Television

[ajithfederer]

http://blogs.amctv.com/breaking-bad/TWD-S5-Key-Art-796.jpg

:bow:

[ajithfederer]

Some new pics here.

http://www.tvguide.com/special/summer-tv/PhotoGallery/Breaking-Bad-Season5-1048945/1048948

[wizzy]

^Heisenberg is back :-D

[ajithfederer]

The dollar bills all over the place :bad ass: :smokesmirk:

[Sid_316]

http://blogs.amctv.com/breaking-bad/TWD-S5-Key-Art-796.jpg

:bow:

Thalaiva!! vanga vanga

[kid-glove]

MASS. I like the all-black outfit with Heisenberg hat!

[Nerd]

Downton Abbey, anyone? Netflix has season 1. Slow-paced but doog.

[kid-glove]

Have gushed about it here..

[Nerd]

Have gushed about it here..

Oh! Found the post. But idhu (http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?9515-Television&p=821273&viewfull=1#post821273) dhaan unga gushingaa? :-)

Kid V 2.0 8-)

[kid-glove]

Okay, maybe in some other forum..

[ajithfederer]

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[ajithfederer]

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Dheivameee :bow: :lol:. Adutha jenmathulayavadhu i should be born as charlie "harper"s sheen :-P

[ajithfederer]

What a cryin shame :shock: :cry: :evil: :banghead:. A Sitcom which was on top of the list since like 2005/06 has relegated its prime time slot(Monday Nite) and following BBT and that too on Thursday. The show was rulin its roost until Sheen was kickin ass.

Season 10

On May 12, 2012, CBS renewed Two and a Half Men for a tenth season.[174] It is expected to premiere in Fall 2012, when it will move to a Thursday timeslot, following The Big Bang Theory.[

[ajithfederer]

Meanwhile Sheen's new sitcom "Anger Management" will be premiering this Thursday in FX Channel. Hope this sitcom goes places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anger_Management_%28TV_series%29#Episodes

[wizzy]

BrBa as a ABC sitcom :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6v-ApehVbc

[ajithfederer]

Supernatural - Liking the show on AXN already. Season dvd ellam vaangi porumaaya paakanum.

[Sid_316]

Kid,af,

Louie and anger management start aayiduthu FYI :-P

[Sid_316]

New dexter promo :twisted:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-OLyJdnLuTU

[ajithfederer]

Woohoo not a bad start http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/29/thursday-cable-ratingsanger-management-wins-night-suits-burn-notice-wilfred-awkward-men-at-work-more/139938/

Kid,af,

Louie and anger management start aayiduthu FYI :-P

[VENKIRAJA]

Started watching Breaking Bad due to the hype in the Hub. Seems interesting.
The only other TV series if at all I've watched is Sherlock Holmes. :lol2: Hope this one is worth the time.

[ajithfederer]

That is not HYPE. You will come back and apologize for this post in the near Future :evil:. JK go on with BB.

Started watching Breaking Bad due to the hype in the Hub. Seems interesting.

[ajithfederer]

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-01/news/chi-dish-subscribers-set-to-lose-mad-men-20120629_1_amc-executives-dish-subscribers-dish-network

http://www.keepamcnetworks.com/dish/wp-content/themes/post-drop/images/keepamcn_main_tile_v2.jpg

Well your loss, DISH.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG1PY6jjcIo


Sneakpeek from S5 EI fellas. Walter Jr reacts to Gus's death.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi0X5KGlykQ&feature=player_embedded

Jesse: We've got to start cooking again. Hell Yes Bitch!!!!
Walter naah Heisenberg: There is a market to be filled and currently there is no one to fill.... :smokesmirk:

See Mike's reaction above.

[Nerd]

Downton Abbey - Finished the 2 seasons. Mad Men is showing the america of the 60s and this is the England of the 10s - 1910s actually. This Mi Lady / My Lord is very contagious :lol: Maggie Smith (Lady Violet) is the Roger Sterling of this series. Hilarious one-liners. And Lady Sybil whattabeety. Unlike Mad Men where everyone is 'grey' this one has most in black and white.

One of the best TV series ever :clap:

[kid-glove]

Black and white?

Except the Arsenal fan (the heir, Matthew), and Manchester united fan (the cripple butler), every one else follow their self-interests. My Lord is very righteous, but you could see his chips falling down slowly. M'lady Junior II (Is she Sybil, I forgot the name) and Cataract Chef cook aside, the women ain't no different.

What I love here, is the lack of cynicism that you'd find in MM. But that's to do with the setting I suppose. This ain't 60's America.

[Nerd]

Aunt Isobel (Heir's mother), Ana (Cripple's wifey), the now dead William, his one-night wife, Ms. Swire even Lady Mary - rombO nallavinga

Carlisle, Thomas, Mrs. Bryan (though there is shift towards the end), Ethel's FIL, Cripple's now dead (ex)wifey - rombO kettavinga.

Except very few like the lord, lord's wifey, Edith, etc., nothing much to write about *characters* per se. Not that Black/White is bad but they cease to interest me beyond a point.

Cynicism has been handled by Cousin Cora singlehandedly :lol:

[kid-glove]

Cousin Cora is cynical, but not a cynic, like entire cast of MM.

Like I said, following self-interests among all makes them interesting. Miss. Swire has her hand in Scandal to save her Father, I'd have thought they could have left some ambiguity there than to kill her. Did they do that because they didn't see good potential in the actress? Teleplay writers take such decisions as they go along. They do make up a lot as they go along in Downton in more ways than one. Lady Mary bedded someone in lust, and brings up on a bad name to the Lord. Ana wants to be with cripple man before he's properly divorced. William granted, but the one night wife isn't that *white*, she does follow Thomas and Miss Bryan for a while. Isobel annoyingly follows her own interests. Be as it may be noble. At times, it does seem she wants to annoy Cora more than she'd want to do Good.

[Nerd]

Teleplay writers take such decisions as they go along.
This perhaps is the most difficult thing for a teleplay writer. You never know if there would be a next season. So, it is extremely hard really to build up or carefully contstruct characters. So they tend to make radical decisions sometimes. These kind of odd eccentricities make them interesting.

[kid-glove]

In deed. Speaking of British connection to Mad Men, does anyone appear in Downton? Not the regular guys. I remember seeing a 'Downton' Face as a cameo, I'd bet on it in fact. The man (lawnmower spray paints his leg all over the room) from 3rd season, maybe.

[VENKIRAJA]

That is not HYPE. You will come back and apologize for this post in the near Future :evil:. JK go on with BB.
Done with S1. I know I'm a bit slow, but it did keep me engrossed. And I hear it gets a lot better as it progresses.

[ajithfederer]

http://pmctvline2.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/12_breakingbad.jpg

[ajithfederer]

Comic Con Poster released for S5 Of BB.

[VENKIRAJA]

That is not HYPE. You will come back and apologize for this post in the near Future :evil:. JK go on with BB.

I was blind-nga.
Idhu arpudhanga. On S03E06 now.

Indha maeri vera edhuna serial irukka?
Strictly no to the laugh track crap.

I hear Dexter, Wire, Arrested Development. Any good?

[ajithfederer]

Glad that you enjoyed. The RV demolition is one of the best episodes of the series. S3E07 One minute is ruthra thaandavam. Watch it yourself. One of the best action scene buildups i've ever seen.

I have heard ppl rave about "The sopranos". Naan innum paathadhu illa. Same goes to the wire. Dexter is several notches below BB. Hard core dexter fan sid_316 madham madhiri bb-kku convert aayitaarna paathukonga.

I was blind-nga.
Idhu arpudhanga. On S03E06 now.

Indha maeri vera edhuna serial irukka?
Strictly no to the laugh track crap.

I hear Dexter, Wire, Arrested Development. Any good?

[ajithfederer]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/578813_10151029584347722_1305981701_n.jpg

Ayyo thaanga muydiyala sunday seekiram vaaa :bow:

[ajithfederer]

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[ajithfederer]

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[VENKIRAJA]

Glad that you enjoyed. The RV demolition is one of the best episodes of the series.
But calling Hank and telling him that his wife is in the hospital ellam aradha pazhaya technique aache?
Appo appo ipdi edhachum cliche-va varudhu. Otherwise, smooth ride.

[raghavendran]

Venki
BB download ling pls...pathe aganum pola irukke..

