SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, turn off Three Days of the Condor and watch last night’s Breaking Bad.
In my write-up of last week’s Breaking Bad, I looked at how Walt’s talk with Walt Jr. pointed up a cruel irony: …
Tuned InTuned In
Breaking Bad
Tuned InTuned In
Tuned InTuned In
Breaking Bad Watch: $#*! My Dad Says
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, get any necessary bathroom breaks out of the way and watch last night’s Breaking Bad.
The previous episode of Breaking Bad opened a rift between Walt and Jesse that’s going to be hard, …
Tuned InTuned In
Breaking Bad Watch: Thin-Ice Road Truckers
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, get off Google Earth and watch last night’s Breaking Bad.
There have been a couple of mysteries hanging over the last few episodes of Breaking Bad. First: what does Gus hope to gain by …
Tuned InTelevision
Breaking Bad Watch: Chickenman! He’s Everywhere! He’s Everywhere!
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, ask your elderly criminal uncle if he would change the channel so you can watch last night’s Breaking Bad.
This month at the Emmys, Breaking Bad is going to step aside and make some …
Tuned InUncategorized
Summer School Report Card: What's Been the Show of the Season?
[vodpod id=Video.15349676&w=425&h=350&fv=]
It’s probably going to be a slow couple of weeks for coverage of current TV here because (1) it’s fall-screener season, which means I’m spending much of my time watching shows that won’t air for weeks or longer; and (2) it’s late August, so whaddyagonnado?
So this is as good a morning as any, …
Breaking Bad Watch: Doing Stuff and Nothing Happens
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, smoke that lucky cigarette, set your car on fire and watch the latest episode of Breaking Bad.
Greetings to the Tuned In faithful! While James Poniewozik is away establishing Time’s …
Breaking Bad Watch: Seeing Things
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, finish digging that hole in the front yard and watch the latest episode of Breaking Bad.
Hello, Tuned In readers! While TIME’s TV swami James Poniewozik is on vacation, I’ll …
Tuned InUncategorized
Breaking Bad Makes a Deal for 16 Final Episodes
The bad news: Breaking Bad is ending. The good news: Breaking Bad is ending (hopefully) on its own terms. After a prolonged and unfortunately public negotiation over its renewal with AMC, the producers of Breaking Bad will get a final run of 16 episodes to conclude the story of Walter White, chemistry-teacher-cum-criminal.
The whole …
Tuned InTelevision
Breaking Bad Watch: Road Trip!
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, open another bottle of wine and watch last night’s Breaking Bad.
As TV dramas advance in years, they tend to get crowded. There are more characters, more storylines and often an …
Tuned InTuned In
Walking Dead?; or, Can AMC Afford to Budget-Cut Its Way to Success?
The Hollywood Reporter has a couple of interesting news items about AMC network right now. The first is a short news brief from this morning, reporting that AMC—the cable group including IFC, Sundance, WE and AMC network itself—showed a higher profit in its first quarter as an independent company, with both profit and revenue up …
Tuned InTuned In
Breaking Bad Watch: When I Heard the Learn’d Meth Cooker
SPOILER ALERT; Before you read this post, turn off that karaoke machine, grab some vegan s’mores and watch last night’s Breaking Bad.
It’s been a methodical and steady first few episodes for season four of Breaking Bad, …
Tuned InUncategorized
Which Is Worse: Much Less Breaking Bad, or Much More?
The story over AMC’s feud with the Sony studio over Breaking Bad broke while I was just getting to press tour, but for those of you who haven’t heard about it: things are getting tense between network and studio over the fifth and ostensibly final season of the show. The makers of Breaking Bad want a full season to wrap things up; …
Tuned InTelevision
Breaking Bad Watch: It’s Skyler’s Turn
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, stop surreptitiously watching that porn in your bed and watch last night’s Breaking Bad.
With the focus on the superlab, Gus’ business and Walt and Jesse’s status, the first couple of episodes of season four have been rather, well, male so far. The third, “Open House,” turns its attention …