Breaking Bad: The Complete Series Deluxe Gift Set (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [Blu-ray]

I hope that anyone reading the lesser "star" reviews will hopefully read this.... Unfortunately I have been the recipient of a badly produced set of this fabulous series which I had ordered as a Birthday present for a lovely widowed neighbour; it was a very bad let-down as it did nothing but skip,stick and jump on disc after disc. However,I got in touch with Amazon and explained it all; they were wonderfully helpful as they always have been in my own experience on the very rare occasions of my many years of using them,if I've had a query. This mattered more than most as it was to be a special gift for a lovely man who is now alone and I had raved about the series so much; he agreed totally on the little he managed to view but I was determined he should try to get to see it all properly....... After getting in touch with Amazon with a fantastic response from them,I'm now copying my reply back to them in order that some of the details might well help others who may receive something that does not play properly......I hope it helps and please do not lose heart or be disappointed; the series as a show in itself is marvellous and addictive....to have it all on a super set of discs is your right when paying a lot of money to do so."Well,today I have receieved the replacement order for "Breaking Bad",the complete box-set.... I'm keeping my hopes up high that this will be a successful outcome and I've given the new set to my neighbour and obviously it will take him a little time to get to where he did in order to know that all is well this time. However....I am personally hoping for the best because of a very great difference between the set that arrived today and the one that filled my order of July 11th. The box-set I have returned was very,very markedly different; it was outwardly all dark green and shadows both back and front,just as it should have been but it was all that and nothing else other than the logo of "Breaking Bad" on the front of the box. The lovely-looking set that arrived today was dark green,shadowed and the rear of the box had photo-clips of the series which was totally missing from the first set...added to which,on the front of today's new order,there was both a red and a blue "18" certificate logo in both bottom corners,entirely missing from the first set.....as well as a silver "UV" sticker at the top of the box,again,not on the first set. Therefore,I'm hoping against hope that this new set will prove to be very different as I rather have my suspicions as to my returned order. Such a sad shame as if there are others who have received the badly defective set for a lot of money,they may well be deterred from ordering a replacement not to mention the fact that so many prospective buyers read the reviews before buying and could well decide not to risk ordering. I hope this might help Amazon into investigating whatever may be going on in the selling of a very,very popular series as it is so unfair to disappoint people who look forward to a great many hours viewing. I'm now just hoping I hear only good and happy results from my elderly neighbour...I had to wish him a second HAPPY BIRTHDAY today when I gave him his second set so I do hope what seems to be the "real deal" truly is just that!! So,so very many thanks to you there for such quick,helpful response to everything and what looks to be a very happy outcome and here's hoping I will not be needing to be "breaking bad" news again on this item,lol!"

*This review is of the actual DVD box-set.*The series:Breaking Bad is about a chemistry teacher who, when diagnosed with cancer, decides to cook meth-amphetamine, in order to provide for his family. The actors are great, the story is gripping and always unfolding in front of your eyes. Top notch!The picture:The video of Breaking Bad is quite good for DVD. The DVDs never contain more than 4 episodes per disc, usually fewer, so there is plenty of room left for the encoding. The quality is almost the same throughout the series, exactly what you'd expect for a series produced in HD. Breaking Bad is a very visual series, and these DVD transfers do it justice.The sound:The spectrum of this series is pretty wide and on DVD the 5.1 mix included on all discs is worthy of a movie. Not every episode is all action and explosions, but even those episodes excel at selling the series' mix with with ambiance, music and clear dialogue.The entire series has English subtitles, some seasons include SDH subtitles as well. Other languages vary from season to season.The extras:Here's where the deal's at. This set, despite not containing the now sold-out exclusive bonus disc on the Blu-Ray barrel release, contains a load of extras. The box claims a total of 50 hours of special features; more than the actual series' runtime. Each disc has more special features than some other series has on an entire set, including audio commentaries (on a lot of episodes), Inside Breaking Bad-mini-documentaries for EVERY episode, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, mini-episodes, alternate endings, the extended Season 4 finale, every episode uncut and much more. Overall, it would have been nice seeing the 2-hour documentary included in the Blu-Ray set, but this package really delivers the goods, more so than many other series this length. It delivers a special features package that lives up to the standard of the series - and that's an achievement in itself.The packaging:The Complete Series comes in a hard card-board, glossy finish case which holds the 21 discs in six folding cardboard sleeves. The box itself has the title embossed in silver writing on all sides but the bottom and the back, with green smoke around it, the spine and front being slightly raised. All other text is on the piece of paper, which was wrapped around the box. It comes off easily, in case you want to keep it.The box has no closing mechanism, which means it stands a little open after a while.The individual seasons are stored in their own thinner card-board case, with each disc sliding out of a card-board sleeve. This has caused scratches and unplayable discs for some, but I had no such issues.They all have a green design added to their spine in order to fit into the set, but otherwise carry over the widely varied designs from their original individual releases. The insides of the volumes are similarly varied, with the only thing in common being the episode guide that appears above each disc.The Season 1 volume holds 3 discs, Season 2-4 holds four discs each.Season 5 has, like its individual release, been split into two volumes in this set; Season 5 and Final Season. They each hold three discs, for a total of six discs.Overall the set looks great, the series is brilliant and the bonus material is engaging, well produced and most of all, plentiful. It's great for any collector who doesn't already own part of the series on DVD.Recommended!

