Breaking Bad vs Game of Thrones

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Breaking Bad. I'm not big into fantasy that takes itself seriously. I've spent 30 minutes watching Game of Thrones and I don't feel like the show was made for me. The characters and setting just doesn't do anything for me. Breaking Bad on the other hand has some semblance of realism and basis in reality, so it's easier for me to relate to the show and understand the inner-workings of everything.

Furthermore, even though I haven't watched enough of GoT to make any real judgments on it, the show just came across to me as incredibly dry, as if it's in incapable of tongue-in-cheek or humorous situations.

ShadowsDemon

You obviously haven't seen any of Tyrion or Jaime scenes. :P

Jon and Ygritte also had a few fun dialogues.

Also, I love the dialogs between Baelish and Varis. Extremely polite on the surface, but clearly hating each other's guts, quite amuzing.

And the negotiation between Margaery Tyrell's grandmother and Twyin Lannister? Hilarious!

Halfway through GoT's second season. It's impressive all in all, but not without some stumbles. It drags on a few occasions, with certain character arcs moving at a snail's pace. There are some scenes that feel like complete filler and are flat out unnecessary. I also find it funny how it can't go through a single episode without a full frontal nudity scene.drinkerofjuice

GoT actually features very little full frontal nudity scenes. But really, what is it with Americans and nudity? Every time GoT is discussed, I see comments about the nude scenes (which all in all are relatively rare). Why does it make you uncomfortable? Not once in this thread have I seen someone commenting the frequent violence. Throat slits galore, blood spraying all over the place, guys bowels coming out, guys being cut in half, etc., and nudity is what bothers you?

[QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"]Halfway through GoT's second season. It's impressive all in all, but not without some stumbles. It drags on a few occasions, with certain character arcs moving at a snail's pace. There are some scenes that feel like complete filler and are flat out unnecessary. I also find it funny how it can't go through a single episode without a full frontal nudity scene.nunovlopes

GoT actually features very little full frontal nudity scenes. But really, what is it with Americans and nudity? Every time GoT is discussed, I see comments about the nude scenes (which all in all are relatively rare). Why does it make you uncomfortable? Not once in this thread have I seen someone commenting the frequent violence. Throat slits galore, blood spraying all over the place, guys bowels coming out, guys being cut in half, etc., and nudity is what bothers you?

Overall I'd say Game of Thrones. Breaking Bad will be excellent for a few episodes, then completely unexciting for several after that, especially in the first few seasons. Game of Thrones keeps me interested more consistently, although is somewhat weakened because with so many different story lines each one only progresses a little bit in an episode. Game of Thrones is so much better to marathon than to watch as a serial.

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[QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"]Halfway through GoT's second season. It's impressive all in all, but not without some stumbles. It drags on a few occasions, with certain character arcs moving at a snail's pace. There are some scenes that feel like complete filler and are flat out unnecessary. I also find it funny how it can't go through a single episode without a full frontal nudity scene.PannicAtack

GoT actually features very little full frontal nudity scenes. But really, what is it with Americans and nudity? Every time GoT is discussed, I see comments about the nude scenes (which all in all are relatively rare). Why does it make you uncomfortable? Not once in this thread have I seen someone commenting the frequent violence. Throat slits galore, blood spraying all over the place, guys bowels coming out, guys being cut in half, etc., and nudity is what bothers you?

I have no issue with that scene. I actually found it amusing because of how neutral Littlefinger was and how he was able to distance himself from the scene, as if the girls were just talking. So not only I don't think it is intrusive I actually think it is an important scene in terms of character development because it helps to establish what kind of man Littlefinger is.

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[QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"]Halfway through GoT's second season. It's impressive all in all, but not without some stumbles. It drags on a few occasions, with certain character arcs moving at a snail's pace. There are some scenes that feel like complete filler and are flat out unnecessary. I also find it funny how it can't go through a single episode without a full frontal nudity scene.PannicAtack

GoT actually features very little full frontal nudity scenes. But really, what is it with Americans and nudity? Every time GoT is discussed, I see comments about the nude scenes (which all in all are relatively rare). Why does it make you uncomfortable? Not once in this thread have I seen someone commenting the frequent violence. Throat slits galore, blood spraying all over the place, guys bowels coming out, guys being cut in half, etc., and nudity is what bothers you?

definitely breaking bad.. I love game of thrones but i mean breaking bad had to work from the ground up. GOT had established material to work with.fl4tlined

Game of Thrones! :D

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GoT actually features very little full frontal nudity scenes. But really, what is it with Americans and nudity? Every time GoT is discussed, I see comments about the nude scenes (which all in all are relatively rare). Why does it make you uncomfortable? Not once in this thread have I seen someone commenting the frequent violence. Throat slits galore, blood spraying all over the place, guys bowels coming out, guys being cut in half, etc., and nudity is what bothers you?

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I have no issue with that scene. I actually found it amusing because of how neutral Littlefinger was and how he was able to distance himself from the scene, as if the girls were just talking. So not only I don't think it is intrusive I actually think it is an important scene in terms of character development because it helps to establish what kind of man Littlefinger is.

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[QUOTE="PannicAtack"] Sometimes the sex gets genuinely intrusive, though. There's that particular scene in season one where Littlefinger is giving his spiel but you can barely hear it because Ros and nameless prostitute #17 are yelling.PannicAtack

I have no issue with that scene. I actually found it amusing because of how neutral Littlefinger was and how he was able to distance himself from the scene, as if the girls were just talking. So not only I don't think it is intrusive I actually think it is an important scene in terms of character development because it helps to establish what kind of man Littlefinger is.

