Jimmy McGill isn’t the only character Bob Odenkirk is saying goodbye to with “Better Call Saul” heading into its sixth and final season this year. Odenkirk promises that a long-awaited payoff is coming for Jimmy/Saul’s post-“Breaking Bad” life as Gene, who we’ll see a lot more of than just those black-and-white scenes that open each season.
“I do, yea. I think we will,” he told TheWrap on Wednesday, fresh off his Golden Globes nomination. “You’re going to see a lot of insanity, as the wheels come off the cart.”
Each season of the “Breaking Bad” prequel begins the same way, following Saul Goodman after the events of “Breaking Bad” where he goes by Gene Takovic, an unassuming and mustached manager of an Omaha-area Cinnabon.
At the beginning of Season 5, Gene’s cover is blown when the cab driver who drove him home from the...
“I do, yea. I think we will,” he told TheWrap on Wednesday, fresh off his Golden Globes nomination. “You’re going to see a lot of insanity, as the wheels come off the cart.”
Each season of the “Breaking Bad” prequel begins the same way, following Saul Goodman after the events of “Breaking Bad” where he goes by Gene Takovic, an unassuming and mustached manager of an Omaha-area Cinnabon.
At the beginning of Season 5, Gene’s cover is blown when the cab driver who drove him home from the...
- 2/3/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Another Golden Globe announcement has come and gone and Rhea Seehorn has once again been snubbed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for her performance as Kim Wexler on “Better Call Saul.” The Best TV Drama Supporting Actress nominees, announced Wednesday, are are Gillian Anderson (“The Crown”), Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”), Julia Garner (“Ozark”) and Annie Murphy (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Cynthia Nixon (“Ratched”).
There was some good news for “Better Call Saul”: Bob Odenkirk snagged a Best TV Drama Actor bid, his fourth overall and first in three years, after, like Seehorn, getting snubbed at the Emmys.
To be fair, Seehorn’s snub is not entirely shocking since she’s never been nominated before and she was in 10th place in Gold Derby’s odds. But even knowing that the Best Supporting TV Actress race is particularly crowded because the Globes do not separate supporting categories by genre...
There was some good news for “Better Call Saul”: Bob Odenkirk snagged a Best TV Drama Actor bid, his fourth overall and first in three years, after, like Seehorn, getting snubbed at the Emmys.
To be fair, Seehorn’s snub is not entirely shocking since she’s never been nominated before and she was in 10th place in Gold Derby’s odds. But even knowing that the Best Supporting TV Actress race is particularly crowded because the Globes do not separate supporting categories by genre...
- 2/3/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Rhea Seehorn, who steals every scene she is in as mostly by-the-book attorney Kim Wexler on “Better Call Saul,” has yet to take home a major award for her performance on the “Breaking Bad” spin-off. Although Seehorn has long been the best thing about the series (no offense to the rest of the fabulous cast), she has been snubbed time and again by Emmy voters and the Golden Globes’ voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. She has one Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as part of the show’s ensemble, but no individual citation in the group’s brutal single drama actress category. And while she was nominated for a Television Critics Association Award last summer, she ultimately fell to “Watchmen” star Regina King.
All of this is enough to make one think there might be a conspiracy afoot. However, all hope is not lost, as Seehorn could be...
All of this is enough to make one think there might be a conspiracy afoot. However, all hope is not lost, as Seehorn could be...
- 1/28/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Hivemind, the production company behind SFX live-action TV series "The Witcher" and "The Expanse", will next produce a series based on "The Illuminatus!" (1975) science fiction novels by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, to be adapted by writer/director Brian Taylor for European producers Kallisti:
"...it all starts with the investigation by two New York City detectives, 'Saul Goodman' and 'Barney Muldoon', into the bombing of 'Confrontation', a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, 'Joe Malik'.
"Discovering the magazine's investigation into the assassinations of 'John F. Kennedy', 'Robert F. Kennedy' and 'Martin Luther King, Jr.', the two follow a trail of memos that suggest the involvement of powerful elements, as they slowly become drawn into a web of conspiracies.
"Meanwhile, the magazine's reporter, 'George Dorn', is arrested in Texas for drug possession. He is jailed and physically threatened,...
"...it all starts with the investigation by two New York City detectives, 'Saul Goodman' and 'Barney Muldoon', into the bombing of 'Confrontation', a leftist magazine, and the disappearance of its editor, 'Joe Malik'.
