Further research

I've been looking again at Breaking bad and have researched deep into what other second screen experiences and platforms it brings to us.

I have discovered that the creator of the show, Vince Gilligan, has stated that he would love to see a spin off of the show one day. The shady lawyer 'Saul Goodman' will do anything it takes to stay out of the court of law and Gilligan says this would be fun to watch as apposed to the madness of character Walter White's storylines. Will fans want this? I'm not so sure. Were so used to seeing heavy, hard hitting drama from White and with lawyer Goodman being rather kooky, it seems the fans may get a little rattled because they miss the craziness of Breaking Bad, or perhaps this will be good after such an exhausting Walter White experience...
By releasing this statement of a spin off, the show is able to keep fans on a cliff hanger and in doing so, after the last season (five) fans will still be lurking around trying to sniff out any more information on up coming series' or indeed, new shows altogether.

I discovered whilst on the AMC website for Breaking Bad that there is a game named 'Go Fring Yourself' which is a clip from the season four finale in which we see a character get half of his face blown off in an explosion. Once watching this clip, it asks you to take a photo, upload one or log in using Facebook to upload a photo. In doing so via the social networking site, the show is attracting a larger audience as friends can see what you are doing. Once you have uploaded a photograph, you play the clip once more and your photograph is on the face of the man getting blown up. It seems ridiculous but it had my attention and I'm sure the attention of many others. Its intriguing and a great little interactive experience. After wards, you are able to share the clip to Facebook if you so wish.


There is also another interactive experience called the 'DEA Evidence Board'. On it, we see a board full of photographs of characters, some mug shots and stills of locations where you can click on one and it gives you more information on that person or location. This gives the audience an opportunity to find out more than what they would from the episodes and feel superior to others because they may know a secret. Here, the show is developing its characters more and gives us in depth information about them.

There is a 'Criminal Aptitude Test' which is a personality quiz where the user is able to answer questions to find out just 'how big a crook you are' out of the shows characters. In this, the audience is able to look deeper into the characters profiles and thoughts. By taking this quiz, you can relate to the characters more.