Completed Better Call Saul (Season 6) [AMC]

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Looks like the Breaking Bad fanatics don't have to be so sad anymore.

Breaking Bad‘s Saul Goodman will live on at AMC. After lengthy negotiations, the cable network and Breaking Bad producer Sony Pictures TV have reached a licensing agreement for a spinoff from Vince Gilligan‘s acclaimed drama series. The spinoff series, tentatively titled Better Call Saul, had been in the works for months. It centers on one of Breaking Bad‘s most recognizable supporting characters, Bob Odenkirk‘s unflappable criminal lawyer Saul Goodman.

Conceived by Breaking Bad creator Gilligan and series writer-producer Peter Gould, who created the Saul character together for a Season 2 episode written by Gould, the spinoff will be a one-hour prequel that will focus on the evolution of the Goodman character before he ever became Walter White’s lawyer, AMC said. The network wouldn’t elaborate on the project’s status, but I’ve learned Better Call Saul has a series order pending the complication of Sony TV’s deals with Gilligan, Gould and Odenkirk. The pact between AMC and Sony TV came after talks between the two sides came down to the wire, with other outlets, including Netflix, which has had huge success with Breaking Bad, very interested in snatching the spinoff series.

The title of the spinoff comes from the original Saul episode of Breaking Bad, titled “Better Call Saul”, in which Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) hire the flamboyant Goodman after Badger (Matt L. Jones) is caught by the DEA. Goodman, who has been a regular presence on the show since, is a sleazy but highly competent criminal lawyer with a penchant for over-the-top TV commercials in which he uses his signature tagline “Better Call Saul!” Saul has served as Breaking Bad‘s comic relief, which is not surprising given Odenkirk’s strong comedy background. While hourlong, the spinoff is expected to be be far less dark than the original series, with more comedy infused into it.

Gilligan has been high on the idea for over a year. “I would love to see a Saul Goodman spinoff,” he said in a July 2012 interview. “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.”
Source: Deadline

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Have you seen Mr. Show?

Sucks we have to wait til 2020! I thought August was an eternity :LOL: Interested to see if the BrBa movie spin off ties in some how?
Nah, I'm not the biggest fan of David Cross unfortunately. :bag:

Tell me about it! I forgot about the movie spin-off to be honest... I wonder if that also has anything to do with Saul being delayed -- Gilligan busy writing/preparing maybe?
 
Nah, I'm not the biggest fan of David Cross unfortunately. :bag:

Tell me about it! I forgot about the movie spin-off to be honest... I wonder if that also has anything to do with Saul being delayed -- Gilligan busy writing/preparing maybe?
Its a bit like a 90's version of Monty Python, Sketches can be hit and miss just like Python, but very funny when they do hit!

Yeah, I believe they begin filming BCS this week, and I saw some sneaky set pics set for the filming of the Breaking Bad thing in December so I assume that is in post production? (Slight locations spoiler alert if you look them up!)
What ever they do, It will all be worth the wait i'm sure!
 
Still, haven't even started season 4 yet :oohyeah: I was waiting till I could have a binge watch but other things had taken over. **** I must get on this :spoil:But seeing that season 5 isn't until 2020 I don't need to rush:rofl:
 
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Its a bit like a 90's version of Monty Python, Sketches can be hit and miss just like Python, but very funny when they do hit!

Yeah, I believe they begin filming BCS this week, and I saw some sneaky set pics set for the filming of the Breaking Bad thing in December so I assume that is in post production? (Slight locations spoiler alert if you look them up!)
What ever they do, It will all be worth the wait i'm sure!
Maybe I'll give it a go at some point then... hopefully my love for Odenkirk will balance out my dislike for Cross lol.

Oh, sweet! Didn't realise they were already in post with the movie... I literally just thought it was planned and that was it for now. Excited to hear/see more! :D
 
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Still, haven't even started season 4 yet :oohyeah: I was waiting till I could have a binge watch but other things had taken over. **** I must get on this :spoil:But seeing that season 5 isn't until 2020 I don't need to rush:rofl:
Haha yeah, plenty of time bud. I would actually suggest leaving it until just before Season 5 anyway, because the way Season 4 ends leaves you wanting more!
 
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