DVR ALERT: Breaking Bad. Beginning to end

[Hank_Scorpio]

Scanning the guide, somebody at AMC ****ed up the order, or should have adjusted things a hair. A couple of the best, most pivotal episodes -- "Half Measures" and "Face Off" -- are at decidedly off-peak hours.
"Half Measures" in on at 4 a.m. EST tonight, and "Face Off" is at 2 a.m. Sunday.
I know they're in order and all, but shoot, run an extra episode of "Three Stooges" and pick up with those episodes on Sunday and Monday morning.

On the same note, it looks like the finale is set for 2 a.m. Tuesday.

You need to get that on in prime time.

 

[schiezainc]

Yeah but how many people are actually watching this straight through? I doubt many, if any. I'd imagine most people are picking it up on DVR or cherry-picking the episodes they want on DVR or, most likely, watching whenever they remember it's on.

 

[old_tony]

I've completed season 1 and the premiere of season 2. I am surprised that the season 1 ender and season 2 premiere were a full year apart (March 9, 2008 and March 8, 2009). If you got hooked during the original run, a full year to wait must have been frustrating.

 

[schiezainc]

I've completed season 1 and the premiere of season 2. I am surprised that the season 1 ender and season 2 premiere were a full year apart (March 9, 2008 and March 8, 2009). If you got hooked during the original run, a full year to wait must have been frustrating.

That's the reason I was happy I caught up via Netflix. I watched the first few seasons at my own pace and only watched the two halves of Season Five week to week. The waiting sucked.

 

[Batman]

I've completed season 1 and the premiere of season 2. I am surprised that the season 1 ender and season 2 premiere were a full year apart (March 9, 2008 and March 8, 2009). If you got hooked during the original run, a full year to wait must have been frustrating.

I think some of that had to do with the writer's strike. Same reason Season 1 was only seven or eight episodes and ended sort of awkwardly.

 

[heyabbott]

I've finished season 1 and about 1/3 of the way through season 2. It's a good show, Cranston is great. The kid who plays Jesse is great. And pregnant or not I want to hate **** Skylar in the bathtub. Hank is an interesting character. I've known thousands of cops in my professional life and this is a convincing portrayal of one. I've actually known cops to look for missing daughters or friends daughters. Beat the crap out of a daughter's ****tard of a b/f. Cops that stalk their ex-wife/ex-g/f or even wives they think are cheating.
The great thing about watching this kind of series in batches is that even if an episode is slow they run together. Hour long episodes are only 44 minutes are so you can squeeze 3 episodes into an after work sitting.

The commercials that I', zipping through are sad as ****. ASPCA, Hunger in Africa and Drug Rehab clinics. Am I a shutin demographic of psychopathic drug fiends? Am I Michael Vick?

 

[Batman]

I've finished season 1 and about 1/3 of the way through season 2. It's a good show, Cranston is great. The kid who plays Jesse is great. And pregnant or not I want to hate **** Skylar in the bathtub. Hank is an interesting character. I've known thousands of cops in my professional life and this is a convincing portrayal of one. I've actually known cops to look for missing daughters or friends daughters. Beat the crap out of a daughter's ****tard of a b/f. Cops that stalk their ex-wife/ex-g/f or even wives they think are cheating.
The great thing about watching this kind of series in batches is that even if an episode is slow they run together. Hour long episodes are only 44 minutes are so you can squeeze 3 episodes into an after work sitting.

The commercials that I', zipping through are sad as ****. ASPCA, Hunger in Africa and Drug Rehab clinics. Am I a shutin demographic of psychopathic drug fiends? Am I Michael Vick?

The ASPCA and Hunger in Africa commercials have been running on almost every cable channel this weekend. They must have gotten a block deal. My wife was watching something on HGTV and those ads kept popping up during every break.

Abbott, if you like Hank in Seasons 1 and 2, when he was underdeveloped and a bit of a buffoon, you'll absolutely love him by the end of the series. His transformation in Seasons 3-5 is amazing.

 

[old_tony]

I've finished season 1 and about 1/3 of the way through season 2. It's a good show, Cranston is great. The kid who plays Jesse is great. And pregnant or not I want to hate **** Skylar in the bathtub. Hank is an interesting character. I've known thousands of cops in my professional life and this is a convincing portrayal of one. I've actually known cops to look for missing daughters or friends daughters. Beat the crap out of a daughter's ****tard of a b/f. Cops that stalk their ex-wife/ex-g/f or even wives they think are cheating.
The great thing about watching this kind of series in batches is that even if an episode is slow they run together. Hour long episodes are only 44 minutes are so you can squeeze 3 episodes into an after work sitting.

The commercials that I', zipping through are sad as ****. ASPCA, Hunger in Africa and Drug Rehab clinics. Am I a shutin demographic of psychopathic drug fiends? Am I Michael Vick?

On episode 4 of season 2 and it seems to be moving a bit slowly. It's hard to figure out how they last another four seasons for as dismal a state as Walt and Jesse are at right now.

 

[KJIM]

At what time, eastern, should the second half of season 5 start? I'm trying to alert my father to record it for me.

