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Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]

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One of the - if not THE - best show on cable TV. This is a phenomenal show start to finish, everything from the concept, the writing, the cinematography, heck even the music compositions and soundtrack is awesome. My only beef with it is, and a minor at that, is the fact that are only 7 episodes. When Season 1 was filmed it was the year of the infamous Writers Guild Strike and of course it affected a lot of network shows (see: 24 season 6, brutal) so it falls short in that perspective but an otherwise flawless show. Also, the extras and trailers are a nice bonus. I'm very picky with the shows I watch but if you're a big fan of Dexter, The Wire, LOST, Weeds then I highly recommended Breaking Bad and can't wait for season 3 to start in March '10!

Chemistry gets lung cancer. He's living on a lousy teacher's salary. His wife in pregnant and doesn't work. His son is mildly handicapped. How's he going to provide a legacy? What are they going to live on should he die? He'll use his skills in chemistry to make crystal meth. How evil is that? Where's the line between right and wrong. How does a teacher relate used to the rules of regular life adapt to the do or die rules of the underworld. The contrasts are fantastic. His partner in crime, a former student still calls him Mr. White. How good is that? "Weeds" on cocaine. Very addictive.

I bought this without seeing an episode after the reviews from the internet and friends and I wasn't disappointed. The show is so well written, directed and acted, it's hard to fault it. On this season alone, I have just purchased seasons two, three and four and will be buying five when it is released.

Easily one of the top 5 T.V. shows of all time. I could watch this series over and over. Its great.

This show is just plain awesome. It's about a boring high school Chemistry teacher who develops Cancer and decides to make drugs to support his pregnant wife and son who lives with cerebral palsy. I believe the reason the show is so good is because of how it tests the viewers morality, and asks if it alright to do bad things for good reasons. Highly recommended.

My brother told me about this series several weeks ago. I initially scoffed. A "dark comedy" about a dying high school chemistry teacher who turns to producing meth in order to provide for his family...with the main character being played by the dad from Malcolm in the Middle? I thought the premise was odd and the casting suspect. How wrong I was.
I'm quite choosy with TV shows--one has to be, with the glut of choices available. I took a chance on Breaking Bad and was completely hooked. As others have stated in their reviews, everything from the dialogue, to the cinematography, to the plot, to the acting makes for a cringe-inducing, mesmerizing, guffaw-producing gem. The lead actors (Bryan Cranston of M in the M fame and Aaron Paul) are phenomenal. Breaking Bad is completely worthy of the praise it's earned and so much more.

Without a doubt the best show on TV. The first episode started a little slow but you needed that to build up to what the show is about. Its a look at what the human spirit will do for the people they love and Walter White (the main character played by Bryan Cranston) is very undaunted by his decisions. Add Jesse Pinkman (protrayed by the very talented Aaron Paul) into the mix and by the end of the season you have a show that will send you racing to buy season 2 and so on. Its not for children at all, but its very entertaining for adults. If you haven't seen it then I strongly recommend you buy it because its something you'll want to watch again!

A friend told me I would be hooked on Breaking Bad after 10 minutes of watching the first episode. He was right!
I am along for the roller coaster ride all the way to season 5.

A great show that will have you hooked from the first episode. Well done. Great that we also got it on sale.

We watch seasons of Breaking Bad when we are kept inside at the cabin, great way to enjoy a series and not have to deal with commercials!