Jun 15, 2015

jesus narsh it was a joke from months ago... drugs are srsly destroying ur brain

 

Jun 10, 2015

The creative team behind “Better Call Saul” joined together Tuesday for the closing panel at Variety‘s annual TV Summit, moderated Debra Birnbaum, to talk about their stellar spinoff.

“I’m just glad it just didn’t take an enormous dump when it came out,” co-creator Vince Gilligan said, sparking laughter from the packed room. “That was very gratifying for me.”

Peter Gould agreed with his co-creator’s sentiment on the series’ freshman success. “‘Breaking Bad’ was lighting in a bottle and it would be really unrealistic to expect that again, but people seemed to

really enjoy it.”

Gould was also joined by staff writer Gordon Smith, supervising producer Gennifer Hutchinson and co-exec producer Thomas Schnauz on the panel. They discussed the unusual nature of the character development process on “Saul,” given the situation that the audience knows what is coming in the future for the main character played by Bob Odenkirk.

“The fact that people have embraced Bob’s performance as Jimmy McGill and really gotten into this character, the audience feels the same as us, which is that we love him so much, we’re a little bit sad he’s going to turn into Saul Goodman,” Gould said. ” There’s something tragic about the fact that this guy who is so open-hearted and essentially a decent person becomes this drug lawyer. It creates a lot of tension in the show.

In discussing the season one storyline, the writers noted that the villainous turn for the character of Chuck McGill, the other brother of Saul Goodman played by Michael McKean, was something that came together late in the writing process for season one.

Hutchinson said she was pleasantly surprised that the show found fans, other than those from “Breaking Bad.”

“It’s really gratifying because I always say this is a really weird show. The tone is very different than a lot of what’s out there, and we really enjoyed it, but we didn’t know how people would respond, especially after ‘Breaking Bad,’ which people were so generous with their admiration to.” She
continued, “It’s been people who weren’t huge ‘Breaking Bad’ fans, but are really into ‘Better Call Saul.'”

The creative team also dished out a few teasers for “Saul’s” future.

The Season 1 DVD will feature “Kettle Kommentary” — that is, in-character commentary from the actors behind the fan-favorite Kettlemans, Jeremy Shamos and Julie Ann Emery. As for Season 2, can viewers expect more of the Kettlemans? “We sure want to,” said Gould.

With six out of 10 episodes of the second season wrapped, Gilligan said, “I think what happens next is actually going to surprise people. It’s not what we thought it would be.”

In other tibidts:

• Gilligan noted that “Saul” has a different look and feel than its predecessor in part because it is shot on digital video rather than film. “It’s not entirely a happy thing. We finally gave in and joined the future,” he said. The show is using the cutting-edge RED digital camera. “It’s a great camera but I kind of miss film,” Gilligan admitted.
• “Saul” writers have had fun turning small Saul Goodman mentions in from “Breaking Bad” into story moments for “Saul,” such as depicting his boast that he once bedded two women after convincing them he was Kevin Costner.
• The character of Kim Wexler played by Rhea Seehorn in “Saul” has been vital to giving depth to Saul that he didn’t have as a supporting character on “Breaking Bad.” “He didn’t have people that grounded him in the world in ‘Breaking Bad,’ ” Hutchinson said. “Bringing Kim in and slowly growing her over the season as someone he really cares about was really important.”

@Narsh only 10 episodes again what the f---?

 

Apr 7, 2015

The death of Marco was like the death of Slipping Jimmy.

At this point i have no remorse for Chuck... we saw his true side...he didnt want to be caught dead with his brother, as it would ruin his ''reputation'' while he forgets the fact his brother was the only person who took care of him throughtout the span of a year as he fought/fights a fake illness.

Im glad they didnt rush the story.. if they did, it would just be to get a few cheap wows from people.. what they are doing is perfect, the transformation is amazing to see, & the pace is excellent.
I know someone who stopped watching Better Call Saul because there werent action scenes... what an idiot.