[VENKIRAJA]

Anybody watched this (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839578/) one? Jonathan Nolan-aame.

Raghav - Here you go: HDTV link (http://kat.ph/breaking-bad-season-1-2-3-4-extras-dvdrip-hdtv-tsv-t5898209.html) & SDTV link - 1,2 & 3 (http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/5811759). Didn't get DVDrip quality links for S04.

[Sid_316]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7kXqEpXcOQc

It's goin to be messed up :-D Hopefully this season is much better than the last two.

[ajithfederer]

That's the essence of the show.

From S1E1 it's all about the extent to which Walter will plunge to keep his id intact. It only gets lower and lower.

But calling Hank and telling him that his wife is in the hospital ellam aradha pazhaya technique aache?
Appo appo ipdi edhachum cliche-va varudhu. Otherwise, smooth ride.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=YE-WYjBPBAY&NR=1

Edakoodama irukku. Will check this out.

[Sid_316]

Hard core dexter fan sid_316 madham madhiri bb-kku convert aayitaarna paathukonga.

:exactly:

BB vera maadhiri! Thani ulagam :smokesmirk: dexter not even close.

[ajithfederer]

Hey I like Dexter too. It's an different animal. Michael C Hall is a class act.

[wizzy]

BB streaming links..works like a charm on US VPN


http://www.solarmovie.eu/tv/breaking-bad-2008/season-4/

[raghavendran]

Thnx Venki
nalla irukuma?..neenga enna solringa?

[Nerd]

I hear Dexter, Wire, Arrested Development. Any good?
Deep mokkai, andha pakkamE pOyidaadheenga. Character study / cynicism / smoke / cocktails etc. interest irundhaal try Mad Men.

[kid-glove]

'The Wire' in on other end of 'Breaking Bad', but just as essential. Both a must-watch IMO.

Arrested Development, I watched on TV when it was telecast. It was 'deep' in an anti-sitcom way. But most people ask for plain gags and laughter track.

Dexter 1st and 4th season, 1st for quality, 4th for the face-off. Otherwise, rumbam.

Mad Men, if you want to see a wish-fulfilling work atmosphere of 60's with large dose of general cynicism and mild dose of manufacturing of the 'self' (Adam Curtis breakdown of MM is a must read btw), and if you are the type to watch TV shows with food and drinks. You could eat with the characters, and quench appetite.

[ajithfederer]

:yes: :exactly:. But still 6th and 7th paakanum.


Dexter 1st and 4th season, 1st for quality, 4th for the face-off. Otherwise, rumbam.

[kid-glove]

Venki and Feddy discussing S03E07 of BB, one is reminded of the delightful kafkaesque episode 'The Fly' is absolute brilliance. Remember Sid and I discussing how every episode seem to have its own tonal qualities, 'The Fly' has no peer in entire 4 seasons. 'The Fly' is non-CGI btw. Maybe Rajamouli had seen it too?

[wizzy]

^In 'Fly' episode Jesse was dropping hints with his Aunt's ailment so Walt turning kooky in season 5 is quite plausible :-)

also there is some credence to the theory that Hank knew about Heisenberg but he chose to play along.

[Sid_316]

Venki and Feddy discussing S03E07 of BB, one is reminded of the delightful kafkaesque episode 'The Fly' is absolute brilliance. Remember Sid and I discussing how every episode seem to have its own tonal qualities, 'The Fly' has no peer in entire 4 seasons. 'The Fly' is non-CGI btw. Maybe Rajamouli had seen it too?

I had this thought about rajamouli seeing it too :lol2:.

[kid-glove]

Guess the scores for 1st two episodes

http://www.metacritic.com/tv/breaking-bad/season-5/critic-reviews

[ajithfederer]

Breaking Bad" kicks off its final season this Sunday (July 15, 10 p.m. ET on AMC), and creator Vince Gilligan and stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Anna Gunn and RJ Mitte were on hand at Comic-Con to tease the show's big ending.

But first, there were costumes -- it is Comic-Con, after all! Cranston and Paul came out in hazmat suits, holding a fake baby, while Norris had on a long wig and a cape, bearing his midriff. There were standing ovations all around.

Check out this pictures for proof:

Gilligan was very honest about what goes into making "Breaking Bad " so great: "It's a lot blood, sweat and tears. And six great writers."

But have we seen Walt (Cranston) at his worst? "He may get worse, yet," Gilligan said, later adding that this season is all about winning and what it means to stay on top. "Walter has found a new power, and it’s his ego," Cranston said.

That doesn't bode well for his relationships, something Gunn echoed when talking about Skyler (Anna Gunn). "She wants to protect her family, and if that's at the cost of her relationship with Walt, then that's what she's going to do."

"This entire season is just creepy. Unsettling," Paul said.

Part of the unsettling factor? Delving into the aftermath of Gus Fring being gone and the German company that bankrolled him. Madrigal, Gus' bankroll, will be playing a big part this season of "Breaking Bad," and there will be a lot of German subtitles according to Gilligan. Lydia (Laura Fraser), a former associate of Gus, will also play a role this season.

Another new face? Jesse Plemons' new character, Todd, is "incredibly important," according to Gilligan.

"The most revealing teaser 'Breaking Bad' has ever shown," Cranston said, via Hitfix . Gilligan added that there's a shout-out to the pilot in the opening scene that contextualizes things.

What could it be? Here's a hint:

"A certain household product that also appears in the very first episode will be a huge player in the new season. #SDCC #BreakingBad "


As for the increasingly awful Walt, Gilligan says "Breaking Bad" Season 5 is the point of no return. :smokesmirk: :put some badass music here:


So expect even more tension:


Paul previously told GQ that there are even more deaths in "Breaking Bad" Season 5. But could one of those deaths be the main character? Cranston made this comment at Comic-Con:. Woohooo apidi podu aruvalai :clap:


Tune in to see how it all goes down when "Breaking Bad" returns with the first part of its fifth and final season on Sunday, July 15 at 10 p.m. ET on AMC.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/breaking-bad-comic-con_n_1672817.html#slide=1204263

[ajithfederer]

All this time local drug dealers and mafia kingpins from US and Mexico. Now it's time to stand up against Int'l corps. Kill em all Walt :twisted:

[ajithfederer]

Take a hit of this New Crystal meth from AMC. Opening-ae shootout aa :bow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlvsE8fMHP4

[ajithfederer]

http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/BB-S5-Episode-Photos/episode-1-mike.jpg

[ajithfederer]

http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/BB-S5-Episode-Photos/episode-1-jesse-walt-mike.jpg

[ajithfederer]

http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/BB-S5-Episode-Photos/episode-1-joe-walt-jesse-mike.jpg

Look familiar(???). What are all the 3 doing in the impound yard now???

[wizzy]

:lol:

http://i.imgur.com/Jmr7J.jpg

[wizzy]

Take a hit of this New Crystal meth from AMC. Opening-ae shootout aa :bow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlvsE8fMHP4

major spoiler @ the end..could well be a fake shot

[ajithfederer]

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201208/aaron-paul-gq-breaking-bad-interview?currentPage=2

Good interview with jesse.

[ajithfederer]

GQ: What television shows are you addicted to?
Aaron Paul: Dexter. Game of Thrones—but don't tell me anything, I'm not caught up.

Read More http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201208/aaron-paul-gq-breaking-bad-interview#ixzz20f2XvVXo

[ajithfederer]

GQ: All right, now that you're sharing: Give us the juice. Seriously. What's gonna happen this season?
Aaron Paul: Can't do it. But I'll say this: the cold open in the season premiere alone...shit is about to get crazy.

That's what I want. Murder, Mayhem, destruction and Walt WINNING. Yes Jesse too.

[kid-glove]

GQ: What television shows are you addicted to?
Aaron Paul: Dexter. Game of Thrones—but don't tell me anything, I'm not caught up.

Read More http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201208/aaron-paul-gq-breaking-bad-interview#ixzz20f2XvVXo

GQ: What other directors?
Aaron Paul: Rian Johnson's fresh in mind. He's just so brilliant and such an incredible writer. Or speaking of writer-slash-directors: Paul Thomas Anderson.

GQ: Yeah, wow. I think he's the best there is.
Aaron Paul: He's completely unbelievable. I don't understand how he does it.

