Breaking Bad follows
the life of a relatively normal, meek man, who is a chemistry
teacher. He finds out one day that he has cancer and that he may not
live for very long. He decides to hook up with an ex student who
dealt a little weed here and there, and they decide to start cooking
crystal meth, so that he can build up a nestegg for his family for
after he has gone.
Bryan Cranston plays
the teacher, Walter, and he is a truly brilliant actor (he was also
Hal in Malcolm in the Middle, and cropped up in an xfiles episode
too.)
What I like about the show is that no matter how far they get,
shit keeps happening that keeps eating into any funds they have built
up. They also find that they are both capable of things that, before
it all, they would never have dreamt possible. I like how it
highlights the effect an awareness of their own mortality might have
on someone. The fact that it’s well acted, humourous and well shot
certainly add to its impact also.
