Ha, I guess it's a good thing that the fans are so satisfied with Breaking Bad that there isn't a need for fanfic... Hm, that'd be a hell of a research topic. So The Wire was pretty barren too? I know critics are head over heels for that show (starting to watch it, pretty awesome so far).

It'd be neat to find a relationship between "superb" writing and the magnitude (or lack thereof) of a fandom. Although that'd probably end up sparking a bunch of controversy...