Walter White is a bad ass.
Breaking Bad (season 4) concluded on October 9, 2011. …
… the ongoing feud between Walter White and Gus Fring …
a “13-episode chess game” between Gus and Walt.
I’ve been addicted, watching about half an episode most nights.
… Is a Canadian version being cast ?? 🙂
The first season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on January 20, 2008 …
Warren and Sandy got me hooked.
Walter “Walt” White (Bryan Cranston) leads a mundane, timid life as a high school chemistry teacher. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his pregnant wife, Skyler (Anna Gunn), and his son, Walter Jr. (RJ Mitte), who has cerebral palsy.
… on the day after his 50th birthday, he is diagnosed with stage-three terminal lung cancer. Walter decides to enter the illegal drug trade to develop a sufficient inheritance for his family before he succumbs to his cancer. He uses his chemistry knowledge to cook remarkably potent methamphetamine, enlisting one of his former students, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul).
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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown is an American travel and food show on CNN which premiered on April 14, 2013.
episode 8 – “Congo”
Tony visits Congo, the setting of one of his favorite books, Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and the basis for one of his favorite movies, the classic Apocalypse Now.
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By Kevin McFarland:
Troy McClure is the most beloved peripheral character in the Simpsons canon, and with good reason. The character was retired after Phil Hartman’s tragic death in 1998, largely confining McClure’s appearances to the “Golden Age” of the show.
… a two-minute montage of 47 educational and promotional film McClure mentions on the show. …
AV Club – Here’s a supercut of every film you might remember Troy McClure from
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Still worth watching.
Marley’s the most intriguing character these days.
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Two more seasons of Glee are committed.
The fourth season of The Wire has been universally lauded and hailed as one of the best seasons of television ever produced. As of 2012, it is listed as the second highest rated individual TV season of all time on Metacritic (behind season 5 of Breaking Bad), with a score of 98 out of 100 based on 21 critics—including 17 perfect score reviews.
It’s great. But the weakest of the 4 seasons, so far, in my opinion.
At this point it’s mainly my favourite characters keeping me going.
I cannot recall any characters of fiction anything like Omar or Snoop.
On to season 5.
The second season, along with its ongoing examination of the drug problem and its effect on the urban poor, examines the plight of the blue-collar urban working class as exemplified by stevedores in the city port, as some of them get caught up in smuggling drugs and other contraband inside the containers that their port receives. …
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I’d never thought much about ports or stevedores before watching this series. Fascinating subculture.
On to season 3.
Though that season was 10yrs ago, the issues are still very contemporary.
What measures should law enforcement be allowed to catch and deter crime?
Boston Globe – Surveillance cameras a tool for deterrence:
GOOD CAMERA work played a key role in the identification of the suspects in Monday’s bombings. But the reliance on store-mounted cameras and cellphone video from the public suggests that Boston Police could benefit from updating their approach to surveillance cameras — particularly by placing cameras more systematically at sporting events and other locations where large numbers of people gather. …
I finally watched some of the critically acclaimed TV series begun in 2002. Intense. Complex, profanity laced dialogue.
The first season introduces two major groups of characters: the Baltimore police department and a drug dealing organization run by the Barksdale family. …
… the investigation takes the direction of electronic surveillance, with wiretaps and pager clones to infiltrate the security measures taken by the Barksdale organization. This leads the investigation to areas the commanding officers had hoped to avoid, including political contributions. …
Stories for the show are often co-written by Ed Burns, a former Baltimore homicide detective …
… The investigating detail was launched by the actions of Detective Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West), whose insubordinate tendencies and personal problems overshadowed his ability …
The detail was led by Lieutenant Cedric Daniels (Lance Reddick) who faced challenges balancing his career aspirations with his desire to produce a good case. …
The first season received positive reviews from critics, some calling it superior to HBO’s better-known “flagship” drama series such as The Sopranos and Six Feet Under.
… it parallels the war on terror through the chronicling of the war on drugs. …
Some great characters. Bubbles. Stringer Bell. Omar.
“Come at the king, you best not miss.” – Omar
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Music by The Blind Boys of Alabama – Way Down in The Hole.
I’ll be getting season 2.
Maureen Ryan:
It’s a question that’s no doubt being asked in the executive suites of several networks, whose executives would likely kill a thousand waterfowl to have a show as successful as the Robertson family saga, which returned to A&E Feb. 27 to enormous ratings (8.6 million viewers tuned in for the first airing of the Season 3 premiere). …
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OK, this is reality TV show I can get behind.
It’s no Storage Wars. But I like the cast.
I just finished watching season 1.
Wow.
The first season follows Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer who has come to believe that Nicholas Brody, an U.S. Marine Sergeant, who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war, was turned by the enemy and now poses a significant risk to national security. …
The season received universal acclaim, scoring a Metacritic rating of 91 out of 100 from 28 critics. TV Guide named it the best TV show of 2011 and highly applauded the performances by Damian Lewis and Claire Danes.
… The series won both the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for this season. …
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Mandy Patinkin is great, as always.
Season 1 is currently being run on Calgary TV.
I hear season 2 is even better. But it’s not out on iTunes or Amazon, as yet.
So I bought season 1 of The Wire, instead.
Rick McCharles 