Breaking Bad Vs Game of Thrones

Troyaferd

What TV Series do you prefer, which is better?

Vote on https://www.misterpoll.com/polls/632584

and discuss.

lertsnim

Put a poll here.

Salary Negotiator

Breaking Bad.

GoT lost its way towards the end and the way it was wrapped up meant that an awful lot of what happened turned out to be completely superfluous to the plot.

Neither are as good as The Wire though.

Mr E

I added a poll using Boards system. You'll get better results if it's native.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Breaking Bad was great from start to finish, whereas Game of Thrones stumbled to the finish line, so Breaking Bad gets my vote.

Troyaferd

Mr E wrote: »

I added a poll using Boards system. You'll get better results if it's native.

it`s not nice and I find it boring to ask only this simple question. I prepared a whole survey.

pixelburp

Troyaferd wrote: »

it`s not nice and I find it boring to ask only this simple question. I prepared a whole survey.

The question is inherently redundant. Why pit those two specific shows together, what marks them out for particular comparison? They don't share genre, station, writers, actors, tone, theme - anything. They're both highly lauded, but so to are dozens of other shows, ones still running too. Breaking Bad ended nearly 7 years ago, Game of Thrones is also finished. Plenty of acclaimed shows still running.

It's completely arbitrary and you'll get more debate if you at least offer some thoughts or theories as to why one should be compared to the other. Asking people to fill in a large, multipart - and external - poll for no reason except your own amusement ain't going to get much traction. You tried it 2, 3 times already in other threads so maybe pick another tactic?

Greyfox

Good question OP as they are definitely the 2 best tv shows ever made, a class apart from everything else imo. Yes the wire, Sopranos, and black mirror are also great but those shows never had the highs of bbad or GOT, battle of the bastards or Ozymandis really are miles ahead of what most tv is capable of.

I'm going with GOT as S4 is the best writing I've seen in television and GOT has more great characters than any other tv show.

Blaze420

Loved Breaking Bad from start to finish, GOT was alright - loved the drug den shootout and car chase they had in Season 7.

Troyaferd

pixelburp wrote: »

You tried it 2, 3 times already in other threads so maybe pick another tactic?

My tactic is fine but adding a poll here, most people won`t go to my survey, which would make much more interesting results.

J. Marston

I feel like Breaking Bad has had lasting appeal.

Game of Thrones only finished last year and feels like it left no lasting impression. I say that as someone who was mental about the show. The final season killed it.

Penn

Breaking Bad. It consistently got better and better. Each season better than the previous, leading to an incredible final season, with Ozymandias being one of, if not the, greatest episodes of television. It has its downsides (Marie's stealing subplot in particular), but nothing that stole focus or detracted from the main story.

Game of Thrones was mostly great, and even the last two seasons had some great moments, but there was a lot of fluff in it throughout. And where Game of Thrones fell at the final hurdle, Breaking Bad not only cleared it but flew through the air across the finish line without having to touch the ground again.

Anyway, can't wait for OP's next thread "Frasier vs Stranger Things" which they'll needlessly bump every few days when people stop replying.

Blaze420

Penn wrote: »

Breaking Bad. It consistently got better and better. Each season better than the previous, leading to an incredible final season, with Ozymandias being one of, if not the, greatest episodes of television. It has its downsides (Marie's stealing subplot in particular), but nothing that stole focus or detracted from the main story.

Game of Thrones was mostly great, and even the last two seasons had some great moments, but there was a lot of fluff in it throughout. And where Game of Thrones fell at the final hurdle, Breaking Bad not only cleared it but flew through the air across the finish line without having to touch the ground again.

Anyway, can't wait for OP's next thread "Frasier vs Stranger Things" which they'll needlessly bump every few days when people stop replying.