"Discovering the magazine's investigation into the assassinations of 'John F. Kennedy', 'Robert F. Kennedy' and 'Martin Luther King, Jr.', the two follow a trail of memos that suggest the involvement of powerful elements, as they slowly become drawn into a web of conspiracies.
"Meanwhile, the magazine's reporter, 'George Dorn', is arrested in Texas for drug possession. He is jailed and physically threatened,...
- 1/20/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for upcoming awards. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. Eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and will be displayed next to revision date.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best Actor In A TV Series (Drama)
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Jason Bateman already has a Golden Globe for TV comedy actor, which he won in 2005 thanks to “Arrested Development.” Could he pick up another one this year, but for drama via “Ozark”? It’s a possibility, but his competition is also another HFPA favorite: Matthew Rhys, nominated twice (without a win) for “The Americans,” and now back with a new series,...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best Actor In A TV Series (Drama)
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Jason Bateman already has a Golden Globe for TV comedy actor, which he won in 2005 thanks to “Arrested Development.” Could he pick up another one this year, but for drama via “Ozark”? It’s a possibility, but his competition is also another HFPA favorite: Matthew Rhys, nominated twice (without a win) for “The Americans,” and now back with a new series,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for upcoming awards. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. Eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and will be displayed next to revision date.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best TV Series (Drama)
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Production delays due to Covid-19 mean that some of last year’s contenders, including best drama winner “Succession,” aren’t back to compete in 2021 — opening the door to some new possibilities. Could this also be a year that genre makes a big splash with HFPA members? Hot off its Emmy streak, “The Mandalorian” is in the hunt, while HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” and...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best TV Series (Drama)
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Production delays due to Covid-19 mean that some of last year’s contenders, including best drama winner “Succession,” aren’t back to compete in 2021 — opening the door to some new possibilities. Could this also be a year that genre makes a big splash with HFPA members? Hot off its Emmy streak, “The Mandalorian” is in the hunt, while HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” and...
- 1/12/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Breaking Bad continues to be one of the finest TV shows of all-time, so when creator Vince Gilligan announced that he would be following up the series with a prequel centered around Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), I'll admit that I thought it was a terrible idea. History has certainly proven me wrong as Better Call Saul has not only grown to become a worthy successor to…...
- 12/22/2020
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn are starring in the upcoming sci-fi comedy drama feature Linoleum which recently wrapped production in New York under Covid-19 safety guidelines.
The film, written and directed by Colin West, is about the host of a failing children’s science TV show who attempts to fulfill his childhood dream of being an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, all the while struggling to mend his relationship with his wife (Seehorn) and connecting surreal clues that not everything in his life is exactly how it seems. Chad Simpson’s Brain Scratch Productions partnered with Dennis Masel’s Storm City Films and Chadd Harbold to produce.
Stand-up comedian Gaffigan, who has been transitioning into a number of dramatic roles of late including Tesla, Them That Follow, and Chappaquiddick, plays dual roles in Linoleum as Cameron Edwin, the struggling amateur rocket engineer as well as his better looking,...
The film, written and directed by Colin West, is about the host of a failing children’s science TV show who attempts to fulfill his childhood dream of being an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, all the while struggling to mend his relationship with his wife (Seehorn) and connecting surreal clues that not everything in his life is exactly how it seems. Chad Simpson’s Brain Scratch Productions partnered with Dennis Masel’s Storm City Films and Chadd Harbold to produce.
Stand-up comedian Gaffigan, who has been transitioning into a number of dramatic roles of late including Tesla, Them That Follow, and Chappaquiddick, plays dual roles in Linoleum as Cameron Edwin, the struggling amateur rocket engineer as well as his better looking,...
- 11/17/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
If the emphasis on Zoom this year has given us anything, it’s the opportunity to attend festivals and see things we wouldn’t necessarily be able to in the flesh. The Montclair Film Festival, running October 16-25, usually takes place in New Jersey but, like many festivals, it’s gone virtual this year — and they’re bringing the likes of Stephen Colbert to audiences with a very special performance.
“Stephen Colbert’s Lost Pilot Project: Sometimes Live” will be closing out the 2020 festival with a special one-night-only performance.
As Colbert himself says, in 1998 he and a group of “Saturday Night Live” writers were tasked by ABC’s Michael Eisner to create a show that would usher in the return of the variety show. What they came up with was a show that sought to look behind-the-scenes of a sketch show not unlike “Saturday Night Live.”
The finished product, entitled “Sometimes Live,...
