Breaking Bad returns to AMC this Sunday

"Breaking Bad" is the best drama on television, period. It tells the story of Walter White, played by the amazing Bryan Cranston, (the Dad from "Malcolm in the Middle") as a high school Chemistry Teacher who discovers he has stage 3 cancer and has 2 years to live. Walter is married, has a son with cerebral palsy, and another baby on the way, so the only way he can provide for his family after he's gone is to... cook crystal meth of course!
I know what you're thinking, this sounds super depressing. Sure, it's dealing with some heavy material, but there are plenty of laugh- out- loud moments as well. The show opens with Walter running around in the New Mexico desert in his tighty whiteys wearing a gas mask! The humor is never forced, it usually comes from ackward moments in life we all can relate to.
It's rare when a show I love actually wins awards, but Bryan Cranston won the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and he is backed up by an amazing supporting cast. Aaron Paul plays Jesse Pinkman, one of Walter's former students who dropped out, and is now his partner in the drug business. Dean Norris plays Walter's obnixous brother-in-law who also happens to be a DEA agent. Dean Norris is a highly underrated character actor you might remember from "Phantasm", "Total Recall", and "Starship Troopers."
Wonderfully written, perfectly cast, it doesn't get much better than this. Season 1 is now available on DVD if you need to catch up, and season 2 is premiering this Sunday on AMC.