Breaking Bad (2008-2013) TV Series

Stars	User	Rating
9	BeeDub	100 _97th
Riveting. Features masterful writing, acting, directing, and cinematography throughout. Season 5's "Ozymandias" - arguably the series' true climax - might be the best episode of TV I've ever seen.
6	CloseFriend	94 _96th
It amazes me to this day how much of this show the writers made up as it went. As it progresses, it goes from "good" to "great" to "HOLY GOD HOW THE FUCK DOES A SHOW THIS AMAZING EXIST IN A WORLD BOUNDED BY THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS?!" This show contains some of the best characterization, and character moments, I've ever seen anywhere. It beautifully, perfectly accomplishes exactly the kind of things that take years of trust and knowledge of the characters to build, and it all works.
5	mwgerb	84 _97th
The overarching character arc from antihero to villain is what ties this together, but the wealth of performances (that deepen after the first few episodes), the irresistible humor, the tension, the visual direction, and the pay-offs are what make this great. One of my favorite TV shows of all time.
5	DavidBlast	80 _80th
'Breaking Bad' is a rather shrewd feminist satire of the male ego, notable for two things: 1) The transformation of the main protagonist from anti-hero into full on bad guy. 2) The impressively dark peaks. But when all is said and done we have to ask ourselves: Is this 'The Wire'? Answer is no. No it is not.
5	CMonster	90 _93rd
I was discussing with one of my friends how both of us very strongly connected with Walt. That's when I realized that this is really just a power fantasy for the cynical. It's about how we all want to be two steps ahead so we can say "fuck you" to everybody while still being human enough to bumble our way though ignorance and mistakes. And in the end, it doesn't end well for us. At the end we just want to go back to when things were simple and chaotic. Before we became worse than what we hated.
5	Barraoc	100 _98th
Flawless crime drama with just the right dash of dark humour.
5	Vdecraim	90 _96th
Exactly what television series are supposed to be. Instead of trying to replicate the direction of film, which in that regard is a much superior format, it emphasizes writing. Employing a gigantic character arc that is impossible to pull off in a shorter time span. That last season was simply amazing. Loved the humor.
4	Filligan	100 _99th
When people speak of the golden age of television, I immediately think of Breaking Bad as the shining, kingly example. It is perfectly written, perfectly acted, perfectly framed and directed, perfectly paced. From the first episode, it's as addictive as everyone's lauded it is, and every minute starts to blink away until you're craving the next episode. It's frankly the best television drama ever crafted.
4	cagedwisdom	100 _90th
Everything comes together here, great writing and such a strong cast. At times hard to even take in how good this show is.
4	Ytadel	9 _98th
A phenomenal, excitement/action/twist-packed crime thriller and an intimate character study about a man slowly losing his soul, that manages to be both in a near-perfect 50/50 balance without ever losing sight of one or the other. Some of the most gripping individual scenes in TV history, like the shootout in "One Minute" or the opening desert scene of "Ozymandias." A few points off for a bunch of poorly-developed Nazis taking over as the villains at the end. Nazis, you ain't no Gus Fring.
4	Suture Self	5 _43rd
Seems to strive for an air of authenticity despite being totally ludicrous, which is a balancing act I'd argue the show fails to pull off. More easily recognizable as a comedy than a drama. Super boring up until the 4th season when it finally starts to make something of itself. Bryan Cranston and Giancarlo Esposito are the highlights. Vince Gilligan is an unremarkable writer and moralist. Malcolm in the Middle was better.
4	QVT	95 _96th
Say my rating. (Note: At time of posting, I was the first one to make this joke and thus should be excused from how bad it is)
4	kgbelliveau	99 _98th
Bryan Cranston's transformation from chemistry teacher to drug king pin is easily the finest performance I have ever witnessed on television. Breaking Bad bad did everything right to keep you guessing and inching your way to the end of your seat. By the time the series ended you couldn't even sit through the emotional tension, you had to pace the room and question every bit of decision making and every word that was spoken. Easily top 3 best series of all time, no doubt about it.
4	hellboy76	88 _97th
Such a wonderful premise of a typical normal family patriarch slowly devolving to his base emotions , brought on by some bad news. It's over the top and silly at times, but it's so well acted that one rarely feels taken out of moment.