Might be movies next - A Serbian Film Vs Toy Story 4

Troyaferd

Blaze420 wrote: »

Might be movies next - A Serbian Film Vs Toy Story 4

don't be ridiculous :pac:

Troyaferd

Penn wrote: »

Anyway, can't wait for OP's next thread

you will see it early enough :cool:

badabing106

The last season and especially the last 2 or three episodes of Game of Thrones had some of the worst TV writing Imaginable. Really clunky, cringey, unrealistic and not consistent with the characters and the plot or anything that had gone before. Really bad episodes. The writers on fair City would have done a better job. They were so bad that Game of thrones will never be considered up there with the likes of breaking bad

theteal

GoT ruined it's legacy with that last season. Some really epic episodes dotted throughout but what's the point in watching it again, ruined?

BB easily the better of the two.

Troyaferd

theteal wrote: »

GoT ruined it's legacy with that last season.

Actually it ruined itself much earlier. However most people only noticed it in the last Season that the Showrunners clearly had no idea what to do with the Series after the books leaked out.

Homelander

Game of Thrones has zero lasting appeal after the mess of the last season that took a steaming dump over most of what came before, whereas Breaking Bad only got better and better until it culminated in one of the finest finales in TV history.

corcaigh07

GOT was weakening in quality quite significantly from Season 5 on. I’d argue Season 1-4 as being some of the best TV out there (while also agreeing that some of the more epic single episodes happened later).

Breaking Bad was solid throughout and ended well. Slight shame that El Camino didn’t add much to the story but that can be easily brushed over.

c.p.w.g.w

Loved both...

But I went for Breaking Bad.

Walter White's journey and his motivation is something i think we can relate too personally(obviously not as extreme). What happened to him before becoming Heisenberg, is what America has turned into for so many folks, a land of dreamers whose life is a struggle to just get by.

Huntergonzo

I haven't watched many tv series but I have watched both Breaking Bad and GOT and loved them both.

But straight up I preferred Breaking Bad (my all time favourite tv series) for a few reasons:

1. BB season 1 was very good and each season that followed was better than the previous with the final few being absolutely outstanding. GOT on the other hand sadly went downhill as it went along, I did love seasons 1-4 though, they were outstanding as well with little or no drop in quality.

2. Both shows are stacked with brilliant characters but for me Walter White in Breaking Bad tops the lot, with Tyrion Lannister (GOT) and Saul Goodman (BB) tied for second (I honestly can't decide which I prefer, both legends!!)

3. Personal preference, I've never been into the fantasy genre, GOT was the first one to really capture me and I think there's plenty more people like me in that boat. Goes to show just how good it was!

4. I found Breaking Bad easier to follow because it's centred around Walter White's world whereas GOT has surely got the largest cast and array of chacaters ever seen on tv. Now don't get me wrong I love loads of the characters in GOT, they're brilliantly written and make the show what it is, but I sometimes found it was hard to follow all of the concurrent story lines, especially at the start when I wasn't expecting that there'd be so many (I'd never even heard of the books tbh)

5. The endings, I won't spoil them incase anybody here hasn't gotten to the end of either series but Breaking Bad managed to do something which many tv series struggle to do = conclude with a very satisfying end which was praised by the vast majority of fans. Sadly GOT had already lost it's way a couple of series out from the end and the finale was pretty much panned from all sides, although admittedly I have to say while I was disappointed, I didn't hate it as much as many others. GOT doesn't do 'happy endings' which is great but I think it did do a rushed, anti-climatic end.

Anyway I've rattled on far too much, but both series are great, you should watch them and Breaking Bad is the best :-)

theteal

Troyaferd wrote: »

Actually it ruined itself much earlier. However most people only noticed it in the last Season that the Showrunners clearly had no idea what to do with the Series after the books leaked out.

Yes I agree with this, was it season 6 with the Sand Snakes? That whole season was poor but i was willing to overlook that as I thought it was a means to setting up a good end. Well. . . .

Troyaferd

theteal wrote: »

Yes I agree with this, was it season 6 with the Sand Snakes? That whole season was poor but i was willing to overlook that as I thought it was a means to setting up a good end. Well. . . .

They were mostly in Season 5, but Season 6 wasn`t much better either, except from the final 2 episodes. (Even so, I didn`t like Battle of the Bastards that much.)

