This show started in 2010 and is in its 11th season.  That alone should make the case that people liked this show as a major understatement.  I will say for me, it took me until this show was in Season 5 to finally get in and decide to watch.  My friends had been talking about it all the time, telling me to watch and the Internet would explode after every episode, yet I still held out.

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Al Pacino and a cast filled with actors that you will see and say “wait he’s from…” take on the Nazi’s in the 70’s.  Yes, Nazi’s and the 70’s you read that right.  First, Al Pacino is on streamingTV!  This alone is a pretty historical moment in itself.  Amazon landed one of the world’s all-time greats.

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I just finished watching this series and I was really happy with how it went.  It’s so interesting how the writers are blending the true stories of Felix Gallardo with voice over and video clips of the actual people from this time in Mexico City.  The cocaine business and all aspects from growing, delivery, selling and crossing the border to the US are fascinating.

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One of the greatest shows ever made that nobody talks about.  In one sentence that’s how I would describe this show.  I have no idea why this show isn’t on everyone’s list like so many other great ones of it’s time (Breaking Bad, Mad Men, etc. etc.).

So, I walk into my room and my wife has already fallen asleep.  The TV is on, as usual and of course I find myself watching what she left on.  At first, I had no idea what I was watching.  There were these various interviews with FBI agents, old men in different locations and then executives from McDonalds.  Then I realized what I was watching.

Well, first let me say that this is not something I would normally choose to watch for a number of reasons.  For a while I thought this was a documentary about cats or something and I have nothing against cats but that really did not grab my attention or make me add this to my watchlist.  Secondly, after watching it, this topic about real life crazy murderers and all that is also not usually a topic I like to watch, too real, too crazy.

It’s Saul Goodman!  That’s for sure.  I have to say, like most people I only started watching this out of pure love of Breaking Bad.  Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad was a scene stealer and so much fun to watch as he would mix it up with Mike or Walt as well as the others.