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Bryan Cranston | ... |
Walter White
(62 episodes, 2008-2013)
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Anna Gunn | ... |
Skyler White
(62 episodes, 2008-2013)
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Aaron Paul | ... |
Jesse Pinkman
(62 episodes, 2008-2013)
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Dean Norris | ... |
Hank Schrader
(62 episodes, 2008-2013)
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Betsy Brandt | ... |
Marie Schrader
(62 episodes, 2008-2013)
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RJ Mitte | ... |
Walter White, Jr.
(62 episodes, 2008-2013)
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Bob Odenkirk | ... |
Saul Goodman
(43 episodes, 2009-2013)
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Steven Michael Quezada | ... |
Steven Gomez
(34 episodes, 2008-2013)
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Jonathan Banks | ... |
Mike Ehrmantraut
(28 episodes, 2009-2012)
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Giancarlo Esposito | ... |
Gustavo 'Gus' Fring
(26 episodes, 2009-2011)
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When chemistry teacher Walter White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given only two years to live, he decides he has nothing to lose. He lives with his teenage son, who has cerebral palsy, and his wife, in New Mexico. Determined to ensure that his family will have a secure future, Walt embarks on a career of drugs and crime. He proves to be remarkably proficient in this new world as he begins manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with one of his former students. The series tracks the impacts of a fatal diagnosis on a regular, hard working man, and explores how a fatal diagnosis affects his morality and transforms him into a major player of the drug trade. Written by WellardRockard, jackenyon
To say this program has great writing is an understatement. BB has the best writing I have ever had the pleasure of listing & reading (I always leave the captioning on). The acting is top notch by Cranston. It is also very good by Aaron Paul (Pinkman), Dean Norris (Hank), Betsy Brandt (Marie), RJ Mitte (Walt junior). Unfortunately, it feels like Anna Gunn (Skyler) is the weak link. It is hard to know if the Gilligan is trying to make a somewhat awkward and unlikable character, or if it is just not hitting the mark. I prefer to think that the writing is intentionally odd for Skyler for some reason, and that we will get to learn more in the episodes and seasons to come. The dialogue is absolutely brilliant for the most part it almost always rings true. The episodes are gripping (for the most part). The story is brutal and comedic at the same time. I have to opt for a 10/10 because there is not another program that comes close even Dexter which I've been enjoying for 5 seasons doesn't have the writing or acting to stand up to BB.