I'd say it's quite close; both began to rely quite heavily on catalytic peaks rather than consistency as they went on. Game of Thrones had the stronger cinematography, but Breaking Bad had Ozymandias, and it ended fantastically.
Television POLL: Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones?
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Buffy the vampire slayer is better than thrm both.
As is the wire.
As is the wire.
I consider Breaking Bad in a league if it’s own. I’ve never watched any other show more than once, absolute masterpiece. GOT’s is still obviously one of the best TV shows of all time though.
Game of Thrones was a harder show to get right, broke new ground in terms of what a TV show was logistically capable of and had individual watercooler "events" that were among the most entertaining bits of TV I've seen. It also caught the public's imagination to a greater extent than Breaking Bad did.
Ultimately though Breaking Bad was the better, more consistent show.
Ultimately though Breaking Bad was the better, more consistent show.
At least Breaking Bads ending makes some fecking sense!
Love both shows but I'm going with GoT because the first five seasons were incredible. Breaking Bad had the better ending no doubt about that.
The Wire was easily better than both
Sopranos?
Was just in the GoT corner until season 8. I need to watch BB again all the way through now to properly compare.
Boardwalk Empire rules them all
Very good summary! I concur
I'd say I generally preferred Thrones to BB at its peak - I'm generally more into larger scale stories with lots of connecting plotlines etc, and so it typically did more for me than Breaking Bad which was still excellent.
But if you're looking at both shows as a whole Breaking Bad ultimately wins hands down - never got particularly convoluted, and stayed true to its characters and to the story it intended to tell, ultimately giving us a satisfying resolution. Granted, GoT was always going to be harder to do, but that's not an excuse for how much they shat the bed at the end.
But if you're looking at both shows as a whole Breaking Bad ultimately wins hands down - never got particularly convoluted, and stayed true to its characters and to the story it intended to tell, ultimately giving us a satisfying resolution. Granted, GoT was always going to be harder to do, but that's not an excuse for how much they shat the bed at the end.
GoT. Although Breaking Bad might be better on a pure storytelling level, Thrones will have a bigger lasting impact on me.
Breaking Bad. It's not even close.
I've never liked Breaking Bad's ending but it's still much better than GOT's. Both shows I'll never rewatch again
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Why was that not a poll option?
Why was that not a poll option?
GoT is still better
The Wire is still the goat
The Wire is still the goat
BB was a cohesive, consistent, extremely well written story with perhaps the best dialogue writers in TV right now.
GoT was an incredible adaption that at it's best could certainly compete, but had 3 seasons and an ending that was terrible.
So yeah, BB all the way.
GoT was an incredible adaption that at it's best could certainly compete, but had 3 seasons and an ending that was terrible.
So yeah, BB all the way.
Sopranos was better than both.
Oz was as good as Breaking bad and the Sopranos and better than GoT
The Wire and The Sopranos (and possible others) are better than both but I'd rank Breaking Bad right at the top in terms of rewatchability.
GoT doesn't come close to any of them, or other shows.
GoT doesn't come close to any of them, or other shows.
Pretty much all the HBO series pre GOT are better. (except the leftovers...)
If not for the last two seasons, I would have said thrones. No question. But those last two seasons have just dragged the whole show down. Bad was consistent in its quality all the way through. I never once thought "that episode was shit!".
Anyone who votes for GoT will be burned by the lord of light.
Game of Thrones was more epic in terms of production, rich universe, number of characters, story lines etc. If not for that half-assed ending, I would probably go with GoT. So I think Breaking Bad wins by a tight margin.
Nothing comes close to The Sopranos though, which is the GOAT in its own league.
Nothing comes close to The Sopranos though, which is the GOAT in its own league.
Breaking Bad was miles better. First 2 seasons of GoT come close to BB's first few seasons, but even then it's got to be BB. Ozymandias frt.
Breaking Bad as an overall body of work for sure. Game of Thrones was almost at the same level for a few seasons but obviously fell away. Personally I still feel Breaking Bad is a tad overrated in terms of best show ever talk though. I'm sure I like the Wire better and every time I re-watch it I become more convinced. Sopranos is close but probably still edges it too.
Everyone says Sopranos had a terrible ending. Why doesn't that count against it?
I thought it was great.
An incredibly good ending.
Depends on what one means by Sopranos ending was terrible. If they means that last few episodes, then naah, they were alright. If they literally mean the last second of the show that caused so much controversy, then okay I can understand. I found it amazing! But it can piss off a few. But that one second wasn't as defining as the crappiness of GoT in s7 and s8
Not everyone does
It confused people at the time but ending of The Sopranos is now regarded as one of the best in TV history. It's genius.
Breaking Bad has no weakness. First 4 seasons of GoT were something else though.
Breaking Bad was of course a superbly constructed show, but for enjoyability is the defining factor, and GoT was a hell of a lot more enjoyable.
Game of Thrones as a top quality TV ended after the Mountain killed the Viper. Downhill all the way from there, Breaking Bad's final season was it's strongest
I echo the thoughts of the OP, while Game of Thrones was at a similar amount of seasons to Breaking Bad it was neck and neck. Some of the best parts of GoT beat most of BB's best moments, but I think as an overall show, Breaking Bad is probably my only 10/10 show and GoT would now be closer to an 8.5/10. Both still excellent in terms of a full TV show from start to finish. I think the difference is that Breaking Bad mainly went from strength to strength and found ways to excite and surprise you until close to the last episode. Game of Thrones unfortunately got considerably weaker for the final two seasons.
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