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Breaking Bad Overview
This critically acclaimed series set in Albuquerque ran from 2008-2013 and starred Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. Created by Vince Gilligan, the series follows the exploits of Walter White, a modest high school chemistry teacher, who discovers a new purpose in life when he learns he has terminal cancer and turns to a life of crime to provide for his family. The series won 2 Golden Globes (including Best Television series), a handful of Primetime Emmys (outstanding lead actor, directing, cinematography), Screenwriters Guild Awards for outstanding performances (male and female actor, ensemble), and was nominated for awards for 191 times.
For more history on the show, check out the links below.
- Breaking Bad [Britannica]
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- Breaking Bad - IMDb
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Synopsis: After escaping Jack and his gang, Jesse Pinkman goes on the run from the police and tries to escape his own inner turmoil. For more about the movie, check out the links below.
- El Camino - IMDb
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- ‘El Camino’: What to Remember 6 Years After ‘Breaking Bad’
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- 30 Breaking Bad Moments You’ll Definitely Need to Remember for El Camino
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- ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’: Everything We Know So Far
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Breaking Bad - Local Information
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- Albuquerque is set to unveil bronze statues of 'Breaking Bad' characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman
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- Breaking Bad in Albuquerque
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- A do-it-yourself Breaking Bad tour of Albuquerque
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- Don't Meth with Albuquerque's 'Breaking Bad' Candy Lady
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- Rebel Donut - home of the Blue Sky Donut
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- UNM Law School student-edited journal publishes issue on 'Breaking Bad'
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- From 'Breaking Bad' to 'Sex and the City,' 11 TV-themed tours that target fans
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- There’s A ‘Breaking Bad’-Themed German Restaurant Called Heisenberg Haus… In Australia
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- 'Breaking Bad' Remake: India's Shah Rukh Khan Wants Walter White in a Movie, Not Season 6 - Bad Idea?
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- Here's how Breaking Bad's Walter White could appear in Better Call Saul
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- Ten Years Later, Albuquerque Is Still Breaking Bad’s Town
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Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul
A prequel to Breaking Bad which premiered in 2015.
- Better Call Saul -IMDb
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- Better Call Saul in Albuquerque
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- 'Better Call Saul' fan creates interactive map of filming locations
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- Better Call Saul: Season One Uno - Mijo - Nacho - Hero - Alpine Shepherd Boy - Five-O - Bingo - Rico - Pimento - Marco
- Better Call Saul: Season Two Switch -- Cobbler -- Amarillo -- Gloves off -- Rebecca -- Bali Ha'i -- Inflatable -- Fifi -- Nailed -- Klick.
- Better Call Saul: Season Three Mabel -- Witness -- Sunk costs -- Sabrosito -- Chicanery -- Off brand -- Expenses -- Slip -- Fall -- Lantern.
- Better Call Saul Season 4 Smoke -- Breathe -- Something beautiful -- Talk -- Quite a ride -- Piñata -- Something stupid -- Coushatta -- Wiedersehen -- Winner.
- Better Call Saul: Season 5 Magic Man - 50% Off - The Guy for This - Namaste - Dedicado a Max - Wexler v. Goodman - JMM - Bagman - Bad Choice Road - Something Unforgivable
DVDs
Find Breaking Bad DVDs in the library catalog!
- Breaking Bad - The Complete First Season Pilot -- Cat's in the bag-- -- --and the bag's in the river -- Cancer man -- Gray matter -- Crazy handful of nothin' -- A no-rough-stuff type deal. Features: extended scenes, deleted scenes, cast and crew commentaries, interviews, making-of featurette, Inside "Breaking bad," photo gallery.
- Breaking Bad - The Complete Second Season Seven thirty-seven -- Grilled -- Bit by a dead bee -- Down -- Breakage -- Peekaboo -- Negro y azul -- Better call Saul -- 4 days out -- Over -- Mandala -- Phoenix -- ABQ. Features: commentaries, deleted scenes, featurettes, music video, gag reel, original webisodes, season 3 sneak peek, photo gallery.
- Breaking Bad - The Complete Third Season No mas -- Caballo sin nombre -- I.F.T. -- Green light -- Mas -- Sunset -- One minute -- I see you -- Kafkaesque -- Fly -- Abiquiu -- Half measures -- Full measure. Features: cast and crew commentaries, deleted scenes and unused footage, gag reel, behind-the-scenes featurettes, mini video podcasts with the cast and crew on every episode, Better call Saul: commercials and testimonials, Inside "Breaking bad."
- Breaking Bad - The Complete Fourth Season Box cutter -- Thirty-eight snub -- Open house -- Bullet points -- Shotgun -- Cornered -- Problem dog -- Hermanos -- Bug -- Salud -- Crawl space -- End times -- Face off.
- Breaking Bad - The Final SeasonSeason 5, Part 1 Includes the episodes Live Free or Die, Madrigal, Hazard Pay, Fifty-One, Dead Freight, Buyout, Say My Name, Gliding Over All, and more.
