I've only sporadically seen Breaking Bad while other people were watching it (including the finale), which seems like a nice balance. I'm familiar with the world and the creative style, but I don't spend my time comparing or looking for references. On the other hand, I didn't have the same immediate sense of…

That makes sense. Still, he was excited mostly because he actually likes and watches the show. He's shown me some clips of the guys doing physics and been like, "This is what it's like!" (I mean, not exactly, obviously, but it resonates). My other scientist/engineer friends mostly like it too, especially the ones who…

My friend's physics experiment got name-checked on the show once. He was pretty excited. I think they must do better on some types of nerd than others.