MIG Tourney R5: "Dexter, overall is a better show than Breaking Bad."

Thanks for your round! C1: Plot Dexter has a strange passion for killing. I get that this is "natural" for him, but still, I don't understand why. It doesn't ever say that he was mentally unstable or that he has a taste for blood, its just random. In Breaking Bad, as I've said, Walt is becoming evil as the show has destined him to become. On the other hand, Jesse is becoming more humane and a compassionate person. It's a reverse trajectory, the team "switches places" on the scale of morality. Pro questions why we should watch the show if the main character is an "evil manipulative bastard." I ask why should we watch Dexter if he is a "sick twisted killer." Both characters are strange frankly. However, Walter White has succumbed to greed and is showing the viewers what happens to normal people if they were to engage themselves and fall for the tempting mountains of cash, and how corrupting wealth can become, as we see with Walt. It is a different kind of show, which gives us a change in what usually happens. And this explanation for Walt's behavior is more readily explained than Dexter's cold blooded pursuit. C2: Character Development "In Dexter, the characters more or less stay the same, and throughout the show we get to see DEEPER into their character. " This is the problem here. In Dexter, Pro hasn't really given us examples of proving his point. Breaking Bad keeps the show realistic. Imagine this. Let's say that Marie was constantly the "bad guy" with Hank in their marriage. It would of been funny, but would of gotten boring over time. This is why Jersey Shore was just canceled (Thank God). Because the characters were always the same, not really changing. Breaking Bad shows how the characters develop and interact. With Hank and Marie, Hank becomes a jerk to Marie with his minerals because he is discouraged from his injuries and weakened state. Breaking Bad shows us insight on how the characters are acting and interacting, as well as developing. I've provided examples proving this point. Pro has not. C3: Cinematic Effect Music Come on man. Average and common was what was what I was really trying to convey. The music is not distinguished to the show. We have both had grammatical/ spelling errors in this debate. The videos that Pro posted have music, but it was very quiet and only barely played a role in creating the scene. I gave a video that did use music to play up the emotions and feelings of the viewers. Basic point is that Breaking Bad uses music more effectively, to play up emotions. Dexter's music is common, not distinguished, and doesn't have the same effect as Breaking Bad. Watch either of Pro's 2 videos in this round, or my video in the last round, which proves my point. Intro Both actors have won 3 emmys :D Point being though, indeed Dexter has a more lengthely intro. Breaking Bad's intro though as I said creates individuality to the show, leading to popular awareness. Breaking Bad's intro plays up the brand image of this show. When you hear it, you instantly recognize it. Dexter has not the same effect, as I said, it needs to play out the full minute and a half for you to recognize it. And Pro is overplaying the brilliance of this intro. It is unique, but it is by no means as recognizable. If you take a portion of it, you won't likely recognize it. Breaking Bad's intro also has a stronger message. Dexter's intro has only a loose connection with a killer. Breaking Bad conveys the meaning of the show (the main character becoming sinister), shows the force behind this (meth — shows the gases from manufacturing the crystal), and lastly displays the feeling of the show, which is dark and curiousity. R4: Critical Acclaim Pro drops this point. So, we can accept that Breaking Bad is more highly ranked among viewers and critics alike. I will let the voters decide if this is a point they find huge to the debate or not, as these rankings are an average from a huge pool of reviewers. Pro did resort to using Metacritic, which I followed swiftly and posted the real, empirical evidence from the same site. R5: Fan Base I have Dish. Dish does not have AMC. Which is really a bummer for me. :( Using Tubeplus, Dexter does have a better fan size on this website. Pro has thus found that "fan base" is a good critique to use to judge our shows. I will use the last season for Dexter's average fan base, and use Breaking Bad's average fan base for season 5, to make this point. Dexter: 1.92 million viewers/ episode (http://en.wikipedia.org...) Breaking Bad: 2.57 million viewers/episode (http://en.wikipedia.org...(season_5) --Also, Breaking Bad's most recent episode had the most views on the entire show's history. As we can see here, Breaking Bad has a much larger fan base. If we just use Tubeplus (which still gives higher reviews to Breaking Bad than Dexter), Tubeplus only has about 100,000 viewers roughly. This is only about 1/6th of the size of the gap between the fan bases of Breaking Bad and Dexter for television views. Visually Stunning Pro didn't say that Dexter spends any more than Breaking Bad here. Note, this isn't a major point in my case. Humor Pro hasn't provided an example of Dexter's humor. Frankly, I have trouble staying awake when watching Dexter. Breaking Bad's humor is usually dark and subtle. http://www.youtube.com... The video I included is another example, and the way how Skyler responds, is just amusing, to say the least. Conclusion: Pro has dropped the arguments regarding the higher ratings of Breaking Bad compared to Dexter, and has dropped the arguments that objectively, Breaking Bad has gained traction over time. Breaking Bad has a masterful use of fusing music with the scene, so that the feeling is enhanced creating suspicion and enjoyment. Also, the core message in the show is transmitted well, unlike Dexter's which is strange and confusing. Breaking Bad also has a huge fan base, and interesting character development, and shows us insight into the lives of others and how they are developing through the show.