 

[Batman]

At what time, eastern, should the second half of season 5 start? I'm trying to alert my father to record it for me.

On now. First episode is winding down, and the second will start around 7:30.

 

[Batman]

On episode 4 of season 2 and it seems to be moving a bit slowly. It's hard to figure out how they last another four seasons for as dismal a state as Walt and Jesse are at right now.

Season 2 and the first half of Season 3 are a little slow. They're moving a lot of pieces into place, setting up and introducing several key characters. Beginning around the midpoint of Season 3, however, with "One Minute," it really starts to ramp up. The back half of Season 3 and all of Season 4 is arguably the best stretch of the show.

 

[Joe Williams]

Recording whole damn series on DVR and have watched 5 episodes of Season 1 so far. Zap thru the commercials, though I took finger off the trigger at one point tonight and landed right on the Bryan Cranston-as-LBJ commercial for his Broadway show. Got a great laugh out of that. Hope the play includes the notorious scene of LBJ ordering pants. (Go YouTube it now.)

 

[old_tony]

OK, I'm in the middle of Season 3 and look forward to each and every episode.

Holy ****, the commercials they're playing may drive me to meth use myself. Sure, I fast-forward through them mostly, but don't always grab the remote right away.

Every break has either an ASPCA commercial filled with abused animals that need saving or a commercial about the starving children of the world. Talk about depressing.

 

[old_tony]

Now at the end of Season 3. Walt sure goes through a lot of windshields.

 

[heyabbott]

Just finished a season 2 episode where Walt makes a battery to jump start the camper out of screws, washers and a brake pad. MacGyver culdn't have done that

 

[old_tony]

I now have just nine episodes left to watch. At this point the only character I see with any redeeming qualities is Jesse.

 

[KJIM]

I've now seen the final episodes but lack season 5 episodes 9-11 or so. I have to figure out how to time it to have someone else set the DVR so that I can Slingbox in from a ways a way. Then my connection is horrible and I still miss some.

Still, it's weird to know how it ends but be somewhat confused about what happens in before that.

 

[WCIBN]

I've now seen the final episodes but lack season 5 episodes 9-11 or so. I have to figure out how to time it to have someone else set the DVR so that I can Slingbox in from a ways a way. Then my connection is horrible and I still miss some.

Still, it's weird to know how it ends but be somewhat confused about what happens in before that.

My suggestion for other LEGAL options for viewing those missing episodes:

[1] you can buy any episode at Amazon.com for $1.99 each. If you missed three episodes it'll only cost you six bucks. Sure beats screwing around trying to watch on Slingbox.

[2] go to or phone your local video store and see if they rent the Breaking Bad: The Final Season DVD which is season 5 episodes 9 thru 16. The DVD was released 7 weeks ago, so it might be readily available for rent.


[3] try your local public library. Most of them have DVDs to lend. You might luck out and they will have Break Bad: The Final Season or they might be able to obtain it for you to view from another branch/library they're in a share program.

[4] purchase Breaking Bad: The Final Season DVD. Amazon has it right now for $30 DVD/$35 Blu-Ray version or you might be able to get it on eBay for less $$. If you decide to go the eBay route, make sure the one you buy is a Region 1 DVD which is what's playable on DVD players sold in the U.S. and Canada.


Edited to add: I was going to suggest Netflix as a possibility but I just checked Netflix and they're not offering Breaking Bad: The Final Season for viewing in the US. I'm kind of surprised as I was in the UK over the holidays and those last 8 episodes were available to view on Netflix UK.

 

[KJIM]

I've now seen the final episodes but lack season 5 episodes 9-11 or so. I have to figure out how to time it to have someone else set the DVR so that I can Slingbox in from a ways a way. Then my connection is horrible and I still miss some.

Still, it's weird to know how it ends but be somewhat confused about what happens in before that.

My suggestion for other LEGAL options for viewing those missing episodes:

[1] you can buy any episode at Amazon.com for $1.99 each. If you missed three episodes it'll only cost you six bucks. Sure beats screwing around trying to watch on Slingbox.

[2] go to or phone your local video store and see if they rent the Breaking Bad: The Final Season DVD which is season 5 episodes 9 thru 16.

[3] try your local public library. Most of them have DVDs to lend. You might luck out and they will have Break Bad: The Final Season or they might be able to obtain it for you to view from another branch/library they're in a share program. The DVD was release 7 weeks ago, so it might be readily available for rent.

[4] purchase Breaking Bad: The Final Season DVD. Amazon has it right now for $30 DVD/$35 Blu-Ray version or you might be able to get it on eBay for less $$. If you decide to go the eBay route, make sure the one you buy is a Region 1 DVD which is what's playable on DVD players sold in the U.S. and Canada.


Edited to add: I was going to suggest Netflix as a possibility but I just checked Netflix and they're not offering Breaking Bad: The Final Season for viewing in the US. I'm kind of surprised as I was in the UK over the holidays and those last 8 episodes were available to view on Netflix UK.

Um...yeah. I live in China.

 

[podunk press]

Watched the whole series via DVR. Crazy good show.