The sopranos was a little bit all over the place in terms of quality. Breaking bad is a lot of fun and honestly maybe more tightly plotted, but to me its just a really well done thriller whereas sopranos is a deep exploration of psychology and vomits uncontrollably the human condition. Each episode contributes to the whole, but works on top of that as a singular, standalone hour of televised entertainment as well. Honestly breaking badsopranosetc arent even close to the wire. Why breaking bad is the best show ever and why that matters. Ozark looks like sopranos meets breaking bad, and its coming to netflix the series stars jason bateman as a normal dad, for the most part. Since ive watched all of them, so i think this makes me eligible to answer the question. Honestly breaking bad sopranos etc arent even close to the wire.
The author breaks down each episode with interesting details, but very few spoilers. Massive spoilers for the entirety of both series do not watch if you do not want the ending of each show spoiled hello everyone and welcome to my finale faceoff series in which i. This book is a celebration of the series and for that, it scores huge. Breaking bad, the shield, and six feet under have dominated the recent. Brett martins difficult men analyzes tv dramas like the sopranos, the.
The sopranos, on the other hand, were highly characterdriven and lightly serialized, but each episode was more like a short movie. Nov, 2016 since ive watched all of them, so i think this makes me eligible to answer the question. I am a big fan of this show so i was delighted to read a book all about breaking bad. It really started to lose steam the last two or three seasons. The main pleasure of this book is its detailed descriptions of the. Walter whites secret formula in popular mechanics, jonathan parkinson, an analytical chemist, explains that the best chemic, if following walter whites method of creating meth from the raw chemical ingredients, without using sudafed, is likely to create a 50% pure meth, and this. Wanna cook the complete, unofficial companion to breaking. The sopranos and breaking bad are two of the best hammocks of the past decade. If you remove all sentiment, the wire is probably the best. It is loaded with all kinds of facts about the show. Its more edge of your seat style with lots of gimmicks and flash. Just like the ending of a book only matters if you read the book. I dont know why this comparison is still so contested when we have recent classics like the americans and the leftovers that are on the same level. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle.
The sopranos has easily had more influence on the tv landscape than the wire. Ross douthat of the new york times, in a response to klostermans piece, compared breaking bad and the sopranos, stating that both series are morality plays that are both interested in moral agency. Breaking bad was more consistent and the 5th season was better than the wires 5th season, but the wire was more ambitious and because it isnt overthetop it resonates on a level that bb cannot. Breaking bad definitely demanded more binging so i guess it wins though that could easily be the difference between streaming and airing weekly. The focus on a flawed and corrupted leading man has been used to form breaking bad, mad men, the shield, and countless others. I missed out on all the hoopla surrounding the sopranos when it was running but i just cant get into it now. Klosterman concluded that, in the world of breaking bad, goodness and badness are simply complicated choices, no different than anything else. I really love both, ive watched all of 24 and im up to date with breaking bad. May 05, 2020 massive spoilers for the entirety of both series do not watch if you do not want the ending of each show spoiled hello everyone and welcome to my finale faceoff series in which i. The greatest tv drama of the past 25 years, semifinals.
Two experts pick the greatest american shows of all time. Breaking bad was really exciting to watch, but not much to reflect on. The wire was kind of exciting to watch, but left a lot to reflect on. Shes a doormat with lowrisk moments of brassy sternness and minor revolts theres. Nov 24, 2012 id go with breaking bad, followed by the sopranos, and then the wire. Spoilers abound for breaking bad episode 514 but also for the wire and the sopranos over the course of five years, vince gilligan and his friends have constructed a. The latter is by far the most realistic of the three, but you cant beat breaking bad for sheer intensity.
Breaking bad was hot all the way through for the most part but really it owes alot to the sopranos so i cant slight the writing of that classic too much. Some with longer memories would suggest something like homicide. The sopranos is a lot smarter than breaking bad, but breaking bad is more accessible and has a broader appeal. Behind the scenes of a creative revolution goodreads. Ive never really spent much time debating with myself over which of these two is better, mainly because one is, though not completely, to a great extent different than the oth. Breaking bad is primarily a character study with one long series story arc into the creation of the evil heisenberg. It also has more replay value because it isnt a thriller, as its impossible to recapture the tension. Which show is the best among breaking bad, game of thrones. Spoilers ahead from breaking bad up to episode 512, as well as the sopranos and the wire.
