IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, THE SONG BEING PLAYED IS "SMOKE AND MIRROS" BY RJD2.
SOMEWHERE DURING SEASON FOUR OF MAD MEN, I JUST STOPPED CARING ABOUT THESE CHARACTERS THAT JUST KEEP MAKING BAD DECISIONS. THEY'RE ALL SHORT-SIGHTED AND SELF-CENTERED. I NO LONGER HAD MUCH OF AN EMOTIONAL 'IN' TO LATCH ON TO (EXCEPT FOR PEGGY, OF COURSE).
HOWEVER, BREAKING BAD IS STILL DOING AWESOME AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT SEASON TO START UP.
@BENSTODDARD: THAT'S BECAUSE AS BREAKING BAD MOVED THROUGH THE FOURTH SEASON, WALTER WHITE METAMORPHASIZED FROM FROM THE PROTAGINIST TO THE ANTAGONIST. JESSIE PINKMAN IS NOW THE STAND-IN FOR THE VIEWER IN THE NARRATIVE. HE'S THE ONE WE'RE NOW IDENTIFYING WITH.
BRYAN CRANSTON DID AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK MARON LAST YEAR WHERE HE TALKED ABOUT VINCE GILLIGAN'S PLAN TO TAKE AN ABSOLUTE LOSER SCHLUB AND TURN HIM OVER TIME IN TO A MODERN DAY TONY MONTANA.
READING SOME OF THE REVIEWS OF MAD MEN, IT SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE LIKES THE CHARACTERS. THEY'RE ALL ANACHRONISTIC DINOSAURS EVEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SHOW. I'M SURE IT'S STILL EXCELENTLY ACTED, WRITTEN, STAGED, COSTUMED, ET AL... I JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
I agree with Graham. If you're going to make a show in which all the characters are kinda asshole-ish, you should at least make them interesting (e.g. Deadwood).
I am bored to tears by Breaking Bad, which I find abrasive and comic bookish. Don't really understand why people like it so much.
The characters in Mad Men are far more dimensional to me. I like the idea of a deliberately-paced, aesthetically centered show that's driven more by character than plot. But different strokes I guess.
SOMEWHERE DURING SEASON FOUR OF MAD MEN, I JUST STOPPED CARING ABOUT THESE CHARACTERS THAT JUST KEEP MAKING BAD DECISIONS. THEY'RE ALL SHORT-SIGHTED AND SELF-CENTERED. I NO LONGER HAD MUCH OF AN EMOTIONAL 'IN' TO LATCH ON TO (EXCEPT FOR PEGGY, OF COURSE).
HOWEVER, BREAKING BAD IS STILL DOING AWESOME AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT SEASON TO START UP.
And Graham, how can you hate bad decisions and still love Walter White? He's some kind of whirling dervish of stupid, selfish, knee-jerk reactions.
BRYAN CRANSTON DID AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK MARON LAST YEAR WHERE HE TALKED ABOUT VINCE GILLIGAN'S PLAN TO TAKE AN ABSOLUTE LOSER SCHLUB AND TURN HIM OVER TIME IN TO A MODERN DAY TONY MONTANA.
READING SOME OF THE REVIEWS OF MAD MEN, IT SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE LIKES THE CHARACTERS. THEY'RE ALL ANACHRONISTIC DINOSAURS EVEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SHOW. I'M SURE IT'S STILL EXCELENTLY ACTED, WRITTEN, STAGED, COSTUMED, ET AL... I JUST DON'T CARE ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
Mad Men peaked with this scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7TVNbDO1bQ
The characters in Mad Men are far more dimensional to me. I like the idea of a deliberately-paced, aesthetically centered show that's driven more by character than plot. But different strokes I guess.