I've just watched the first two episodes. Difficult to go to straight after The Wire as it is a bit slapstick in comparison.
I'm not gripped yet.
The Wire was a slow burn too, as you recall. All the greatest shows of all time are, whether they grip you right off the bat or not.
Breaking Bad is very different show in tone from The Wire, the juxtaposition is notable.
It seems shallow in comparison.
I'll keep going, as you say, it took me 2 or 3 episodes to get fully into The Wire.
Breaking Bad just gets better and better. The first season was curtailed because of the actors strike that year. The second season is where it reaches escape velocity. Take the opportunity to listen to the Breaking Bad Insider Podcast. They started doing those with S02E01 - Seven Forty Seven. It enhances the experience even more. I just went back and re-listened to that one. They are talking about the teddy bear in the pool. So much has happened since then it boggles the mind.
An nescis, mi fili, quantilla prudentia mundus regatur? - Axel Oxenstierna
Nie lügen die Menschen so viel wie nach einer Jagd, während eines Krieges oder vor Wahlen. - Otto von Bismarck
Hastur wrote: Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:58 pm
Stagecoach is more Ford than Wayne but whatever. I'm more 70-80s westerns as well. Eastwood ftw.
Have you ever seen Once Upon a Time in the West? Not Eastwood, but Leone directed it. Damn good western.
Same dude made Once Upon a Time in America. Great flick, but depressing as hell. In fact, one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen. James Woods places a scumbag like nobody else, sleazy shitbag journalist in Salvador, NFL Dr FeelGood in Any Given Sunday, Lester Diamond in Casino.