This document provides an analysis of a script for the television show Breaking Bad. It summarizes the script's format, notes that the show follows a cycle of equilibrium being disrupted and attempts at repair, and identifies the genre as a drama. It says the target audience would be ages 20-50 as the characters represent a typical upper working class family, and notes the inclusion of a disabled teenager expands the audience. The analysis observes a scene at breakfast establishes the average family interactions and confirms the drama genre. It also describes a teaser scene using a character's confession to introduce emotion and connect with audiences.

1. SCRIPTANALYSIS
BREAKING BAD SCRIPT STYLE: This isa script for BreakingBad
whichisa television program.The script
isformattedina standard waythat has
shotslistedandscene breakdownswith
dialogue.It’sagenerictelevisionshow
scriptlayout.
CONTENT:
NARRATIVE: Breakingbad
doesn’treallyfollow a
particularstructure as it’sa
TV show,the one that
comesclosestisprobably
TzventanTodorov(1969),
and thistheoryisa constant
cycle with5 steps
1. Equilibrium
2. Disruptionof the
equilibrium
3. Recognitionof the
disruption
4. An attempttorepair
the damage
5. New equilibrium
Thiscycle fitswithBreaking
Bad well asit neverseemsto
endjuststart overagain.
GENRE: The Genre of thisTV Show
seemstobe a drama due to itsfocuson
the life of Walter,there are moments
whenwe see the emptycriband baby
monitorshowingthatwe will laterlearn
abouta possible child.There isnothing
to suggestthatthe showisanything
otherthan a drama at thispoint.
TARGET AUDIENCE:The target
audience wouldbe aroundthe ages
of 20-50, thisisdue to the situation
the family’sin.theyare very
standardin that theyfall underthe
upperworkingclasssectionof
society,andthismeansthata very
large portionof the audience will be
able to relate totheminthisway.
Howevertheyhave ateenage son,
and a baby onthe way,thismakes
huge room foran audience asthey
coverall aspectsof a family.

2. SCRIPTANALYSIS
At thispointinthe script we see a
veryaverage encounterwithWalt’s
family,theyare simplyeating
breakfast,andthisalsomakesit
clearthat the seriesisa drama.
Thissmall bitof dialogue tellsus
a lot aboutthe target audience,
justlike the charactersit’saimed
at the workingclass,justaverage
people.Thiscanmake an
audience feelmore involvedwith
the story as theycan relate with
the issuesthe charactershave to
deal with.
Thisscene revealsthattheyfamily
includesadisabledteenager,this
isn’tsignificantinanywaybutwill
widenthe audience toteenagers
and maybe youngadultsastheycan
see themselvesinthe character.

3. SCRIPTANALYSIS
Thisteaserscene confirmsthatthis
isa crime drama series.Theyuse
the confessionof the characterto
introduce himandhisfamilybefore
reallymeetingthem.Thisscene has
a lot of emotioninitas Walt thinks
he is goingto prison,thismakesthe
audience immediatelyfeel
emotionallyconnected.