You are now aware that Bryan Cranston won more Emmys for Breaking Bad than James Gandolfini did for The Sopranos.
We live in the age of the reddit meme. Of course he does.
Well Cranston was actually acting. Gandolfini was a fat slob with anger issues in real life, thats why he died prematurely of a heart attack.
>>63452524
>Well Cranston was actually acting
Putting on his reddit outfit and meming at the camera is hardly acting.
>>63452493
the dead don't need emmy's OP
To be fair Bryan really transformed himself into something completely different from his character of Hal which he had become synonymous with. Also Walt's character had a great arc(excluding last season) whereas James was largely playing himself and Tony stayed the same selfish asshole all through out the series.
>>63452493
Get in the pool
Who cares? Based Chandler puts them both to shame.
>>63452604
>James was largely playing himself
What?
>>63452697
ignore the retards mate
>>63452697
he's a violent asshole irl who yells a lot and talks with his hands
Cranston as Walter is decent
Gandolfini as Tony is the greatest performance of all time.
>>63452759
>he's a violent asshole irl who yells a lot and talks with his hands
Aren't all "Italian"-Americans like that though?
>>63452549
Nice buzzwords, pal.
Gandolfini conveyed more emotion with his eyes than Cranston could ever do with his yelling and exaggerated facial expressions.
Who gives a fuck about the Emmys?
>>63452493
Gandolfini wasn't even the best actor on his own show.
Edie >>>> James. You know it's true.
>>63453230
Lmao
>>63453230
Not at all. Gandolfini's character had more focus and played a more nuanced role. Gandolfini > Falco > every tv performance ever.
>>63452493
He should have. JG didn't show any range. He simply played himself the whole time.
>>63453467
>Gandolfini > Falco > every tv performance ever.
Lmao senpai. Sopranofags on 4chan are just as bad as Breaking Bad fags on Reddit.
>>63452697
>>63453036
Yes, and not coincidentally that's what Gandolfini played in every part he ever took.
Gandolfini is nothing like Tony Soprano. Anyone who says otherwise is meming
>>63453495
I speak objectively. There's no real competition.
>>63453144
>gandolfini conveyed more emotion
90%+ of his emotions was angry italian
I liked the show and Gandolfini was great but his character didn't have a lot of range
>>63453470
Watch S06E2 "Join The Club" then watch S06E16 "Chasing It".
Then say again that JG doesnt have any range.
>>63453527
Correction: you're even worse than reddit
>>63453602
Seen it. He doesn't have ANY range.
You're letting your feelings for the show and the character cloud your judgement.
>>63452549
Let anything that is popular is bad amirite
>>63452549
>reddit outfit
Xbox man has 3 (THREE) Emmys.
Peter "I can't act" Dinklage has two.
Emmys are a joke.
>>63452549
fucking hell lol
The Sopranos wasn't one of those 'I AM ACTING LOOK AT ME EXPRESSING MYSELF IN THIS TENSE SCENE' shows, so it didn't need to get by on its lead male being an exceptional actor. It also has a great cast of talented supporting actors, whereas Breaking Bad has the cast of a made-for-TV movie with Cranston (and sometimes Esposito) carrying them.
>>63452549
>Putting on his reddit outfit and meming at the camera is hardly acting.
what did he mean by this?
Dillane > Cranston > Gandolfini
Cranston had two phases in his role, Heisenberg and Walter. There was no in-between, no nuance, nothing. He only had two emotions the whole show. Not once did Cranston's acting bring any sort of humanity to Walter, he simply existed within the realms of a crime thriller, following a shallow linear character arc.
>>63452493
it was so Emmys could get back ratings no one wanted to watch HBO win all the awards when they were too poor to afford it anyways.
>>63453906
shit opinions friend
>>63453893
>The Sopranos wasn't one of those 'I AM ACTING LOOK AT ME EXPRESSING MYSELF IN THIS TENSE SCENE' shows
>literally most of the show is Gandolfini yelling till he can't breathe
>le gabagoo
>le close da door
>le retirement community
The Sopranos is a literal meme show.
