Better Call Saul-series

The notorius character from Breaking Bad now has his own series.
Starting today

Thanks for the reminder. Looking forward to this :D

really enjoyed first episode and where it seems to be going.

Oh god breaking bad was insanely good, but the it was sooooooo slow in the beginning and so is this

this show kind of sucks but its got potential

On February 09 2015 13:24 RaiNKhAN wrote: this show kind of sucks but its got potential

like the nba draft

first episode definitely promising

Really slow start so far but hopefully it picks up a bit. Enjoyed it overall but really not as much as I thought I would. I feel like the flashforward intro was way too long and maybe could have been something else entirely. Not sure if it's a 1 season show or not yet. The structure of this ep was a tad boring/mechanical and I expected more than some desperate legal runarounds and the carry-on with the skateboard kids but I guess we need a bit of that to establish his persona, fine. While it was cool to see Mike and Tuco it felt a bit obnoxious to run into them the way we did as they didn't really fit imo. Sure, technically Mike could have been working a ticket booth 6 years before breaking bad but I feel like it took something away from his character and it didn't really enrich the episode the way a 19 year old nerdy kid Saul could rip through would have. Oh well, early days.

On February 09 2015 09:02 Daut wrote: really enjoyed first episode and where it seems to be going.

ppl also need to stop comparing it to breaking bad

I feel like that comment is towards me considering my post.
My idea is that the same creators stand behind it and BB had the same slow build, its what annoyed me I barely managed to even go through first 5 eps of BB. Anyway that being said you re totally right and its illogical to think otherwise

On February 09 2015 21:33 Spitfiree wrote: I feel like that comment is towards me considering my post. My idea is that the same creators stand behind it and BB had the same slow build, its what annoyed me I barely managed to even go through first 5 eps of BB. Anyway that being said you re totally right and its illogical to think otherwise

I stopped watching after 2-3 thought it was terrible. But reviews were so good, that I decided to give it one season before quitting, one thing led to another.. BB didn't get good until Walter started cooking w/ Jessie, before that it was just depressing as hell

2 episodes down... not overly impressed but I have faith they are setting some good shit up, i liked the way it began with the depressing cinnabunn scene but nothing too great yet, definitely will give it it's due time tho. BB is an all-time great and Vince Gilligan deserves my faith.

Most great shows have a slow build up. Sopranos, The Wire, BB. It takes times to set everything up. Also most shows that start very fast burn out after 1-2 seasons max.

That said I thought this episode was pretty good. Loved the ending.

loved the first 2 episodes so far, tuco scenes were particularly great

Second episode already out, nice.

I agree with most of the opinions, this has a lot of potential.

I never watched Breaking Bad because it seemed to be way too hyped too fast in public opinion, but it's always fun to watch Bob Odenkirk

On February 10 2015 18:24 Santafairy wrote: I never watched Breaking Bad because it seemed to be way too hyped too fast in public opinion, but it's always fun to watch Bob Odenkirk

well thats a dumb reason not to watch the greatest show ever.

So far so good. Not liking these "cameo" appearances by all these dead breaking bad people though, (theyre not even playing themselves wtf is this) This thing will definitley pick up in time. "The Rise of Gus Fring" prequel set in Chile is what I hope will materialize in the future.

funny how they said its gonna be nothing like breaking bad.
Sofar its exactly like Breaking Bad if u ask me
Anyways... the first two epi were great imo

On February 11 2015 00:21 whamm! wrote: So far so good. Not liking these "cameo" appearances by all these dead breaking bad people though, (theyre not even playing themselves wtf is this) This thing will definitley pick up in time. "The Rise of Gus Fring" prequel set in Chile is what I hope will materialize in the future.

great interview. Thanks for sharing

On February 11 2015 04:11 TimDawg wrote: Show nested quote + On February 11 2015 00:21 whamm! wrote: So far so good. Not liking these "cameo" appearances by all these dead breaking bad people though, (theyre not even playing themselves wtf is this) This thing will definitley pick up in time. "The Rise of Gus Fring" prequel set in Chile is what I hope will materialize in the future. great interview. Thanks for sharing

+1

Second ep was ok imo. I think in general the scenes feel far too stretched out or thin. Sometimes it's quite good but mostly I just want the scene to end and there to be more to the show for 45 min episodes.