Huntergonzo

Troyaferd wrote: »

They were mostly in Season 5, but Season 6 wasn`t much better either, except from the final 2 episodes. (Even so, I didn`t like Battle of the Bastards that much.)

For me seasons 1-4 of GOT are outstanding and season 5 is where the decline began. I found parts of season 5 a little bit tedious, especially around the middle but in fairness it did also provide us with one of the best episodes of the entire series in Hardhome.

Season 8 is often criticized because it's so rushed and the quality of the writing is well down on the first few series (suppose this is what happens when you pass out the source material), but the seeds for that were well sown before season 8 came about.

All in all still a great series though and well worth a watch.

Troyaferd

Huntergonzo wrote: »

For me seasons 1-4 of GOT are outstanding and season 5 is where the decline began. I found parts of season 5 a little bit tedious, especially around the middle but in fairness it did also provide us with one of the best episodes of the entire series in Hardhome.

I agree.

RobertKK

Breaking bad is superior.
GOT was great, but the last season was not good.

walshb

GoT was good for a couple seasons...

After that it was the same tired and stale sh1te...With two very bland leads...that Snow lad and that blonde chick. More charisma in a smelly teabag than both of them..

If Varys wasn’t in the show, I don’t think I would have kept with it..

The last few seasons were appalling...

Breaking Bad far better..

ziedth

I think Breaking bad by some distance and I say that as a massive Game of Thrones fan.

I was making excuses for season 8 right up after the battle for Winterfell and while the ending left a very very bitter taste in my mouth if season 8 had been to the same standard of the even season 7 then it would have ran it pretty close.

I guess in my opinion GOT at it's best was better than BB at it's best. However BB didn't dip in quality and had a satisfying ending.

Troyaferd

ziedth wrote: »

I guess in my opinion GOT at it's best was better than BB at it's best. However BB didn't dip in quality and had a satisfying ending.

I agree with your opinion, I have so say. This Series was one of my favourites through the first four Series.

RobertFoster

I was never a huge GOT fan. It was enjoyable, but I wasn't able to binge it like I did with Breaking Bad.

Slowly made my way to 6x09 trying to catch up before the finale, then S8 hit and the internet and its mother started ****ting on it. My already waning enthusiasm never recovered.

Troyaferd

RobertFoster wrote: »

I was never a huge GOT fan. It was enjoyable, but I wasn't able to binge it like I did with Breaking Bad.

Slowly made my way to 6x09 trying to catch up before the finale, then S8 hit and the internet and its mother started ****ting on it. My already waning enthusiasm never recovered.

so you never finished it?

RobertFoster

Troyaferd wrote: »

so you never finished it?

No, and from what I've read I shouldn't bother.

Troyaferd

RobertFoster wrote: »

No, and from what I've read I shouldn't bother.

For me it had something to watch it and follow the crazy reaction of the fans in S8, when the Series already lost it`s way much earlier and they never noticed that the Showrunners have no clue what to do with the Series when they had no source material anymore.


Yet Seasons 1-4 of Game of Thrones > Breaking Bad.

Troyaferd

Homelander wrote: »

whereas Breaking Bad only got better and better until it culminated in one of the finest finales in TV history.

I would not call it one of the finest finales in TV History actually. It was ok, but nothing special.

Troyaferd

walshb wrote: »

With two very bland leads...that Snow lad and that blonde chick. More charisma in a smelly teabag than both of them..

I cannot disagree on this, while I really liked Daenerys in the first few seasons. But the character development got so poor in the last seasons.

Troyaferd

Homelander wrote: »

Game of Thrones has zero lasting appeal after the mess of the last season that took a steaming dump over most of what came before, whereas Breaking Bad only got better and better until it culminated in one of the finest finales in TV history.

Breaking Bads finale they played a little to save. For Example, both of Twin Peaks finales are much more interesting.

Huntergonzo

Troyaferd wrote: »

Breaking Bads finale they played a little to save. For Example, both of Twin Peaks finales are much more interesting.

All a matter of opinion I suppose and sometimes tv series find the endings quite tricky but I thought Breaking Bad did a great job, very satisfying.