- Breaking Bad - The Final Season: Season 5, Part 2 Disc 1. Blood money / written by Peter Gould ; directed by Bryan Cranston -- Buried / written by Thomas Schnauz ; directed by Michelle MacLaren -- Confessions / written by Gennifer Hutchison ; directed by Michael Slovis. Disc 2. Rabid dog / written and directed by Sam Catlin -- To'Hajilee / written by George Mastras ; directed by Michelle MacLaren -- Ozymandias (Uncensored) / written by Moira Walley-Beckett ; directed by Rian Johnson. Disc 3. Granite state (Extended and uncensored) / written and directed by Peter Gould -- Felina (Extended) / written and directed by Vince Gilligan.
Other Materials
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Wanna Cook? by
“I am not in danger . . . I am the danger.” With those words, Breaking Bad’s Walter White solidified himself as TV’s greatest antihero. Wanna Cook? explores the most critically lauded series on television with analyses of the individual episodes and ongoing storylines. From details like stark settings, intricate camerawork, and jarring music to the larger themes, including the roles of violence, place, self-change, legal ethics, and fan reactions, this companion book is perfect for those diehards who have watched the Emmy Award–winning series multiple times as well as for new viewers. Wanna Cook? elucidates without spoiling, and illuminates without nit-picking. A must-have for any fan’s collection.
Breaking Bad and Philosophy by
Breaking Bad, hailed by Stephen King, Chuck Klosterman, and many others as the best of all TV dramas, tells the story of a man whose life changes because of the medical death sentence of an advanced cancer diagnosis. The show depicts his metamorphosis from inoffensive chemistry teacher to feared drug lord and remorseless killer. Driven at first by the desire to save his family from destitution, he risks losing his family altogether because of his new life of crime. In defiance of the tradition that viewers demand a TV character who never changes, Breaking Bad is all about the process of change, with each scene carrying forward the morphing of Walter White into the terrible Heisenberg. Can a person be transformed as the result of a few key life choices? Does everyone have the potential to be a ruthless criminal? How will we respond to the knowledge that we will be dead in six months? Is human life subject to laws as remorseless as chemical equations? When does injustice validate brutal retaliation? Why are drug addicts unsuitable for operating the illegal drug business? How can TV viewers remain loyal to a series where the hero becomes the villain? Does Heisenberg’s Principle of Uncertainty rule our destinies? In Breaking Bad and Philosophy, a hand-picked squad of professional thinkers investigate the crimes of Walter White, showing how this story relates to the major themes of philosophy and the major life decisions facing all of us.
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Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution - From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad by
A riveting and revealing look at the shows that helped cable television drama emerge as the signature art form of the twenty-first century. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium cable channels like HBO and then basic cable networks like FX and AMC, dramatically stretched television’s narrative inventiveness, emotional resonance, and artistic ambition. No longer necessarily concerned with creating always-likable characters, plots that wrapped up neatly every episode, or subjects that were deemed safe and appropriate, shows such as The Wire, The Sopranos, Mad Men, Deadwood, The Shield, and more tackled issues of life and death, love and sexuality, addiction, race, violence, and existential boredom. Just as the Big Novel had in the 1960s and the subversive films of New Hollywood had in 1970s, television shows became the place to go to see stories of the triumph and betrayals of the American Dream at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This revolution happened at the hands of a new breed of auteur: the all-powerful writer-show runner. These were men nearly as complicated, idiosyncratic, and “difficult” as the conflicted protagonists that defined the genre. Given the chance to make art in a maligned medium, they fell upon the opportunity with unchecked ambition. Combining deep reportage with cultural analysis and historical context, Brett Martin recounts the rise and inner workings of a genre that represents not only a new golden age for TV but also a cultural watershed. Difficult Men features extensive interviews with all the major players, including David Chase (The Sopranos), David Simon and Ed Burns (The Wire), Matthew Weiner and Jon Hamm (Mad Men), David Milch (NYPD Blue, Deadwood), and Alan Ball (Six Feet Under), in addition to dozens of other writers, directors, studio executives, actors, production assistants, makeup artists, script supervisors, and so on. Martin takes us behind the scenes of our favorite shows, delivering never-before-heard story after story and revealing how cable TV has distinguished itself dramatically from the networks, emerging from the shadow of film to become a truly significant and influential part of our culture.
A Guidebook to Breaking Bad Filming Locations by
(Please note that this is the First Edition. As of April 25, 2015 it has been superseded by the Second Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Guidebook-Breaking-Bad-Filming-Locations/dp/1511834528/)This book presents a systematic approach to visiting the various filming locations used for AMC's recently-concluded television series, "Breaking Bad". Albuquerque locations are presented both by neighborhood and by circuit, which exploit their order and proximity to each other for efficient visiting. Personal anecdotes and historical information regarding Albuquerque and New Mexico are also provided.
