Update: Not Watching Breaking Bad
After my other post about how I was going to watch Breaking Bad for the first time ever I thought I should give an update. I’m just going to say it. I hate Breaking Bad. It’s not a popular opinion, and I really don’t care. That show is miserable to watch.
I was having trouble getting through the episodes so I decided I could only watch one episode of Breaking Bad a day. Many people told me that I just needed to get past the first season, then it becomes easier to watch. Some people said I had to get past the second season, some said the third. I made it through the first season, then most of the second season. Everyone lied to me. I tried. I tried really hard to watch that damn show. Also, if it takes more than a couple episodes to get into a show then you should probably stop watching. I mean really, when the best advice I got was, “Get through the first season.”. I should have known that was a bad sign and just quit right there.
I guess I can kind of see why some people like it. They do a great job of portraying human emotion, but it’s always the negative stuff. This show is dark, and somewhat realistic. I am fine with dark shows and movies, as long as they come in the form of sci-fi and fantasy. Something that is based in ‘reality’ only makes me depressed, and I end up hating the world, and everyone in it. My other problem, I absolutely hated everyone on the show.
Basically, Breaking Bad put me in a shitty mood. I don’t want something I watch for entertainment to piss me off, and make me feel miserable.
