Confirmed: ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff ‘Better Call Saul’ is happening

In Entertainment by Alex MooreSep 11, 2013




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[h=1]Confirmed: ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff ‘Better Call Saul’ is happening[/h]Oh. My. God. Deadline is reporting that the “Breaking Bad” spinoff “Better Call Saul,” which had been rumored for months, is confirmed to be moving forward on AMC.
But, like all things “Breaking Bad,” there’s a catch: Bob Odenkirk isn’t necessarily 100% confirmed yet.
Deadline reports that AMC (distributor) and Sony (the “Breaking Bad” producer) have reached a “licensing agreement” for “Better Call Saul” and that a Season One has an order “pending the complication of Sony TV’s deals with Gilligan, Gould and Odenkirk.”
A “Better Call Saul” without Gilligan and Odenkirk involved would be unthinkable (and unwatchable, on principle alone). So we’re just going to go ahead and assume that they’ll work out their differences and get on with this thing. For his part Gilligan has been saying for a year that he loves the idea.
“I would love to see a Saul Goodman spinoff,” he said in 2012. “I like the idea of a lawyer show in which the main lawyer will do anything it takes to stay out of a court of law. He’ll settle on the courthouse steps, whatever it takes to stay out of the courtroom. That would be fun — I would like that.”
Odenkirk’s portrayal of the completely corrupted lawyer has got to be one of the most compelling characters on TV. “Better Call Saul” is being planned as a prequel, which ostensibly answer the question, “How did Saul end up here?”
Even though everyone is skeptical of spinoffs, this thing sounds incredible. In the meantime, watch a few minutes of Bob Odenkirk yelling on “Mr. Show,” here.

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I don't think it will be very good

I'm not sure how I feel about this. It can't possibly live up to the perfection of Breaking Bad, so if it's anything less than very, very good it will taint the original series, IMO. I wish they would just move on and not try to catch lightening in a bottle twice.

I don't mind this. I will probably not like how this comes out but it is still something for me to hang on to breaking bad.


if it is set before BB, it would be cool to see mike doing a lot of shit for Saul, maybe even have it overlap the series at some point and have some Jesse Pinkman and Walt stuff...then after the series maybe some more stuff with whoever survives.

i.e. Badger in there trying to copyright some star wars ideas

I doubt it'll get made.

This could be good... or a total disaster

I can't believe it is gonna be an hour long.

Probably destined to fail but I'll still check it out

It would do better as a comedy ..........

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It would do better as a comedy ..........

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Exactly. That's the appeal of the character. He supplies comic relief for BB.

I think it's great, but then again, I've been wondering how I was gonna live without Breaking Bad, and this will attempt to please all the people that feel like I do. Can't possibly live up to BB, but why not try? I think a better idea would be to have a 2 hour movie. Would break every box office record.

Sounds like corporate greed.. It's not creatively motivated. Just $$$.