Am I the only one in the world that hates Breaking Bad?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a woman—I love Breaking Bad. I also love the Wire; Narcos; The Americans; Mad Men.

All these are character shows with anti-heroes. I can’t get enough of them and I’m looking for a recommendation. I can’t get into GOT or Dexter or Walking Dead so something else??

Ozark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a woman—I love Breaking Bad. I also love the Wire; Narcos; The Americans; Mad Men.

All these are character shows with anti-heroes. I can’t get enough of them and I’m looking for a recommendation. I can’t get into GOT or Dexter or Walking Dead so something else??

Ozark.

First few seasons of Homeland

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a woman—I love Breaking Bad. I also love the Wire; Narcos; The Americans; Mad Men.

All these are character shows with anti-heroes. I can’t get enough of them and I’m looking for a recommendation. I can’t get into GOT or Dexter or Walking Dead so something else??

Ozark.

Woman too and loved BB and Ozark (lot of parallels).

Per your request for shows similar - Give Peaky Blinders a chance (took me a few episodes).

[Anonymous]

You b !tches have foul taste

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I couldn’t get into it either.

Hated it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a woman—I love Breaking Bad. I also love the Wire; Narcos; The Americans; Mad Men.

All these are character shows with anti-heroes. I can’t get enough of them and I’m looking for a recommendation. I can’t get into GOT or Dexter or Walking Dead so something else??

Ozark.

Woman too and loved BB and Ozark (lot of parallels).

Per your request for shows similar - Give Peaky Blinders a chance (took me a few episodes).

Six Feet Under

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a woman—I love Breaking Bad. I also love the Wire; Narcos; The Americans; Mad Men.

All these are character shows with anti-heroes. I can’t get enough of them and I’m looking for a recommendation. I can’t get into GOT or Dexter or Walking Dead so something else??

Ozark.

Woman too and loved BB and Ozark (lot of parallels).

Per your request for shows similar - Give Peaky Blinders a chance (took me a few episodes).

Six Feet Under

Yes to all the above. Just finished Start Up on Netflix. The American one not the Korean one. Really enjoyed it. Takes place in Miami. Deep character development from totally different worlds. Not really much actual tech stuff, humans trying to make it. Also Martin Freeman is always a draw for me.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard that men tend to like it much more than women. I watched the first season and liked it but never had a huge desire to watch more.

I’m a woman and loved that show. Complex human and family relationships and a fascinating glimpse of descent into evil that can happen to the average person.

Same here. I was obsessed with this show and still love discussing it with other fans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also didn’t love it. The characters make such terrible decisions that it’s hard to identify with them. Like when Jessie got chained up and forced to make meth. Come on.

That wasn’t really his “decision.” As you said, he was forced to do it.

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Anonymous wrote:That’s how I felt about the Wire. Oh well. Sometimes a show just doesn’t work for you.

Yes, me too. Hated Breaking Bad, and hated The Wire. Shows for men.

And women. I loved it, my mom and all my girlfriends as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That’s how I feel about Game of Thrones. Tried to watch it once, fell asleep. Borrowed the first book from the library on my kindle and returned it when I got to the incest scene in the first chapter.

Who has time to waste on things they don’t enjoy?

GOT is basically a history of the British Empire. I kid you not! Everything he writes about is directly British history.

OMG. And this is (one reason) I stopped watching GoT.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a woman—I love Breaking Bad. I also love the Wire; Narcos; The Americans; Mad Men.

All these are character shows with anti-heroes. I can’t get enough of them and I’m looking for a recommendation. I can’t get into GOT or Dexter or Walking Dead so something else??

Ozark.

+1
I loved BB and Ozark. Another show not quite as good but still entertaining is The Riches with Minnie Driver and Eddie Izard playing Irish Travelers who steal a wealthy family’s identity and life. I love shows about people living double lives (The Americans too).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved it when it first came out. I tried to watch it again, but it is incredibly tedious. Maybe because I know the story by now, but I had expected to enjoy all the details I missed upon rewatch. But no, it's just tedious

This is why I never watch shows a second time. I absolutely loved BB and don’t want to ruin it by watching it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Couldn't get past the second episode. I can't stand watching people do stupid or incredibly upsetting things that will not end well. Why would I want to watch that? It was so disgusting just to be disgusting. Added nothing to the show. That's lazy writing IMHO.

Other than the bathtub scene, what was disgusting about it? I thought it was interesting that there was very little sex and no gore (except that bathtub!). Its magic was the storytelling and writing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s how I felt about the Wire. Oh well. Sometimes a show just doesn’t work for you.

Yes, me too. Hated Breaking Bad, and hated The Wire. Shows for men.

Speak for yourself, Sally.


I’m a woman and loved both - they are far better than most of the other fluff on TV these days.

I would rather be locked in a solitary confinement cell than to be made to watch Desperate Housewives type soap opera dramas, or any of the reality TV drivel that so many gals are enthralled by - Bachelor? Bachelorette? Real Housewives? BARF!

So maybe it’s not a gender thing, but a maturity/intellect thing.

+100
Add Bridgerton to that list. And Outlander.