Better Call Saul: The Complete Series

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This series, named after the 19th century Birmingham gang, is as good as anything else you’ll find on Netflix. Led by the strangely likeable and very dangerous Tommy Shelby, it tells the tale of a razor-wielding crime family trying their very best to keep control of their city while avoiding the watchful Chief Inspector Chester Campbell. Huge robots battling huge monsters – aka “mecha” – might be an anime cliché, but Neon Genesis Evangelion‘s nuanced, almost postmodern take on the genre has established it as one of Japan’s most beloved cult phenomena – and one of the definitive anime series of the 1990s. Bernardino, Shiena (May 20, 2015). " 'Better Call Saul' season 2 air date, spoilers, plot news: More 'Breaking Bad' appearances, major character to die next season?". Archived from the original on June 12, 2015 . Retrieved May 25, 2015.

Better Call Saul was developed and co-showrun by Vince Gilligan (left) and Peter Gould (right). Gould took over as sole showrunner after Gilligan left the writing staff during the third season. Be careful what you pretend to be, you become it," adds Gould, paraphrasing writer Kurt Vonnegut. "You'll learn a little bit more as this season goes on. What we discovered is that there's very specific reasons that he's put on this mask and there's specific reasons that he's playing this role even when he's out of the public view."Stan launches on Australia Day". TV Tonight. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015 . Retrieved January 23, 2015. Gomez, Adrian (February 22, 2015). " 'Better Call Saul's bad guy looks forward to season two". Albuquerque Journal. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019 . Retrieved March 9, 2020. Steven Levine and Daniel Spenser Levine as Lars and Cal Lindholm, twin skateboarders and small-time scam artists Better Call Saul would air on cable network AMC. The series premiere drew in 4.4 million and 4 million in the 18–49 and 25–54 demographics, respectively, and received an overall viewership of 6.9 million. [117] This was the record for the highest-rated scripted series premiere in basic cable history, until it was surpassed later the same year by another AMC series, Fear the Walking Dead. [118]

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Love film and TV? Join BBC Culture Film and TV Club on Facebook, a community for cinephiles all over the world. a b "Better Call Saul: Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016 . Retrieved July 24, 2018. Birnbaum, Debra (April 5, 2017). " 'Better Call Saul's' 'Breaking' Point: How It's Gearing Up for Gus Fring". Variety. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020 . Retrieved February 16, 2022. All nine seasons of Peep Show are now streaming on Netflix, so if you haven’t yet watched Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong’s groundbreaking sitcom – the longest-running in Channel 4’s history, no less – now is the time to venture into the minds of David Mitchell’s Mark and Robert Webb’s Jez, two best friends and flatmates who lurch from one disaster to the next. While the stakes rarely get as butt-clenchingly high as they are for Walter White and friends in Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul manages to emerge from its shadow. This is a show that is funny, engrossing and almost as binge-worthy as its predecessor. It’s currently four seasons in, with a fifth already commissioned.

In April 2013, Better Call Saul was confirmed to be in development by Gilligan and Gould. [20] In July 2013, before the second half of Breaking Bad 's final season aired, Gilligan said he and Gould were still working out ideas for the spin-off, but a deal had not yet been made. [21] Netflix was one of many interested distributors, but ultimately a deal was made between AMC and the Breaking Bad production company Sony Pictures Television. [22]a b Harding, Amanda (March 30, 2020). "Vince Gilligan Gets All the Credit for 'Better Call Saul' But Said He Has 'Very Little' to Do With the Show — It's All Peter Gould". Showbiz Cheatsheet. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022 . Retrieved February 15, 2022. Saul Goodman ( Bob Odenkirk), who originally appeared as a main character in Breaking Bad, was chosen as the protagonist of the spin-off series due to showrunners Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould wanting to explore the character further. Schwindt, Oriana (January 14, 2017). "AMC Sets Premiere Dates for 'Better Call Saul,' 'Into the Badlands' ". Variety. Archived from the original on January 15, 2017 . Retrieved January 14, 2017. Production [ edit ] Conception [ edit ] Better Call Saul is a spin-off prequel series centered on Saul Goodman, a character created for Breaking Bad. This period comedy-drama about the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling isn’t really about 1980s wrestling at all, but about how a group of women rally against their demons and the patriarchy that strives to keep them down. GLOW could have easily fallen into the trap of a camp curiosity, or a simple, shallow celebration of neon spandex and super-strength hairspray, but has swiftly established itself as a smartly-written, character-driven comedy that’s among Netflix’s most bingeworthy original series.

Schneider, Michael (April 6, 2020). " 'Better Call Saul' Co-Creator Vince Gilligan on Directing the Most Challenging Episode of His Career". Variety. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020 . Retrieved April 6, 2020. Prior to the series' launch, on June 19, 2014, AMC renewed the series for a second season of 13 episodes to premiere in early 2016, which was later reduced to 10 episodes. [26] [99] The season premiered on February 15, 2016, and concluded on April 18, 2016. [100] It released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1 on November 15, 2016; bonus features include audio commentaries for every episode and several behind-the-scenes featurettes. [101] In 2010, Gene approaches Jeff and Buddy with an offer to rob a department store. After reaching out to Kim, who now lives in Florida, Gene devises a scheme to obtain financial identification of rich single men at bars he can sell for profit. When the scheme goes wrong, Buddy quits the operation, Jeff is arrested, and Gene is eventually caught. He is extradited to Albuquerque for the trial and feigns testimony implicating Kim so she can be summoned to court. He confesses to Kim and those at the trial about his crimes during the events of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, getting an 86-year sentence. Jimmy is recognized as Saul in prison and gains popularity with the inmates. Kim visits him and they share a cigarette before parting again. If you’re one of those people that gets put off by TV shows just because everyone else in the world is watching and raving about them, then put aside your cynacism and grow up. Because where Breaking Bad is concerned, you’d be missing out.Lambert, David (September 22, 2015). "Better Call Saul – Sony's Official Press Release for 'Season 1' on DVD and Blu-ray". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015 . Retrieved September 23, 2015. Ben Bela Böhm as Kai, a rebellious member of the crew Werner Ziegler assembles for the construction of Gus's meth "superlab" Parkel, Inga (May 29, 2022). "Better Call Saul: How long before Breaking Bad is the prequel set?". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022 . Retrieved February 14, 2023. Connolly, Kelly (February 6, 2020). "Better Call Saul Review: Jimmy Becomes Saul Goodman in a Fantastically Devastating Season 5". TV Guide. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020 . Retrieved May 7, 2020. Travers, Ben (February 1, 2016). "7 New Netflix Shows to Binge Watch in February 2016 (And the Best Episodes of Each)". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020 . Retrieved September 11, 2019.