Better Call Saul ***Spoilers***

The Black Oil

Logo, I've merged this with the main BCS thread which is spoiler heavy. You'll have to navigate it carefully or avoid it.

Do check your local library for DVDs of previous seasons.

ShineOn7

steinbock123 wrote: »

Anyone know if 6 is coming anytime soon?

Filming starts (or is it re-starts?) early in the new year

shawki

For anyone who needs their Bob Odenkirk fix before Season 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZti8QKBWPo

vafankillar

i was naively hoping it was just going mostly ahead as normal since most of america seemed to just be pretending there was no corona virus pandemic but looking like it's gonna be september 2021 or around then when it's out

Agent Coulson

Production starting next month on the final season and due to return in the first quarter if 2022 so over a year till it's back.

https://deadline.com/2021/02/amc-networks-better-call-saul-killing-eve-walking-dead-1234701802/

rob316

They have really dragged the arse out of this show.

ShineOn7

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Production starting next month on the final season and due to return in the first quarter if 2022 so over a year till it's back.

https://deadline.com/2021/02/amc-networks-better-call-saul-killing-eve-walking-dead-1234701802/

Thanks for the update

If it finishes as strong as recent seasons it may well be viewed better than even Breaking Bad

There's a good few who think it already

wadacrack

rob316 wrote: »

They have really dragged the arse out of this show.

Difficult in a pandemic with some elderly cast too

ShineOn7

rob316 wrote: »

They have really dragged the arse out of this show.

Not at all

Breaking Bad had 62 episodes and it looks like Better Call Saul will finish on the exact same

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

rob316 wrote: »

They have really dragged the arse out of this show.

I completely disagree.

FrancieBrady

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 wrote: »

I completely disagree.

Same here...engrossing and intelligent drama. I've gotten more out of it than Breaking Bad tbh.

Say Your Number

I'm presuming those who complain about it just want the bang bang bang gangster stuff all the time.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Say Your Number wrote: »

I'm presuming those who complain about it just want the bang bang bang gangster stuff all the time.

That's always what I think.

Homelander

Could be wrong but I thought he was referring to the length of time it's taking to wrap it up rather than the amount of seasons. By the time it's finished, for the same number of episodes as BB it'll have run for a lot longer.

Now, partly Covid obviously, but there have been some pretty big gaps pre-Covid as well.

trashcan

I’m a big fan too. Equally as good as BB I think. For fans of BB I’d recommend Sneaky Pete, which I’ve just discovered on Amazon. Co-created by Bryan Cranston (he’s in the first series as the villain) and a bit similar to BB in my view, in its pacing and twisty plot turns.

Edit, a lot of people seem to dislike Kim in BCS, but I think she’s great.

yabadabado

trashcan wrote: »

I’m a big fan too. Equally as good as BB I think. For fans of BB I’d recommend Sneaky Pete, which I’ve just discovered on Amazon. Co-created by Bryan Cranston (he’s in the first series as the villain) and a bit similar to BB in my view, in its pacing and twisty plot turns.

Edit, a lot of people seem to dislike Kim in BCS, but I think she’s great.

Sneaky Pete is good.Its not on the same level as BB or BCS but it's good nonetheless.

cian68

trashcan wrote: »

Edit, a lot of people seem to dislike Kim in BCS, but I think she’s great.

That's insane that people dislike her. Rhea Seehorn robbed of more award nominations imo.

leggo

I don’t like comparing BB and BCS personally. Instead I see BCS as extra seasons of BB and as more than able to live up to the mantle. It is essentially all the one show and story tbh.

artvanderlay

Can't wait to see what Lalo does next. Shame it's another year



I'd love in the final season it they stayed entirely in the present for the final episodes, so we get to see what really happens to Jimmy after BB. I have an image of Jimmy turning himself in, getting Kim to represent him thus reconciling with her, getting a long prison sentence, but giving all his fellow cons legal advice in jail and becoming a legend in there

vafankillar

leggo wrote: »

I don’t like comparing BB and BCS personally. Instead I see BCS as extra seasons of BB and as more than able to live up to the mantle. It is essentially all the one show and story tbh.

same I personally just love them bott but then everytime someone mentions it i feel myself coming up with counter arguments in my head & then i'm like wtf is the point of such unecessary debates

Thelonious Monk

I wasn't mad about it at the start, it was a bit slapstick to begin with and silly, and I found the whole tinfoil brother story really annoying, but the last few series are just amazing. I'd watch it just for Lalo's moustache alone.

murpho999

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I wasn't mad about it at the start, it was a bit slapstick to begin with and silly, and I found the whole tinfoil brother story really annoying, but the last few series are just amazing. I'd watch it just for Lalo's moustache alone.

I liked the early season and I think the "tinfoil brother" story was key to Jimmy's pysche, character development and transformation to Saul.

I didn't expect the show to be exactly like BB and glad it's its own thing.

I think it's great tv.

rob316

Homelander wrote: »

Could be wrong but I thought he was referring to the length of time it's taking to wrap it up rather than the amount of seasons. By the time it's finished, for the same number of episodes as BB it'll have run for a lot longer.

Now, partly Covid obviously, but there have been some pretty big gaps pre-Covid as well.

Thanks someone got my point atleast.

trashcan

murpho999 wrote: »

I liked the early season and I think the "tinfoil brother" story was key to Jimmy's pysche, character development and transformation to Saul.

I didn't expect the show to be exactly like BB and glad it's its own thing.

I think it's great tv.

I thought the relationship between Jimmy and his brother was very good, and as you say, pivotal in the development of his character.

Thecageyone

Love the show, but it did get hella boring for a season when Jimmy's brother was the main focus, much better in later seasons when we getmore interesting characters, some old familiars and more action to boot. Can't wait for Better call Mike Saul to return

TheDavester

if they were to do another spin off, id love one on either Kim or Lalo

gormdubhgorm

TheDavester wrote: »

if they were to do another spin off, id love one on either Kim or Lalo

I think Kim/Lalo would make a great team. Power couple. She will dump Jimmy for him. That is my prediction.

wadacrack

leggo wrote: »

I don’t like comparing BB and BCS personally. Instead I see BCS as extra seasons of BB and as more than able to live up to the mantle. It is essentially all the one show and story tbh.

I think they ae quite different to say they are the one show. Overall I prefer BCS. BB got very dark in the last 2 seasons, especially the last one. More depth to BCS imo

gormdubhgorm

wadacrack wrote: »

I think they ae quite different to say they are the one show. Overall I prefer BCS. BB got very dark in the last 2 seasons, especially the last one. More depth to BCS imo

BB really did the leg work for BCS in developing the characters though. Made it much easier for BCS as most characters had some form of a story already written. So they just had to flesh out a bit of back story and fit new characters around their arc.

Only main gripe I have with BCS is those fecking montagues and loads of time sequence things they do. Going mad arty on it. I not into that stuff at all.

rubadub

Better Call Saul will get a spinoff prequel with an animated digital series titled Slippin' Jimmy going back to Jimmy McGill's childhood with Chuck