>>63453504
>being this wrong
His antagonist in the Last Castle is not a loud violent Italian American, so that right there puts an end to that shit tier meme
>>63453904
He wanted to draw attention to his Super Autism
>>63453999
>those terrible over exaggerated memes
the trips do lie, it seems
>>63453931
>no in-betweens
the fuck are you talking about. Walt didn't go from nice guy to full Heisenberg via a switch. His character slowly descended to villainy each season going a little further, manipulating people, lying and eventually murdering. I liked the Sopranos more that was all through out the much better show but Cranston really did a good job with the character of Walt. The Sopranos was a series driven by plot whereas Breaking was more about the characters and their reactions to certain events.
>>63453999
he yells appropriately. there's a difference between yelling out all of your dialogue for dramatic effect without knowing why and yelling because your character's an asshole who gets angry over everything.
also
>LE THIS IS NOT METH
>I AM LE ONE WHO KNOCKS
>I AM LE DANGER
>SAY MY NAME
>GATORADE ME BITCH
>I AM COCA COLA
>I PUT YOU UNDER LE JAIL
>NO HALF MEASURES WALT
the only memorable dialogue on breaking bad is hamfisted catchphrases made to seem 'badass'. they weren't even worthy of being memes like sopranos dialogue.
>>63453999
>>63454191
autism.
>>63454186
>The Sopranos was a series driven by plot whereas Breaking was more about the characters and their reactions to certain events
the fuck are YOU talking about. It's literally the other way around. Breaking Bad relies heavily on cliffhangers, high octane sequences, one-liners and the like. The entirety of the Sopranos was driven by Tony, a character, and how he interacted with the characters and the world around him.
Cranston to be fair was fantastic in Breaking Bad, although not as good as Gandolfini was in The Sopranos.
The more perplexing thing is, how the fuck does Aaron Paul have more Emmys than Michael Imperioli? All he does is cry, scream, do drugs and say "yo, magnets bitch!"
>>63454633
Because Paul is easily a better actor than Imperioli? Maybe that's the reason.
>>63453509
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1OJ5UNYdIA
>>63454186
Breaking Bad was a series driven by plot disguised as a character driven show where all the characters serve as caricatures to react to Walt's actions. Walt's development is just a linear arc from a high school teacher to meth kingpin. The Sopranos was actually a series driven by characters, much of the development and conflicts are internal. The characters actually have a rich sense of psychology, motivations, histories, relationships etc. Tony's internal breakdown and gradual march towards his basic immoral self in the last seasons was a much subtler and more compelling arc than Walt's, to the point where most viewers didn't even see that and wrongfully claim the show is just a series of meandering events where nothing changes and it's just people being angry at each other. Why? Because they look at shit on the surface level after watching shallow, spoonfeeding shows like Breaking Bad.
>>63452549
>>63452493
We live in the era of le reddit memes
>>63453230
Goddamn I always wanted to fuck Carmela. I'd definitely let her shut the door for me before I eat gabagool and baked ziti off her body
Adriana and Meadow were sexy of course, but there was just something more wholly attractive about Carm.
>>63452549
Putting on your fedora and being a tryhard contrarian is hardly funny.
>>63454680
Paul and Imperioli basically played the same character, but Michael did a much better job. You actually felt sympathetic with Christopher a lot of the time, whereas most of the time I thought that Jesse was a fucking loser.
>>63453509
This i actually read his biography at the library when i forgot my keys inside my house.
>>63454794
>Adriana and Meadow were sexy of course, but there was just something more wholly attractive about Carm.
It's her ass brah, she got booty like a motherfucker.
People on here underrate the Breaking Bad cast. Most of them were overall good.
Bryan Cranston - Phenomenal
Giancarlo Esposito - Amazing
Anna Gunn - Amazing
Bob Odenkirk - Amazing
Dean Norris - Great
Jonathan Banks - Great
Aaron Paul - Good
Betsy Brandt - Okay
RJ Mitte - Fucking terrible
>>63454680
Imperioli as Christopher was way better. Even Robert Iler as AJ is better than Paul.
