Tag: Better Call Saul
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Statues Of Walter White And Jesse Pinkman Unveiled By The City Of Albuquerque
Long after strangers on the internet stop confidently tweeting at each other about how “Breaking Bad” is the best show of all time, a testament to the show’s greatness will still stand. Two brand new statues have just been unveiled in Albuquerque, depicting high school teacher turned meth-making mastermind Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and his…
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Why This Is the Year to Rally Around ‘Better Call Saul’ at the Emmys — A Respectful Demand
With the final round of 2022 Emmy voting on the horizon, IndieWire TV writers Ben Travers and Steve Greene decided the time was right for a Double Take discussion on — and a call to arms for — the beloved, long-running AMC drama “Better Call Saul.” This is that discussion.Ben Travers: A great philosopher once…
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Bob Odenkirk: My Heart Attack Made It ‘Much Easier’ to Act in ‘Better Call Saul’
Bob Odenkirk has gotten a new lease on life — and a newly reinvigorated acting approach.In July 2021, the “Better Call Saul” star collapsed on set and suffered a heart attack. “Better Call Saul” health safety supervisor, Rosa Estrada, and assistant director, Angie Meyer, administered CPR and hooked Odenkirk up to an automated defibrillator. It…
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Better Call Saul Season 6 Returns To Gene With ‘Nippy’
When we last saw Gene Takovic, the new identity of Saul Goodman aka Jimmy McGill, his cover had been blown. “Gene” is in hiding in Omaha, Nebraska, and working as a Cinnabon manager in a mall, but as bad luck would have it, someone from Albuquerque — a cab driver named Jeff — recognized him…
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‘Better Call Saul’ Review: ‘Nippy’ Says a Bitter Hello to the Future and the Past at the Same Time
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Better Call Saul” Season 6, Episode 10, “Nippy.”]At this juncture of “Better Call Saul,” the biggest unanswered question might well be “What does this guy have left to live for?” And that’s not just true of Gene Takovic (Bob Odenkirk), firmly entrenched in his third distinct identity…
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How Many Emmys Should ‘Succession’ Actually Win? A Category-by-Category Breakdown
The Emmys catch a lot of flack for narrow and repetitious voting patterns — consistently nominating the same shows at the expense of new and overlooked programs — but credit where credit is due, the TV Academy did (mostly) right by dramas this year. The consensus pick among TV critics for 2021’s best series, “Succession,”…
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Former AMC Networks President David Madden Shares Your Surprise Company Hasn’t Been Acquired: Q&a
He’s seen a lot. At Berlanti Prods., veteran programming executive David Madden served as executive producer of HBO Max hit “The Flight Attendant” as well as stalker romance “You.” As president at Fox Entertainment he helped launch “The Shield;” while overseeing programming at AMC Networks, his oversight included “The Walking Dead,” “Better Call Saul,” and…
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‘Better Call Saul’ Review: A Mournful ‘Fun and Games’ Watches Everyone Fail to Fix What’s Broken
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Better Call Saul” Season 6, Episode 9, “Fun and Games.”]For as much as “Better Call Saul” has functioned as a prequel, one of its undeniable strengths has been looking at what happens when the smoke clears. It’s a show that rises to its most harrowing moments, as…
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‘Better Call Saul’ Creators on the Terror, Process, and Lessons of Concluding a Series
“Better Call Saul” has gotten a lot of mileage out of demonstrating how its characters unintentionally reap whirlwinds of their own making. But with the last leg of its sixth and final season starting, the series enters a time of repercussions. While on the Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, co-creators Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan reflected what…
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‘Better Call Saul’ Review: The Final Season Returns with a Vengeance in Ferociously Tense ‘Point and Shoot’
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Better Call Saul” Season 6, Episode 8, “Point and Shoot.”]The writing team on “Better Call Saul” had no idea how the final season would be broken up. Yet, even though the people involved couldn’t have planned for certain that this would be the opening, it’s hard to…