- Summary: A chemistry teacher decides to start a Meth lab.
- Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama
- Show Type: Returning Series
- Season 1 premiere date: Jan 20, 2008
- Episode Length: 50
- Air Time: 10:00 PM
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 27
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Mixed: 4 out of 27
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Negative: 0 out of 27
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88The acting is as good as you'll see on TV (take a hard look at the genius of RJ Mitte, who really does have CP). And the script and plot are as out-there as creator/writer/producer Vince Gilligan's other series, "The X-Files."
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88Bad brings new life and depth to an old one: Malcolm in the Middle's Bryan Cranston, riveting and remarkable as a chemistry teacher who finds a more commercial use for his skills.
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60Breaking Bad is a show constructed around a self-conscious edginess. You have to push past this edge and be willing to step inside before discovering any depth.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 105 out of 106
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Mixed: 1 out of 106
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Negative: 0 out of 106
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BrandonR10The best show I've seen on TV in years.
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matta10Good call Doug Elfman. I bet you feel like a douche now that the series has grown into the best thing on TV.
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