The wait is finally over for the much awaited dark comedy,
Breaking Bad, as AMC airs its pilot episode tonight at 10/9c.
Created by
The X-Files producer Vince Gilligan,
Breaking Bad is described as a "heartbreaking, shocking and bitterly funny" series that attempts to stab at Showtime's
Weeds with its comic-dramatic plot about a struggling high school chemistry teacher that mixes desperation and deviousness to yield a volatile, valuable product
Your Take
tick22 said:
I thought it was a good ep.
From that fast, weird WTF opening, to the ending that I was surprise with.
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Taking the lead is Malcolm in the Middle's Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a struggling high school chemistry teacher with a handicapped child and a pregnant wife. In the pilot eoisode, White is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he "loses it" and resorts to use his chemistry skills to new heights. He eventually turns to a life of crime, setting up a meth lab in order to ensure that his family has a secure future.
Joining Cranston, who is also credited as Lucifer on Fallen, on Breaking Bad is Anna Gunn, who plays his nicely grumpy wife Skyler. Gunn is best known for her roles on Deadwood, The Practice and The Guardian. R.J. Mitte, who has a mild case of cerebral palsy in real life, also appears as Walt Jr., White's smartaleck son who is also afflicted with cerebral palsy.
Walt partners with grungy teen meth-head Jesse, who is portrayed by Big Love's Aaron Paul, who's trying to launch his own tweak factory. With Walt's chemistry expertise, they cook up primo ice that attracts both profits and murderous enemies.
Breaking Bad comes from the American Southwest slang phrase "to break bad," meaning to challenge conventions, to defy authority and to skirt the edges of the law. The series is set in Albuquerque, NM, with its first season consisting of nine episode. However, due to the writers' strike, only seven episodes have been produced so far.
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: AMC
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