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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
If you are among the few who haven't seen it yet: believe the hype, it really is THAT good. Breaking Bad may not depict reality the way 'Generation Kill' or 'The Wire' did - but then it's not about that, either. From an artistic point of view - performances, writing, direction, camera, music - this show is every bit as good as the other two mentioned above, but unlike those, 'Breaking Bad' just wants to entertain and therefore enjoys a lot more creative freedom.
The show plays like the daydream fantasy of any underachieving, struggling middle class family man who's had to bury all his dreams (I mean: who wouldn't want to be a meth-kingpin for a little while?), before it turns into a nightmare. One could almost say that 'Heisenberg' is Walter White's 'Tyler Durden'(for those who don't get the reference: watch 'Fight Club' - you won't regret it).
For pure entertainment value, this is simply the best show I've ever seen. Every single one of the main characters has already reached the status of a screen icon - when does that ever happen?! Most fun I've ever had watching a TV-show and an instant classic.
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