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  • CMH
    Making you famous
    • Oct 2002
    • 26203

    #1

    Better Call Saul

    Since Better Call Saul is now a real thing and not just an idea or hopeful dream, it's time we get this thread rolling to discuss the show.

    New info is leaking out.

    First, this snippet from The Daily News:

    Executive producer Peter Gould says that the show will feature scenes that move back and forth over several decades, including the era where Walter White cooked and sold crystal meth.

    “One of the great things about having a time line which is flexible is that perhaps some of it takes place before ‘Breaking Bad,’ during ‘Breaking Bad,’ and after ‘Breaking Bad'. That gives us the ability to bring back characters that were killed on ‘Breaking Bad,’ ” he says.
    Maybe they should just call it the walking dead. The producers of “Better Call Saul” — the eagerly anticipated “Breaking Bad” spinoff — tell The News they’…



    The series has also been pushed back to early 2015 thanks to, well, Gilligan...

    “I am slow as mud as a TV writer,” Gilligan said. “We had a pace on Breaking Bad thanks to AMC that was deliciously stately … we have a way of doing things that’s slower than most tv shows … because we want to think everything through and we think that pays dividends.”
    ...but filming has begun. We even have photos courtesy of EW http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/11/be...l-saul-photos/

    Some info in that above link:

    The series regulars and their confirmed character names joining star Bob Odenkirk: Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad) as “fixer” Mike Erhmantraut, Michael McKean (This is Spinal Tap) as Chuck, Rhea Seehorn (Franklin & Bash) as Kim, Patrick Fabian (Grey’s Anatomy) as Hamlin and Michael Mando (Orphan Black) as Nacho.

    The series takes place in 2002. In fact, that's six years (2008) before Breaking Bad. If that's news to you or confusing, it's because it should be.

    [Breaking Bad] never specified what year it took place. “I hesitate to say it, but it is indeed a period piece,” Gilligan said.
    Michael McKean plays Saul's brother.




    Better Call Saul is set to premiere in early 2015. As previously announced, Gilligan directed the first episode of the first season, which will consist of 10 epiosdes. The second season will consist of 13 episodes.
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  • jeremym480
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    • Oct 2008
    • 18198

    #2
    Re: Better Call Saul

    It would be amazing if this includes Saul's introduction to Mike and Gus.
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    • RockinDaMike
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      • Feb 2003
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      #3
      Re: Better Call Saul

      Good to see Mike on the show and definitely interested in post Walter White era. Just finished the series last week and going through withdrawal.

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      • daflyboys
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        • May 2003
        • 18238

        #4
        Re: Better Call Saul

        Originally posted by RockinDaMike
        Good to see Mike on the show and definitely interested in post Walter White era. Just finished the series last week and going through withdrawal.

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        I thought this was strictly a prequel show. Regardless, could be good.

        Side note: I bought a "Better Call Saul" tee-shirt last year off the $6 Shirts site. Not available there any longer.

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        • GAMEC0CK2002
          Stayin Alive
          • Aug 2002
          • 10384

          #5
          Re: Better Call Saul

          Looking forward to the post Walter episodes. Hopefully, they can get Jessie in some of those episodes.

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          • JayBee74
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            • Jul 2002
            • 22989

            #6
            Re: Better Call Saul

            So we're going to see scenes with Saul after he isn't "Called Saul", possibly managing a Cinnabon in Omaha?

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            • CMH
              Making you famous
              • Oct 2002
              • 26203

              #7
              Better Call Saul

              Originally posted by JayBee74
              So we're going to see scenes with Saul after he isn't "Called Saul", possibly managing a Cinnabon in Omaha?

              Probably. Seems that way.

              I'm interested in how this matters. Like why would we jump through different time periods in an episode?

              I'm guessing we will see how a shady deal from 1993 affected him in 2004.


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              • TCM
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                • Jun 2011
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                #8
                Re: Better Call Saul

                Pretty excited about this, I'm sure it'll tie up some loose ends nicely too.
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                • cavsfan2
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                  • Aug 2010
                  • 3902

                  #9
                  Re: Better Call Saul

                  When they do flash forwards, they should just take 5 seconds to show Huell just sitting alone in that room lol

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                  • RockinDaMike
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                    • Feb 2003
                    • 9091

                    #10
                    Re: Better Call Saul

                    Looking forward to seeing commercials

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                    • JayBee74
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                      • Jul 2002
                      • 22989

                      #11
                      Re: Better Call Saul

                      Originally posted by RockinDaMike
                      Looking forward to seeing commercials
                      Well...........................

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                      EDIT: I didn't realize that Netflix will be airing the entire first season (In US and Canada) just after the AMC season finale. In Latin America and Europe Netflix will be streaming it just after the AMC season premiere.
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                      • Psyblast
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                        • Jun 2003
                        • 42582

                        #12
                        Re: Better Call Saul

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                        • Eton Rifles
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                          • Feb 2003
                          • 5374

                          #13
                          Re: Better Call Saul

                          Got a feeling we are going to see some off the charts crazy stuff from this series.
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                          • kingkilla56
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                            • Jun 2009
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                            #14
                            Re: Better Call Saul

                            So is this show a prequel or about Saul's life after Breaking Bad?
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                            • JayBee74
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                              • Jul 2002
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                              #15
                              Re: Better Call Saul

                              Originally posted by kingkilla56
                              So is this show a prequel or about Saul's life after Breaking Bad?
                              It's set six years before the start of Breaking Bad. I thought a heard something about glimpses of Saul's life after Breaking Bad, but it's first and foremost a prequel.

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