Breaking Bad "Confessions"

This is kinda funny. Really my favorite part is his impression of Vince Gilligan. 

Dean Norris Spoils Breaking Bad from Dean Norris

A few thoughts on the episode after the jump.

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Okay, so maybe Hank is starting to lose a little sympathy from me. BUT I stand by my comments in the last episode's thread. I stand by it, but I think now that he realizes Skylar has already chosen Walt's side, he's not so interested in protecting her. He's probably more willing to bring Walt (and maybe both Skylar) down by any means neccesary, but I still think his main motivation lies with "Flynn" and Holly, not to mention protecting Marie and himself.

Then poor Jesse finally realizes the truth about Brock's death. I'm glad it happened, but it seemed a little convenient that it happened when it did. This is the first time I've had any kind of deus ex machina issues with Breaking Bad but I also watched LOST for 6 seasons, so I won't complain. The series is winding down, and it had to happen at some point, right? Anyways, one thing I had forgotten until I read it on another blog was that Jesse blamed himself for losing the ricin laced cigarette. He had assumed Brock found it and poisened himself that way, right? I imagine that revelation would result in a pretty heavy flood of emotion. Like enough to travel to Walt's house and soak it in gasoline. Does he ignite it? Or does he settle for spraypainting "HEiSENBERG" in bright yellow across the wall?

Breaking Bad 5b.2 "Buried"

What’d you all think of Sunday’s episode, “Buried”? I’m not going to bother recapping everything from every episode. It’s a little pointless when there’s so many recaps out there that are so much more well written then mine. A few spoilery thoughts after the jump.

Breaking Bad 5b.1 "Blood Money"

I’m so happy Breaking Bad is back, and so sad that there’s only 7 episodes left. Sunday's Season "5b" premiere was pretty great. Recap/review/commentary after jump.

Bad Breaking Bad Form

Oops, Breaking Bad is returning this Sunday, and I'm going camping and probably won’t be home until late Sunday night. I know there were a few people who talked about watching together, which I'm way into. I’ll be recording it, so is anyone interested in watching it on Monday the 9th? If you read this blog and I know you in real life, consider yourself invited, just let me know if you're interested.

ArScheerio Paul

Sorry for not posting in awhile, for anyone that’s noticed. Life and work got a little hectic for a bit there. Again, we’re still in a bit of a TV lull, so there wasn’t anything too pressing to write about. Expect posts about watching the pilot of the Wire, the new FX series The Bridge, and Emmy nominations soon-ish.

In the meantime enjoy some episodes of the ArScheerio Paul Show, in which Paul Scheer and special guest reenact some historical segments from the Arsenio Hall. I remember trying to stay awake on Friday nights to watch some of these. After watching the reenactments I watched the original clips, and they really are that awkward. I think Vanilla Ice and Madonna & Rosie O’Donnel are my favorites, but they’re all pretty great. The opening is so spot-on and hilarious it's worth watching every single time.

Watch: Orange is the New Black

I can't stop watching Netflix's new show Orange is the New Black.  I had read and heard a lot about the show -- my good friend had recommend the Moth podcast that Piper Kerman was featured on -- so I was eager to check it out.  I had also read that this might be the most diverse show that you've seen in awhile and one that features so many women.  And it is.  It's actually so refreshing to see so many different types of people and so many strong female actors.  But what I think really gets me is just seeing prison life in a day-to-day way.  Much like how I was fascinated by the West Wing because of the setting, I'm fascinated by Orange because I want to know how it all works.  The show also has a bit of the Weeds vibe (it's creator is the same), in that it leaves you with a cliffhanger type ending at the end of every episode, leaving you wanting more.

So, I'm going to go ahead and blog about a few episodes at a time (the beauty of Netflix -- you can watch the whole series at once!!).  So here's episodes 1-3.  Stop here if you want to catch up!  If you’ve watched the whole thing, please don’t comment spoilers!!  

Full House

There's nothing I love more then watching an episode of Full House.  For me, it's like comfort food.  I grew up on the show and I've seen every episode more then once.  I know it's terrible, but I can't help it.  When I was a kid, my older brother was so annoyed with my constant Full House watching that he would ask me trivia questions about the show.  I could never remember the details (I was also 7) and then he'd be upset that I couldn't even remember what I was watching.