Really enjoyed them. Can't wait for more.

Thing about it being a spin-off of another insanely awesome series is that it automatically makes people pre-judge it and have higher expectations. We're two episodes in and people are already talking about how slow it is.... and considering what's happened, wtf? Expecting Vietnam or some shit? I mean, really.

It's a story about a broke ass lawyer trying to make it. He's not a family man cancer ridden school teacher who turns into a meth cook, psychopath murdering machine.

Since everyones a critic - Only 'issue' (and it's not even really that), I find it kind of cheap of them to bring in characters from breaking bad to 'pump up' the show. I mean, make it an original series or don't. He meets Tuco in the first episode? wtf. It's like they're having trouble separating from their golden baby or something.

Definitely torrenting this show every week. House of Cards, c'monnnnnnnnnn

Consider that what happened could have happened in way less time allowing for more of the plot to develop per 45 min episode. Agree on bringing in old characters, it needs to have it's own legs.

Agreed.

I moreso enjoyed watching his internal dilemma between unethical paydays and morally responsible broke living than watching crazy tuco being crazy again.

Gotta love the soundtrack to some of the scenes too haha.

I laughed inside when I saw he was the manager at some cinnabon "If I'm lucky I'll end up being a manager at a cinnabon in Nebraska!"

Not hooked yet and particularly disliked the Tuco and Mike appearances. Just such a cheap way of drawing Breaking Bad viewers in with a dumb connection.

I will keep watching. I like Saul as a character and Breaking Bad is probably my favorite series of all time. It likely gets better over time.

Seeing as how Saul was largely Breaking Bad's comic relief, it's natural that this show is less serious and more about entertainment (exemplified by the break the legs scene), but also ultimately quite a bit less good.

enjoyed the first two episodes and will keep on watching, but mostly just because I really enjoy watching Saul go on epic rants. Frankly, that's what has been missing so far. I get how the tuco and mike appearances can annoy people, but to me I didn't really care.And I can see how Mike's dedication to his old job is what led Saul to hire him in the first place.

Although we're talking about fictional characters and whatnot - I don't think the reason Saul hired Mike was because of his dedication to being a stickler at the booth, ya know?

hahah. Debating what ifs and what nots and whats about a make believe story. Gotta love life

P.S.

LP Party in Canada - 2015. Let's do it. LP can cover the transportation (Make it rain naz)

On February 14 2015 20:05 Nazgul wrote: Not hooked yet and particularly disliked the Tuco and Mike appearances. Just such a cheap way of drawing Breaking Bad viewers in with a dumb connection.

Pretty sure Mike will play a main character in the series later on, it does make sense

On February 15 2015 23:14 Spitfiree wrote: Show nested quote + On February 14 2015 20:05 Nazgul wrote: Not hooked yet and particularly disliked the Tuco and Mike appearances. Just such a cheap way of drawing Breaking Bad viewers in with a dumb connection. Pretty sure Mike will play a main character in the series later on, it does make sense

I don't mind that I just don't like the random "oh look it's Mike" vibe of the first two episodes. Mike is awesome I'm sure he will play a large part in this series and I look forward to that.

when i watched the trailers it made it seem like there was more to mike than what they are showing now... i would hope.


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/better-call-saul-breaking-bad-773498

^a few of these were kinda cool

so far so good imo

anyone know where to watch ep. 3? i actually get AMC and logged on their site w/my cable provider but for some reason ep 3 still doesn't play, don't feel like waiting for the next scheduled re-run.

thepiratebay ftw

I'm with Naz in that I'm not particularly hooked yet...the first 3 eps have been pretty meh so far to me. I will continue to watch because I just expect Vince Gilligan to make it awesome eventually.

