Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. The series is broadcast in the United States and Canada on the cable network AMC.
It premiered on January 20, 2008, and completed its first seven episode season on March 9, 2008. The show’s 13 episode second season premiered on March 8, 2009. Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a struggling high school chemistry teacher with a handicapped teenage son (RJ Mitte) and pregnant wife (Anna Gunn). When the already tense White is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, he breaks down and turns to a life of crime, setting up a meth lab with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) in a desire to secure his family’s future financial security. Breaking Bad has received widespread critical acclaim and won two Emmy Awards for its first season in addition to numerous other awards and nominations.
Production
The title comes from a Southern United States colloquialism “to break bad” which is defined as “when someone…has taken a turn off the path of the straight and narrow, when they’ve gone wrong”. The series is set and filmed in and near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The AMC network, on which the series premiered January 20, 2008, originally ordered nine episodes for the first season, but the Writers Guild of America strike limited the production to seven episodes.
Plot: A drama about a high school chemistry teacher who’s suffering from the world’s worst case of mid-life crisis and becomes a criminal.
Reception
Breaking Bad has received critical acclaim in addition to two Emmy Awards for its first season. It won the award for best editing, and Bryan Cranston won for best actor in a drama series. Linda Stasi of the New York Post stated that “the acting is as good as you’ll see on TV.” Time said the series “has the elements of success”. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly rated season one a “B+”. The pilot episode was watched by 1.4 million people, while the subsequent six episodes of the first season were watched by 1.1-1.3 million viewers each.
Awards and nominations
2008
* Emmy Award – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Bryan Cranston (win)
* Emmy Award – Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series – “Pilot” (win)
* Emmy Award – Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series – “Pilot”
* Emmy Award – Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series – “Pilot”
* Satellite Award – Best Actor in a Drama Series – Bryan Cranston (win)
* Writer’s Guild Award – Best Dramatic Episode – “Pilot” (win)
* Writer’s Guild Award – Best Dramatic Episode – “Grey Matter”
* Writer’s Guild Award – Best New Series
* Television Critics Association Award – Outstanding New Program of the Year
2009
* Saturn Award – Best Presentation on Television
* Saturn Award – Best Actor in a Television Series – Bryan Cranston
Cast
(Series Cast Summary – 7 of 39)
* Bryan Cranston – Walter H. White (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
* Anna Gunn – Skyler White (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
* Aaron Paul – Jesse Pinkman (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
* Dean Norris – Hank (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
* Betsy Brandt – Marie (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
* RJ Mitte – Walter White Jr. (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
* Steven Michael Quezada – Gomez (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
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