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"Breaking Bad" (2008): :  -- A drama about a high school chemistry teacher who's suffering from the world's worst case of mid-life crisis and becomes a criminal.
"Breaking Bad" (2008): :  -- A drama about a high school chemistry teacher who's suffering from the world's worst case of mid-life crisis and becomes a criminal.
"Breaking Bad" (2008): Season 1: Episode 6 -- A clip from the episode Crazy Handful of Nothing, from season one of the series Breaking Bad
"Breaking Bad" (2008): Season 1: Episode 5 -- A clip from the episode Gray Matter, from season one of the series Breaking Bad
"Breaking Bad" (2008): Season 1: Episode 4 -- A clip from the episode Cancer Man, from season one of the series Breaking Bad

Overview

User Rating:
9.0/10   118 votes
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Creator:
Vince Gilligan
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
January 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
The end justifies the extreme.
Plot:
A drama about a high school chemistry teacher who's suffering from the world's worst case of mid-life crisis and becomes a criminal.
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(112 articles)
Inside track: Emmy race for lead actor in a drama
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User Comments:
Brilliant Character Work In Pitch Black Comedy-Drama more

Cast

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Bryan Cranston ... Walter H. White (20 episodes, 2008-2009)

Anna Gunn ... Skyler White (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Aaron Paul ... Jesse Pinkman (20 episodes, 2008-2009)

Dean Norris ... Hank (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Betsy Brandt ... Marie (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
RJ Mitte ... Walter White Jr. / ... (20 episodes, 2008-2009)

Steven Michael Quezada ... Gomez / ... (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
45 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:TV-14

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Trivia:
The actor who portrays Walter Jr. in the series (RJ Mitte), actually has cerebral palsy like his character on the show. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Soup: (2009-03-13)" (2009) more

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132 out of 137 people found the following comment useful:-
Brilliant Character Work In Pitch Black Comedy-Drama, 21 January 2008
9/10
Author: thebrainflow from USA

The age of Bryan Cranston has returned. Once universally lauded for his work in Malcolm In The Middle, there had yet to be a good vehicle for this man's particular talents. He has that rare gift of generating sympathy and manic-energy at the same time.

For those that would be content to label this show a Weeds knock-off, bear in mind that Breaking Bad is a new kind of monster. It touches on the very same themes, "living realistically as a middle class in the United States" which often makes us resort to extremes to survive. Like the mother and daughter team that robbed that bank. But the weed selling antics of Showtime's hit show is really nothing like "Bad." The Pilot was about as perfect a Pilot as I've ever seen, and much of it rests on Bryan Cranston's shoulders.

Cranston plays Cheimstry teacher Walter White. He has a loving wife, a child with Cerebal Palsy and another is on the way. He also happens to be dying from an inoperable lung cancer situation, which happened although he "never smoked." His finances in disarray, the once great student of science turns to crime to solve his problems.

He cooks Crystal Meth with a good for nothing ex-student. From the antics of the first episode, the show is leading towards a dark place, but a place of truth. This is a no nonsense black comedy.

For people that love Tarantino or the Coen's, this might be your cup of tea.

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