Comments on: I was tipped off about speaking to you today. Press connect and I'll tell you why.

I was tipped off about speaking to you today. Press connect and I'll tell you why.

Locative — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:35:31 -0800

Amusing promotion for the new series Breaking Bad. (cortex, I hope you don't mind)

By: pandemic

pandemic — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:41:44 -0800

This reminds me of the Snakes on a Plane promotion that ran on their website. You could fill in someone's information and have a customized phone call from Samuel L. Jackson actually sent to their phone. It was free too.

By: Item

Item — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:43:35 -0800

Why would cortex mind... oh. Wait, what?

By: Brocktoon

Brocktoon — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:45:27 -0800

I need "masturbating" and "watching public television" options.

By: Item

Item — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:45:33 -0800

Oh. Ha. You fill in the blanks, they deliver the message, and you used Metafilter as substance.

By: chococat

chococat — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:16:08 -0800

Can I forward jokes that my mom sends me in emails here now, too?

By: humannaire

humannaire — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:20:03 -0800

Can I forward jokes that :Josh Millard: sends me in emails here now, too?

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:18:34 -0800

Screw that "advice". I know an ambulance when I hear one.

By: Brocktoon

Brocktoon — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:43:40 -0800

Wait, did you just slam your own mom? That's harsh, man.

By: kyleg

kyleg — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:47:23 -0800

Hey, I was amused. Sent one to my buddy that watches the show. But it's definitely not as cool as a call from Sam Jackson.

By: Senor Cardgage

Senor Cardgage — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:52:23 -0800

The best show you're not watching. Or one of them at any rate. Friday Night Lights could well be another. Mad Men. 30 Rock. I could go on... Bryan Cranston is doing career-defining stuff with this role, but then if an actor finds his perfect groove in the cultural wilderness and theres noone around to admire it blah blah blah fucking blah. I give up being evangelical about great shows. It didnt work for Mr Show, it didnt work for Arrested Development, it didnt work for Undeclared...

By: bystander

bystander — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:52:59 -0800

wait. Cortex has a *blog*! I gotsta start living.

By: JonB

JonB — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:35:41 -0800

I just watched the first episode - it's pretty good. Anyone know what the song at the end is?

By: well_balanced

well_balanced — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:28:55 -0800

Well, all The Wire fans on here are gonna have to get their fix elsewhere pretty soon. I'd say Breaking Bad is as good a replacement as can be had. Sort of a cross between The Wire and the Michael Douglas film Falling Down.

By: zardoz

zardoz — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:26:08 -0800

I didn't notice until I read the IMDB cast page that the crazy guy is Bryan Cranston, aka Malcom's Dad in "Malcom in the Middle". Good actor, methinks.

By: mannequito

mannequito — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:04:33 -0800

ha! I never made that Michael Douglas/Falling Down comparison but it totally fits. This is the first show I've followed since Arrested Development and definitely the best drama I've seen in years, maybe ever. I really don't see a lot of tv though. Maybe it's just me but this show has seemed sweeter because I get a feel while watching that they really didn't expect it to get picked up and are kind of flying along with the rest of us not knowing where the plot is headed.

By: maggieb

maggieb — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:06:02 -0800

Better late than never... Up through episode 7 now and I love, love, love this series. It's got everything I enjoy about a TV series. Losing The Wire doesn't hurt quite so bad anymore.

By: zardoz

zardoz — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:19:05 -0800

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