Can someone please explain to me how Breaking Bad is considered the GOAT show?

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

what bizarro world did I just step into? breaking bad a "tier 2" show?? wtf

 

[MAKAVELI25]

The thing with The Wire is, there are so many well thought out characters that people who watch the whole series can end up taking a different thing from it.

Some people may like the streets side and how realistically it was shown, but I got how the mayor, Tommy Carcetti, worked hard to become the mayor only to find out it wasn't what is was cracked up to be when he had to (SPOILER) choose between using the budget on schools or the police. I could relate to that.

Breaking Bad is about 2 white guys who turn to drug dealing because one has a terminal illness like as if it should be OK because he's trying to put money aside for his family The story is not even that good, let alone the GOAT show. And people rave about it.

The transformation from a random encounter in to a criminal enterprise is actually quite fascinating and the writing is incredible. I don't love Walter White as a character, but the show itself is great and Saul Goodman is an awesome character. Even his spinoff is dope.

 

[JahFocus CS]

You either get it or ya don't

It may not be the GOAT. I see strong arguments for The Sopranos and The Wire too. I think they're all up there It's like debating the GOAT rapper... there's no single right answer

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

It's a good show, but it's a tier two show.

It's definetly not up there with the GOATS: The Wire, Sopranos or Game of Thrones.

Although, Gus is one of the best characters of all time.

What's so great about Gus?

 

[Fortunate Lee]

Its not, everybody just loves to hype things up. Some of the acting on BB was straight up garbage level. Cranston was a beast, thats about it.

Mad Men shiits on BB in almost every category.

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

Its not the goat though
The wire is

 

[the cac mamba]

1 sopranos
2 wire
3 bb

 

[Robbie3000]

what bizarro world did I just step into? breaking bad a "tier 2" show?? wtf

I can't put it up there with The Wire, Sopranos or GOT. Those are Top Tier shows.

Maybe I'm biased towards pay channels. In fact I know I'm biased towards shows on pay channels because they don't have to deal with censorship.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

I can't put it up there with The Wire, Sopranos or GOT. Those are Top Tier shows.

Maybe I'm biased towards pay channels. In fact I know I'm biased towards shows on pay channels because they don't have to deal with censorship.

I don't mind people putting those shows above BB, but BB is on the exact same tier imo. There is a reason it has a 9.5/10 on IMDB. Comparatively the wire has a 9.3/10, Sopranos a 9.2/10, Game of Thrones 9.5/10. I feel like people forget how good breaking bad was since the show has been over and done with. Ozymandias is one of the most incredible episodes of television ever created. BB wasn't censored that much, I mean, for fukks sake it's a show about making methamphetamine.

 

[Exit9NJturnpike]

I'm in the middle of Season 4 and while the show is intriguing and has a very complex storyline, I find myself getting frustrated at all the loopholes in this show. There's so many things that don't really add up and it can be down right annoying getting through an episode because of how much this show reeks of white privilege. It's cool but the way people were talking about it over the past couple of years, I was expecting way more, especially to be in 4 seasons. I started watching it at the end of September on Netflix and binge watch a few episodes here and there. I'm not saying it's bad, but I'm saying its way less than what I expected. So far 3 out of 5 stars generously.

wtf how about you finish the series before making a thread. Idk what "loopholes" your alluding to, but i'm sure they'll get answered in the final season.

 

[ciubaca]

sopranos, GOT, OZ, The Wire,Rome, Deadwood,Justified, house of cards, dexter, sherlock, boardwalk empire are all better than BB

 

[Ohene]

its not goat...but honestly its a good show. stop overthinking it

 

[Disgustya Stallone]

The Holy Trinity: Sopranos, Wire, Mad Men

GoT doesn't even enter the conversation for GOAT until it ends... let's not forget how Dexter was well on its way to GOAT status after 4.... we all know how that ended

 

[obarth]

I mean, for fukks sake it's a show about making methamphetamine.

And right there is why I can never put it up there with some of the other shows mentioned already. You have a show like The Wire that's about the different yet connected facets of the city of Baltimore. A show like the Sopranos about family: specifically two types of families and how its main character juggles them. Every single episode of Mad Men has a different theme so I'd be here all day talkng about it. Then you have Breaking Bad..."a show about making methamphetamine". Breaking Bad was a fun, entertaining show, but it was ultimately a pretty shallow experience. I've heard cases being made for it being a study on morality yet the show ends

Spoiler

with the bad guy killing all of his enemies and dying with a smile on his face. The vast majority of the audience is rooting for the supposed "bad guy" till the very end

I watch The Wire and The Sopranos from start to finish every year because I pick up on new things and themes all the time. They're deep shows in terms of content. Mad Men will get the same treatment. I watched Breaking Bad from start to finish and enjoyed the ride. I have no desire to watch it again. I know the story that was told. There's nothing to gain from a rewatch. I'm not the type of dude to lose my shyt because a character wears purple all the time or the camera frames a character a certain way.

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

sopranos, GOT, OZ, The Wire,Rome, Deadwood,Justified, house of cards, dexter, sherlock, boardwalk empire are all better than BB

House of Cards is another over hyped show. I still watch it, but Frank Underwood is a dummy just like Walt. They're both "smart" in their respective fields, but lack common sense.