This is a new CounterKicks series where we profile the character-driven and conceptualized shoes to our favorite shows. The sneaker assignments aren’t literal. These are The Shoes Of…

Though hype drives the market more than personal taste these days, sneakers are still quite capable of providing insight into our personalities. They can reflect everything from our attitudes to social standing, hence the aforementioned hype surrounding our choice in footwear. But we’re also defined by our choice in television. We’ve all pledged allegiance to one program or another, filling up our DVR and scheduling our lives around what we’ve deemed appointment viewing. So let’s take a moment to imagine what the casts of some of our favorite shows would wear if we had our way, starting with Breaking Bad.

-Myles Brown (@mdotbrown)