completed it all online like ur doing
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