Movies and TV Better Call Saul - Page 107

rico · 10-06-2013, 11:01 PM

As I am sure many of y'all already know, a spinoff of "Breaking Bad" titled "Better Call Saul" will be airing in 2014. This is going to be a prequel to Breaking Bad and will be based on the character of Saul Goodman from "Breaking Bad."

I, for one, will be watching. I'm sure the majority of all of you other "Breaking Bad" fans will be as well. Might as well get the discussion going sooner rather than later.

So... what are your hopes, expectations and/or concerns with the show? Here are some of mine:

Hopes: I hope to see Saul do his thing in the courtroom. I hope to see strong, unique supporting characters. I hope to see Breaking Bad foreshadowing. I hope he has an intriguing paralegal and/or assistant. I hope to see Breaking Bad characters such as Fring, Mike, etc...whoever. I hope the show kicks ass.

Expectations: I don't expect it to be as good as "Breaking Bad" (because nothing else is, really), but I expect it to be good since Vince Gilligan is writing. I somewhat expect it to have an even balance of comedy and drama...since Saul undeniably provides a substantial amount of comedic relief in "Breaking Bad." I expect to see "courtroom Saul." I expect the "Breaking Bad" references and character cameos to be less than what I hope. If it isn't even a fraction as good as "Breaking Bad," I expect it to be better than 95% of everything else on TV, since there is some shitty shit on TV these days.

Concerns: I'd be a liar if I were to say that I didn't think this show has potential of flopping and certainly failing to meet the presumed high expectations of the audience. Don't get me wrong, I think it will be good... but I think it COULD suck if not executed properly. My main concern is Saul ultimately proving himself to be a "little dab will do ya" type of character, which would lead to a show centered around his character not working out. I am hoping that the character of Saul will not be so over-used and constantly over the top, that he becomes annoying to me, thus ruining his character for me altogether... Not saying I think this will be how it goes down...just saying I think there is a CHANCE of this being the case, which prompts me to believe that a strong supporting cast is VITAL in terms of the amount of success/quality this show will accumulate. All in all, I don't think VG will steer us in an unfortunate direction though...I think they'll pull it off.

Thoughts?

DISCUS!!!!

-King- · 06-11-2018, 07:58 AM

Hopefully it makes a mini movie of the past 3 seasons before season 4 comes out. I can't remember a lot of things from the show since they took so long with this season.
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**Baby Lee** · 07-03-2018, 07:19 PM

Chiefspants · 07-03-2018, 07:23 PM

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Hell. Yes.

**Gadzooks** · 07-03-2018, 08:27 PM

Has it been 4 years already? Man, time flies.

rocknrolla · 07-04-2018, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

At 0:25 was that Kim sitting bare ass on that stool?

**Baby Lee** · 07-04-2018, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rocknrolla

At 0:25 was that Kim sitting bare ass on that stool?

'jama pants, I'm sure.

**notorious** · 07-04-2018, 02:44 AM

“Wish me luck!”

Words that have been said by every successful guy to his pissed off wife as he leaves the door.

CoMoChief · 07-04-2018, 10:54 AM

damn i need to binge watch this show. I haven't watched since after season 1.

lcarus · 07-05-2018, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

That's my favorite NES game ever!

Its criminal that they never expanded on that series. They made a 3ds game but thats it. Nintendo is ****ing dumb but i guess thats a topic for another thread

BucEyedPea · 07-05-2018, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rocknrolla

At 0:25 was that Kim sitting bare ass on that stool?

No she has something pink on.

**Baby Lee** · 07-11-2018, 09:58 AM

**Baby Lee** · 07-16-2018, 05:14 PM

ARE
YOU
REEEEEADDDDDYYYYYY!!!

**lewdog** · 07-16-2018, 08:42 PM

I ****ing love this show.

Great stuff.

Mahomes · 07-17-2018, 10:26 AM

I really wanna see some walt and pink man cameo if it fits

DJ's left nut · 07-17-2018, 01:26 PM

Now there's really no reason why those two worlds (Saul and BB) couldn't operate parallel to each other. Even if they catch up to the BB timeline, they could easily go past it, at least to a certain extent.

Obviously they'll lose a couple characters along the way but there isn't a natural termination point. That's whats interesting about it being a spinoff as a prequel. If it maintains interest, it can keep going.

My guess is that it doesn't have that kind of shelf life, though. It's just too much of a slow burn to keep audience engagement much past 4-5 seasons, IMO.

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