“Stephen Colbert’s Lost Pilot Project: Sometimes Live” will be closing out the 2020 festival with a special one-night-only performance.
As Colbert himself says, in 1998 he and a group of “Saturday Night Live” writers were tasked by ABC’s Michael Eisner to create a show that would usher in the return of the variety show. What they came up with was a show that sought to look behind-the-scenes of a sketch show not unlike “Saturday Night Live.”
The finished product, entitled “Sometimes Live,...
- 10/16/2020
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Sunday night’s Emmy telecast on ABC will be the most unusual one in the history of the TV Academy, with the Covid pandemic turning it into yet another remote event. The nominees will have cameras in their homes, rather than assembling in a theater to laugh at host Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes.
The timing of our national lockdown, though, has had little impact on the field. The Emmy eligibility window closed at the end of May, and all but a few notable shows scheduled to air by then had...
The timing of our national lockdown, though, has had little impact on the field. The Emmy eligibility window closed at the end of May, and all but a few notable shows scheduled to air by then had...
- 9/15/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Series: Better Call Saul Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: What if sleazy criminal lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) had his own tragic backstory? The prequel series to Breaking Bad takes on the […]
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- 9/13/2020
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
It’s the kind of grift that would make ‘Slippin'” Jimmy McGill proud. Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) calls up her friend Dr. Amos (Alicia Witt) to get a line on any prospective dementia patients with good insurance and ample nest eggs that have come through her office. She gets her partner (professionally and romantically) Fran (Eiza González) to run a background check with help from police contacts and calls an emergency trial with Judge Lomax (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) if their assumptions can be corroborated. The senior man or woman doesn’t have to attend. His or her lawyer doesn’t have to be contacted. All Marla has to do is convince Lomax he/she can no longer look after him/herself and she wins control over everything: finances, property, and visitation.
As far as the court and the state are concerned, Marla epitomizes the title of J Blakeson’s I Care A Lot.
As far as the court and the state are concerned, Marla epitomizes the title of J Blakeson’s I Care A Lot.
- 9/13/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
What does a RoboCop prequel look like without RoboCop in it? A similar question was posed when AMC’s Better Call Saul was first announced, and similar to how that show tracks Jimmy McGill’s transformation into scummy lawyer Saul Goodman, MGM’s new RoboCop prequel show aims to track the evolution of a younger Richard Jones into Dick Jones, […]
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- 9/9/2020
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
From having Tom Atkins' character threaten him with the business end of a shotgun in Trick to operating a frat house that takes hazing to a hellish new level in Pledge, Aaron Dalla Villa has made a memorable mark on the horror genre thus far, and his run of intriguing roles continues in the anthology film Immortal, in which he plays an enigmatic high school student opposite Dylan Baker's character, Mr. Shagis. With Immortal now on VOD, we caught up with Dalla Villa to discuss his recent acting work, as well as dream roles, his desire to continue directing, and making music under the name Dalla Villa.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, and congratulations on your role in the new anthology film Immortal! What was it about Kyle that made you want to play him, and what was the audition process like for the role?...
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, and congratulations on your role in the new anthology film Immortal! What was it about Kyle that made you want to play him, and what was the audition process like for the role?...
- 9/9/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“At the beginning, I don’t think any of us knew what this was,” confesses Emmy-nominated “Better Call Saul” writer Thomas Schnauz. He adds, “There’s nothing else like it on television — a prequel that dives into the psychological makeup of what was a comedic character on “Breaking Bad.” Very unusual.”
Before “Saul,” Schnauz worked on “Breaking Bad” where he shared two Emmy wins for Best Drama Series. The prequel series tells the story of how Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) became the criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. It just received it’s fifth nomination for Best Drama Series. He explains, “We have been going on separate tracks, and this was the season where story-lines really crossed over. I want to say it was difficult, but it really was energizing. And connecting it to “Breaking Bad.” Making these puzzle pieces fit together is a big challenge.”
SEEGiancarlo Esposito Interview: ‘Better Call Saul...
Before “Saul,” Schnauz worked on “Breaking Bad” where he shared two Emmy wins for Best Drama Series. The prequel series tells the story of how Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) became the criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. It just received it’s fifth nomination for Best Drama Series. He explains, “We have been going on separate tracks, and this was the season where story-lines really crossed over. I want to say it was difficult, but it really was energizing. And connecting it to “Breaking Bad.” Making these puzzle pieces fit together is a big challenge.”
SEEGiancarlo Esposito Interview: ‘Better Call Saul...