GQ: What's the plan after Breaking Bad wraps?
Aaron Paul: Not an idea. Maybe start accosting Paul Thomas Anderson. Seriously: turn this interview into a love letter to Paul Thomas Anderson, and kind of beg him to put me in a film. I don't care if it's as an extra, I'll do whatever.

[kid-glove]

I gather Rian Johnson is director of 'The Fly' episode.

[wizzy]

AMC is streaming the season premier live to get back @ Dish :lol:

get the pass here http://www.amctv.com/breakingbad4dish/

[ajithfederer]

Anybody watching S5 Premiere now in the US????

[ajithfederer]

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2012/07/15/breaking-bad-season-5-review/

Aahaa review nalla irukku. Aana full of spoilers. Don't read if you don't want to know the story.

[ajithfederer]

Cha :banghead: :hammer:, Enna vaazhkai da idhu /

Premiere is over already. The story of 1st episode is here.

http://www.amctv.com/shows/breaking-bad/episodes/season-5/live-free-or-die#episode-details-961187

[ajithfederer]

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[VENKIRAJA]

Deep mokkai, andha pakkamE pOyidaadheenga. Character study / cynicism / smoke / cocktails etc. interest irundhaal try Mad Men.
OhO. Right-u. Mad Men better than Dexter?


Venki and Feddy discussing S03E07 of BB, one is reminded of the delightful kafkaesque episode 'The Fly' is absolute brilliance. Remember Sid and I discussing how every episode seem to have its own tonal qualities, 'The Fly' has no peer in entire 4 seasons. 'The Fly' is non-CGI btw. Maybe Rajamouli had seen it too?
LOL. Maybe.
I like the way Jesse is written, even better than Thala WW. And the guy's performance :notworthy:


Thnx Venki
nalla irukuma?..neenga enna solringa?
Definitely. You will not regret. Try the pilot. If it is impressive, please proceed! :D

[raghavendran]

Definitely. You will not regret. Try the pilot. If it is impressive, please proceed! :Dthnx Venki
will def watch

[wizzy]

stream http://www.novamov.com/video/jw2css68j11gn

idiots @ neo have given out the plot lastweek :banghead: Gillgan still holds fort :thumbsup:

[ajithfederer]

Watching E1 NOW.

[Sid_316]

Not quite the explosive premiere i expected. But still liked it :smokesmirk: It's Back!

[wizzy]

like it whenever Skyler gets snubbed...yam hoping Walt gets to knock her down this season ;pray;

Sorkin's The Newsroom.isn't as bad as people make it out to be..not for casual watch though..too much of information to process :)

[ajithfederer]

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[ajithfederer]

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[ajithfederer]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403810_10151043260062722_615346595_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/557151_10151043260152722_1786044140_n.jpg

[ajithfederer]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/602614_10151043260927722_1007897859_n.jpg

[ajithfederer]

Gilligaaaa :smokesmirk:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/375648_10151043260602722_1824962457_n.jpg

[kid-glove]

Hadn't seen it yet. Any unblocked stream to watch @ Office..

[wizzy]

pliss to use your office VPN to watch

http://www.free-tv-video-online.me/internet/breaking_bad/season_5.html

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmnysvJEbgw&feature=related

Bad I-dee-yaa :lol:. Charlie's two word replies :bow:

[kid-glove]

like it whenever Skyler gets snubbed...yam hoping Walt gets to knock her down this season ;pray;

"I forgive you"

thaaru maaru.

[kid-glove]

Old Joe clenching his fists twice or thice when it works out :lol:

http://www.geekenfreude.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/millerime.jpg

Contrast that to Skyler's closing line (to neutralized BF, who says he's got family) with tinge of Macbeth tone or the aforementioned monstrously nuanced 'I forgive you'. Gilligan plays the magic cards with contrasting moods and dramatic tension.

[wizzy]

^even Mike would have sensed that he is dealing with a different beast when Walt goes 'Because I say so'..whtya mass :bow:

[kid-glove]

Marana Mass. TDKR, I laugh at ya! :lol:

[P_R]

indha k_g, ivvaLavu solRadhunaala edhaiyAchchum pArththAgaNum pOla irukkE.
Hmm...

Never even seen a full episode of anything. Due to Comfli's recommendation, Mad Men 'ngradhai oru dhadavai pArththEn. kazhuththu thongiruchchu.


andha kaalaththula X-Files 'mbAinga, Star Trek 'mbAinga. ellAmE :huh:

To be honest, even comedies are boring. Nothing can sustain interest for a while. Family Guy did it longer than others, but even that bladed after a while, only to get slightly better later even if not as magical as the early times (indha season kaNakku ellAm theriyAdhappA).

My TV is for movies, cricket and insightful programs like Man vs. Food.

neengellAm ivvaLO solradhaala dhaNdaal baski ellAm eduththu edhAvadhu try paNNalaam.
Star Waeld-la edhu pArkkalaam?

[wizzy]

insightful programs like Man vs. Food. :lol:

P_R'ku blue meth parcel ;-)

[Nerd]

Never even seen a full episode of anything. Due to Comfli's recommendation, Mad Men 'ngradhai oru dhadavai pArththEn. kazhuththu thongiruchchu.



:lol: I slept off during the first episode. Oru 2-3 episode paarunga, it will suck you in. Andha setting etc. it takes a while to get used to.

[kid-glove]

Alternatively you can watch 'the century of the self' before seeing MM. I used to be a STB subscriber, not any more, so no frigging clue about Star World.

[ajithfederer]

Adhaane ipdi ellam irundha adhu relasenzip aa?. Why do ppl have to label everything?. S2 Innum onnume paakalai.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/526566_10150912604531933_1972791975_n.jpg

[ajithfederer]

Waiting waitin
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/552474_10151042455452722_1900411215_n.jpg

Bad Ass!!
http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/BB-S5-Episode-Photos/episode-1-walt-waitress.jpg

[Sid_316]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1kJsZbFU78

[ajithfederer]

Anybody??

Anybody watched S5E2??.. I'm trying my best not to read the plot outline in off website.

[kid-glove]

I did, Feddy.

Like I had predicted in my post after Season 4 finale, the German conglomerate, Mike as middle man, and the whole network are now in to the fray.

We meet Herr Schuler, who is in a right 'Franch'. We've never been introduced to a character who doesn't have a part to play in BB, so expect major repurcussions in coming episodes.

We also meet Lydia, a fatalistic piece of work. Mike's equation with her is no longer linear. He should have closed the loop on this one, but he opens another one with a flower bracket.

We also know BB's elephant memory and its particular obsession over every detail, this would put Walter, Mike, Jesse into the right gravy. Hank is lurking close. When chief explains about Fring, Hank's reaction tells you that Walt will be in a ketchup soon.

Everyone who crosses Walt could do with that well hidden Riccin vial. That's why we love this show. We have to wait to see why he stacks up heavy artillery in a car trunk. For now, he could put his arm over Skyler, who seems to make sense of subjugation in this new world. Walt thrives in his line of command, in family and in providing for the family. She has to be in that chain, after majorly partaking in it. Ted is last thing on her mind now. Maybe she will channel that authority bestowed by being Walt's woman.

Visual consistency is astounding, despite the league of filmmakers that Vince Gilligan employs. Not that these filmmakers do not bring a different mood and tone, the overall palette and organized intensity seem wholly organic and central to unravelling of this Epic Crime drama/character study.

Chow, Mike and other man with blood thrown over the wall painting or the neatly stacked sauces on glass table in opening 'Meet Schurrle', absorbs you in to it like no other show does. In this regard, Mad Men could be slightly alienating. Not that it doesn't have its moments, but given the world of BB or MM, I know which one I would rather be immersed in.

[ajithfederer]

Very good writeup man. :)

I must say that Mike was pretty riled up by Hank's Investigation. And he previously worked as a cop in City of Brotherly Love. A self interest to watch the show. Walt continues to hide his ass and reveal others almost inadvertently. Gosh the inventive ways of one can murder that BB shows is amazing. And who is this Lydia and her list :lol:. Ordering to Mike is what Charlie would say as "Bad Idea". Poor chow. I am curious as to how they will start cooking again and bigger question the distribution?.

When was the last show/movie that set up so many possibilities with greatness in almost everything??

[ajithfederer]

It's a shame that we can only watch 6 more new episodes and wait for next summer for the finale 8.

