'Breaking Bad'

[hannahdude]

anyone seen this series? amc, same channel that gave us 'mad men'.
i just found it and watched the first 3 seasons on dvd and love its dark humors.
and the scenery of albuqurque, new mexico is very coen brothers in its crazy bleak skies.

[cckeiser]

Yeah, I'm addicted to Breaking Bad! About the only thing on tv I watch any more.

[DigitalBuddha]

Cool, will have to check it out.

[hannahdude]

thanks to the netflix rental dvd service i was able to watch all three seasons back to back over the holidays. only way to go, no bleeping, no soft focus, an no commercials!

[BikerDude]

We streamed the first 3 seasons from netflix and then with the giant cliff hanger that season 3 ends with I just had to pay for streaming season 4 from Amazon.
Only $20.99 for all of season 4.

The streaming gizmo has turned us into total house plants.
http://www.amazon.com/Roku-XD-Streaming-Player-1080p/dp/B005CLPP8E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1325606232&sr=8-3

[hannahdude]

wow, amazon, huh? im on my way, i was told i could download it at it-unes for about the same price. did you buy dvd's or dowload it?
dont tell me how season 3 ends, im getting disk four of season 3 ( so the last 3 episodes of season 3 TODAY).
im waiting patientely by reading a kindle blog-book called 'buy the rv; we start tomorrow'!

[BikerDude]

I streamed it.
You browse the catalog right on the TV screen and click it and pay using your Amazon account and it plays right then.
You have an area that holds all the stuff that you buy so you can watch whenever you want.
The streaming devices are great for both Netflix and Amazon and also some others like Hulu and Crackle.
It's great you browse through the catalogs and click and play while laying in bed with an oat soda.
Gotta love technology.

The end of season 3 will require you to get season 4 immediately.
The most frustrating cliff hanger ever. You NEED to know what happens.

[Hominid]

Hey guys, how's the video quality?  I'm looking into it, but am concerned after reading http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/google-tv-apple-tv-rokus-biggest-enemy-a-lack-of-internet-bandwidth/229

And - I'm capped at 80GB/month. Might not be enough... my special lady & I watch 2 or more hours of TV a night.

Thoughts?

[BikerDude]

Quality is fine. You do need broadband.
We have DSL which is just OK but it's fine for streaming.
You can't stream to 2 different devices very well but as long as you keep it to one TV at a time there generally are no issues at all. At least with Netflix and Amazon. Hulu is a bit hit or miss.
That cap won't work for you though.
I suspect you'd burn through that pretty quick.

You can also stream Netflix to a WII. That actually is the best device for it because the remote works like a mouse. But the Roku devices offer more services and channels.

[hannahdude]

just finished season 3.
sigh. im going to hang tight and wait for season 4 to come on netflix. think i can make it?

[cckeiser]

We caught up to season 3 like you by renting dvds on Netflix, but watched season 4 on AMC TV.
You can go to AMC.com to see a few clips of season 4, but it will probably ruin the story for you.
We are waiting for the first season of Boardwalk Empire and the next season of Weeds!

[hannahdude]

Boardwalk Empire is GORGEOUS. i recommend trying ' bored to death' on netflix while you wait, its a small little joyful series that only gets more hilarious by the season.

[Abideist]

I too am still waiting on season 4 to hit netflix, fortunately  they have Lillyhammer. If you haven't seen it, check it out.  Steve Van Zandt (e-street band) stars as a ex mob boss in witness protection who moves to Norway. Dark humor, drama.

[The Travelling Dude]

Dudes, this show is awesome! I finished season 4 a few weeks back and I loved it! Has season 5 started yet? I don't own a television and live very far away from where all that happens so I never really know. I also recently discovered (and watched all the seasons of) The Wire which isn't exactly Breaking Bad and is a bit older but definitely worth watching if you haven't!

I also wanted to post a link to an amusing parody video of Breaking Bad which I think you'll all enjoy but I'm not allowed. But no worries Dudes, if any of you want to check it out just search 'breaking bad rpg 8-bit'.

[Leopoldrose]

A great podcast is "the ones who knock". There's a lot of stands to keep in the old duders head.and these dudes keep your thinking about this case from getting too upright.