Bingeing bad

In just two weeks, Amelia Vogler has watched all 54 episodes of "Breaking Bad." That's more than two full days of television crammed into a short summer window.

"I'm really stressed out," says Vogler, 24, a recent graduate who lives in the East Village. "My blood pressure and nerves can only handle so much!"

Vogler, like many other New Yorkers right now, is a "Breaking Bad" addict, shaping her entire life around catching up on the cult show before the final episodes of the series start airing Aug. 11.

While many city dwellers are outside right now enjoying the gorgeous weather, many are indoors, frantically bingeing on Netflix episodes of "Bad," which tells the saga of science teacher-turned-drug lord Walter White (Bryan Cranston). And it's not just freelancers and students who are addicted. Time-pressed celebrities including Warren Buffett, Portia de Rossi and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer have admitted to gorging themselves on the show.

Grab a drink and get your fix of Aaron Paul (left) and Bryan Cranston.

Clinton Kelly, the host of two TV shows, "The Chew" and "What Not To Wear," is also obsessed. "Oh my God, I freaking love 'Breaking Bad,' " Kelly tells The Post. "I think I watched all five seasons in like two weekends."

Last week, the Film Society of Lincoln Center offered a five-day marathon where fans could catch up on all past shows, with each of the five seasons running for at least eight hours straight.

On Tuesday, Lucy Mathias, 24, left work early at her p.r. firm to view the first half of Season 5, which wasn't on Netflix yet. As she hunkered down with veggies and popcorn, about 100 others also grabbed seats, while a line of 30 more snaked out of the theater.

"You can't stop watching once you start because Walt goes from being a good guy and progresses to being a bad guy, but you think he's going to go back to being that good guy you knew in the beginning," Mathias says, her eyes bugging out like a true TV junkie.

Daniel Malkin, a 25-year-old p.r. associate, is up to Season 4. Although he tries to contain his viewing to three episodes a night, sometimes it spirals into five.

"Oh man, Season 3 was bad," he says. "I was skipping out on my gym routine, not eating a proper dinner."

Daniel Egan, a 25-year-old management consultant, has ruined his weekends bingeing on the show, rising at 8:30 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays to watch three at a time.

"My roommates have started to give me cr  -  p for how much I watch it, but I feel great after a binge," insists Egan, who's also falling asleep in front of the show on weeknights, too. "I have come back from work or a night out and stayed up way too late watching 'Breaking Bad,' " but, he adds: "I have zero regrets."

Egan isn't looking forward to AMC's regular "Breaking Bad" schedule, when the final eight episodes will air every Sunday night at 9. "Having to wait a week for each episode would kill me a little inside, but eventually it will come to that," he says.

Liz Huston, 28, a South Jersey school teacher, got so hooked on "Bad" that she plugged her iPhone into her car speakers to listen to episodes on her way to work. But that wasn't all.

"I would watch it at the gym. I even watched in the bathtub on my iPhone," says Huston, who watched up to five episodes a day. "That's completely nuts, I know it is."

Unlike some other bingers, Huston isn't holding out for White's redemption. "I didn't have much hope for him ever," she says. "This is a good guy who is a complete mess and I'm enjoying watching him fall down the hole."

Vogler realizes the irony of binge-watching "Breaking Bad."

"Meth is addictive, and so is the show," she says, "you can't stop watching."

Kelly, whose own show "What Not To Wear" is finishing its 10-season run this year, fears the withdrawal that eventually will set in once "Bad" is over.

"I'm devastated it'll be over," he says, before joking, "I'm sure there are people who feel the [same] way about 'What Not To Wear' ending!"

kstorey@nypost.com

Where to break bad: Viewing party details for the first new episode on Aug. 11

* Union Hall

702 Union St., Park Slope

718-638-4400

Weekly viewing party, Sundays 9 to 10 p.m., with $6 themed drinks such as the Crystal Blue Persuasion, the Mister White, the ABQ Sunset.

* Village Pourhouse

64 Third Ave., East Village

212-979-2337

Watch the episode from 9 to 10 p.m., then hang around for a free open bar from 10 to 11 p.m. to rehash everything you just saw with fellow devotees. RSVP at info@villagepourhouse.com.

* Pine Box Rock Shop

12 Grattan St., Bushwick

718-366-6311

The midseason premiere will be played on a 96-inch screen, and fans can get into the drug-dealing spirit with meth-blue cocktails and test-tube shots.

* Videology

308 Bedford Ave., Williamsburg

718-782-3468

For those who don't want to miss a thing, this DVD shop has a dedicated viewing room separate from the bar.

* Brooklyn Winery

213 N. Eighth St., Williamsburg

347-763-1506

Get here early in the evening to snag a spot in the intimate, 40-person viewing room.

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