[wizzy]

When chief explains about Fring, Hank's reaction tells you that Walt will be in a ketchup soon

If the money trails can be looped backed to Mike's faux account surely it should involve Walt/Jesse too :huh: they even found a way to tie Jeese's Roomba into the plot :lol:
Also think Mike is cheesed off about cooking again..awaiting Walt vs Mike showdown.

[kid-glove]

Walt vs Mike is stuff of dreams. I do wonder what will happen. They'll have to top Walt-Frings IMO.

[kid-glove]

When was the last show/movie that set up so many possibilities with greatness in almost everything??

As a long running series, I've enjoyed BBC Nature series/Batman Animated series/The Wire/Sopranos/Twin Peaks/The Prisoner/Deadwood/Neon Genesis Evangelion/Columbo(the freaking longest ever. Like more than 50 feature films!) among others for its greatness, but I've never had as much FUN and ENTHRALMENT as BB. Books/Comics/Films included.

Said this many years ago here. And will still stand by, TV = Literature : Films = Short fiction

[kid-glove]

A badly written post, but the bolded parts, I will stand by till death..


Slight misunderstanding for I brought up Welles-Mankiewicz for Equa's statement on the need to dissect Sujatha's overbearing signature in Shankar's script (not just dialogues!) to keep check on over-crediting Sujatha in that particular collaboration. To a much larger degree, I find Citizen Kane to be more of Welles's signature. Now what's common about CitizenK, Trial and Touch of Evil, they are all cinematic. Work of a filmmaker who understands the language of cinema. Not "illustrated texts". Illustrated best in his adaptation of "heavy" literature (Kafka's Trial) - now normally I'm against it. For I think in great works of literature, the form it's given in writing couldn't be visually rendered in contracted duration and default structure of film. Mini-series best compares to works of literature. The expansiveness is important in case of, let's say, "Crime and punishment" (700 odd pages with thousands of words, each playing a function) that isn't feasible as a 3-hour film. In fact, the best works of literature had already found its best form. The "roundness"(that would be lost if it were adapted and constricted to 120 page script.) is vital and whole point of its existence. Raison d'etre. In that respect, film best compares to short fiction in narrative depth. Now take Kafka, Welles gives a whole different treatment to one of the shorter works (which was edited, compiled in different order and published by one of Kafka's friends after his death), "The Trial". It's largely unfilmable for its Kafkaesque maze-like narrative.

Like Camus's reading of Sisyphean struggle, Welles interpretation of K's new-found boldness, vanity at end of it(rather than crumbling down), is superbly spun 'absurd' ending, which originally is of K's solemn submission in the book. Deliberate rearrangement of chapters makes it a different animal altogether. Kafka's black comedy is elusive in words, while Welles is able to get that mood and feel easily, for films is easy to immerse and readily apparent. Acting is key to this. Welles also renders the epistemological drives & existential feel in tight-edged fashion, that's not easily reduced to binary terms, serious or farce. Many films would fall into this quirky little genre (A Serious Man, Barton Fink Synecdoche NY, for eg.) In The Trial, The sets range from Paris to Zagreb, but the overall middle-eastern Europe feel is key as I see it. Casting Perkins as "K" also brought out the Jewish anxiety (and obscure sexuality) of Kafka's novel. Of course, it's not a stretch to say that Kafka had anticipated the holocaust. It'd not be the first time he contemplates antisemitism. Welles picks on this subtext, and builds sets that evokes concentration camps. And not to mention the way his camera looks at the prisoners(?) waiting for their judgment in the alley. Yet, he carefully makes the "Totalitarian" world less specific. It could stand as a microcosmic model (labyrinth-like with the buildings, from flat to commercial spaces, secretive court, etc as one compact unit) of a failing system that seems perfect and works mechanically from outside.

Welles captures K's journey like a dream (ever wondered how we jump to many different places in our dream without fuss.) In all this, Welles never resorts to exposition. It plays on surreal dreamlike fabric, but never tries to work out the symbol-hunter's brain (as revealed by Welles in his book. He hates symbolism.). But it's still a visceral experience. We begin the film with K sleeping on his bed, and end with his death. Perhaps what we are seeing is "Cobb" (who would have woken up in another level of 'reality') whose inescapable anxiety and guilt is compounded by lack of real information about the 'crimes and misdemeanors'. But it's also abuse of power and control, authoritative plutocracy, and therefore a real perversion of "self" that it drives one to. The film works on multiple levels to me.

Normally I'd not liken his work in "The Trial" to CK or ToE (it'd be pompous to suggest that there are direct parallels), but I find many similarities in terms of high contrast, deep focus, and overall filming/editing style. I rate him only behind Griffith in terms of influence. A feeling that is shared by critics of Cahiers, from Bazin, to Godard and my personal fav. Rosenbaum. Bazin dissect's Welles directorial style of C.Kane in "What is cinema?", chapter "Evolution of the language of cinema". Bazin and Rosenbaum are of such influence that I'd end up paraphrasing both if we want to take this discussion further...

[wizzy]

The Wire/Sopranos/Deadwood are like ATG shows and you rate BB over them :shock: ..imo The Wire slightly edges BB with sheer number of plots the writers had to tie up..lets see how many BBtards will root for Walt after this season :)

[kid-glove]

I've never had as much FUN and ENTHRALMENT as BB. Read again.
In terms of quality, The Wire is bestest. Sopranos second.
Deadwood isn't touch stone for me, but it's still ATG, like BB.

Btw, I'd rate Batman Animated Series a lot high.

Many will root for Walt, I can't stand Jesse putting him down. Even if Walt is the more sinister guy, Jesse would be unbearable without Walt. The actor is good but just the make up of the character. VG would have killed that character if not for Aaron Paul.

They can't have Magic Mike as main character now, can they?

[kid-glove]

The man in my DP has the best role in The Wire, btw. Became a major fan after that. Stringer Bell FTW.

[wizzy]

you are still insane :lol2:

Mike is Walter White mark II..man without money who wants to get his hands dirty for his family..I might root for him if he survives Walt..With Hank getting his treatment done
with Walt's dirty money imagine the tables getting turned with Walt+Hank vs Mike+Jesse+Madrigal folks ;-) haven't seen Batman series.any links to d/w

[kid-glove]

Mike is an interesting character. He's what Hank-Gomez could be, if they're bought by Walt. It could still happen.

Go to Torrents. Type "Batman Animated series".

[ajithfederer]

Nobody survives WALT. The end of WALT will be the end of the show, as we know IMO. There is no central driving force to BB other than WALT. MIKE vs Walt is unlikely as Walt never wants more bloodshed. In this context, he is the Turk (Sollozzo) of Godfather. Walt had to kill Fring because fring would eventually kill him. WALT is a pure businessman first and if only things get worse his alter-ego Heisenberg comes into play. With Mike under AQPD radar even he would want to be with WALT to subside the heat.

[ajithfederer]

Jesse is a poor kid but a nice boy. He always lacked direction. But I am guessing Walt's end would come between either of Jesse/Hank. And yes Merkert's observation on double lives has indeed struck a chord with Hank, who IMO is the only good character in this series :). If I like anybody to win over Walt it would be Hank.


Many will root for Walt, I can't stand Jesse putting him down. Even if Walt is the more sinister guy, Jesse would be unbearable without Walt. The actor is good but just the make up of the character. VG would have killed that character if not for Aaron Paul.

They can't have Magic Mike as main character now, can they?

[ajithfederer]

Ok showdowns for the future

W/J and Mike vs Madrigal
Madrigal vs AQPD
AQPD vs Mike
Mike vs Madrigal??? anybody?
New cooking/distribution challenges

Adadaa, innoru 13 episode edungappa please.

[wizzy]

Skinny Pete and Badger are listed in the next episode :lol:

[kid-glove]

Distribution will be easy now with most competitors cleared out by Walt.

[ajithfederer]

I was watching 3rd rock from the sun in CC yesterday. I had no idea until yesterday that Joseph gordon levitt had acted in it as a kid. His get up was so funny at first i thought he was playing a small girl. He was naturally very funny and i still can't get over his hair do :lol:

http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/images_3/JosephGordonLevitt3rdRockPhoto.jpg

[wizzy]

any one read the season spoilers from 4chan?? unexpected turn of events :neutral:

[kid-glove]

link?