It seems like Mike is breaking into becoming a main/regularly-occurring character after ep 3. He was my favorite character in BB.

so far so good!

btw i just started watching banshee which is like a pulpy comic book kinda show that i think most ppl would like.

On February 21 2015 00:33 Spitfiree wrote: thepiratebay ftw

meh im scared of all the superviruses

On February 20 2015 17:27 bigredhoss wrote: anyone know where to watch ep. 3? i actually get AMC and logged on their site w/my cable provider but for some reason ep 3 still doesn't play, don't feel like waiting for the next scheduled re-run.

https://popcorntime.io/

On February 21 2015 13:31 TalentedTom wrote: Show nested quote + On February 20 2015 17:27 bigredhoss wrote: anyone know where to watch ep. 3? i actually get AMC and logged on their site w/my cable provider but for some reason ep 3 still doesn't play, don't feel like waiting for the next scheduled re-run. https://popcorntime.io/

oooh neato

On February 21 2015 10:58 bigredhoss wrote: Show nested quote + On February 21 2015 00:33 Spitfiree wrote: thepiratebay ftw meh im scared of all the superviruses

if u just download from trusted users (such as YIFY or anoXmous for movies) then u wont have a problem.

just sort by seeds, see which ones are the most active and browse the comments to make sure the file is fine

will keep that in mind for the future. just installed a new OS so am a little extra paranoid about messing anything up.

can use kickass.to and just look at comments, the best shit floats to the top, i see yifi every day at top there

It skyrocketed in popularity when the bay went down, i kinda stuck to it, just more fun and easy to find shit, and it circulates new stuff much faster at the top, so yay.

+ comment section much more active, easy to spot if something's fishy

I really enjoyed episode 3. Felt like a whole different show imo Will watch ep 4 soon.

thanks marius, i think right now just gonna stick to the popcorn thing tom linked, it seems pretty sweet.

On February 24 2015 17:46 ggplz wrote: I really enjoyed episode 3. Felt like a whole different show imo Will watch ep 4 soon.

agree, actually i've liked all the episodes a lot so far. i kind of shared naz's opinion about the way mike/tuco were introduced, but i don't know if there's a better way to do it, i think not giving the proverbial nod to BB would be just as awkward in its own way all things considered, and getting to see the development of both characters (esp mike) is well worth it. like for a split second it felt like a formulaic lazy way of capitalizing on BB's success, except that the writing and acting are great and there's actually nothing lazy about it. also think chuck is going to turn out to be an awesome character.

only problem i have is nacho seems too effeminate for a drug-dealing gangster

On February 24 2015 20:28 bigredhoss wrote: thanks marius, i think right now just gonna stick to the popcorn thing tom linked, it seems pretty sweet. Show nested quote + On February 24 2015 17:46 ggplz wrote: I really enjoyed episode 3. Felt like a whole different show imo Will watch ep 4 soon. agree, actually i've liked all the episodes a lot so far. i kind of shared naz's opinion about the way mike/tuco were introduced, but i don't know if there's a better way to do it, i think not giving the proverbial nod to BB would be just as awkward in its own way all things considered, and getting to see the development of both characters (esp mike) is well worth it. like for a split second it felt like a formulaic lazy way of capitalizing on BB's success, except that the writing and acting are great and there's actually nothing lazy about it. also think chuck is going to turn out to be an awesome character. only problem i have is nacho seems too effeminate for a drug-dealing gangster

