I think it is on purpose. You crank it up and then when commercials come on, they are blasting in your ear. Usually, if my volume is at 10 out of 100, its pretty decent. I had to crank it up to the 20's which is unheard of in my house.

Lydia is growing on me. I hate her but that means the role is being played well. Its becoming clearer that the final showdown is between Walt and Lydia/Skinheads

I'm rooting for this movie to fail now, regardless of how good it is.

For God's sake Jim, I'm a doctor, not a pool man

"Because I've got to, Mister!"

Dude, the scene in Ace Ventura when Ace plays back the football play in reverse is classic comedy. "Put me back in coach…"

You either buy in to a reality of a show or you don't. But to pick apart every flaw of BB is frutile - nothing is perfect. We could probably apply the same tactics to the Shield and Sopranos and expose their weaknesses as well. I haven't even seen Mad Men (its just don't have time to catch up on it) but I know its…

Agreed. The success of the show is that there have been the 5 or 6 core characters - the White/Schraeder family and Jesse. There has been a 2nd tier that has come and gone, but instead of say, Sopranos, where characters just appear out of nowhere (like Richie, Ralphia, Vito) but we're told they have always been there,…

The Wire is top notch. My argument for Breaking Bad as "better" is that BB is so much more grounded in the reality I experience. Sure, the travails of the ghettos of Balmore are tragic and the simmering plot of the Wire are epic in their own right, BB reflects more the struggles of the middle class, which (arguably),…

I watched the Wire when it came out. I've seen Deadwood. BB better. in my opinion. A lot of people would say Sopranos is the best TV show of all time. I would say BB is better, and gets by without resorting to gratuitous nudity. It also has to deal with the limits of commercial breaks. HBO shows have all the freedom…

Its "overpraised" because a lot of people like it and want others to join in on the action?

The author's assertion that BB is overpraised is inaccurate. I've watched people who have had no idea about the show start from season 1 and by season 5 out of their gord with anticipation. I can be one for hyperbole but I truly think BB surpasses Sopranos, the Shield and the Wire for best television drama in recent…

Happy Gilmore's girlfriend

Now we are reviewing the talkback episodes? I think if you are into them, you are happy. If you rather not have the mood spoiled, they are worthless.

I was bracing for a somewhat boring episode, maybe B+ range, that would have a lot of set up that gets paid off in the final few episodes. I thought it got into A- range (give or take) when Jesse threw the money out the window - that is going to cause a shit-storm in ABQ. When the garage door closed, I knew we were in…

He totally was channeling Fring. I think it symbolized that Walt had become the Fring of ABQ now

It will end with the Ewok song (the original)

Funkstaft, your analysis of Todd's analysis is pretty unsophisticated.

Will things happen that are expected? No, things will be unexpected.

My grandmother still recommends it from time to time.