[wizzy]

returns blank when I post the link..search http://chanarchive.org/
<spoiler > summary

1. Madrigal is just a cover for Gray Matter
2. Hank finds about Walt in E08
3. Walt Strangles Skyler in E07
4. Jesse goes into hiding for Gale's murder in E04


</spoiler>

[kid-glove]

Sounds good.

[kid-glove]

By that I mean, it's as authentic as this:

http://www.savewalterwhite.com/

[Sid_316]

:oops:

[wizzy]

:lol: Elliot link seems plausible though

[kid-glove]

Maybe the writers will read that too? I hope not, it'd seem a bit too much. It's like Kafka's daddy.

[Sid_316]

Btw mad men totally rejetted. :twisted: Kanla thanni eh vandhudum pola. Sin to place this in the same league as BB.

[kid-glove]

Embrace the variety of shows from AMC sir.

It's not in BB's league. There's no doubt about that, to my mind.

[Nerd]

Not in the same league, yeah. Several notches above :twisted:

[kid-glove]

Darn you AMC for taking out what could have been the most intelligent show on Television, Rubicon.. Kannula mattum illa, ella edathulla irundhu thanni varum...

[wizzy]

you guys saw Hazard pay preview? some lovely exchange between Mike/Walt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh0t0Tm8ovI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh0t0Tm8ovI&feature=plcp)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCaGb0-ZYww (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCaGb0-ZYww&feature=plcp)

[kid-glove]

Grow a Pair.

So should everyone who couldn't enjoy this show. :poke:

[wizzy]

Mike: "Just because you shot Jesse James, don’t make you Jesse James" kavidhai kavidhai :clap:

[kid-glove]

Mike is so cool. He's like one of those characters you'd find in a Peter Yates 70's flick..

[wizzy]

an antidote to Walt..without him Walt will spiral out of control..half-measures in the last episode might come back to bite him.

[ajithfederer]

Yov spoiler lam inga podadhingayya. It pushes me to read that stuff. :x

Did u see anything after the S1 first 3 episodes??.

Not in the same league, yeah. Several notches above :twisted:

[ajithfederer]

Two to Tango :whoopie::: Business goin strong.
http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/BB-S5-Premiere-Party-Photos/Cranston-Banks.jpg

[SoftSword]

wizzy :gammer:
aduttha series kaettu oru vaaram aachu... irrespornsible flow...

[wizzy]

:sigh2: check out Downton Abbey on ITV...new season will start by the time you are done. :thumbsup:

[ajithfederer]

Now's the time to ask. Wizz, is there anyway to watch the series live(@ tom morn 6.30) when it's airing in the us ?

[Sid_316]

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/484507_476882995655663_819438452_n.jpg

[wizzy]

AF, The show premiere was for 90 min..not sure you want to watch amc live :-)

Justin.tv usually streams it live but the channel get blacklisted quickly so keep an eye on the following channel's chat window for the stream when the show is on.

http://www.justin.tv/stealth_shot_dvds

http://www.justin.tv/avenger_ex#/w/3474906784

or check out Sidreel who do a great job in consolidating links.

http://www.sidereel.com/Breaking_Bad/season-5/episode-3/search

[wizzy]

Hazard Pay could easily be the best episode of the season..Walt's show all the way..writers have really up the ante to paint him black..from Mr.Chips to Scarface is complete after all the days of foreshadowing :-) poor Jesse been sold a dummy again and then Walt's confession to Marie takes the cake :clap: yam not really sold on this new idea/place to cook..can see trouble brewing in the next episode. I really don't get Walt's Victor reference wonder whether it was for Jesse or Mike.

Next episode 51 is directed by 'Fly' guy Rian Johnson and the promos look explosive with Hisenberg's Vishwaroopam.

[raghavendran]

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/484507_476882995655663_819438452_n.jpgfinished with first season...completely enjoyed it...semma gethu pa..learnt its only going to get better...cant wait...:D

[Sid_316]

Hazard Pay could easily be the best episode of the season..Walt's show all the way..writers have really up the ante to paint him black..from Mr.Chips to Scarface is complete after all the days of foreshadowing :-) poor Jesse been sold a dummy again and then Walt's confession to Marie takes the cake :clap: yam not really sold on this new idea/place to cook..can see trouble brewing in the next episode. I really don't get Walt's Victor reference wonder whether it was for Jesse or Mike.

Next episode 51 is directed by 'Fly' guy Rian Johnson and the promos look explosive with Hisenberg's Vishwaroopam.

Marana mass ! :thumbsup: Right from simple exchanges with skyler to the confession vera level ku poitu irukaru thala. It should be mike.. But you never know.

[Sid_316]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5qA9g1jfqw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UFwP7S2BkZU


http://www.miscupload.com/upload/592008356223162743356906.gif

Skyler eppo sagum?

[wizzy]

Skyler eppo sagum?

Walt has already the set up the ground for that eventuality if you had noticed the first shot in this season when he is about to buy M60 :-)

[kid-glove]

I could imagine Wizzy going "What does a single roll of M13 link could do to Skyler's long face?"

[wizzy]

K_G for jumping on Walt bandwagon :hammer: ur thots on the episode :huh:

[kid-glove]

Ha ha. Look in the mirror.

Episode just unnerved me every way, in a positive sense.

The closing exchange is all kinds of jaw-drop-some. It's for one and all. It's a self-fulfiling prophecy. The same thing that Walt mulls over, wound up into death of Fring. It will get to Walt. If he were to get one of Jesse and Mike, the other would get him.

[kid-glove]

Re. the paternal figure manipulates the filial son in to worshipping him, only to unload a pair of bullets into him.

I had enough of it in Boardwalk Empire. Surely not again. Seeing how Walt's manipulated Jesse's entire existence, Jesse owes that one stand-off. Whether it's a 2 man stand off or a Truel with Mike being the third, remains to be seen.

[wizzy]

still can't over Walt's smugness when he looks @ WW's Leaves of Grass..seems the writers have hastened his transformation a tad..remember he was clueless for the most part of season 4..the final quote more or less sets Mike's death knell.

[kid-glove]

I don't think it's smug really. LoG/WW pathi padichadhu illa, but I did see Ed Norton's flick LoG, of a twin, how it plays off duality, crime, circumstance, etc with drug dealing at centre of it. It was titled after WW's supposedly form-altering work.

[kid-glove]

"As many of you know, I have a background as a chemistry teacher. I've come to realize that much of what I teach my students applies not only to what goes on in the classroom, but in life also. It's not as crazy as it sounds. You see, technically, chemistry is the study of matter, but I prefer to see it as the study of change: Electrons change their energy levels. Molecules change their bonds. Elements combine and change into compounds. But that's all of life, right? It's the constant, it's the cycle. It's solution, dissolution. Just over and over and over. It is growth, then decay, then transformation. It's fascinating really. It's a shame so many of us never take time to consider its implications."

[wizzy]

lot many parallels between Walter White and WW to be rubbished off as mere coincidence.

[kid-glove]

I don't think the transformation has erased the previous self. That's why it's so pulpy with very many layers and WW overriding his inner mode, embracing that change, underlining and highlighting it. His love for chemistry, how things work, his love for his family, his various interest wouldn't just abandon him, that would be a weak arc. And I don't think Walt let himself be piloted even in last season, that's why you see him taking control. Never for a moment he'd be on autopilot. Not after him being on Fring's hit list. He hasn't turned back.

[ajithfederer]

Mike threatened me, Mike threatened Jesse, he pro'lly threatened somebody bfor breakfast. Its what he does. common grow a pair

You call em Yes sir and No sir

He handles the business and I handle him - KG's siggie

And finally Pacino's Say hello to my little friend :smokesmirk:

Inventing new places to cook. NOTORIOUS.

The writers are going every step to make every single viewer hate Walt. And walt is successful @ that. I for one thought Brock may identify walt. :lol: That scene was really uneasy. Marie and skyler are really doing well :thumbsup:. Jesse you manipulated little guy. It's only poetic justice that he may kill walt at the end.

