tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post9138573579623286513..comments2024-03-28T12:12:29.813-07:00Comments on The Burrow: Breaking BadAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-1683635902801132552013-08-20T12:31:43.780-07:002013-08-20T12:31:43.780-07:00The best TV speaks to the viewer, and BrBa does th...The best TV speaks to the viewer, and BrBa does that for me, big time. <br /><br />Walt's encounter with the silver towel holder in the doctor's bathroom is the most potent moment of the show for me. I've been there. Felt that. Planned and then been struck by the impossibility of the plan. <br /><br />Glad you got something from my words... <br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-62773514813834661282013-08-20T10:10:43.558-07:002013-08-20T10:10:43.558-07:00The pro/con/value of Breaking (or any show) does, ...The pro/con/value of Breaking (or any show) does, as with all things, vary greatly based on preferences and where one is in life at the time. Personality, experience(s) and other highly variable factors drive the 'thumbs up or down' response IMHO. I'm often surprised at my own reaction to a show from initial impression to my ultimate opinion. There have been numerous shows/movies I've found I respond to very differently as I've watched them from initial advert to current showing to eventual reruns years later. <br /><br />You've raised interesting points to consider for certain.<br /><br />Breaking Bad aside, there was a line in your post that struck me as one of the most significant observations of life I've read in a very very long time. The line from your post (quoted below) was a significant find for me. It captures so very much, succinctly. <br /> <br />Quote: <br />the strength you need to carry on when it seems impossible that anything can ever be all right again... Life changes in an instant, and then it expects you to keep on keeping on.<br /><br />Thank you<br />Issy<br /><br /><br /><br />Woman Seeking Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-64230844320333074482013-08-20T09:09:59.564-07:002013-08-20T09:09:59.564-07:00I resisted, too. For years. It's got my brai...I resisted, too. For years. It's got my brain spinning 1000 mph and I'm not crying so much as I am intrigued and interested and concerned. <br /><br />It will be on Netflix forever...<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-79515488328654864292013-08-20T09:08:40.430-07:002013-08-20T09:08:40.430-07:00If you are looking for a show to make you smile, t...If you are looking for a show to make you smile, this is NOT IT! We weep, we mourn, we cringe, we guffaw.. but we are never not ever happy.<br /><br />On the other hand,. it is brilliant.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-20696474298224471412013-08-20T08:25:46.155-07:002013-08-20T08:25:46.155-07:00My 18 year-old niece and her boyfriend were watchi...My 18 year-old niece and her boyfriend were watching it when we were in the Outer Banks. They just kept raving about it. Last summer when they were watching it at the beach, I came into the room and saw the guy in his underwear shooting a gun. Seemed so warped to me that I said to myself that it wasn't something I really need to watch. Enough heartache in the world. My niece loves it though and says, "Aunt Megan, it's a really great show. You need to watch it". <br /><br />Alas, my TV watching is relegated to Backyardigans, Team Umi Zumi and Wild Krats. Lately, I've just been doing a lot of reading on my iPad and tuning out the TV when it's on. I don't know if I have the energy to get into another series. We watched Eureka this summer, but since it had to do with science and cool gadgets, I could get into it. The kids loved it too. I also cannot deal with real world themes like drugs and desperation. All I know is I would be a crying mess. There's enough in the world to cry about. I don't need to watch it on TV. <br /><br />Hope you are having a great week! <br /><br /><br />Megan xxx<br /><br />MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-38464188496521918102013-08-20T08:04:32.750-07:002013-08-20T08:04:32.750-07:00I've heard a lot of positive things about this...I've heard a lot of positive things about this show from people like you who I know don't go 'shallow' but it has been a total turnoff to me because of the negativity of the situation (as I understand it). I just cannot put my time into books or movies about really bad people even when it's done well and especially not if it's going to all end tragically as I've read the creator of this one is discussing might happen. Even being made in New Mexico would make it a tough go for me. Is there anybody you root for? And if there is, will they survive? I like happy endings and admittedly that does make me shallow in my choices for entertainment. This one though sounds almost worth it especially being filmed in New Mexico, which I didn't know... almost. That ugly ending though is what would stop me, I think, as I guess this year the series will end. Hopefully the writer won't just do what life would give us. That happens too often for real to need it in entertainment... doesn't it?<br /><br />I do like shows that carry on the character's problems into each new show which is why I enjoy Longmire on A&E and why I've read all the books, but once we care about a character like Walt, we are at the mercy of the writer who may or may not eventually give us something that makes us smile going away.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com