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     Well, I "finished" one today. 

     I don't mean to compare it to heroine addiction, but I was seriously ADDICTED to Breaking Bad and I finished the 5th season today. 

     Wow.  Absolutely riveting. 
 
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Meetings everyday.

Work the program.

Best of luck.  


 
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Try The Wire, Oz, Sopranos, Friday Night Lights, Boardwalk Empire, Shameless, Game of Thrones, Homeland.  All great dramas.
 
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I think I'm gonna refrain from watching anything for a while.  I watched all five seasons in the span of about two weeks.  I had marathons that lasted 8+ hours. 
 
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Watched the first episode of Breaking Bad and just didn't get into it as big as most people. Same with The Walking Dead. Tried to get into that series but only made it to Episode 4 before I got bored of it.

I don't watch a lot of tv cause I think the majority of the shows on today are not very entertaining. But I seriously went on a 4 day binge of House of Cards. That show was insanely addicting. Loved Kevin Spacey's performance in House of Cards.

I got hooked on Game of Thrones as well. Binged through the first two seasons and after that was hooked. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people s.hit their pants at the end of the fourth season of Game of Thrones. Went on to binge read all 5 books in ASOIF. GRRM is crushing me right now with the anticipation of The Winds of Winter. 
 
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Marathons of 8+ hours?? So how are you going to kick the meth habit now that you're done watching the show?
 
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I'm still in withdrawal. I've watched 1-2 episodes of Season 5 then rewatched them with commentary every Sunday night just like when the series was on AMC. I've watched the last half of Season 5 striaght through 3 times. Sopranos was good,but the rest are an insult to the most cinematic series on TV.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Ay-Yo:

Watched the first episode of Breaking Bad and just didn't get into it as big as most people. Same with The Walking Dead. Tried to get into that series but only made it to Episode 4 before I got bored of it.

I don't watch a lot of tv cause I think the majority of the shows on today are not very entertaining. But I seriously went on a 4 day binge of House of Cards. That show was insanely addicting. Loved Kevin Spacey's performance in House of Cards.

I got hooked on Game of Thrones as well. Binged through the first two seasons and after that was hooked. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people s.hit their pants at the end of the fourth season of Game of Thrones. Went on to binge read all 5 books in ASOIF. GRRM is crushing me right now with the anticipation of The Winds of Winter. 

One episode and you quit it? I would say the first episode isn't one of the best but you gotta give it more of a chance then one. Especially if you gave The Walking Dead 4 episodes. 
 
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Watch it again yo.... I completed it a second time over xmas vacation week,
 
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Breaking Bad's, Bryan Cranston is going to be stellar, in the new Godzilla movie, out May 16th. 
 
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Just went through this situation with Game of Thrones. Now every night, I dream of being in some Mediterranean utopia surrounded by demon princesses. It's the worst. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by bill702:

Marathons of 8+ hours?? So how are you going to kick the meth habit now that you're done watching the show?


  Never done meth.  I'm afraid of it frankly... and it's not good for you. 
 
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     I was addicted to Six Feet Under and it's still my personal favorite.  Watch random episodes all the time.  Breaking Bad is obviously a different concept altogether so it's like comparing apples to cows. 

     I love the part where Walter White tells his wife in the bedroom that he's the guy that comes knockin.  He says they're not in danger ever because he IS the danger.  So intense.

     Cranston is only the second person to win an Emmy three consecutive years for outstanding lead actor in a television drama series.  The first was Bill Cosby.


 
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Quote Originally Posted by jcjcjc24:

Watch it again yo.... I completed it a second time over xmas vacation week,



Nice.  I would like to buy all five seasons on DVD. 
 
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Nice.  I would like to buy all five seasons on DVD. 

My wife bought me the collector's set for xmas. DVDs come in a barrel like the ones he buried his money in. They were going for about 300 I think.

When watching it a second time you do pick up on things that you missed the first time. When he is naked in the store there is a isle of those red/pink stuff bears (one that falls into his pool from the plane crash). Weird stuff like that..

 
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I've got DVDs with commentary/extras but on the streaming site BB is still one of the Top played.(free)
 
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Quote Originally Posted by jcjcjc24:

My wife bought me the collector's set for xmas. DVDs come in a barrel like the ones he buried his money in. They were going for about 300 I think.

When watching it a second time you do pick up on things that you missed the first time. When he is naked in the store there is a isle of those red/pink stuff bears (one that falls into his pool from the plane crash). Weird stuff like that..


Got a friend into it now.  Just might watch the entire series again.  Very busy though... if I do, It'll take a year or two.

He loves it though.
 
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easily the best show I have ever watched.  I have never been so addicted to anything on TV.  my wife and I would come home from work and we would watch at least 3 episodes.  The weekends were a wrap. It's all we did - like you we finished it all in about 2 weeks or so.
 
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Fabulous show, among best ever...

Just watched first 2 episodes of Better Call Saul. It was pretty good with an amazing welcomed surprise...
 
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Binge watching TV programs is the national pastime in Loserstan.
 
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Binge watching TV programs is the national pastime in Loserstan.
 
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^^ so is double posting.....
 
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45 years old.

Had a friend beg me to watch it for over a year.

I just couldn't understand why all the hoopla.

Started watching it and MY GOD just like STEEL had to watch episodes at a time.

Some nights I watched for 4-6 hours.

BY FAR THE BEST TV SERIES EVER IN MY LIFETIME.

Nothing is EVEN close ! NOTHING ! NADA ! NO F'IN WAY.
 
 
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My wife and I started watching about a month ago when AMC started the marathon and got hooked. I effed up and missed taping parts of season 2 and 3 so we had to wait while she ordered those on Ebay.

Now we are just starting season 5. I try to tell her we should ration/savor the remaining episodes but she is making me watch two a night. Gonna suck when we are done and have no more episodes to look forward to!
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