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rlhtO3Iypk&feature=g-u-u

[wizzy]

Jesse you manipulated little guy. It's only poetic justice that he may kill walt at the end.

apparently Walt prompting 'Everyone dies in this movie, don't they?' wasn't in the written script :lol:

[kid-glove]

I'd not back Walt to take down Jesse, but if Jesse takes down Walt, I'd be displeased too. Jesse is a better man today because of Walt. :yessir:

[wizzy]

+ Walt's confession to Marie wasn't a plain lie per se more like noble lie..chinna kallu periya laabam types :lol2:

[Sid_316]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/breaking_bad_hair

:lol:

[wizzy]

Just noticed that 'Todd' (Vamonos pest guy) in 'Hazard Pay' is Hoffman's son in 'The Master'.

[kid-glove]

Good find. Val Dodd is an interesting character. In one of the early drafts that leaked out, there are about three scenes he's in. He's an indifferent guy, knows what his father, The Master, for what he is.

[ajithfederer]

Might be time to revisit this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGdPZ87nqNs&feature=related

[SoftSword]

namma hmdb'yil pala stargal petra BB paakka start pannirukkaen.. very nice until the 4th and goin on...
netflix... u beauty...

[kid-glove]

There's a yank in you KG, suck on to US TV shows like Baby onto its nipple.

[ajithfederer]

N/F is indeed a beauty. A game changer which destroyed the other dvd rental blockbuster.

namma hmdb'yil pala stargal petra BB paakka start pannirukkaen.. very nice until the 4th and goin on...
netflix... u beauty...

[wizzy]

oh SS also breaking bad :thumbsup:

AF,we might need a separate thread for BB :-)

[anbu_kathir]

Naanum been watching BB after all the hub recos.. up to date now. Arpudam !

Still struck from disbelief that Seinfeld's Tim Whatley has become BB's Walt. Now that's what I call a transformation :P.

[kid-glove]

Ever so pleased that the base is growing. We have few others to convert. The ones who don't are a lost cause.

[ajithfederer]

:).

Actually a good number of posts by me, kg and sid are in the movies thread. It was not just abt BB but also about a host of other shows. Should compile em and move em here.

oh SS also breaking bad :thumbsup:

AF,we might need a separate thread for BB :-)

[ajithfederer]

Found them. As the one who ignited the fire here almost an year ago my first posts on BB here in WMM Section. Still remember that N/F had only 3 seasons with them as the 4th season was coming live on AMC. Fantastic days :(.
http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?8530-Which-non-indian-film-u-saw-recently-has-made-u-post-here&p=745043&viewfull=1#post745043

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?8530-Which-non-indian-film-u-saw-recently-has-made-u-post-here&p=745962&viewfull=1#post745962

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?8530-Which-non-indian-film-u-saw-recently-has-made-u-post-here&p=748408&viewfull=1#post748408

[ajithfederer]

Sid's Conversion from D to BB

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?8530-Which-non-indian-film-u-saw-recently-has-made-u-post-here&p=750824&viewfull=1#post750824

And KG's last long post(????) :lol:

http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?8530-Which-non-indian-film-u-saw-recently-has-made-u-post-here&p=751929&viewfull=1#post751929

[wizzy]

ye ​andha kandabani long post KG veliya vaa veliya vaa

[wizzy]

For Seinfeld fans..new show



http://www.crackle.com/c/Comedians_In_Cars_Getting_Coffee/Larry_Eats_A_Pancake/2487709?c=US

[kid-glove]

KG leaves all the long stuff to me. In all aspects and respects.

[Sid_316]

Another solid episode :thumbsup: some excellent scenes and moments . The confrontation scene especially and how skyler is made to back down :clap: .The final cruel statement from skyler. Walt bomb is ticking on and it's gona explode any time :twisted:

[Sid_316]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgD6cqymgmY

[kid-glove]

A self-referential trail by Rian Johnson

https://p.twimg.com/AzoN7szCUAIugV0.jpg

[wizzy]

peeps rooting for Skyler are Sexist :lol2: with she puffing in the house Walt should revert to ricin and be done with it ;-)

[kid-glove]

Skyler's devious plan for Walter is to empty ten packs of cigarettes and get that Cancer to kick out of remission.

[SoftSword]

finished S02E07... speed konjam koranja maadhiri irukku... but gripping, ya...
ungala ellaam pudikka innum evlo kilometer irukku?

[kid-glove]

I finish all 46 episodes (I to IV) in 3-4 days Max.

[wizzy]

Skyler's devious plan for Walter is to empty ten packs of cigarettes and get that Cancer to kick out of remission.

it takes two to tango :lol: Mike and his half-measures :banghead: ..think Lydia will get him

[wizzy]

finished S02E07... speed konjam koranja maadhiri irukku... but gripping, ya...
ungala ellaam pudikka innum evlo kilometer irukku?

:shock: how many episodes per day??

[kid-glove]

I finished all 46 episodes (I to IV) in 3-4 days Max.


I can't really buy Hal as White middle class Tony Montana.

[wizzy]

Walt the Savior :-)

http://i49.tinypic.com/s1jbc8.jpg

[kid-glove]

I thought it was a breakdown, but then BB toys around the notion I'd be a sexist :D

[ajithfederer]

Skyler's over reaction :rotfl:.

[kid-glove]

She's being a snarly devil, I'd think. But she's cornered and owned by Walt.

Meanwhile, BB in three images

http://i.imgur.com/jr0dA.jpg

[wizzy]

spoiler regarding the last pic

http://imgur.com/rKDnr

[kid-glove]

Protect someone >>> Pay back.

Gilligan FTW.

[wizzy]

who Jesse James?? Skyler would be a history by then :-)

[kid-glove]

Not interested in 'who', but the 'how', that's where BB's strengths lie.

[ajithfederer]

Yet to see this week's episode in a stretch but read the story online (which I should stop doing before watching the episode). Certainly not going to read 5,6,7 and 8th episodes. The difficult part is we may have to wait another 9-10 months for the rest of season 5.

[SoftSword]

:shock: how many episodes per day??

5 on average...
S03E02 done..

one doubt... is the pollos guy gay?

kid 45 in 4 days? :shock:
men from mars, women from venus, kg from krypton

[wizzy]

on BB insider podcast VG pretty much confirms more Skyler thollai to WW and us the viewers in upcoming episodes :sigh2:

SS, you mean Gus?..yes he is.

[Sid_316]

3rd season beginning laye there were any hints of him being gay? Suthuma nybagam illai.

[SoftSword]

on BB insider podcast VG pretty much confirms more Skyler thollai to WW and us the viewers in upcoming episodes :sigh2:

SS, you mean Gus?..yes he is.

yes skyler... i hate... and her mannerisms are annoying... munnayaachum pullatthaachi'nu kovam varala... lol

sid..
his body language makes on think so, and confirmed now...
on the other hand... the two mottais allakkais reminds me of 'thaedinaen vandhadhu' pachai potti kedachiruchu boss...

[kid-glove]

Modhala gay body langueej/mannerisms'na enna?

[SoftSword]

reddie would tell u... he has the a's for ur q's and q's for ur a's.

[kid-glove]

Reddie is a homophobic judgemental pig. Personally, one of the reasons why Fring is considered a great performance is the fact they haven't reduced his sexuality to mannerisms and quirky ticks.

[SoftSword]

kg... i din try to reduce him to that...
jus an observation from his initial scenes and it made me think if he is one..

case closed.

[kid-glove]

Just admit you read our posts :poke:

[SoftSword]

i wish i hav a brain which can remember the things which i am not interested in...

[kid-glove]

So you're not interested enough in BB;s posts and yet you started watching BB? :poke:

[SoftSword]

thats true... never had...
wizzy introduced me to state of play which was very good... and ppl speakin high abt BB took me to this now...
and netflix made it easier... i don hav to go lookin for the videos in google/youtube...

beer bottle'oda bed'la settle aagittaa adhu paattukku onnonnaa Odikkittae irukku..

[kid-glove]

Still a mindfunk how you knew he's g__ when even Vince Gilligan wouldn't have conceived the character fully by that episode :poke:

[SoftSword]

adapOppa.. neeyellaam oru manusanaattam...

[kid-glove]

In fact, pretty sure they hadn't decided on a backstory. It always seemed like Fring would be a cipher, until the 4th mid-season. We still might know more, about his Chile connections to Pinochet Government.

[kid-glove]

adapOppa.. neeyellaam oru manusanaattam...


http://cdn.uberreview.com/wp-content/uploads/Internettoughguy2.jpg

[SoftSword]

i wonder if they really planned the length of the series in the beginning or jus like our chitthi serial directors would try to keep stretching it by introducing events and twists to keep it runnin for the audience... thats wat i was thinkin when tuco's oldman comes back in season 3...