Initially, I did not like this series, because the the first 3 episodes, in particular, were too gory. In addition, for me, much of the first two seasons were boring. The characters were not doing things which were of interest, to me!So, I found the first two seasons gory, gritty, and largely-boring.Yet, commencing, in season 3, the gore was mostly-implied, the suspense built, and I started to get hooked.As already alluded to, however, this series is not suitable, for all ages.Along a similar vein, this series will probably appeal to fans of "The Sopranos", because the main characters are bad people. So, audience members will find themselves rooting, for bad guys.Regardless, the stories were well-written and the acting, directing, plus editing, were very-good!In addition, and as already alluded to, I surprised myself. Although, for the first two seasons, I did not like this series, later, I wanted to see more!In particular, I found myself wanting to buy and watch the spinoff: "Better Call Saul", because I really got to liking the corrupt lawyer, "Saul", in "Breaking Bad"!Yes. Saul was about as bad as his mostly-evil clients, but he was a largely-loyal hard worker - and that was a quality I found appealing!In fact, the "Breaking Bad"'s main character - who was bad, too - also had some good qualities! He was, for instance, very good at 'thinking on his feet'! So, it was really interesting to see how he got out of numerous 'tight' situations! In addition, despite all the bad things he did, the man was, in various ways, repeatedly trying to redeem himself; he was trying to stay true to the 'good person' image he ultimately supported and thought he had or, at least, hoped he had.Thus, from a perspective, it was a tragedy that this good person was, essentially, forced to 'break bad'.Yet, such was just one of many 'tragedies' that the character encountered, while struggling to, eventually, do the right thing - which repeatedly eludes him!I can understand, now, why "Breaking Bad" won lots of awards, but it IS an 'acquired taste'!So, if you're looking, for something, that will likely turn you off, in the beginning, but leave you critically-thinking about underlying subjects, long after the show is over, then this series will probably be a good 'fit', for you!For example, it would not be a 'Spoiler' for me to point out that "Breaking Bad" dealt a lot with America's "War On Drugs".I found it interesting, though, how, given that such a "war" was, in real life, born from bigotry, what grew from the despicable ignorance - despite, in this case, the episodes were fictional!I think they were fair comment!Also, I wondered if the main character deserved greater compassion than what he got.At times, he actually WAS 'fighting the good fight'!So, I suspect that the answer is 'yes'.Another tragedy?

Serie fantastica. Ottima regia e ottima prova attoriale di tutto il cast, con un occhio di riguardo alla psicologia dei personaggi. Tiene inchiodato allo schermo per tutta la durata infatti, non per niente, l'ho vista tutta (5 stagioni per un totale di 62 episodi) d'un fiato in 12 giorni. Per chi non l'ha mai vista è assolutamente da vedere...

Beau coffret blu-ray de l'Edition collector de 2015 mais ne sert à rien si on a un compte Netflix car la série est dispo en intégrale 4K HDR avec better Call Saul et el Camino.Concernant la série, elle est excellente, de qualité, jamais lassé de la reregarder après 5 visionnage complet. Les acteurs sont charismatiques.La série est toujours classé numéro 1 sur Allociné, amplement mérité.Je recommande.

Merci de faire le choix d'une livraison sans colis privé, anfin les colis arrivé et l'objet est parfait

El producto está perfecto . A tener en cuentaTemporada 2 y temporada final no incluye castellano ni audio ni subtítulos.Por lo demás es la misma edición que todas.