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Breaking Bad

[2007, TV Show]

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A high-school chemistry teacher learns he's dying, so he takes up a new career as a meth producer in hopes of earning enough money to take care of his family.

AMC Is Still Feeling Bad | Today's News: Our Take | 5/8/2008
AMC, which a while ago greenlit a second season for Mad Men, now has also ordered another round of its other original drama series, Breaking Bad. Announcing the pickup, network exec VP/GM Charlie Collier says, "From critical praise to strong ratings and a devoted audience, Breaking Bad further reinforced AMC as a top producer of high-quality, distinctive television."Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston as a dying man who makes a meth of things to provide for his fam. — MWM read more
Finale Watch: The Wire, Breaking Bad | Roush Dispatch | 3/7/2008
Its final season may have been built around a number of Big Lies, but here's the honest truth: HBO's The Wire is TV for the ages. Though it spent much of its acclaimed existence under the pop-culture radar, despite annual appearances on critics' best-of-year lists, this heartbreaking and searing masterpiece of urban decay and corruption will live on as all great literature does. Any self-respecting DVD library would want to include the five seasons of The Wire. It's that good, and that... read more
Ask Matt | 3/7/2008
Q: How good was last week's episode of Breaking Bad? I imagine I wasn't the only one yelling "Bad Ass Walt!" at the TV moments before his son came to the same conclusion. I am enjoying the slow (yet appropriately so) progression of Walt's fall into cooking meth. How else would someone so straight-laced end up in such a business without the show becoming cartoonish? The evolution ? or regression, depending on how you look at it ? of Walt's character goes insanely well with his journey as a ... read more
Ask Matt | 2/11/2008
Q: The cast and crew of Breaking Bad have done a great job ? at making me depressed! I couldn't get more than halfway through the pilot, and I wanted to cry through the 30 minutes I did see! I think that for a TV show to affect me this strongly means that the writers and actors are nothing short of amazing and deserve some kudos. I never saw Bryan Cranston in Malcolm in the Middle, so I am not familiar with his comedic work, but watching him in this show made me wonder if he's capable of even... read more
Ask Matt | 2/1/2008
How good is Breaking Bad?! No, how wonderful... finally, a dark comedy that delivers on the promises of its genre, and on the small screen, no less! Thank you so much for the advance notice on this excellent show. Bryan Cranston fulfills a certain potential I've always seen in him (beyond his extremely skilled, broadly comedic talents) in an awe-inspiring turn. The premise and the supporting performances (particularly in the portrayal of the sisterly bond between Mrs. White and her wonderfully... read more
Cheerleaders Do 5th Grader, More News Briefs | Today's News: Our Take | 1/24/2008
Tonight on Fox's Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, a contestant who is a Cowboys fan (poor lunk) will have the choice of consulting the kiddies or instead huddling with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (lucky lunk!).... The History Channel's fascinating Life After People special on Monday night very much benefited from us humanfolk still being around, delivering 5.4 million viewers — the cabler's most-watched telecast ever.... AMC is rebroadcasting the Breaking Bad premiere tonight at 10... read more
Ratings: Biggest Loser Sees Big Gains | Today's News: Our Take | 1/23/2008
Tuesday's highlights:• American Idol delivered 29.05 million total viewers, a year-over-year dip of six percent. • Averaging 8.94 mil over its two-hour run, The Biggest Loser was up 25 percent week-to-week.• One Tree Hill scored 3.05 mil, an 11 percent increase.• At 10 o'clock, SVU served up 12.97 mil (up 830K), while Boston Legal (8.24 mil) gained 340 thou.In other ratings news, CNN's coverage of Monday night's Democratic presidential debate was the most-watched primary... read more
Ask Ausiello | 1/23/2008
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Cheers: Malcolm's Dad Goes Bad | Cheers & Jeers | 1/21/2008
Cheers to Bryan Cranston for his image-shattering performance in Breaking Bad. I always knew he was a committed actor: The Malcolm in the Middle episode when dad Hal learns how to roller-boogie remains one of the greatest tour de forces in sitcom history. But who knew Cranston could handle dark material like AMC's dramedy about a dying chemistry teacher who resorts to selling crystal meth (and worse crimes) to save his family? Cranston's not Bad — he's brilliant.• Read and react to... read more
AMC's Breaking Bad Is One Hot Meth | TVGuide.com's Strike Recovery Guide | 1/18/2008
The when: Sundays at 10pm/ET (with many encores), premiering Jan. 20. Why watch?: Judging by the pilot, this promises to be a smart, stylish, grimly funny, ultimately serious look at how life can treat one poorly and how bad choices can make things that much worse... but not always worse, and not in every way. Walter White is a high-school chemistry teacher in Alburquerque, New Mexico, who is just turning 50 as the series begins. His job pays so poorly that he has to moonlight at a car wash; he... read more
Breaking Bad Could Be Addictive | Today's Top Videos | 1/18/2008
After raking in the Globes for their hit show Mad Men (for Best Drama and Best Actor), AMC is ready to give us what looks like another hit, Breaking Bad. In this new dramedy, a high school chem teacher finds out he’s dying. So in order to stash up enough money to provide for his family when he’s gone, he takes up a new career—in mass producing crystal meth. Think Weeds, but a tad darker. Don’t know about you guys, but we’re pumped for this one! Watch it now! | More... read more
Bryan Cranston Previews His Bad New Role | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/18/2008
For seven seasons, Bryan Cranston goofed off as Malcolm in the Middle's oddball dad, Hal. Now, he's returning to series TV with Breaking Bad (premiering Sunday, Jan. 20, at 10 pm/ET on AMC), an hour-long dramedy whose humor is a bit darker ? he's a chemistry teacher who turns to churning out homemade crystal meth after being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. We talked with Cranston about his trip to the dark side and to hear about some of his career highlights. TV Guide: Are you ready to... read more
Breaking Bad Cooks Up Seriously Dark Comedy | Roush Review | 1/16/2008
Is there a more fearless actor than Bryan Cranston? We know him best as a comedian, going to extremes to appear ridiculous as Malcolm in the Middle's harried Hal. But that nutty dad had it easy compared to Walt White, the milquetoast-turned-maker of crystal meth played by Cranston in AMC's bold, bizarre Breaking Bad. This show is Weeds with a death wish. "I am awake," Walt declares, not long after a diagnosis of inoperable lung cancer turns this sad-sack chemistry teacher into a criminal ... read more

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Inside Breaking Bad: Walt Goes Bald
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Premiered: December 06, 2007

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Premise: A high-school chemistry teacher learns he's dying, so he takes up a new career as a meth producer in hopes of earning enough money to take care of his family.

Breaking Bad Cast

Bryan Cranston: Walter White
Anna Gunn: Skyler White
Aaron Paul: Jesse Pinkman
Dean Norris: Hank Schrader
Betsy Brandt: Marie Schrader
RJ Mitte: Walter White Jr.

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