[kid-glove]

No TV shows are planned to exist beyond 1 season. So when they write, they head towards the finale of the season with some defining image and arc in their mind. During that season, they will have lot of creative decisions to do. Depending on cast availability as well. IF the actor is very good, they'd retain him/her (Jesse Pinkman). The reverse effect of having to kill a character if the actor's no good or they can't get the actor on the payroll/dates.

So they do make up stuff as they go along, however it's all self-contained on a season by season basis. The key is that the finale of the current season could either be a satisfactory conclusion AS WELL AS precursor to the next season.

I don't know about Indian Television. But I do know it's highly unprofessional mess that they just give away time slots to production houses like Radaan, Ekta Kafoor, etc..

And they don't have creative writing crew like the American/European/British/Japanese shows I've watched.

[SoftSword]

but cant find the season one to be self content with just 6 epsiodes..
understand ur thots on how it works in india... even in bb, i feel sometimes they introduce characters to keep it going... thats wat i thot when jessie had a hot girl as landlord, and they killed her but managed to show us the other side of jessie... her dad and now the flight crash he caused clearly indicates they tryin to keep the show running... whatever, as long as it doesn make it boring or too far away from the main storyline i am happy...

so which season is played in tvs now? weekly once show?

[wizzy]

SS, stay away from KG..he is killing the show for you by dropping all the spoilers :lol:..on twist/turns BB writers do tie up all the ends and none of characters are mere caricatures for cheap thrills.


The key is that the finale of the current season could either be a satisfactory conclusion AS WELL AS precursor to the next season.

thiruvasagam :clap:..stands true for any ATG shows.

[SoftSword]

wizzy... my memory is my strength(weakness?)... kadaya line by line type pannaalum nyaabagam irukkaadhu paakkurappo... :lol:

[kid-glove]

Weekly once show, Sunday night.

Season 1, Writers guild strike man. So they couldn't shoot more.

Landlord girl (on drug remission) is Jesse's ticket to escape from Walt, subconsciously though Walt is always wanting Jesse to stick around, and to be in business. Walt could have saved her from OD, but he lets her die. That's the most pivotal part of the show. Walt's continual manipulation and prophesying of Jesse's life hinges on events like this. The effect of this having to create the Flight crash, like a ripple effect (Adhukkunu chaos theory'lam thevaiyE illaiyE). We see the culmination in the entire organization, disorganization of lives, between Walt, Jesse, and people around him.

Whether they planned for bottle episode like The Fly when they wrote season 2/3, is entirely incorrect and untrue, but we could see Vince Gilligan bring up all this in to alignment, enriching the character and theme of the show.

Walt (The Fly) The universe is random. It's not inevitable. It's simple chaos. It's subatomic particles in endless, aimless collision. That's what science teaches us, but what is this saying? What is it telling us, when on the very night that this man's daughter dies, it's me who's having a drink with him? How can that be random?

I tried to make this point in Naan-E thread. Reddie made a dig at this, couple of days back in Coffee Corner.

[SoftSword]

I tried to make this point in Naan-E thread. Reddie made a dig at this, couple of days back in Coffee Corner.

i read that but only now if i re-read i can relate it to wat i hav seen..
see, i told u whatever i read before i watch goes over my head..

ok, before i offend u for ur incapability to spoiler-ing it for me, let me go work on my release.. :)

[kid-glove]

Wizzy,
Being consciously spoiler-free ba!

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtUWNkbYqxs&feature=related

Look on the bright side :lol:. God I miss 'Merica.

[SoftSword]

S03E08 done...
strip club gilma' ellaam katraanga tv series'la... :confused2:

[Nerd]

S03E08 done...
strip club gilma' ellaam katraanga tv series'la... :confused2:
HBO original series-la ellaam full matter-E varum..

Btw, still not done watching Mad Men. Have seen upto S5e05. This last episode is probably the best of all and certainly the funniest of all. Great going. And season 5 is THE best. Can't see BB or anything else beating this. Mad Men, the best ever (if you discount Betty's transformation - whatay unimaginative, just becuase she became pregnant in real life?!)

[SoftSword]

seyyavaendiya kadamai neraya irukkum pola...

[kid-glove]

MM fans here (like Feddy) and MM followers/sceptics like me, who have completed season 5, still don't find it as good as BB.

[ajithfederer]

Nerd unga kelvikku badhil idhu dhan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3avhU0N5lJI&feature=g-vrec

Episode after episode, character after character, if there is a show which knocks the viewers off thier chair is BB. MM is good but not in the league of BB. Stroll the general Internet for more confirmation. Adhu ellam irukkatum, have u gone past season 1 and 3 rd episode.

[SoftSword]

S03E11 done...

whats the director wants to say by showing walt at his extreme somtimes... like the tequila sequence and now the fly sequence... does that mean he grows such traits when he raise in don-dom or plainly like jesse says it happens like that in the brain for cancer patients? but this walt is terror i say... his dry smile when he is forced to :notworthy:

pls kill skyler and marie i say... too much overacting i feel sometimes...
but looks like skyler joining the party too... hmm...

[Nerd]

have u gone past season 1 and 3 rd episode.
illeeng :mrgreen:

[SoftSword]

nerd, ungalukku theriyaadha sattam ondrum illai...
but.. must see yaa... i am impressed.

[Nerd]

nerd, ungalukku theriyaadha sattam ondrum illai...
but.. must see yaa... i am impressed.
Obviously everybody and their neighbours are impressed :lol: Anyway the first 3 episodes, it moves at a very slow pace and the mood etc., uninteresting for me. Anyway matter of days..

[kid-glove]

Aestheticize the woman's body, cloak the men in hyper-competetive interiors & cynical coats, both sexes filtered through/into patriachal and masculine coordinates, in desires, fantasies and ideals, then perhaps maybe BB would be very interesting to some.

Harp back to a period, more for glamour than authenticity, because after all, who wouldn't take in to shiny surface(s).

[SoftSword]

Obviously everybody and their neighbours are impressed :lol: Anyway the first 3 episodes, it moves at a very slow pace and the mood etc., uninteresting for me. Anyway matter of days..

your blood, our ketchup (http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?9515-Television&p=906244&viewfull=1#post906244) :-)

[SoftSword]

one intresting trivia:



On the season one DVD audio commentary, Vince Gilligan revealed that Jessie was originally going to die by the end of season one. However, they changed their minds after seeing Aaron Paul's performance.


:shock:

[Nerd]

Harp back to a period, more for glamour than authenticity, because after all, who wouldn't take in to shiny surface(s).
LOL! What would you do with authenticity? Is this a documentary or a study? Its a study of characters, an excellent one at that, will all the limitations of a teleplay.

BBS1E03 - the hostage thingi. Absolutely nothing happens. The dude craps/pees on a bucket, Walt fixes him a sandwich and they both watch paint dry together :lol2:

[SoftSword]

call it character establishment nerd..
i started getting bored with swift cut action scenes...

[Nerd]

call it character establishment nerd..
i started getting bored with swift cut action scenes...
For a whole friggin episode? Walt is in a confused state of mind, does not know what to do even the next second. I got that, but why would you spend 30 mins to show that. I don't mean the alternative is fast cuts and fast forwards. But you gotta move the story bro. Anyway I retire from this conversation. I am sort of like 1 against 10 here.

[SoftSword]

its not for or against...
the point is, the intial lag will all be forgetten once it gets going... and the 10 here believes that it will work for u...

[ajithfederer]

MM and BB are different animals people. I myself have made the mistake of comparing but they are not the same sub-genre(if that's what the term is) to be compared. I wouldn't buy the argument from anybody who say MM is a waste of time. MM is certainly top quality stuff but not for everybody.

