Shall we anticipate the FIFTH SEASON of the AMC series "Breaking Bad"? I think I may.

Might make sense too if they approached it like Brit TV as built to last 1-2 seasons max

american networks don't work this way

yeah american networks are about syndication syndication syndication

i know - wishful thinking

just seems that Breaking Bad's greatest strength is that it was always been building toward a defined end point - so follows to me that a minor, scaled back BB spinoff could share that and build momentum the same way, but not sure people are going to want to stick around for 5 or 6 seasons to get there.

If it's good enough they will.

fair enough - it totally could be

Obviously it has to be good in its own right and bring new ideas to the table, not just play on people's fondness for BB (cf Star Wars prequels).

a favorite, I mean. Randomly saw an Evans-as-God thing flipping by Maher once

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yeah i wonder if someone on staff remembered that mr show sketch and they asked him to reprise it or what

Can't immediately think of drama->sitcom, but sitcom->drama happened with "Lou Grant" iirc

^^ Trapper John MD (sorta)

'trapper john md' also. looking at wikipedia that's the only other one really unless you want to count the two attempts to reboot the brady bunch as family dramas. there are things that start on variety/sketch shows and then become sitcoms - simpsons, honeymooners, and things that start on sitcoms and then become variety/sketch shows (fernwood 2night, the bradys again). were ppl aware that project runway and top chef are spinoffs apparently of project greenlight? were ppl aware that jerry orbach starred in a spinoff from murder she wrote?

I'm on balls killfile list. Ask him for me what I did wrong.

lol

lol i didn't want to admit i spent twenty minutes on wikipedia reading about spinoffs

Will Saul have to set foot in a courtroom in the spin off? That doesn't seem to be his strength.

everyone complaining about aaron paul's acting on the phone call in this episode you realize that's supposed to be jesse pinkman himself acting in that scene

Maybe it will just be a straight courtroom drama parody

xp thank u

also better call saul will definitely be a night court situation

I guess I can see it working if there's a revolving assortment of funny/fucked-up clients and Saul is constantly putting out different fires. if they can maintain that balance of humor and "oh shit" moments that BB does best then it would be awesome, but I'm not really interested in learning more about Saul's backstory or personal life I don't think.

Saul interacting with women, on the rare occasions where he does so, is one of my favourite things about the character. Female clients would probably be funnier than romantic interests but the potential for giving him some kind of horrific ex-wife is there.

I think he's way more interested in $$s than women.

http://i.imgur.com/i55qMY5.png

hah

Love how Aaron looks totally traumatised.

wow

hey guys. in 2 weeks and 2 days this is all over. OVER.

looking forward to pretending i give a shit about boardwalk empire as it trundles into another season for 10 eps before a bit of action in the last two.

I started genuinely giving a shit about Boardwalk last season.

I did for a few near the end and I even enjoyed Sunday's one but I still really don't give a shit about it. It's good and all but it just has nothing particularly interesting about it.

It's a lavish, violently unhinged soap opera and I'm invested in quite a few of the characters now. Probably a convo for a different thread though.

there are so many shows these days

i considered watching it until i found out Buscemi's character is named 'NUCKY'

i watched a few eps it was pretty boring and that olde timey colorization is unconscionable

Boardwalk Empire is great fuiud

just for Harrow alone

boardwalk is great, i mean OMGGREAT but you gotta hang for at least half the first season for anything to really pay off.

and half the second. maybe not half the third.

25%

agreed it doesn't really get rolling until midway through season 2 or so. the episode where Harrow goes out into the woods is A+

I got quite emotional about the ep where Harrow goes into the woods to commit suicide + the dog runs off with his mask.

Jeff and I watched the first season and I didn't hate it but I was glad when it was over and don't care what happens next. I am not sure why. It just didn't grab me despite my love of period dramas and familiarity with the geographical setting. That's usually enough to make me watch anything, too.

Oh you know part of it was an irrational hatred of 80% of the main characters. I didn't like spending any time with them. Also I get exhausted by the character arcs of women in realistic period shows. Historical accuracy is great but living vicariously in those times gets to me after awhile.

Margaret's whole story in s3 is about birth control. it was awesome.

I believe it! I just don't always want to be reminded that we're still fighting similar fights in 2013 as women were in 20s, you know? It's not the show, it's me.

thought 2nd season was really great, but otherwise it's been v spotty; i purposely am not watching this season or prob ever again

I get exhausted by the character arcs of women in realistic period shows.

I love Deadwood but every single female character with a speaking part has been raped/sexually abused by a family member at some point in her past (or present), not to mention the situation with the trafficked Chinese women and Christ. That's very realistic, Milch, but there's something to be said for good old escapism.

that's only for manly men who don't play by the rules, carl. ya know, back in the "good ol' days"

I am even a little lukewarm on Orange Is the New Black for similar reasons plus my white hot hatred for the US prison system. I get all torn up about the injustice of some of the women's incarceration and then I'm not having any fun and neither is anybody watching with me.

Basically I am that straw feminist who sucks all the fun out of everything. Hi!

that's only for manly men who /don't play by the rules/, carl. ya know, back in the "good ol' days"

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