>>63452493
Not exactly surprising. Everyone sucks Gandolfini's dick because he was in The Sopranos, a show considered by some (inexplicably) as the best show of all time, and because he died shortly after in his 50s. But he was a one-note actor (who happened to land the perfect role) and no great character actor. Cranston isn't Vincent D'Onofrio, but he is no lightweight either.
>>63454893
>Anna Gunn - Amazing
So this post is bait right?
>>63454874
>That scene in Whitecaps when she's arguing with Tony in the poolhouse and wearing those tight black shorts
>>63454715
>self proclaimed "paparazzi" follows Gandolfini around for hours, trying to pester him for interviews, waiting for him outside of stores
>Gandolfini loses his cool for a twenty second window and tells the guy to leave him the fuck alone
>SEE HES SUCH A FUCKING ASSHOLE WOW WHAT A PRICK FUCKING CELEBRITIES RIGHT!?
>>63454893
ayy hello reddit
>>63452493
Because he deserved them anon
>>63454893
You forgot Bill Burr. I would never have guessed he was a fucking standup comedian. I got into his stand-up AFTER and it took a whole special for me to realize it was him.
>>63454794
>ass
>hips
>tits
>dem birthday blowjobs
i'd gaba her gool if ya know what i mean
>>63454715
>a man who gets pissed off about being stalked by paparazzi while out with his kids is just like the same guy who plays a character who gets pissed off in a TV show
what a surprise. you know the whole acting element of this in a television show is being able to convincingly bring about this behavior under the guidance of a crew of people as part of a performance, and to be able to repeatedly do so for potentially many takes, right?
>>63452549
Breaking Plebs BTFO
Bryan "Reddit" Cranston BTFO
>>63454933
>>63455022
>Woman telling Gandolfini to get away from her son
>paparazzi
>>63455026
>>63452549 (You)
>Breaking Plebs BTFO
>Bryan "Reddit" Cranston BTFO
MMM yes truly
>>63454680
lol, Imperioli wipes the floor with that kuck
Paul is an amateur.
>>63454974
>I'd gaba her gool
what did he mean by this?
>>63454933
This is how us Brits deal with being hounded by paparazzi, based Morrissey here showing an air of coolness that Americans like Gandolfini never did:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIr3YWI7WJw
>>63454893
>Gunn- Amazing
lel
>>63455048
that woman wasn't even with the camera guy. she was stood beside gandolfini the whole time.
>>63454747
Have you ever seen TWD fans talking about character development?
>Look how much more dishevelled this character looks compared to the first season! Look how many people this character has killed! This show has such good character development!
Turning everybody into a badass is shit character development.
>>63454919
>>63455100
What was so bad about her performance? I thought she did a fantastic job. Edie Falcao was obviously better as Carm but Anna Gunn was still one of the best on the show.
>>63455127
Why would she yell that if the cameraman wasn't her son then?
>>63455048
>automatically assume that the woman is with the paparazzi
>at the beginning of the video shes standing next to Gandolfini and his wife
for all you know it was Gandolfini's wife saying that about their kid, or his mother saying it to the paparazzi. The ladies he was with where clearly very bothered by the camera mans presence, that he was following them like that. They were probably complaining under their breath to each other but then when Gandolfini jumps to action they plead with him not to, knowing it will hurt his image and will look bad.
>>63455146
>Character written to be sympathetic
>ends up the most hated character in television history
Definitely a great performance.
Also no woman can ever act exceptionally.
>>63455058
thanks for the (You)s :^)
>Sir Anthony Hopkins praised Cranston as some of the best acting he's ever seen
>memester neckbeast contrarians on /tveddit/ claim otherwise
Hmm wonder who's more credible...not
>>63455265
Gandolfini's wife was asian and the woman look too young to be his mother. Most likely the cameraman distanced himself from them to film Gandolfini.
is james galdofini the i shiggy diggy hope you guys do this guy?
>>63455411
His second wife was asian. That's his first wife he's with in the video. And the woman looks old enough to be his mother, you've clearly never seen how hard Italian-American women work to try and look as young as possible. Hair dyes, pounds and layers of makeup, the works, you name it.