For me it's one of the best endings to a tv series out there.

Troyaferd

Huntergonzo wrote: »

All a matter of opinion I suppose and sometimes tv series find the endings quite tricky but I thought Breaking Bad did a great job, very satisfying.

For me it's one of the best endings to a tv series out there.

I see and I agree that its a matter of opinion too. For me there are easy much better Finals out there than Breaking Bads.

HanFiredFirst

You really do like dragging your threads back up instead of letting them dies naturally.

thereitisgone

Breaking bad, then Sopranos, then maybe game of thrones

Penfailed

I couldn't answer the 'age' question. There was no category available...

Troyaferd

Penfailed wrote: »

I couldn't answer the 'age' question. There was no category available...

yes it`s some mistake unfortunately.

Breaking Bad: Chemistry Teacher forced to do this on account of having cancer. The system did'nt give a $hit. Effects on his family and friends.

Game of Thrones: Nice costumes, nasty too, with misscarriages etc. But yeah, lots of pretty much gratuitous violence.

Huntergonzo

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Game of Thrones: Nice costumes, nasty too, with misscarriages etc. But yeah, lots of pretty much gratuitous violence.

And boobies, lots of boobies :-)

Troyaferd

Deleted User wrote: »

Breaking Bad: Chemistry Teacher forced to do this on account of having cancer. The system did'nt give a $hit. Effects on his family and friends.

Game of Thrones: Nice costumes, nasty too, with misscarriages etc. But yeah, lots of pretty much gratuitous violence.

This gratuitous violence and nude scenes where indeed a pain mostly.

Troyaferd

thereitisgone wrote: »

Breaking bad, then Sopranos, then maybe game of thrones

For me it`s actually the other way.

topmanamillion

I think the Sopranos is out on its own as far as TV goes. James Gandolfini was simply immense as Tony Soprano.

Gandolfini and the writers made us love an out and out socio-path psychopathic murderer. GOTs and BB started with likeable characters and then made us realise they were never all that likeable. Tony Soprano never changed and was never going to have an epiphany.

GOT and BB never laid a glove on the Sopranos.
Enjoyed both at various parts. People say BB was brilliant throughout but it simply wasn't. There was plenty of filler episodes that got airbrushed through the hype. Any filler episodes in what was a fairly limited release is poor considering it was a 5 series TV show with mostly 13 episode seasons. Alot of episodes I just got through because I knew there'd be a quality episode around the corner.
Imagine Tony Soprano being known for throwing a pizza on a roof in one take?

While at the time the Sopranos ending p1ssed me off, on reflection it was a masterstroke. The writers left us to write our own ending. I'm convinced I know how it ended but others can disagree and we can all claim to be right.

The Sopranos was just that perfect blend of thriller, comedy and tragedy.

Don't think there'll be another like it.

Troyaferd

I really like The Sopranos Series for it`s deep character study, but the crime parts feel fictional to me, as well as the portrayal of the mob people. They just imitated it from Films like Godfather or Goodfellas, they programmed people to think that Italian mob people act like this.

topmanamillion wrote: »

Gandolfini and the writers made us love an out and out socio-path psychopathic murderer.

topmanamillion

Troyaferd wrote: »

I really like The Sopranos Series for it`s deep character study, but the crime parts feel fictional to me, as well as the portrayal of the mob people. They just imitated it from Films like Godfather or Goodfellas, they programmed people to think that Italian mob people act like this.

Google favourite TV character of the 2000s

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.goldderby.com/article/2012/top-20-tv-characters-tony-soprano-james-gandolfini-tv-news-entertainment-74903162/amp/

ollkiller

Troyaferd wrote: »

Yet Seasons 1-4 of Game of Thrones > Breaking Bad.

This. Seasons 1-4 of Game of Thrones are just breathtaking. It's because of the dialogue of course. George R Martins writing is just to die for. Breaking Bad was very slow for the first 2 seasons but then ramped up.

Though at the end The Wire and The Sopranos will always be better than both BB and GOT.