Showing posts with label Breaking Bad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Breaking Bad. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY: 'BREAKING BAD' IS NOW COMPLETE, AND 'MST3K' CELEBRATES 25 YEARS


Normally the Tuesday before Thanksgiving has very few noteworthy releases due to the impending Black Friday sales. This week, however, there are several exceptions worth adding to your Must Buy list.

Complete Collection Pick-of-the-Week

Breaking Bad - The Complete Series (DVD/BD)


All 62 episodes from the five seasons are presented in a replica money barrel case. Apart from including the explosive final season of the show, this complete series set has many special features geared towards the true Breaking Bad fan. An all-new two-hour documentary is included in this set, as well as the alternate ending for the final episode. The only con about this set is the price tag of $199.99 but the studio planned the release carefully, just in time for the holiday season.

Retro Pick-of-the-Week

Mystery Science Theater 3000: 25th Anniversary Edition


The cult classic show from the 1990s releases another DVD set through Shout! Factory. This time it celebrates its 25th anniversary with a limited-edition tin case. As with prior releases, this set features four episodes (films) that include Moon Zero Two, The Day the Earth Froze, The Leech Woman, and Gorgo. If ordered through Shout's website (http://www.shoutfactory.com/), you'll also get a bonus double disc that features the transition of hosts, when Joel passed the torch to Mike, and the films Mitchell and The Brain that Wouldn't Die.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

FALL 2013: 'BREAKING BAD' ALTERNATIVE ENDING REVEALS IT WAS ALL A DREAM


Breaking Bad fans are still missing the hit drama that ended last month. Well don't fret fans, an alternative ending has been released and gone viral.


In true Newhart fashion, it turns out that the five-season run of Breaking Bad was all just a dream by Malcolm in the Middle's Hal Wilkerson (We're going to go with Wilkerson, as it was given in the pilot episode, but the running gag of the show was that the family had no last name). Hal wakes up from his dream and tells his wife Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) of being Walt and running a meth lab. Despite being off the air now for seven years, both Cranston and Kaczmarek pick up their Malcolm characters with ease and begin dropping the inside references of the FOX comedy. Wait for the ending and you'll hear the hook of the catchy theme song.

Life is unfair.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

FALL 2013: COMING TO TV TONIGHT (9/29)! SO LONG 'BREAKING BAD'...


Well the last Sunday in September has arrived and for many fans, this is THE night for premieres and goodbyes. Breaking Bad rides off into the sunset while Homeland begins another season of thrilling suspense.

New and Returning Premieres


Once Upon a Time starts off its third season right where it left viewers last spring. The core gang is aboard Hook's ship traveling to Neverland. Their mission to rescue a kidnapped Henry is interrupted however by several vicious mermaids (Is one them a red-head that lives under the sea?) and a malicious Peter Pan. This isn't the Neverland that we have always read about. 8 pm on ABC.


The Amazing Race returns for another 'round the world contest. It's 23rd season kicks off in arid Iquique, Chile (Shout out to Chile...woot woot!). 8 pm on CBS.


Long-running animated comedy The Simpsons begins its silver anniversary season (that's 25 y'all) with a Homeland-esque parody when Lisa believes Homer has been turned after returning from a nuclear plant operators convention. SNL vet Kristen Wiig guest voices as a Claire Danes-like character. 8 pm on FOX.


Bob's Burgers premieres its fourth season with a camping trip for Bob and family. Unfortunately for Bob, something he eats doesn't agree with him. Cue hilarity. 8:30 pm on FOX.


The third season of Revenge has been promised to be a return to its original premise. No more Initiative, no more complicated storylines. Right off the bat, Emily is shot. But don't fret, it's a flashforward to build up the mystery of why Ems was shot on a boat. Victoria's long-lost son makes his first appearance and get ready for Conrad to collapse...literally. 9 pm on ABC.


The Good Wife returns for a fifth season with Alicia doing double duty. First she must prevent the execution of a convicted murderer, then she must continue her plan to exit the firm with Cary. We think the latter will be much harder than freeing a murderer. 9 pm on CBS.


Family Guy begins a 12th season with typically Peter Griffin silliness. Peter becomes convinced that a restaurant placemat is actually a treasure map, and creates a scavanger hunt through Quahog. Hilarity ensues. 9 pm on FOX.


The ninth season of American Dad begins in the midst of prom season. Steve and Snot use the CIA's cloning machine to create two dates for the high school dance. More hilarity ensues. 9:30 pm on FOX.


While viewers may be losing Breaking Bad after tonight's series finale, at least they have the return of Showtime's Homeland. The drama begins its third season with recently shaved Brody still at large, Carrie under fire by a Senate committee, Saul planning a pretty bad counterstrike, and Jessica dealing with the fallout. 9 pm on SHO.


New drama Betrayal lands the coveted post-Revenge time slot and based on the premise and pilot episode, it should fit right in. Sara has an affair with an attorney but unfortunately for her the sex isn't just clean cut. She learns that her husband, who is also an attorney, will be facing off against her sidepiece in a big murder case. We're tempted to watch this one just to see the big reveal. 10 pm on ABC.


The Mentalist returns for its sixth season in hot pursuit of Red John as Jane and Lisbon continue to narrow down the list of suspects. 10 pm on CBS.

Series Finales


After five seasons, the world finally says goodbye to Walter White and Breaking Bad. Tonight's final episode will run for 75 minutes followed by an hour-long Talking Bad wrap-up. Execs have been tight-lipped about the finale and all that was given was this phrase..."The story concludes." 9 pm on AMC.


So many shows, so little DVR space! Are you looking forward to a particular show tonight?

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

FALL 2013: AMC MOVING FORWARD WITH 'BREAKING BAD' SPIN-OFF


Fans of Breaking Bad may be a little sentimental with the impending end of the series but AMC is moving full-speed ahead with a spin-off.

The working title of the Breaking Bad spin-off is Better Call Saul, which fans will recognize from the billboard and poster references throughout the series. While the new series will be based on Saul Goodman, the studio and network have confirmed that the spin-off will be a prequel and focus on the evolution of Saul before he ever became Walter White's lawyer on Breaking Bad. Remember that Saul's real surname is McGill and that Goodman is a professional alias he adopted to better attract clients. Plus it still remains to be seen how Saul will end up when the flagship series signs off. AMC is definitely not spoiling anything on that front.

Bob Odenkirk is set to reprise his role of the criminal lawyer, and writer, producer, and creator of the Saul Goodman character Peter Gould is expected to be the showrunner.

AMC's announcement comes at a time where the network is beginning to lose its powerhouse dramas. Breaking Bad is slated to end its run within the next month and Mad Men will air its final season in 2014. Earlier today the network cancelled (again) The Killing.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

FALL 2013: 'BREAKING BAD' STAR HEADING TO 'COMMUNITY' COLLEGE


Mike Ehrmantraut keeled over after being fatally wounded by Walter White on AMC's frenzied Breaking Bad, but his portrayer isn't take a break from acting. Jonathan Banks will be crossing networks, and genres, when he pops into NBC's Community this season as a community college professor. But don't expect a totally humorous role for Banks on the underdog comedy. According to Entertainment Weekly, his character Pat Nichols is described as "an intense Criminology professor with a mysterious background in military and police work"...hmmm, sounds familiar. We're betting his intensity will bring the laughs.

Community returns sometime during the midseason, most likely early 2014.