Best Television Show Tournament Round 3c: Breaking Bad (1) vs Fringe (97)

[Chris]

Breaking Bad
Plot: A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
Genres: Crime drama, Serial drama, Thriller, Neo-Western, Black comedy, Tragedy
Created by: Vince Gilligan
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Giancarlo Esposito, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Laura Fraser, Jesse Plemons
On-air: January 20, 2008 – September 29, 2013


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Fringe
Plot: An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.
Genres: Science fiction, Supernatural drama
Created by: J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Starring: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Jasika Nicole, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown, Kirk Acevedo, Seth Gabel, Mark Valley
On-air: September 9, 2008 – January 18, 2013​

 

[King Kota]

just noticed Lance Riddick been on a few of these

 

[Y2Jayne]

I enjoyed Fringe more overall.

 

[KingBoggs23]

Breaking Bad gets my vote for sure.

 

[Keith]

Fringe for me, but very close. Fringe is just a very strong high concept show which if anything is underrated.