Jesus Walt has lost it. But he IS a badass... As previously stated I'm marathon watching BB on Netflix. Already feeling kind of disappointed that I'm gonna wrap up the show soon. I have 8 episodes of season five on Netflix. I'm assuming the last half hasn't started yet??
OT: that bastard poisoned the kid!? (Breaking Bad Spoilers)
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Breaking Bad has to have the highest ROI in the history of tv...
What's it cost to produce each episode? I'm guessing like $185 before paying the actors. There are less than a dozen characters appearing on a regular basis. The Pontiac Aztec they had Walter in for 5 years was probably given to the studio and his house is worth only slightly more.
When compared to Game of Thrones or Boardwalk Empire on profits from a single show, I bet AMC has crushed it.
What's it cost to produce each episode? I'm guessing like $185 before paying the actors. There are less than a dozen characters appearing on a regular basis. The Pontiac Aztec they had Walter in for 5 years was probably given to the studio and his house is worth only slightly more.
When compared to Game of Thrones or Boardwalk Empire on profits from a single show, I bet AMC has crushed it.
Unfortunately the ROI is huge for reality TV, this is why we have so much "reality" crap and less quality scripted TV. Notice the networks aren't the ones with great TV, it's cable,( SAMCRO, BrBa, The League, Justified, Sunny, TWD, Wilfred, GOT, Newsroom, Dexter, Boardwalk,Low Winter Sun..etc).
ROI is why there is so much really awesome stuff on TV. Movies are a hyper expensive crapshoot. TV with good writers and good actors can bring in high profits without over the top investments required by all the expensive **** that movies have - CGI, blowing **** up, etc.
There is more really great stuff on TV than I could ever watch.
Since you all seem to love BrBa and most of you probably watch GoT, answer me this. Is Mad Men that good? I watched two episodes and decided it wasn't. I know I shouldn't give up that easy because I initially didn't like the wire but it just seems like its going to be lots of infidelity and smoking.
I'm the same way. I have friends that like the same shows as me, and they love Mad Men, I just can't get into it. I watched 4 episodes and it just doesn't appeal to me.
Here's your explanation:
Mad Men's success is all about timing. It premiered just as The Sopranos and The Wire finished up, and Lost started sucking. Modern HBO/Showtime juggernauts had yet to begin, and this was the first of the AMC originals. There was really no 'great' tv to pick up the slack, so 'very good' had to do. There was about a 2 year period where Mad Men and Dexter were best things on TV. The fact that it aired on basic cable instead of HBO had to help.
About the show itself: There are 2 situations where I explain something I enjoy, and have to start with the sentence, "you're going to think this sounds really boring," those two things are the Harvest Moon series of video games (farming sim) and watching Mad Men. It's pretty much the opposite of The Walking Dead, where average-at-best actors and bad writing are coupled with incredible source material, great storyline progression, and shocking visuals. Mad Men is all about character progression. You could move the setting from Ad Agency to Law Office or Senate Floor, and it wouldn't change much. Also, like most modern shows that last 8 seasons: A) You have to start from the beginning B) The last few seasons haven't been great, but I must watch till the bitter end.
I leave you with Pete Campbell falling down stairs:
Mad Men's success is all about timing. It premiered just as The Sopranos and The Wire finished up, and Lost started sucking. Modern HBO/Showtime juggernauts had yet to begin, and this was the first of the AMC originals. There was really no 'great' tv to pick up the slack, so 'very good' had to do. There was about a 2 year period where Mad Men and Dexter were best things on TV. The fact that it aired on basic cable instead of HBO had to help.
About the show itself: There are 2 situations where I explain something I enjoy, and have to start with the sentence, "you're going to think this sounds really boring," those two things are the Harvest Moon series of video games (farming sim) and watching Mad Men. It's pretty much the opposite of The Walking Dead, where average-at-best actors and bad writing are coupled with incredible source material, great storyline progression, and shocking visuals. Mad Men is all about character progression. You could move the setting from Ad Agency to Law Office or Senate Floor, and it wouldn't change much. Also, like most modern shows that last 8 seasons: A) You have to start from the beginning B) The last few seasons haven't been great, but I must watch till the bitter end.
I leave you with Pete Campbell falling down stairs:
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i'm in the minority because i used to love mad men but don't anymore.
fwiw, it wasn't a show you could only watch a couple of episodes and like. I watched the first 5-6 eps because I bought it and got wrapped up.
but after the first 3 or so seasons, it really lost its edge.
I kept telling myself i'd quit it halfway through last season but i'm stubborn and finished the season. but, I quickly took it off my "to record" list on the DVR so I wouldn't get started this season.
i'm over it. it really ended up sucking over time