I'm watching Breaking Bad on Sunday, you're watching Breaking Bad on Sunday, one of my friends who had his cable shut off is going to the Marble Brewery on Sunday to watch Breaking Bad and drink Breaking Bad beer. Actually he will try both Breaking Bad beers, the dark and the white. It seems like everyone in Albuquerque is watching Breaking Bad, talking Breaking Bad, or checking their smart phones to read blogs like this one about Breaking Bad. Or so it seems . . .
I work in the building that was allegedly Tuco's Hideout, so I break very bad indeed, but even I am wondering about the hype. I can't help but think of one of the last big things to come out of Albuquerque, the Shins. Their apex of course was when Natalie Portman in the film Garden State told Zach Braff to listen to music that would change his life. Does Natalie Portman watch Breaking Bad? It feels like her character was going around America telling people to sample the show.
More people watch Duck Dynasty than Breaking Bad. More people watch America's Got Talent than Breaking Bad. More people will watch the Smurfs 2 in theaters on its second weekend than will watch Breaking Bad. Cranston was dancing badly with Stephen Colbert this week to the tune of the Daft Punk song Get Lucky. Cranston has gotten lucky in deed. By the way, more people will probably download the youtube video of Bryan Cranston dancing with Stephen Colbert to the Daft Punk Song Get Lucky song than will watch Breaking Bad on Sunday.
It doesn't really matter. The hype is good for the show and after the recent New York Times article it's good for the city, my city. Assuming Rattlesnake Lawyer is finally made into a TV show, I'm certainly not going to pitch it as the next Smurfs 2
I can't wait to hear which Breaking Bad beer is better, the dark or the light.
Netflix will stream each new episode on the same day it airs on AMC. It's streaming from Netflix, Hulu and other outlets that raise the viewership of a show creating the buzz.
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