- 8/20/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
Breaking Bad was one of those rare TV shows that just kept getting better and better, right up until the end, and when it was revealed that Vince Gilligan would be following up the series with a prequel spin-off centered around Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), I was quite hesitant. How do you follow in those footsteps? How could you ever hope to top that first story? Well, Gilligan…...
- 8/18/2020
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
In Legal Ethics With Kim Wexler, Better Call Saul EP Melissa Bernstein found a compelling, new opportunity to extend the universe created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, examining with humor a character who’d found herself at a major moral crossroads.
The critically acclaimed spin-off to Gilligan’s Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul centers on Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), a small-time lawyer and beaten down con man, on a downward spiral toward a life of crime and corruption. In the drama, Rhea Seehorn plays Wexler, an upstanding attorney, who becomes entangled with McGill—and his alter ego, Saul Goodman—on both professional and romantic levels.
Prior to Legal Ethics, Bernstein had produced two installments of Employee Training, centered on Albuquerque drug boss Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), and criminal enforcer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks). The former won Bernstein the Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, and with Legal Ethics,...
The critically acclaimed spin-off to Gilligan’s Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul centers on Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), a small-time lawyer and beaten down con man, on a downward spiral toward a life of crime and corruption. In the drama, Rhea Seehorn plays Wexler, an upstanding attorney, who becomes entangled with McGill—and his alter ego, Saul Goodman—on both professional and romantic levels.
Prior to Legal Ethics, Bernstein had produced two installments of Employee Training, centered on Albuquerque drug boss Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), and criminal enforcer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks). The former won Bernstein the Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, and with Legal Ethics,...
- 8/18/2020
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Real life isn’t too great right now. Here are some over-the-top shows on TV and streaming services to help you cope.
“Absurdism, as a philosophy and artistic movement, is about humanity’s inability to find meaning in our strange, chaotic universe. Instead, we seek to embrace the bizarre, finding comfort in the things that exist outside of our reality. Given the state of the world right now, is it any wonder we might need that?”
Read more at Gizmodo.
Twenty-four classic female authors, who previously published under male pseudonyms, will finally have their books published under their real names.
“To celebrate the Women’s Prize for Fiction’s 25th anniversary, the Reclaim Her Name project is rereleasing a collection of books, publishing the titles with their author’s real name on the cover for the first time.”
Read more at The Mary Sue.
Here are the best shark movies of all time,...
“Absurdism, as a philosophy and artistic movement, is about humanity’s inability to find meaning in our strange, chaotic universe. Instead, we seek to embrace the bizarre, finding comfort in the things that exist outside of our reality. Given the state of the world right now, is it any wonder we might need that?”
Read more at Gizmodo.
Twenty-four classic female authors, who previously published under male pseudonyms, will finally have their books published under their real names.
“To celebrate the Women’s Prize for Fiction’s 25th anniversary, the Reclaim Her Name project is rereleasing a collection of books, publishing the titles with their author’s real name on the cover for the first time.”
Read more at The Mary Sue.
Here are the best shark movies of all time,...
- 8/14/2020
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
“My yoga practice informed my performance as Gus,” reveals Giancarlo Esposito about his role on “Better Call Saul.” He continues, “It was a combination of me figuring out how to get my rhythm out of the way and lend myself to a calm or more observant person. That’s who Gus it. It’s something that I work on every time I’m in front of the camera. It allows me to get out of my ego space and take on the physicality of the character. Not only in my brain but also my heart and my soul.”
Esposito just received two Emmy nominations this year. One is in the Best Drama Supporting Actor category for playing Gus on “Bcs.” The other is in Best Drama Guest Actor for his role on Disney’s “The Mandalorian.” Watch our interview with him above from before nominations were announced.
SEEGordon Smith Interview:...
Esposito just received two Emmy nominations this year. One is in the Best Drama Supporting Actor category for playing Gus on “Bcs.” The other is in Best Drama Guest Actor for his role on Disney’s “The Mandalorian.” Watch our interview with him above from before nominations were announced.
SEEGordon Smith Interview:...
- 8/5/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
Two Emmy-snubbed performers have taken to Twitter to console each other over their cruel omissions, and “Better Call Saul” fans can’t get enough.
“Wish Rhea had been nominated, she has just killed it the past two seasons on Bcs,” Bob Odenkirk tweeted after the two of them came up short in the Emmy nominations. Rhea Seehorn then responded, “Well, I wish You had been nominated! But, Yes, you better believe we’re all proud of our #Bcs nominations.” