The Librarians are with us! From the 15 April edition of the Library Journal: For five seasons, the AMC television series Breaking Bad, which was created and produced by Vince Gilligan, garnered both critical acclaim and widespread audience appeal. Historian Guffey and pop culture writer Koontz (Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon) offer an insightful companion text to the Emmy Award–winning drama, which aired from 2008 to 2013. Besides introductory and concluding essays analyzing the production and its characters, the authors provide an episode-by-episode recap of the series. Titles, air dates, and the director of each episode are included. Fun facts, character analyses, film and production notes, and dialog highlights are found in each chapter under the headings “Lab Notes” and “Special Ingredients,” a clever reference to the show’s plotline about a chemistry teacher who “breaks bad” and turns to a life of crime as a methamphetamine producer and dealer after being diagnosed with cancer. VERDICT This “unofficial” companion book is essential for fans of Breaking Bad and for those who want to learn more about what some have called the “greatest television show.”—Donna Marie Smith, Palm Beach Cty. Lib. Syst., FL #WannaCook #BreakingBad
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:28:16 +0000
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