I think the problem with running into Mike and Tuco as we did is that straight away in the introductory episodes the plot is beginning to revolve around them when there's not enough of a good reason for it. The very appearance of those characters so early is capitalizing on BB's success and I'd say there are plenty of reasons against it that early. Focusing on Saul and his development is crucial (it's his show) and for non BB viewers especially so. The not-so-subtle appearance of Mike was far too loud, never mind Tuco there as well. I believe there are other great ways to slow down Saul's character development without having old BB characters early. There were some serious pacing issues throughout ep 1&2 as well which further lead to a weaker start. BB fans will probably allow them to pull this off but it's still badly done. The show would be much stronger if it started off more independent of BB, got it's legs and established Saul a little bit then worked those characters in. The good news is that in ep 3 Saul made very significant character developments towards being Saul – he is more forceful when it matters, is tired of being pushed around and overall feels smarter. He has his flaws but that just makes him more human, lovable and interesting to watch. I think the phone call scenes early in ep 3 were brilliant. Also the tent scene with the bursting bag was similar to the style/flair through which Tarantino marks his movies imo.

Just had a quick look on imdb and ep 1 & 2 were written by Vince Gilligan & Peter Gould whereas ep 3 was written by Thomas Schnauz only. edit: 4th episode was great, written by Gennifer Hutchison.

first episode a bit slow and kinda painful, so really, it could only go up from there. I feel like its going to be slow moving and take its time developing the characters and plots, so I'll give the 2nd and maybe 3rd episodes a watch.

agreed Mike out of nowhere is fucking pathetic come on... sure you can add him on later but turns out he was the toll booth guy what a coincidence -______-

Watching every episode so far just makes me wish they decided to make a show about the rise of Gus instead

Need more badass/dark stuff. Oh well, I'm still expecting this to eventually be good

Just think of how sniveling and semi-pathetic Saul is in Breaking Bad...He will never be a badass character you just have to accept that. He's going to be a cunning helper-outer-type guy just like he was in BB...and that's his ceiling. He can't really get more badass than that or it wouldn't make sense.

Last episode was awesome!

Brilliant acting by the guy who plays Mike

On February 25 2015 01:17 Baalim wrote: agreed Mike out of nowhere is fucking pathetic come on... sure you can add him on later but turns out he was the toll booth guy what a coincidence -______-

Uh, why? The show is set around the time in which Saul and Mike meet.

And this show needs mike. Up until last episode it was getting kinda boring tbh. Watching Saul run around failing as a lawyer and his stupid brother was getting pretty meh. This show def needs Mike being a badass ASAP, and hopefully develop Jimmy into Saul asap.

Yeah the last episode was really captivating. Mike was always a great character in BB and now they've upped his character so much by just having one complete episode about his back story. Great stuff.

Last episode was fucking great. Sick acting ..

last episode was amazing until the end when they turned Mike into an emotional weeping fag.

still solid overall though.

On February 25 2015 01:24 TimDawg wrote: Watching every episode so far just makes me wish they decided to make a show about the rise of Gus instead Need more badass/dark stuff. Oh well, I'm still expecting this to eventually be good

lol that would be actually a pretty good idea, kinda very similar to walters story tho (or pretty much exactly the same)

On March 10 2015 19:36 Stim_Abuser wrote: Show nested quote + On February 25 2015 01:17 Baalim wrote: agreed Mike out of nowhere is fucking pathetic come on... sure you can add him on later but turns out he was the toll booth guy what a coincidence -______- Uh, why? The show is set around the time in which Saul and Mike meet. And this show needs mike. Up until last episode it was getting kinda boring tbh. Watching Saul run around failing as a lawyer and his stupid brother was getting pretty meh. This show def needs Mike being a badass ASAP, and hopefully develop Jimmy into Saul asap.

Mike was by far my favorite BB character, so obviously I thought the last episode was awesome. I'm a little worried the show will go back to being somewhat boring again, as you said, with Saul and his brother running around with not a lot of action. I will give the writers the benefit of the doubt though, BB's first 5 episodes were a little slow and then we all know how good it was the next 50 episodes. They def need to keep developing Mike's character more and need Saul to get into more shady/illegal stuff soon.

