Breaking Bad is my favorite all time TV show. Hows that for an opening statement? Objectivity goes out of the window when talking about TV at the best of times and the internet is full of absolute statements like thatpeople can say that three times in a sentence about three different shows. But I stand by that statement. Absolutely. Breaking Bad follows the exploits of a high school teacher who, diagnosed with cancer, employs the skills of high school dropout Jesse to cook up a batch of meth to provide money for his family after hes gone. Suffice to say things get totally out of fucking control. Without further ado here is the most objective and spoiler free list you will find on the internet for the five reasons why Breaking Bad is the best thing since sliced Sopranos.
5. It Goes Where No TV Show Has Gone Before
Setting up this review as having no spoilers makes this particularly difficult to describe. Since the opening moments of the first episode this TV has gone to places I didnt think were possible for a film let alone a television show. The premise is about as out-there as television has dared to be and continues to completely blow expectations away. The show was pitched by Vince Gilligan to Sony Television, he had an open door policy with some old friends there and he pitched them this little project hed been working on about a high-school teacher who starts cooking meth. They looked at him cockeyed, but they trusted him and brought the project to their boss, Michael Lynton CEO for Sony Entertainment. Gilligan is lucky that Lynton himself trusted his people, who in turn trusted Gilligan becauseas he later told Vince GilliganLynton said that Breaking Bad was the single worst idea for a TV show Ive ever heard. The great thing is though, when Im saying it goes where no other show has gone before Im not just talking about actionand there is a whole bunch of top notch, crazy, balls-to-the-walls action scenes but Im talking about every element. From the intricate view of a marriage breaking down to the reality of money laundering, this show takes you places that no TV show has ever taken an audience. Which leads quite nicely to --