not seen Breaking Bad. yeah, that's right aint seen it, but it's on my pile.
so other brilliant american shows. fyi and to help with your suggestions...recent stuff i have seen...

Generation Kill
Treme
Boardwalk EMpire
GoT

loved all the above.

so, basically stuff like this. no interest in CSI, or that ginger police man who is also a murderer. classy shit, please...