Breaking Bad

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Emmy-nominated veteran actor Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle, Little Miss Sunshine) heads the cast of Breaking Bad, portraying Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher whose life is suddenly transformed by a dire medical diagnosis. Aaron Paul (Big Love) plays Jesse Pinkman, a street-savvy former student who "teaches" Walter a new trade. Anna Gunn (Deadwood) is Walter's pregnant wife...
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  1. 1. Pilot
    January 19, 2008
    58min
    TV-MA
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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    English
    Unassuming high school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) discovers he has lung cancer. Desperate to secure his family's financial future and finally free from the fear that had always inhibited him, Walt teams up with a former student to turn a used RV into a mobile drug lab. Guest stars: Max Arciniega, John Koyama, Steven Michael Quezada Written by: Vince Gilligan Directed by: V...
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  2. 2. The Cat's in the Bag
    January 26, 2008
    48min
    TV-14
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    English [CC]
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    English
    Walt and Jesse (Aaron Paul) attempt to tie up loose ends. The desperate situation gets more complicated with the flip of a coin. Walt's wife, Skyler (Anna Gunn), becomes suspicious of Walt's strange behavior.
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  3. 3. And the Bag's in the River
    February 9, 2008
    48min
    TV-14
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    English [CC]
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    Walt and Jesse clean up last week's mess and Walt must face holding up his end of the deal. Walt's DEA agent brother-in-law, Hank (Dean Norris), warns Walt, Jr. (RJ Mitte) about the dangers of drugs.
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  4. 4. Cancer Man
    February 16, 2008
    48min
    TV-14
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    English [CC]
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    The DEA suspects there's a new drug kingpin operating in Albuquerque. Walt and Skyler reveal Walt's diagnosis to the rest of the family. A repressed Walt channels his anger. Jesse makes a surprise visit to his strait-laced family.
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  5. 5. Gray Matter
    February 23, 2008
    48min
    TV-14
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    English [CC]
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    Walt and Skyler attend the birthday party of an affluent former colleague. Jesse attempts to go straight. Skyler organizes an intervention to convince Walt to seek treatment, but the financial burden weighs heavily on him.
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  6. 6. Crazy Handful of Nothin
    March 1, 2008
    48min
    TV-14
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    English [CC]
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    English
    Walt and Jesse cook more meth although Walt is plagued by the side effects of chemotherapy. Jesse's accomplice, Skinny Pete, makes an important introduction, and Walt strikes a surprising deal. The DEA's investigation intensifies.
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  7. 7. A No-Rough-Stuff Type Deal
    March 8, 2008
    48min
    TV-14
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    English [CC]
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    Walt becomes more comfortable with his new criminal identity. Jesse, still reeling from what has transpired under his roof, decides to sell his house. Skyler's sister, Marie (Betsy Brandt), throws Skyler a baby shower and gives a questionable gift.
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Bonus

  • AMC's "The Making of Breaking Bad"
    11min
    TV-14

    BREAKING BAD is a provocative new original one hour series from AMC chronicling the extraordinary lengths to which an ordinary man will go when face-to-face with the unspeakable emptiness of a life not fully lived.

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Directors
Vince Gilligan
Producers
Vince GilliganMark Johnson
Season year
2008
Network
American Movie Classics
Content advisory
Alcohol usefoul languagesexual contentnuditysmokingsubstance useviolence
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Format
Prime Video (streaming online video)
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Bare BonesReviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019
4.0 out of 5 stars
THE BARE BONES REVIEW
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The picture quality of this Blu-ray is on par. I have personally read over the years that the picture quality for season one on Blu-ray was substandard. I have not found that to be the case. There is plenty of fine detail to be seen on the show in season one. It is a huge leap in terms of visual and audio quality over the DVD.

The plot of the show is rather simple. A middle-aged science teacher named Walter White is diagnosed with late stage lung cancer. With a second child on the way, and his family's debt climbing by the moment, he uses his knowledge of chemistry to dive into the lucrative world of drug manufacturing, to make sure that his family is financially secure after his death.

There's a reason that Breaking Bad is considered one of the greatest shows in television history. The writing here is simply phenomenal, the character development is far above par, and the acting is nearly flawless. These Blu-rays provide the best audio and visual quality you're going to get out of the show. When compared to the DVD, there simply no contest. The technical quality is outstanding. I highly recommend it.
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KGReviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars
The start of one of the very best series of all time
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What can be said about this spectacular saga that hasn't been said before? One of the very
few series that competes with the best films in history for achievement in cinematic storytelling.
Like a great novel slowly unfolding, it's funny, heartbreaking, incredibly tense, deeply disturbing.

A nebbishy high-school science teacher finds he has lung cancer, so becomes a meth dealer to
make money for his family before his death. Often visually stunning, with a breathtaking
performance by Brian Cranston in the lead, and great work from all the supporting roles,
this portrait of a man's decent into hell couldn't be much better, and it just grows darker and
more disturbing each year.

In a way, thematically it recalls "The Godfather I and II" in how that epic charts Michael's journey
from innocence to darkness, along with the moral murkiness of the endless drive for money
and success - how we lose ourselves, so that succeeding and having ever more becomes an
end in itself for which we will pay any price, rather than a route to happiness, trapping us in a
game we can never win.