4	mattorama12	92 _98th
Cranston's insanely good performance made the show believable, despite how outlandish everything really was. And watching the final season was one of my fondest television zeitgeist memories. On rewatch, I note that the first season's biggest flaw--some thin characters--is turned on its head by giving basically everybody other than Junior really unbeatable character developments and plot arcs. Solidly my #2 tv drama (at least maybe until I finish the Sopranos).
4	qmiller32	100 _98th
Breaking Bad is the pinnacle of TV drama. While the focus is certainly the transformation of Walter White, the richness of the periphery truly elevates his story. I don't think I've ever seen a show that so successfully builds suspense over multiple seasons toward a thunderous finish.
4	Groovy_Souls	95 _97th
Seasons 1-5: One of the best television runs of all time. No question about it. A deep character study of the typical patriarch and unruly student. Except with meth. I've watched the series twice now, and I will watch it again. It's amazing.
4	dardan	75 _81st
(shitty--in a way that requires this preemptive damage control regarding the image you would and probably still will have of me after reading it--word play incoming:) Breaking great, in both ways (unless you are a virtue ethicist)........
3	pilgermann	95 _98th
I'd never jumped out of my seat and yelled at the television until I watched this show.
3	TheDiceman	95 _99th
One of the best TV shows ever made. Complete series.
3	walkabout	85 _94th
One Minute and Ozymandias being among the best episodes from any tv show ever!
3	Alex Watkins	4 _70th
For high-octane thrills, it's likely that no other show has equaled it.
3	Okkervil	92 _98th
The slightly unusual hype that encompassed the final couple of seasons was a bit weird and irritating, but credit were its due, moments of the final season are among the greatest television ever made. White is an amazing character, and it's shot beautifully.
3	Jerky	80 _96th
Yeah,science...BITCH!
3	disconnected	100 _99th
I guess I'm not a big fan of "important" TV dramas, having completely failed to appreciate Mad Men, Homeland, The X-Files, True Blood, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Oz, House of Cards, Deadwood, and The Wire -- the characters never meant anything to me and I didn't care what happened to them. Breaking Bad is a rare exception, a ridiculously impressive dramatic achievement in all respects, maintaining an ever-escalating level of white-knuckle tension throughout the length of its entire run.
3	thehynes	85 _98th
Each episode is like a hit of crystal meth, a sudden euphoric rush followed by needing more when it's all over. Unlike crystal meth however, watching Breaking Bad doesnt make your teeth fall out or force you to turn tricks behind the Kwik-E-Mart
3	BadFurDay	9 _95th
There isn't much to say other than Breaking Bad is one of the best tv series of all time. The script isn't the best, it goes around in circles, and if you read into it you realize that a lot of what happened in the show was coincidental. Turns out, it's those coincidences that make it such a great show. The actors all shined in their roles (yes, even Skyler), and they knew to stop before it had a chance to become boring.
2	letskillrobots	16 _44th
It has the word "BAD" in it come on guys how good can this be. I've never even seen it
2	Excelsior	45 _47th
When Walt first breaks bad, there's a feeling of machismo escapism to it all-- a fantasy to be later punctured by the full consequences of Walt's selfishness, insecurity and degraded morals. Or at least, I guess that's how we're supposed to feel as viewers. When Walt is forced later in the series to confront people even more evil than he (Neo-nazis! Gasp!), it's a fist-pumping, badass celebration whenever he triumphs. In other words, this series really wants to have its cake and eat it too
2	FrederikA	85 _92nd
For the fist couple of seasons, I wasn't that into it. Sure it was good, but not a binge-watching show like some of it's contemporaries. But by the end of season 3 the slow build up pays off, and the final two seasons become an intense tour de force as the world falls apart, eventually culminating in one of the most satisfying finales in TV history.
2	redacted	92 _94th
One of the few shows where the pilot is enough to garner a recommendation. No one had seen anything like it before, the father from Malcolm in the Middle, in his underwear careening through the desert in a beat-up combi, refitted to cook meth. Also of merit, the occasional utilisation of chemistry 'magic' to get out of various situations.
2	TrixRabbi	98 _99th
Set the new bar for what serialized television is capable of.
2	amazedemon	70 _82nd
Breaking Bad is brilliantly acted and well-written. It's almost always intense, and showcases a great character study along with plenty of action and occasional humour. It's also massively overrated. Often slow, with unlikable characters and an irritating fan base. Nevertheless, it's a cultural phenomenon that deserves (at least some of) the praise it has received.
