Frankly, i thing better call saul is better than bb. So in your opinion was the finale of lost better than the finale of breaking bad. I know that the sopranos storywise and stuff is better, but for me, i enjoyed the ride more for breaking bad. Mad men premiered in 2007 then came breaking bad, which catapulted amc into a bigtime player in the new age of television. Ive never really spent much time debating with myself over which of these two is better, mainly because one is, though not completely, to a great extent different than the oth. But breaking bad might be the best of all because walters turn to darkness has been so unexpected, and so. Both the shows have set amazing benchmarks in the world of television.
The sopranos opened up what was possible on television. Paulie, or uncle junior, just to name a couple, are better than any of breaking bads thirdstring characters. Not better than breaking bad to me, but couldnt believe it took this long for it to get mentioned. Better written protagonist supporting cast music both shows at their best vs both. There are times when the amount of praise heaped on the sopranos and its imitators by critics and bloggers and bookwriters. By shattering preconceptions about the kinds of stories the medium should tell, the sopranos launched our current age of prestige television, paving the way for such giants as mad men, the wire, breaking bad, and game of thrones. The sopranos could whip up a hall of fame bottle episode like pine barrens without breaking a sweat, but chase always struggled with antagonists he and marvel have that in common. Walter white in my opinion is the far better clarified character than jack. Havent seen the wire or breaking bad, but the sopranos stuck around longer than it should have. Both characters go through a transformation, but whites is more dramatic. The sopranos is a lot smarter than breaking bad, but breaking bad is more accessible and has a broader appeal. But better call saul swiftly established itself as a markedly different show than breaking bad, fixated more on the minutia of jimmys psyche and the slowboiling tension of.
The sopranos and breaking bad movies and the end of. Ask people who have seen both shows which one is better, and you will get a thats obvious. For twenty yearssince they shared a tv column at tony sopranos hometown newspapercritics alan sepinwall and matt zoller seitz have been debating these questions and many. The wire never lost its focus of commenting on society and was better off for it, breaking bad should have constantly been harping on the insanity of u. Vince gilligan stopped it after five seasons when it was at the peak of its popularity, the sopranos went on longer than it should have and ended poorly in comparison to breaking bads.
The sopranos and that adopted its central conceit of a flawed antiherobreaking bad. Both, of course, feature strong, morallytainted leading men. Breaking bad is much better, although sopranos isnt far behind at all. And even though a bad series of the wire is still better than a good series of most other shows, this dip in quality meant that the finale came. Its more edge of your seat style with lots of gimmicks and flash. One of the other most beloved television shows was breaking bad. Breaking bad, the sopranos or the wire page 24 steve. We never got into the wire, but in all fairness we didnt really give it a chance. How the sopranos, mad men, breaking bad, lost, and other groundbreaking dramas changed tv forever alan sepinwall. Its writing, especially in its inconsistent characterization, doesnt compare to the sopranos. Especially on the supporting characters point which i feelother than dialogueis a category the sopranos clearly wins in. In a 2011 essay for grantland, cultural critic chuck klosterman argued that, of the four tv dramas he took to be part of the golden age canon the sopranos, mad men, the wire, and breaking bad the latter was the best, or at least the one he. Clubs tv editor todd vanderwerff started pointing out the change in hbos approach when.
The sopranos i am now mid way into season 3 of breaking bad. Breaking bad is my fifth favorite show of all time. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and. Was losts finale more consistent, and satisfying to lost fans.
The book goes by the formula of breaking down every episode. Having watched both i can say that while the sopranos was more innovative and had a wide cast of great actors, breaking bad was the more entertaining show. List of breaking bad and better call saul characters. Breaking bad refusing to fall into a whack of the week mob drama trap, the sopranos took bold creative risks with its narrative remember tony trapped in. Alan sepinwall has been one of the nations most famous television critics for several years, largely thanks to his willingness to engage the internet tv fans whove driven so. On january 10, 1999, a mobster walked into a psychiatrists office and changed tv history. Breaking bad was more consistent and the 5th season was better than the wires 5th season, but the wire was more ambitious and because it isnt overthetop it resonates on a level that bb cannot. The following is a list of characters from both series and the feature film.
And while breaking bad fans grew frustrated with skyler white anna gunn, sopranos carmela soprano edie falco frequently held her own against her husband and was every bit as complex as he. Honestly breaking badsopranosetc arent even close to the wire. Alan sepinwall on turning points in breaking bad, the. My wife and i are both becoming obsessed with this show. If any book can make its readers feel nostalgic for a tv show whose main character hacks one of his enemies into pieces, it is this gorgeously designed and. The greatest tv drama of the past 25 years, semifinals. Breaking bad is one of cables holy trinity, along with the wire and the sopranos. This was the working theory of brett martins book difficult. Breaking bad, the sopranos or the wire page 23 steve. Now, i dont want to sound like an unthinking fanboy, but the sopranos is leagues better than breaking bad. How breaking bad breaks away from the sopranos and the wire and why vince gilligan should run the sec allen st. The saul goodman series starts out already better than breaking bad. John contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Why breaking bad is the best show ever and why that matters.
Breaking bad season 5 episode 9 recap blood money recap. Sometimes, watching episodes would feel like a chore, but that never happened with breaking bad. The crime in the sopranos is fairly grounded, bb has a comic book understanding of organized crime. Melfi alone stomps all female characters from breaking bad and some males. Sometime around that first commercial break, breaking bad broke away from the pack and staked its claim to the title of televisions best show ever. Both bryan cranston as walter white and the late james galdolfini as tony nail their roles, and theres no saying one is better than the next. For me, i like breaking bad better than the sopranos.
Breaking bad may be more casually thrilling on first watch, but it doesnt have the same thematic elements that work within the sopranos. But imagine if the sopranos was down to us rather than chase. Was the arrested development netflix season brilliant or terrible. I really love both, ive watched all of 24 and im up to date with breaking bad. Without question, the sopranos and breaking bad are two of the best hammocks of the past decade. Also, i think breaking bads more overthetop style wont age very well. Klosterman concluded that, in the world of breaking bad, goodness and badness are simply complicated choices, no different than anything else. Better call saul knows morality is about more than. As tv critics for tony sopranos hometown paper, new jerseys the star. Television learned the wrong lessons from the sopranos. The sopranos is my fourth favorite show of all time.
These two classics go head to head in the following categories. This book is a celebration of the series and for that, it scores huge. However, i think sopranos wasnt the one which elevated the position of tv, i think it was twin peaks. Breaking bad is an american television series created by vince gilligan that premiered in 2008. Tony soprano doesnt thrive on danger, and yet hes far more dangerous than walter. A better husband than walt, a better father figure to walts children, and the only man in law. Breaking bad tied everything up in a horrible bloody bow. The sopranos ushered in a new age of television that great tv critics like alan sepinwall have written books about and posted excellent recaps on.
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