[kid-glove]

Nerd,
It begins with cleaning the remains, with a trip down to the anecdote of the young healthy version of him, mulling over elements of human body, how it doesn't all add up. The high school chemistry teacher, a quote-unquote moral person, Sloppy Mr.Chips himself, is on one level worthy of serious drama, but despite all that, with Cranston's casting (post-'Malcolm in the Middle' signature) is also very evidently a farce, from neuroticism of the performance, to formal-narrative choices. Seated on the toilet, doing pros and cons of the criminal act. The list :lol: On adjacent plane, It's a psychological drama. Here the magnitude is huge, the reasonably old Mr.Chips (made to grapple with the ever-shrinking finitude of life and insecurity of having to orphan a family, here again, it's important to note WW jr isn't treated a 'special' problem, monetarily or otherwise, important distinction I'd think) to have to engage in a serious crime, not minor felony. Spare me the luxury of having to identify with WW than DD, a life/war AwoL assumed identity to engage in infidelity despite having a sex-doll for a wife, like Marylin/Jackie/Barbie/Hepburn rolled into one. A prize trophy. Again here, there's nothing of a evolutionary arc, the next husband takes over the mantle, to take care of Barbie! You'll gather soon Peggy's empowering act is also compromised.

This part farce (again not to be assumed as limited slapstick), part serious interplay of tones and mood, IS worthy of consideration, sir. Someone who "gets" Coens, is expected to get past the dark-grey humour I say. :twisted:

And unlike you, I found it superior drama to have a one-room one-act suspense episode. The Fatality of the cold-blooded murderer. Making the pieces, upstairs-downstairs, to get back to do it, the utter necessity. I found this all supremely crafted. Not to forget, the spoiler: Krazy-8 is a undercover for DEA. End.

Hank reveals the realities of date-rape, Marijuana, single-mom skank (who reappears in following seasons). Here the boy is assuming the audience. The parallel to Walt's 'corruption' in the very episode, is the 'reality exposure' of worldly 'corruption' from Hank to Ww Jr. Yet, like the audience, this entire ordeal is 'cool' to Jr. But this isn't all the function of the scene, we see Hank isn't quite cut out to be a father, nor is Marie (who we later know to be nuts). This is of course the 'functioning' marriage in the film. Yet, on the outset, not quite a 'family'. We later see Hank-Marie to have a dynamic that's not quite on the outset. :clap:

Walt dissolves the bones. The chemistry class have 'Carbon' for the day. Then Gomez-Hank turn to Organic compound in white sachet. But, Of what compound is the soul? The anecdote closes in with young Walt conceding the mystery. But years have left over the wrinkles of doubts, but now, Walt will have to 'look past it'. Even if he had known the human being, to take that life away, despite 'getting to know', is what he will have to do. The time frame of one's morality a variable, but when it gets threatening to be a near-constant, it's not just a desperation. Maybe this taking of experience of living of another man, leads to the heart of darkness, that even the densest of literature hadn't mapped fully, but they 'try' to. BB, to my mind, compares with best of fiction. The length matters here. Absolutely matters to have episodic breakdown/metamorphosis. Like every page of a Russian literature, every minute matters here. Short fiction/Feature films OTOH, ungala partha paavama irukku :lol2:

BB doesn't do cloaked malarkey, eternally thankful I really Am(!). The past is a cipher, we start with the ordinary (not an exception, now that would be easy to throw parlor pscyhology like MM, controlled by the Patriarch), then go event by event, it doesn't only deal with PoV's, but also how the PoV's smudged and tampered.

Vittrunga sir please. :notworthy:

On Mad Men..

What you've managed to avoid in the post, is why I find it to be of lesser rewards than BB. The presupposed 'Study of characters' is more of a 'refraction', save for Don Drapper, who himself is fraught with patriarchal predications & man-handling of all the subjugated female characters (Who are again, filtered through desires and limitations of the male centre, again) from start to end. In a sense, this is the 'ideal' and wish-fulfilling alpha male, for hosts to follow the show. One is pithily made to 'crave' for the ideal, and not merely observe this man. If it weren't for the objectification of the female, I'd even give the infidelity some consideration of the kind that this is a 'flawed' portrayal. But how flawed could it be, if it's visually and stylistically endorsed? The only real thing going against him is the absent physical bravura. And yet you know more about the up-class uptight ideology presented by the near-absence, there's actually a sly, nasty connotation in Pryce vs Pete (a spoiler I wish to avoid), Draper vs Donald (Which you'll get to), it turns out to be a problematic look-down.

More glamour than authenticity is my 'dig' at the 'digs' the show uniformly stacks together. And in fact, I like it for the documentary aspects of it. One of my favourites, Adam Curtis, the maker of 'The Century of the self' (related to MM), breaks it down beautifully in the BBC article. I'd also argue this is a bit too on glamour endorsement, I'm getting to doubt if it's more hinged towards that. Now to turn a mirror on this, would be just fine, but something more of a filter, would enhance it. But when the filter is an endorsement, it turns into ideology. That aside, you are dealing with drama here. I'd been kind enough to say MM doesn't compare to BB, but if BB is 'watching paint dry', then MM is BB slowed 4 times over.

[VENKIRAJA]

Breaking Bad - Season 1 to 4

http://i54.tinypic.com/1zq3rq9.jpg

http://tinyurl.com/3o5zujk

http://i56.tinypic.com/1zxqd94.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/s6hw09.jpg

http://www.ara21.org/ara21jpg/film/breakingbad/Breakingbad6.jpg


http://i49.tinypic.com/s1jbc8.jpg

[kid-glove]

One thing leading on to another, that this play toy is floating in *his* pool, owned by 'his' victim. It's on Walt, the dark force for lending that hand to 'his' family, and yet being the singular source to have triggered both the destruction, matched together by the visual schema. Good one VR :clap:

[kid-glove]

I feel too dirty to find a long post under my id. Thought you were disciplined enough for one good curfew, KG!

[SoftSword]

too much spoiler for someone in the mid of the series kg... :evil:

[SoftSword]

season 3 end is the best... whoa...

[VENKIRAJA]

One thing leading on to another, that this play toy is floating in *his* pool, owned by 'his' victim. It's on Walt, the dark force for lending that hand to 'his' family, and yet being the singular source to have triggered both the destruction, matched together by the visual schema. Good one VR :clap:
Yes. Absolutely.
The symbolic representation of the toy's missing eye matches not only with Gus, but also with Gale. I find breaking bad close to American beauty, a relatively far more detailed canvas where one can keep spotting visceral observations like this and still dig for more. I am instantly reminded of Walt's brief injury in his right eye cavity courtesy Mike.

[Sid_316]

Guys do check these out if u haven't yet : (Minisodes :-) )


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iaCJXXCjOs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRy6j4ZErjk&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qosV8MiLxKs&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XogEPwdkUM&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BoayiKoNNY&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc8GqeY7gWk&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1BoCMXLiE&list=UUzk6E2Urxfq4h_1uGqkEA8A&index=5&feature=plcp


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2qpy_OHsTA&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-1pDEVYtI&feature=relmfu

[wizzy]

KG, more of these long posts pliss..we will handle KG-2.

SS, jump to S5 already :lol:

work flow

http://i49.tinypic.com/ftk3tu.jpg

[ajithfederer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvnHHJAvQk0&feature=related

One of the most stunning images from bb is when the gasoline tank explodes in S3 E01. Cranston directed that episode and the explosion happens from within 60 feet and those guys didnt FLINCH. That take was an one time take, Hell hollywood beat that.



https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/578478_10150777053047722_1663338349_n.jpg

Terminalo

[ajithfederer]

As usual the cinematography is stunning!!! :bow:

http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/BB-S5-Episode-Photos/episode-5-jesse.jpg

http://media.amctv.com/photo-gallery/BB-S5-Episode-Photos/episode-5-walt.jpg

[kid-glove]

They're cropped, isn't BB more about (& VG in favour of) the wider aspect ratio..

Rian Johnson slow alienation of WW in the domestic sequences, up until the act. Post-Skyler's Pool act, they're never in harmony within the frame. Extreme close-up of the bareness and muted calmness of WW, the suggestion of violence, that 'thin red line'.

The episode book-ends this flagrant visual agitation with Skyler releasing the puff of smoke on to his half of the frame. And him alone in his room, the bomb is ticking..

[Nerd]

I love KG2. KG1, most of what you posted did not make sense to me since I don't really care for BB. Its great, best ever, granted.

Reducing MM to just a character study wasn't what I was hinting at. 'Far Away Places' (remember the LSD/Road/Personal life trips of Roger/Don/Peggy?) for example is the kind of shite I am talking about. Everything was just unbelievably awesome in that episode. And you can't really box Mad Men into a certain 'style'. I mean I never expected they would do something like the Far Away Places ever. Just swept me off my feat.