2	luddifier	10 _97th
The ideal to which all other crime dramas should be measured up to.
2	cairosmith	99 _99th
Aside from a few severe, head-scratching missteps, this show is a miraculous emergence of storytellers and actors coming together to create an incredibly engaging epic of pride and greed.
2	IceStark7	100 _99th
The pizza on the roof scene will go down in history as the best thing ever.
2	anilscn	65 _70th
2. sezon bitince bırakıldı. berbat bir dizi değil ancak 60 saat vakit harcanacak kadar da iyi değil. her bölüm başlarına gelen onlarca olay Akasya Durağı tadında. uyuşturucu satıcısı da olsalar bi insanın her gün böyle aksiyonlu yaşamı olmaz. başrolün motivasyonu da "inanılmaz önemli" değildi. dizinin devamını bilmiyorum ama verilen puanlara akıl sır erdiremedim. diziyi başyapıt yapacak tek şey; iki erkek başrolün oyunculuğu ve açık alanlardaki sinematografi. geri kalan her şey ortalama.
2	bratings	96 _98th
Breaking Bad is quite possibly the finest television series to ever hit the small screen.
1	Moribunny	10 _4th
I gave up after two episodes and have no other word to describe this than "moronic".
1	Pickpocket	9 _93rd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRL4uIVzVWI
1	muutanet	98 _99th
There was pretty everything done top notch. And the quality last till last season, last episode.
1	babamots	98 _97th
After an occasionally slow start, this becomes a masterpiece.
1	tarwebrood	100 _99th
perfect
1	CosmicMonkey	85 _86th
While it has some fascinating character arcs, I'm very hesitant to call it the GOAT, or even the decade. It took me 3 tries to finally finish the show, the first two times getting stuck during the slow second season, and while the later seasons really amp up the tension, and feature some genuinely great episodes, the pseudo-heroic finale felt dissonant to the themes of the show and the show as a whole had maybe a few too many plot contrivances. Call it a lukewarm endorsement.
1	nauru	99 _99th
Totally engrossing. Loses 1 point for the ending which was really the only imperfection in this entire series. Beautiful cinematography, excellent acting.
1	hisblob	40 _24th
Jesse is dumb enough that watching this literally makes me stupider. And then there's Skyler, the nails-on-chalk woman. I'll pass.
1	backwardsuit	72 _56th
The problem is that the entire story is told in the first season (maybe even the first episode tbh) and the rest is just hit or miss plotlines that mostly repackage and recycle the same ideas. It's still very slick and entertaining but treads close to meaningless exploitation trash. Yes Bryan Cranston is brilliant in the role and probably the reason I enjoyed it to the end, although there were a lot of good performances from both cast and crew.
1	Nilbog	100 _99th
fuck it, I'm gonna be a total dork and rate it this high because, having watched the whole show from start to finish, I don't see how any lower mark could do it justice
1	EternaLegacy	95 _90th
great acting and great writing all together in one
1	brallon	88 _95th
Watched this again recently and it is shocking to me how fucking perfect it is. The acting, directing, and writing is absolutely spot-on. I never realized how great a character Skyler is too. Easy to hate sure but she fucking nailed it. Don't even need to mention Cranston haha.
1	kito1	40 _10th
I don't get it. Am I supposed to praise this series as the best TV production ever? It was alright, but as I recall, there were many rough spots. I even got bored/annoyed sometimes, but had nothing better to do at the time.
1	buffratings	97 _99th
Breaking Bad's timeless story, finite performances, and striking visuals lend credence to the often-repeated claim that this is one of the finest television series to ever hit the small screen.
1	tipar	40 _18th
Saying way overrated is falling short. En episode about killing a fly... whatever! and then "Sunset" a Thrilling one. One or two in a season like this one do not compensate me to see the whole thing. After the sixth episode of the four season, I stopped watching. Something positive? Walter's wife and her evolution throughout the series. Period. I even prefer "Better Call Saul" although is not the big thing either.
1	vv238	87 _93rd
What takes this from being an engaging crime drama and moves it into the realm of greatest shows ever made is the timeless performance of Bryan Cranston. Oh, and everything and everyone else is fantastic as well.

Average Percentile 84.41% from 5165 Ratings