I know they are building up and that season 1 of Breaking Bad was WAYYY different than say, season 5... (meaning I understand that the show will change pace eventually)... but this new episode was so............ meh! Very little going on.

Still though, excited to see where it goes.

yeah episode was kinda meh. it started good when mike was talking to that cop at the beginning, but after that it just felt random/all over the place. i have faith it's building to something more cohesive and interesting though.

i also feel like i'm the only person alive who thought BB early-mid seasons were just as good or better than the late seasons.

On March 17 2015 09:29 bigredhoss wrote: i also feel like i'm the only person alive who thought BB early-mid seasons were just as good or better than the late seasons.

I enjoyed BB from the first episode to the end. The early part of the first season was awesome.

Really enjoyed the last 2 episodes of better call saul.

im loving the series, deep down saul will always be a good guy

btw i dont get how spilling a coffee to a cop equals to breaking into someones home and stealing 1 mill in cash

Started slow but this is getting good really fast! Can't wait for it to interwine with BB!

On March 23 2015 09:58 locoo wrote: Started slow but this is getting good really fast! Can't wait for it to interwine with BB!

don't get your hopes up for anything intertwining with that time frame

On March 24 2015 03:35 thewh00sel wrote: Show nested quote + On March 23 2015 09:58 locoo wrote: Started slow but this is getting good really fast! Can't wait for it to interwine with BB! don't get your hopes up for anything intertwining with that time frame

I wouldn't expect anything really for this first season

possibly in future seasons..

I really liked the last episode for some reason, didn't want it to end

fucking love this series...

^ *High Fives*

I'm guessing Chuck dies within 3-4 episodes otherwise this makes no sense .. season finale tops

heres my guess: chuck will be threatened/trying get killed by that company coz without him Saul cant do it. They ll hire Mike to do the hit.

i think since they used chuck's number for the printing, HHM will get the case and saul will be kicked out. if he won a multi-million dollar settlement, he wouldn't be doing what he is doing in breaking bad. nothing is good about this case imo

I hope Chuck's character does die...then Saul goes full on hands-dirty lawyer and somehow gets intertwined into whatever dark and crazy shit Mike is about to get into

That would be a good ending for the first season and a good hype up/anticipation of the second season

Chuck must die otherwise Saul would never be into shady stuff, he is very committed to being as good a person as he can only because of Chuck

Lol that was trevor from gta5. Funny

#FuckChuck

No Fuck Chuck cuz he don't give a fuck.

Fantasic episode imo, love this show

On March 31 2015 19:51 ggplz wrote: Fantasic episode imo, love this show

+1

Mike's scenes so amazing lol

very powerful episode, amazing

I love this show sooo much.

Last ep was meh, but I guess it makes sense.

Yeah the finale sucked

Also the blow up in the Bingo Room was really fucking lame.

One the worst finale ive seen in a show lol.
Usually shows loves to give a big finale.

shoulda ended with last ep and came up with better ideas...

better UNINSTALL

imo

Season 2 Ep 1 just came out!

On February 20 2016 19:47 impact69 wrote: Season 2 Ep 1 just came out!

Yeah! gracias amigo

first ep of season 2 was decent

show still is just too slow for my liking

Was the douche the same guy whose car Walter burned in some early seasons of BB?

^ yes, it's an awesome Easter egg.

This show is criminally underrated. TV hasn't made me laugh so much in a long time.

Also this is a gem (it's Hummer guy):

omg lmfao

i love his character so much more now

I keep thinking of this idea to do onlyfans where I do "squat cobbler" from better call Saul. Seriously all you need to do is go to shoprite, buy some pie and sit on it.

Ez money bros.

lol nice bumps

can't wait for the last season tbh. One of the best shows still

Hi, I am new to this community. I am surprised to find there are some breaking bad fans in this community. I must say that Breaking Bad has always been my favorite TV series of all time. I have watched the first season of Better Call Saul but I could not find time to continue. I just want to know how you guys are doing and how you feel about the show. Is it worth spending time on?