Watching Breaking Bad with Julie - with everyone going crazy about the last season it seemed like time to finally get around to starting it
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I've long since started thinking that I'm Really Missing Out on Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, having never seen a single episode of either, nor (in the latter case) read any of the books.
I have no doubt whatsoever that GoT is My Kind of Thing, and I'm reasonably confident that BB is, too. (And Dexter, speaking of body counts. Also never seen.) However, I have half a DVR full of shows that I *have* been watching and need to catch up on -- that Riss doesn't watch, which means I have to slot them in while she's at work -- which inhibits the addition of extra shows.
She doesn't mind violence, but has to quickly like at least some of the characters, I think. She couldn't get into Hell on Wheels or Copper, for example, because all of the characters took a good while to show their good sides (if they had one).
Also, if there's a laugh track or Live Studio Audience, that's a non-starter for her, which rules out several well-reviewed shows (including The Big Bang Theory.)
There are some very likeable characters in Game Of Thrones - and some that start out unlikeable get more likeable later. There are also some _utter_ bastards, but that's part of the fun.
Breaking Bad, on the other hand, I've not found any likeable characters in so far. But it's only been two episodes.
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Personally, I'm enjoying Thrones more than Bad, but I'm only two episodes into Bad, so there' still plenty of time for me to fall in love with it!
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Speaking of BB:
If Breaking Bad Had Been Set in the U.K.
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http://christopherkeelty.com/pop-culture/breaking-bad-outside-us/
I've seen the first two seasons of Dexter. Very intense, but very good.
I take it Riss doesn't like violent things?
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Also, if there's a laugh track or Live Studio Audience, that's a non-starter for her, which rules out several well-reviewed shows (including The Big Bang Theory.)
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Breaking Bad, on the other hand, I've not found any likeable characters in so far. But it's only been two episodes.
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