Even still, a few incidents snapping at paparazzi doesn't just make you an out and out violent asshole.
He was home-made wine
Cranston is a better actor than Gandolfini, though
>>63452493
and the wire got no emmy at all, so what?
>>63458046
Well the wire was just a fucking shit show is the reason. Even your fellow redditors have moved past that shit show. Time to retire the meme that it was good.
>>63452549
This what happens when a fresh mind comes to /tv/. They absorb every meme like a sponge until it takes over like a parasite. Where once there was a human being, there is now only a meme in mans clothing
>>63458184
I've literally been here for 6 years and my meme intensity has only increased over the years.
>>63458113
says the guy who likes a show about a fat guy who always eats and fucks prostitutes.
gablagoo is jus as much reddit and memes as the wire and breaking bad you autistic retard, so why don't you go back there and talk with all your about how deep those shit shows are.
>>63452493
Who cares about Emmys anyway? They both played great characters, you don't need to count the number of shitty statues they've won to compare them as actors
>>63452549(You)
You foul for using those buzz words
>>63452493
I can accept Cranston's Emmy wins as he was the only notable part of the show.
What I can NOT grasp is how Anna Gunn got two and Elizabeth Moss got none for Mad Men. Aaron Paul winning three whilst Vincent Kartheiser didn't get nominated at ALL is blasphemy.
>>63455410
Hopkins is a one note actor and comes across as pretty delusional regarding his own talent. Ever seen his paintings?
Hell, Cranston was good (he always is) but nothing touches Gandolfini. Hell, there are incredible performances in movies as well that I'd rank over Walter White. Hopkins is just showing what a pleb he is.
>>63452549
legitimately made me laugh anon
>>63452549
Foken KEK
>>63458251
lol
Breaking Bad = Melodrama
Sopranos = Drama
/thread
>trying to actually have discussions about TV on /tv/ when 95% of people use 'meme' as a valid argument
>meme show wins memey awards
Both are massively overrated desu.
>idiots who crap on about liking the Sopranos over Breaking Bad like this is some kind of patrician achievement
Liking one popular mainstream television show over another is not a sign of good taste. Kill yourself.
>>63452493
The difference was Cranston carried his show. Gandolfini was a pretty good actor among many
>>63460086
>Cranston had worse co-stars so that means it was the better performance
NOOOOOO
>>63458793
Mad Men was truly the most snubbed show of our time
>mfw The Hammer finally won one.
>>63460086
Cranston had loads of great supporting actors. Near the end, I preferred Giancarlo Esposito and Jonathan Banks over Cranston
>>63452493
>Emmys
You are now aware that Game of Thrones won an Emmy for writing and the Wire didn't. And the total number of Game of Thrones Emmy wins is several times the number of Wire nominations.
>>63455267
you've won the idiot award. congrats
>>63452549
Fedoras are gangster attire. That's why he wore it.
>>63460427
Is this image supposed to mean anything? Because anybody that actually thinks True Detective season 2 was even decent needs to fuck right off.
>>63454633
>>63458793
my feelings exactly. I can live with Cranston winning despite Gandolfini being superior because Cranston was really good. But Christopher fucking shits all over Jesse. Christopher is the character that that hack bravo vince wishes he could write. Hothead, emotional addict who is like a sidekick to the anti hero main character.
Also, Elizabeth Moss not getting any for Mad Men is a fucking tragedy. Fantastic character who was phenomenally acted.
>>63460427
This image triggers me every time
>>63461646
Pleb detected
>>63462524
I'm speaking objective facts here. Christopher Moltisanti is a better character than Jesse Pinkman, but Aaron Paul is a better actor than Michael Imperioli.
>>63463248
Lmao desu senpai
>>63452549
ok that was pretty good
>>63452697
>>James was largely playing himself
well he was fat.
it's not like he could thinly play himself
>>63452549
>>63453504
i don't care if it's considered a chick flick but go watch "enough said" and tell me he's typecast
>>63453999
JG acts out the first minute of this scene with nothing but expressions. he then proceeds to speak the rest of his lines in a firm but menacing manner and finally leaves irina and the audience with one last expression and the scene ends.
