Here are the five best things that have happened on July 15 throughout history:
#5. Johnny Thunders was born (1952)
#4. The duck-billed platypus arrived in America from Australia (1922)
#3. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in Japan (1985)
#2. Napoleon Bonaparte was captured (1815)
#1. “Breaking Bad” begins its fifth and final season (2012)
Vince Gilligan’s Emmy Award-winning meth drama will return to AMC on July 15th at 10 p.m. As expected, the season is also being split into two parts: the first eight episodes will air this summer, the final eight next summer. In the endless, drama-free weeks between the end of “Game of Thrones” and “Mad Men” and beginning of “Breaking Bad,” I plan to spend my time slowly going insane in random crawl spaces:
Yeah, that looks about right.
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Justified >>> Breaking Bad, can I get an amen?
No. No you can not.
I love Justified, but you’re wrong, man. WRONG.
It’s amazing that I can’t think of a single bad thing about Justified and yet Breaking Bad still wins this argument.
NO amen. Breaking Bad >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rest of TV
You most definitely cannot
Christ no.
Breaking Bad > everything else on TV.
WG really sandpaper-banged me with this one. For the tiniest split second I was overjoyed that season four of Community was airing this July. [Wails on own balls for 5 hours]
I should have Photoshopped an image of Alison between Walt and Gus.
Troy and Abed getting murdered!
You forgot the part about Jesse Plemons being on…IT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. LAAAAAAAAANDRY. (Texas forever.)
I can’t mention Crucifictorious in EVERY post (oh, how I’ve trained).
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I know some cute lesbians and a few Flaming Lips chords…can we start a band? Please?
If you air 8 episodes in Summer 2012… and then 8 episodes in Summer 2013, can you really call this one season? A bit of a strain, don’t you think?
Sopranos did.
It just means you won’t be able to get the first eight on DVD until after the last eight run.
@JoshK
I’m sorry, did I miss a forthcoming writers’ strike?
Or maybe I’ve scooped the world.
I think i’ve missed the boat on this completely. I have never seen an episode of breaking bad and have zero interest in the show.
You’re worse than Hitler and Poochie combined.
Its kind of brilliant.
Nice- I expected no less. I’m always surprised when my interests diverge with the general consensus of the warming glow commenteriate. Maybe next time I have the flu or some other ailment that requires bed rest I’ll bang out a couple seasons and see what I’ve been missing.
Honestly, it took me a while to come around to watching the show, too. I think I missed the whole first season originally. “The dad from Malcolm in the Middle becomes a meth dealer? So it’s like ‘Weeds’? Meh.”
But one episode and I was hooked.
Give us all 45 minutes of your time and watch the pilot. It’ll be better than that 45 minutes you spent watching a monkey jack off at the zoo.
My birthday is July 15th. Its gonna be the best birthday ever.
I knew this couldn’t be referring to Archer, but I was hoping against all hope that it was.
Wait wait….8 now and 8 NEXT SUMMER??? Fuck
It might just be because I sympathize with other short guys, but how is Bonaparte’s capture #2? A guy dominating an entire continent for no real reason is pretty badass.
kudos on the Johnny Thunders comment. been a long time reader, but this is the first time i’ve been compelled to comment. after reading the love of CBB podcast, which is one of the best regular show of any media to regularly feature people associated with great comedy (with a close 2nd being Sklarboro Country and/or Doug Loves Movies), i had to comment. keep up the great work…