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CMonster wrote:You can keep saying I was vague, but I'm using a specific scene as an example of how the balances humor and seriousness with brevity making the show different than almost everything on tv at the time(making it interesting and surprising).

Right, and I can make the argument that there is barely any humor in that scene (there is no punchline, Cranston plays the scene completely straight, and I actually expected him to "blow up" right around that time), and its generic nature saps of it whatever "seriousness" it had going for it.

CMonster wrote:Also, how do you not see a difference between the above listed good aspects making it relatable(and thus popular) and its popular so it must be good? Those are two very different statements.

Because you're still discussing the people who liked it, as opposed to the show itself.

CMonster wrote:And your examples of other tv shows that deal with a situation like "wipe down this" are a show you like that started within roughly 6 months of when Breaking Bad started and a movie from 1991 that has less than 350 rankings here. Sounds really standard and predicable and probably a few other vagaries not being backed up by good examples.

Again, the scene itself is predictable. I never said it was done by other TV shows. Also, are you honestly making the argument that a put-upon, even-keeled, often passive guy suddenly going ballistic and quitting at his job is not a stock scene?

By the way, Suburban Commando is a pretty dumb movie, but I arguably think the scene with Christopher Lloyd quitting was better.

CMonster wrote:Wow, I spelled a word wrong,

I was joking around with you. You have to admit; when you attribute a quote to Shakespeare and spell the very first word wrong, it's pretty funny, and worth pointing out.

CMonster wrote: you called a pretty specific defense of the show vague,

It is vague, but to be fair, it's often one of the limitations of discussing movies/television shows.

To you, "The acting, directing, and writing all come together to hit extremely relatable notes that manage to be funny and serious and surprising and interesting!"

For me, "Cranston does a fine job with the acting, but it's basically just a nerdy, passive guy swearing a bit and grabbing his balls. The solid acting saves it from being bad, but neither did I find it funny."

In general, I try to avoid poetic descriptions that don't specifically reference elements of the scene, but sometimes it's difficult or even unavoidable when trying to make a larger point.

CMonster wrote:brought up no examples of something similar to what you called standard and predictable,

Christopher Lloyd quitting his job at the end of Hulk Hogan vehicle Suburban Commando.

CMonster wrote:and misunderstood an endorsement of relatibility as an appeal to the populist fallacy.

Your "endorsement of relatibility", as you put it, is still appealing to the populist fallacy. Which is irrelevant in a discussion of a show's merits. Try again.