 

Apr 7, 2015

I loved this season so much, but the edge goes to BB solely because of this scene

 

Apr 7, 2015

i liked this season more than i liked BB's first

 

Apr 3, 2015

Τhe Trevor scene was epic.. He is perfect for shows like this, too bad it was a couple of minutes

 

Mar 31, 2015

Amazing Episode, i knew his brother was just as bad as Howard. Saul helped Chuck for 2 years & as soon as he realized he could leave his house he pretty much wants to leave Saul in the dust.

 

Mar 27, 2015

at the end of the day it's a show. They did this in BB as well, like when Gus brought in the two d--- dealers who killed the young kid to talk to Jesse. Why in the f--- would Gus, who is supposed to be a criminal mastermind, let two street level D-bags know who he was. Stuff like that annoys me too though

 

Mar 24, 2015

I'm feeling Chuck's use of his code to print all of the documents is going to come back and bite them in the a--- later

 

Mar 17, 2015

 

Mar 10, 2015

I think this just adds to breaking bad, we are seeing the characters in a vulnerable state we never could of imagined.

 

Mar 4, 2015

Overall it's much too early to call BCS a classic. Without even one season under its belt, pretending it's somehow anything but really good is a stretch.

I've loved every episode so far to be clear. The AV Club shat all over the newer episode, but a lot of their complaints (the same complaints I see argued here) come from difference of opinion as opposed to legitimate issues with the writing.

For example, the complaint about the beginning dragging on doesn't sit right with me. How my schedule at school works, allows me to watch most of these episodes with my parents. They were laughing very hard at the start, harder than they've laughed the whole season thus far. And the magic number in filmmaking is 3, so it's not as if the direction to show these clients was a poor one.

And people have also complained that it focused a lot on his brother. It's a plot line that would have easily worn out its welcome if it wasn't addressed at this point. It sets up the dynamic between his brother and his old firm nicely.

 

Mar 4, 2015

Mike broke a restraining order.

 

Feb 24, 2015

Not a lot to say. This show is great to say the least. 4 episodes in and it's by far the best thing on TV right now. Gilligan can do no wrong.

 

Feb 12, 2015

What's so bad about BrBa references. I mean a lot of people loved them and expected them to be. I am pretty sure they will wear it off, but they did what fans expected. Talking about this show not being able to carry on without going back to BrBa, but d--- this is a spin off to one of the greatest tv shows ever made, how is it supposed to not make those references. I mean, it is a prequel, not a TV show based on a whole new original story(Actually is, but still a spin off). I love it, and I am 100% sure that it has to bring some nostalgia, at some point. Everything about the show is great, the directing, visuals, montage, dramatic perepities, the cast. It tried to bring dark comedy vibe to it, and it surely did it with a great execution, I haven't seen much movies with such strong directing work this year, and we are talking about a TV show. You can't judge it the same way you judge The True Detective. In terms of quality yes, but not in terms of having references to something. I mean, even with The True Detective they used same old tools of refurbished material.

 

Feb 10, 2015

i was skeptical coming in but..

 

Nov 30, 2014

@Narsh

 

Nov 27, 2014

So I figured we had a lot of Breaking Bad fans on SL, it's only right we make a Better Call Saul thread. Really looking forward to this personally, you guys got high hopes for this?



"Better Call Saul has an official release date. The Breaking Bad spinoff, starring Bob Odenkirk as the loose-with-the-law attorney, will debut in the US on AMC on 8 February, with its second episode scheduled for the following night. It will then default to weekly instalments every Monday."
The Guardian

 

Oct 22, 2018

No way that's true. We wouldn't see that until 2021 at the rate these guys make BCS. And even then f---ing AMC would break it up over 2 years.

I think the one and only thing that's been renewed for season 5. Fingers crossed for more episodes and more importantly shorter wait though.