Breaking bad in one moth :) :):):):):)dave123321

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[QUOTE="PannicAtack"] Sometimes the sex gets genuinely intrusive, though. There's that particular scene in season one where Littlefinger is giving his spiel but you can barely hear it because Ros and nameless prostitute #17 are yelling.PannicAtack

I have no issue with that scene. I actually found it amusing because of how neutral Littlefinger was and how he was able to distance himself from the scene, as if the girls were just talking. So not only I don't think it is intrusive I actually think it is an important scene in terms of character development because it helps to establish what kind of man Littlefinger is.

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I have no issue with that scene. I actually found it amusing because of how neutral Littlefinger was and how he was able to distance himself from the scene, as if the girls were just talking. So not only I don't think it is intrusive I actually think it is an important scene in terms of character development because it helps to establish what kind of man Littlefinger is.

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Breaking Bad...easily. CWEBB04z

Breaking Bad by far.  I even thought that Spartacus was more entertaining than Game of Thrones.

The shows are really nothing alike. I will say that game of Thrones has a much harder task. Being an adaption it has certain things it must achieve, not to mention that past the first book, the scale of the series simply doesnt fit into a TV show.

EDIT: Also Orphan Black

Breaking Bad is more entertaining in TV. Definitely got more entertainment out of the ASOIAF books though.

Breaking Bad by far.  I even thought that Spartacus was more entertaining than Game of Thrones.

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The shows are really nothing alike. I will say that game of Thrones has a much harder task. Being an adaption it has certain things it must achieve, not to mention that past the first book, the scale of the series simply doesnt fit into a TV show.

EDIT: Also Orphan Black

wolverine4262

It was a pretty good first season but it has a good way to go before joining the ranks of BB and GoT.

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The shows are really nothing alike. I will say that game of Thrones has a much harder task. Being an adaption it has certain things it must achieve, not to mention that past the first book, the scale of the series simply doesnt fit into a TV show.

EDIT: Also Orphan Black

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It was a pretty good first season but it has a good way to go before joining the ranks of BB and GoT.

Breaking Bad if we're talking TV show vs TV show. ASoIaF if we're taling about TV show vs Book series.

Breaking Bad is a great show, I agree, but I found it was starting to lose me around season 3 or 4. Not to the point where I was bored exactly, but I wasn't compelled to keep watching at the end of every episode. Game of Thrones, on the other hand, I found captivating. Honestly, it surprised me. I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did.Iostlemon

Both are great. I prefer Breaking Bad because it's extremely well paced and is constantly intriguing to watch and unlike anything I've ever seen. I love the dynamic feel of the script and structure; interesting editing and camera shots, deeply likable characters and many great moments of comedy combined with the overall dark themed story. It's a flexible, unpredictable show that has a lot of personality to it, great character development and one of the only series that's actually improved each season with an ending that isn't disappointing!

GoT always leaves me feeling like wanting more. I think there's so many characters George wrote for that they all only get 1-2 scenes and it never feels like you're getting anywhere fast with the plot (same feeling with the books). I guess it's such a great show I want it to go on for more than 40-60 mins. Other than that, the detail put into each set, the great acting and the shocking, unpredictable twists put GoT up there with some of the best TV I've seen.

Breaking Bad. I don't like GOT.

I've never seen a BB episode. I need to go on a BB viewing marathon through all 5 seasons to see what all the hype is about. Just recently gone through a GoT 3 season marathon. At first I failed to see the appeal with GoT. But by season 3 it had grown on me. I still don't really like how it assumes everyone has read the huge books to follow the story completely. The show seems to have pacing issues between episodes, sometimes it crawls, sometimes it seems to skip a bunch of things. And it is juggling a bit too many parallel stories in an hour to really make much sense of it. But damn if all the numerous eccentric characters aren't interesting, they are the show's main attraction. I especially like how the show likes to pair two seemingly opposite characters, like Jaime and Briene or The Hound and Arya.

No doubt Game of Thrones, I've tried watching BB but just can't get into it. I find it quite boring, but different strokes for different folks I guess.

Another thing about GoT is that even though it seems unpredictable, on the grander scale it is very predictable. Let me guess, season 4 will end with another dragon scene, just like the final scene of the past 3 seasons. Oh, and Joffrey, what's with him? Everyone loves to hate him, but actually he is rarely on the show. There is more dialogue about him than there is of him actually having dialogue. Especially in season 3. The weight they give to various characters is unbalanced.

Old thread ... pre red wedding

I refuse to pick one. They both have a special part in my heart.

Breaking Bad as a whole is untouchable but GoT isn't remotely finished.

@Qixote Another thing about GoT is that even though it seems unpredictable, on the grander scale it is very predictable. Let me guess, season 4 will end with another dragon scene, just like the final scene of the past 3 seasons. Oh, and Joffrey, what's with him? Everyone loves to hate him, but actually he is rarely on the show. There is more dialogue about him than there is of him actually having dialogue. Especially in season 3. The weight they give to various characters is unbalanced.

I would have to respectfully disagree. I find GoT very unpredictable and the balance of power plays itself out eventually. No one is untouchable.

Breaking Bad. I love both series. Game of Thrones has action, tits, medieval-fantasy theme, interesting characters and story which I all love. I have never watched a television show for just the story and acting...,except for Breaking Bad. I intend to watch the series again several times throughout my life. I can't say that about the many series I've watched.

Your point is. . .? Maybe that GoT only got a real boost in fans because of the red wedding episode? I would have to say that is not a stretch and partly agree.

Pre final season/Ozymandias, too.

game of thrones easily. Breaking bad is overrated trash

Breaking Bad!