It may take a few episodes to get into, in this first season there was a lot of groundwork to lay,
but you owe it to yourself to try. This is powerful, important and utterly enthralling stuff.
28 people found this helpful
jessieReviewed in the United States on June 7, 2022
4.0 out of 5 stars
Season 1 is the best of this series.
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Loved season one; great acting by Aaron Paul . Most people speak only about Bryan Cranston, but Paul's portrayal of Jessie, at times, actually surpassed Cranston's acting. Totally convincing body language - you forget it's an "actor", so amazingly realistic. You feel like you really know this kid. My only disasppointment is that the DVD has NO English subtitles , only French, Spanish & Portuguese. Nothing for the hearing impaired, English speaking public. How odd is that?
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JBReviewed in the United States on July 22, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it !
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My husband and I are clearly behind the 8 ball in watching this series. After we got tired of hearing everyone talking about it, we rented Season 1 from Amazon. Binged watched the entire season in one weekend !!! Fantastic plot. Needless to say we were in love with Dexter - heartbroken when it ended and this series while not "Dexter"like, had the same overtones of someone who is really smart in one area and uses it to forward his mission/objective. After we binged watch the first season, we decided to drop the cash to buy the entire 6 series on Amazon. If we emerge from our homes in a week, you'll know it was too good to turn off !
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Glama PussReviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars
Greatest show ever!!
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Only the greatest show I have ever seen, had n*tfl*x at the time. First season is so funny. Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston are fantastic together, rest of the cast is great as well. DVD still holding up after all these yrs, in fact we recently started watching it again, now on 3rd season. HIGHLY recommend!
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singingdesignerReviewed in the United States on February 15, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's no "Head of the Class" but come on...
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Hey, I make joke in my headline! Seriously, I can't imagine anyone reading yet one more raving review of this series and suddenly being convinced that it's worth the time, but I will say it emphatically... absolutely, one of the (if not THE) best TV series ever produced. I came to the show late (only a few months back) as I have such a disdain for so much TV. Only a relative handful of programs win my respect, and I think perhaps none more so than "Breaking Bad".

The premise is simple- so much so that it's the reason I wasn't interested sooner. How could a series built on a chemistry teacher turned drug maker/dealer sustain or rise above anything but some silly, stereotypical, profanity-laced, overly-violent drudge that is so much a part of our entertainment media.

What I learned by about the 3rd or 4th episode is that it is written by people fully aware of the pitfalls and predictability of modern television; they have, instead created characters with such depth, and plot twists so complex, that I had become sucked in like some drug addict, suffering the joys and anguish and yet demanding more. Characters are multifaceted, and you are expected to hate them and root for them at the same time. This is such an amazing achievement in writing and acting... the acting, of course, is first rate.

TV is really reaching a magnificent period. Of course, network and cable are being dragged down by those bored enough to obsess over "reality" television and obnoxious crime stories. Beautiful actors and actresses under 35 adorn most of the roles (being beautiful, smart, and fearless is also "reality" in the TV world of crime), all of which make shows like "Breaking Bad", "Mad Men" and a smattering of HBO shows, exceptional.

Again, among the best, "Breaking Bad" rises to the top.
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J.B.Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must See!
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After watching Dexter and Homeland, I needed a replacement pacifier so I ordered Breaking Bad. Man, was I really glad I did!
Aaron and Bryon ( two main acting characters) are off the chart GREAT! This show has got to be one of the best real to life shows on the air
right now. I know the Hollywood writers keep us entertained a lot but this has got to be one of those shows that does a gear
shift in our thinking on what's going on in the world let alone tweak our morality a bit as to "why" we are watching, . . Breaking Bad. Hahaha.
It's really a good series. Our backs are against the wall, we get diagnosed with a disease and we love our family. So what
does a good loving husband do to counter a situation that seemingly will leave his spouse and cripple son in a bad spot? He
steps into Haedes and ruins his life and reputation. Kind of poses a question to us all with all the fees, taxes, health reform and
monetary calamity we see in our society these days. Breaking Bad is a "Very" good show.
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B. MaroldReviewed in the United States on February 20, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lives up to expectations
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This is the second of two AMC series I went to catch up with, because this and "Mad Men" were constantly winning awards, and my favorites were being left in the dust. Both series had a hurdle for me. How can I possibly empathize with a meth manufacturer and dealer (the two lead roles). As it turns out, the story line is so inventive and so believable that it is hard not be be drawn into the perils of these characters which are so totally under water. The story on the face of it is so tense, that the show's creator had to add to the premise the fact that the brother in law of the Walter White (Brian Cranston) is a lead DEA agent, and, in most regards, a pretty good one. Perhaps one of the only improbabilites of the first season is that this DEA agent comes so close to gathering evidence which implicates Walter, but he doesn't catch on.

Perhaps the most compelling aspect of the story is seeing the extent to which people will do totally out of character things, things which are not only illegal (as one may think about drug business as a victimless crime), but violently illegal, including multiple murders. The acting by Cranston and Brian Paul, his "dealer" is superb, worthy of their Emmy wins. I must also give a good word for Raymond Cruz, who does a character far, far different from his police detective role on "The Closer / Major Crimes". The tension between his character Tuco and Walter White holds one's attention like little I've seen elsewhere.

This is not for everyone, but watching one or two episodes shows why this one wins awards, and shows such as "White Collar", "Royal Pains", and "Suits" do not.
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