...when he says he hasn't seen this remarkable series. I don't have cable, so I've been following it at a ten-month remove on rental DVDs. Since he doesn't know it, the linked cartoon will have carried no resonance.

The series is well worth watching. I put it slightly behind Wired, The Sopranos and Deadwood, but this is like saying that a film is "behind" Citizen Kane, Rules of the Game or The Third Man. Breaking Bad will amply reward the viewer's attention. And the cartoon's message is spot-on.

cordially,