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Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xii, 433 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A companion to the television series offers commentary on each episode and ongoing storylines while analyzing everything from camerawork and choice of music to the importance of such themes as violence, morality, and self-change.
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 67
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Breaking Bad, hailed by Stephen King, Chuck Klosterman, and many others as the best of all TV dramas, tells the story of a man whose life changes because of the medical death sentence of an advanced cancer diagnosis. The show depicts his metamorphosis from inoffensive chemistry teacher to feared drug lord and remorseless killer. Driven at first by the desire to save his family from destitution, he risks losing his family altogether because of his...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxi, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
As one of the most critically acclaimed shows of all time, Breaking Bad explored the life and crimes of a high school chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin of the American Southwest. As Walter White and his former student Jesse Pinkman become deeply entwined in the drug world, their narrative leaves a trail of bodies strewn across the show's five seasons--a story that resulted in more than 15 Emmy awards. In Breaking Bad: A Cultural History, Lara...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father cast him in a United Way commercial. Acting was clearly the boy's destiny, until one day his father disappeared. Destiny suddenly took a backseat to survival. Now Cranston maps his zigzag journey from abandoned son to beloved star by recalling the many odd parts he's played in real life: paperboy, farmhand, security guard, dating consultant, murder suspect, dock loader, lover, husband,...
Author
Publisher
[CreateSpace]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
102 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Few television shows have won critical acclaim on the level of Breaking Bad, perhaps because few series are as worth deep examination as Breaking Bad. Something about Walter White's struggle with his inner demons resonated with us. The idea that his foray into meth production was not merely a dalliance with darkness, but was actually a full-blown awakening intrigued us. And most of all, the idea that we came to have no respect for the protagonist...
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