Havent seen the wire or breaking bad, but the sopranos stuck around longer than it should have. Great show and each season has gotten better and better, which was not true for the other shows. From the sopranos and the wire to ma d men and breaking bad brett. Breaking bad has an oftenglacial pace, but concrete events still transpire in each episode, events that build upon each other until a sudden burst of violence threatens to tear the entire edifice asunder. Visit the writers rooms at the sopranos, the wire, breaking bad, and mad men chances are, if. And while breaking bad fans grew frustrated with skyler white anna gunn, sopranos carmela soprano edie falco frequently held her own against her husband and was every bit as complex as he was. Though were probably twenty years into the revolution of tv drama, the generally accepted canon is still a relatively thin one. Ozark looks like sopranos meets breaking bad, and its. May 15, 2007 this is not an analytical treatise on the series. Jun 03, 2017 ozark looks like sopranos meets breaking bad, and its coming to netflix the series stars jason bateman as a normal dad, for the most part. Id go with breaking bad, followed by the sopranos, and then the wire. The sopranos was slowerpaced and had less shock value. Sep 16, 20 spoilers abound for breaking bad episode 514 but also for the wire and the sopranos over the course of five years, vince gilligan and his friends have constructed a world piece by piece, with.
Breaking bad is the best tv series of all time, but nothing can beat the sopranos. The 10 most essential tv episodes from sopranos, breaking bad. Brett martins difficult men sees a new golden age for tv the. Jun 10, 2017 tvs best and worst endings since the sopranos. Yes, walter white died, but his final scheme went off so. And so todays round here sees one of the most critically praised shows of all time in the sopranos taking on superhero powerhouse smallville, as well as an old versus new battle between the drug fuelled breaking bad and the military space drama stargate sg1. Most critics would agree on a handful of shows the sopranos, the wire, six feet under, breaking bad, mad men, deadwood. My wife and i are both becoming obsessed with this show. Better written protagonist supporting cast music both shows at their best vs both. It was the same for breaking bad, at least for the last 2 seasons anyway. The cgi dead grandma scene is one of the worst things put to screen, of all time.
The sopranos carmela has more personality, but the problem is that she does nothing with it. Breaking bad, the sopranos or the wire steve hoffman music. Breaking bad relies on overthetop gimmicks and shock value. On a wifetowife basis, its breaking bad s skyler for the win. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Show v show the sopranos vs breaking bad offtopic comic vine. For all its wild unpredictability, theres one thing thats certain about the breaking bad universe. The sopranos i am now mid way into season 3 of breaking bad. On the other hand, breaking bad ended with a masterpiece of ribbontying. The sopranos and breaking bad movies and the end of. Breaking bad 1010 epic, nothing ever can come even near it 2.
Walter white in my opinion is the far better clarified character than jack. And vince gilligan, the creator and show runner of breaking bad. Sep 01, 20 spoilers ahead from breaking bad up to episode 512, as well as the sopranos and the wire. Just as the big novel had in the 1960s and the subversive films of new. Shows such as the wire, breaking bad, the sopranos, mad men, deadwood, the shield tackled issues of life and death, love and sexuality. For all of the work put into breaking bad, this series was a major accomplishment. Breaking bad returns for its fifth season tonight and i wish id never started watching breaking bad. Just as the big novel had in the 1960s and the subversive films of new hollywood. Neither the sopranos or breaking bad projects are straightup reunion projects the sopranos movie, titled the many saints of newark, is a prequel set in the 1960s and starring jon bernthal and. Each chapter focuses on how breaking bad was put together. From the sopranos and the wire to mad men and breaking bad by. Game of thrones and walking has only been on for two seasons. The breaking bad creatorexec producer recalls, after meeting james gandolfini, being struck by the disconnect between the scary mob boss and the warm and friendly man who played him.
Loved the other 2 but sopranos is just so well put together. Uninterrupted interviews with cast members, lavish full page, full colour photographs of scenes and locations, articles zeroing in on themes through the show, etc, this is an absolutely essential hard back for the sopranos fan. Sep 30, 20 for all of the work put into breaking bad, this series was a major accomplishment. These two classics go head to head in the following categories. Show v show the sopranos vs breaking bad offtopic comic. The sopranos is far more experimental, and in more interesting ways. Everything that made the sopranos work has been picked apart and ripped off to create the next wave of tv drama. Breaking bad is just simply a better show, be it writing, pacing, cinematography, character development or acting, breaking bad is one of the few shows that is just perfect. Oct 06, 20 breaking bad relies on overthetop gimmicks and shock value. Since 1999, when the sopranos premiered on hbo, the drama had singlehandedly made the small screen safe for wellintentioned thugs like vic. Breaking bads writing and acting equaled the sopranos, but added a superior story and more compelling character arc.
I can understand why bb is more appealing to the idiotic masses. May 15, 2007 the book is also lavishly illustrated with wonderful photos of various sets, a superb short episode guide to each show, pagelong descriptions on how each actor views the characters they play robert iler wants to step outside of his character, tonys son, a. The wire never lost its focus of commenting on society and was better off for it, breaking bad should have constantly been harping on the insanity of u. Both the shows have set amazing benchmarks in the world of television.
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