The Breaking Bad Cookbook by
Cook like New Mexico's finest TV family--from the Whites' celebrated cooked breakfast and Hank Schrader's delicious barbecue, to Walter's mouth-watering Heisenburger and Gus Fring's delectable Los Pollos Hermanos Fried Chicken. All recipes are crystal meth-free. For five seasons, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were undisputedly the greatest cooks in North America. From their humble origins as part-timers in a cramped (and decidedly unreliable) RV to the halcyon days in a state-of-the-art "kitchen," the duo prospered, with competitors falling (sometimes explosively) by the wayside. The partners may have had their detractors but, without a doubt, they were the best of the best. Finally, their knowledge and expertise has been condensed into one easy-to-use collection of recipes filled with flavor, as well as winks and nods to the show. The cookbook includes step-by-step instructions, copious illustrations, lists of ingredients, and handy tips gleaned from the series. Whether you favor precision and exact measurements, or prefer flair cooking with a dash of chili powder, this book has something for everyone--especially if you're "breaking bad." Recipes include metric measurements and conversion charts.
Baking bad: grandes recetas sin cristal azul by
Un libro imprescindible para todos aquellos espectadores enganchados a Breaking Bad, ahora que las aventuras de Walt y Jesse han acabado. 99% de pureza, pero 100% comestible y delicioso, Baking bad es un libro de recetas que homenajea, con muchisimo humor, a la serie de television de la que nunca dejaremos de oir y hablar. Desde las metalenas de cristal azul de Walt hasta los palitos de Gustavo de Fring, el libro esta repleto de bromas internas para los mas fans de la serie. Asi que coge tus guantes, tu delantal y tu equipo de proteccion y, como decia Jessie
A Life in Parts by
A poignant, intimate, funny, inspiring memoir—both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft—from Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of history’s most successful TV shows, Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father cast him in a United Way commercial. Acting was clearly the boy’s destiny, until one day his father disappeared. Destiny suddenly took a backseat to survival. Now, in his riveting memoir, Cranston maps his zigzag journey from abandoned son to beloved star by recalling the many odd parts he’s played in real life—paperboy, farmhand, security guard, dating consultant, murder suspect, dock loader, lover, husband, father. Cranston also chronicles his evolution on camera, from soap opera player trying to master the rules of show business to legendary character actor turning in classic performances as Seinfeld dentist Tim Whatley, “a sadist with newer magazines,” and Malcolm in the Middle dad Hal Wilkerson, a lovable bumbler in tighty-whities. He also gives an inspiring account of how he prepared, physically and mentally, for the challenging role of President Lyndon Johnson, a tour de force that won him a Tony to go along with his four Emmys. Of course, Cranston dives deep into the grittiest details of his greatest role, explaining how he searched inward for the personal darkness that would help him create one of the most memorable performances ever captured on screen: Walter White, chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin. Discussing his life as few men do, describing his art as few actors can, Cranston has much to say about creativity, devotion, and craft, as well as innate talent and its challenges and benefits and proper maintenance. But ultimately A Life in Parts is a story about the joy, the necessity, and the transformative power of simple hard work.
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Breaking Bad 101 by
AMC's Breaking Bad is among the most beloved, critically acclaimed American television series of our time. Created by Vince Gilligan, the series charts the transformation of high school science teacher Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston) into a cold, calculating meth kingpin. Breaking Bad 101 collects esteemed critic Alan Sepinwall's (Uproxx) popular Breaking Bad recaps in book form, featuring new, exclusive essays and completely revised and updated commentary--as well as insights from and interviews with the creative masterminds behind Breaking Bad. The ultimate critical companion for one of the greatest television dramas of all time, Breaking Bad 101 offers fans Sepinwall's smart, funny, and incisive analysis of the psychology and filmmaking craft behind each episode and celebrates the series' unique place in pop-culture history.
Don't Go to Jail! by
Lawyer Saul Goodman ofBetter Call Sauland Breaking Badoffers his own particular brand of funny, down-to-earth legal advice. Got the long arm of the law around your neck? Does Lady Justice have her eye on you? Were you set up at a lineup? Saul Goodman can help! There are some crazy laws out there. Did you know that in New Mexico there's a law that says "idiots" can't vote? Or that Massachusetts still has a ban on Quakers and witches? Or that in Georgia it's illegal to put a donkey in a bathtub? Even if you're not bathing a donkey (and hey, if you are, no judgment from me!), you could be breaking the law right now and not even know it. That's why you needDon't Go to Jail!You can carry the advice of a seasoned legal practitioner with you anywhere you go, helping you to stay out of the courts and in the good graces of the criminal justice system. Want to be your own attorney? Want to avoid getting hauled in on a warrant? Want to keep the cops from discovering the baggie of "your friend's" marijuana stashed under the passenger seat of your car? This is your chance to get those tips and many more savory bits of indispensable legal advice--all for much less than my usual hourly fee.
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