Breaking Bad

Getting caught up on Breaking Bad, with the finale tonight. We’re just starting Season 5, so as much as we’re tempted to spend the next few hours catching up we’re not going to. We’re watching it on Netflix, who, according to creator Vince Gilligan, helped save the series. Breaking Bad is so good on so many levels, the writing, acting, production and photography. As soon as we’re done I’m going to go back and study the cinematography, which has impressed me the most.

I really like the notion of Breaking Bad going out on top. From a revenue standpoint, I read that AMC is asking for, and getting, $300,000 to $400,000 for thirty second commercial spots on tonight’s finale. That’s up from $130,000 to $140,000 for previous episodes. I’m happy AMC isn’t milking this cash cow to death.

What’s also interesting is when they approached HBO about the series, Gilligan said, “They wouldn’t even grace us with a ‘no’. They were basically like, ‘Just get out of the office, please.’”

So this is the end for Breaking Bad, or is it? In a sense, no. A new series is being produced about the criminal lawyer (heavy on criminal) Saul Goodman, named “Better Call Saul.” I’ll keep my expectations medium, but my hopes high.

Great job and good luck to the cast and crew of Breaking Bad.

Campus Martius Images

I was shooting in downtown Detroit on Friday afternoon in infrared and took this shot of Campus Martius. If you look closely it looks like there are two ghostly figures hovering in the shot. Infrared photography records light that is not visible to the human eye…