Vince Gilligan is very outspoken about how much input he gets from the actors and even just production circumstances.Kinda made it clear why with Buffy the transition to comic book completely destroyed the magic.
Yep, I've learned to never underestimate an actor's influence on a story. David Fury once stated in regards to Whedon that Whedon didn't give Gellar nearly enough credit for making Buffy work. When S6 had hit it's lowest ebb, Gellar went to the writers and begged them to bring Buffy back, that moral on set was almost nil, and the show was losing it's edge. This was around Older and Far Away, long after Dead Things. Gellar also suggested wardrobe choices, the outfit in Smashed and Dead Things - included items that she brought from home.
And the acting in Breaking Bad is remarkably good. Have you seen Terriers? It's just one season, but quite similar in tone and quality to Breaking Bad (just without the chemistry stuff).
I'm admittedly not as into the chemistry stuff (not a chemist and really have no clue what they are talking about) but it does provide an interesting texture to the series for those of us who know zip about it.
Just made it all the way through S1, and watched first episode of S2. AMC is playing two episodes back to back every Wed night...and since each season is only 13 episodes long, if that, may be 6...they tend to be tight and quick. AMC is following the European model of just 6-13 episodes a season. Cheaper to do, and higher quality. As opposed to the American network model of 22 episodes - harder to do, more expensive, and lower quality due to volume. Good example of quality vs. quantity approach.
Shows similar to Breaking Bad include Terriers, Sons of Anarchy, Damages, The Good Wife, The Shield, Mad Men, Rubicon, and Justified.
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Date: 2011-01-01 06:48 pm (UTC)Yep, I've learned to never underestimate an actor's influence on a story. David Fury once stated in regards to Whedon that Whedon didn't give Gellar nearly enough credit for making Buffy work. When S6 had hit it's lowest ebb, Gellar went to the writers and begged them to bring Buffy back, that moral on set was almost nil, and the show was losing it's edge. This was around Older and Far Away, long after Dead Things. Gellar also suggested wardrobe choices, the outfit in Smashed and Dead Things - included items that she brought from home.
And the acting in Breaking Bad is remarkably good. Have you seen Terriers? It's just one season, but quite similar in tone and quality to Breaking Bad (just without the chemistry stuff).
I'm admittedly not as into the chemistry stuff (not a chemist and really have no clue what they are talking about) but it does provide an interesting texture to the series for those of us who know zip about it.
Just made it all the way through S1, and watched first episode of S2. AMC is playing two episodes back to back every Wed night...and since each season is only 13 episodes long, if that, may be 6...they tend to be tight and quick. AMC is following the European model of just 6-13 episodes a season. Cheaper to do, and higher quality. As opposed to the American network model of 22 episodes - harder to do, more expensive, and lower quality due to volume. Good example of quality vs. quantity approach.
Shows similar to Breaking Bad include Terriers, Sons of Anarchy,
Damages, The Good Wife, The Shield, Mad Men, Rubicon, and Justified.