Lots of buzz on this one:

"Weeds is turning into the gateway program for cable dramas about drug dealers.

Breaking Bad is AMC's answer to Showtime's well-received series starring Mary-Louise Parker as a suburban marijuana entrepreneur. The question is, will America be as receptive to a meth-dealing dad as they are to a pot-selling mom?

The bigger question is, why should America be as receptive? Reefer Madness-level hysteria aside, marijuana by itself is relatively benign. There is no such thing as social, recreational use of crystal meth. It kills and it's not a pretty death. Attempting to make a series lead and sympathetic character of someone involved in this lethal trade is an odd choice. AMC is segueing from Mad Men to bad men.

The contrast between Weeds and Breaking Bad includes the tones of the two series. Weeds has dark moments but is basically a lighthearted spoof. Breaking Bad is as heavy as lung cancer — that's the affliction that drives a nerdy high school chemistry teacher into the dark, violent underworld of producing and selling crystal meth."

damn, it started at 11pm est, I missed it. the ads for it looked pretty good.

It's on again at 1AM, K.

We DVR'd the show. Haven't watched it yet. Have to say I agree with the gateway analogy with "Weeds". That's a killer series that we've watched on Netflix. Scary comparison, but no one is REALLY going to say Meth is acceptable in the way that pot is in some suburbs...especially here in Calif.

CRAP!!! That's what Breaking Bad is and I missed it?!!! I'm at a friend's and I'm not used to watching tv. I thought it was some Breaking Bonadouche shit, so I passed it to watch Grizzly Man again.

edited because I am eating lamb and getting ready to watch the show at 1am.

Do they focus on him being sick or will it be mostly about his dealings in the drug world?

i fucking wanted to watch it, but my husband thought "that wouldn't be a good idea." rather than argue, i am just going to secretly tape it when they repeat it, and watch it when he's at work.

What a great way to go to bed on a Sunday night, this crazy show at 10 or 11 and rewatch the first season of Mad Men at midnight. I loved the part where he stomped on that bully's leg and threatened him for making fun of his son. When you have a death sentence like terminal cancer, you are willing to take on all risks.