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\u201cMen have become the tools of their tools… Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.\u201d<\/em><\/p>Henry David Thoreau<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Last week I wrote at length about my long slog through the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield<\/em><\/a>. I wondered why our society seems to have moved away from text and novels, and gone in pursuit of bite-seized social media posts and \u201cviral\u201d online videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I thought about how a friend recently told me that the popular Breaking Bad <\/em>series on Netflix, watched by millions and millions, was one of the best TV shows ever produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His comment got me thinking. Was an artistic production like Breaking Bad<\/em> simply the contemporary version of David Copperfield<\/em>? A similar entertainment offering in a different time and media environment? How are the two similar? Dissimilar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, there are plenty of similarities. How do I know this? Because after reflecting on David Copperfield<\/em>, I decided to watch the entire Breaking Bad <\/em>series and compare them.<\/strong> I subscribed to Netflix for one month, and I dived into the deep waters of Breaking Bad <\/em>at the same time I was reading David Copperfield<\/em>. Five days later I am almost done with the second season of Breaking Bad<\/em>. I have watched some 13 hours of the TV show so far.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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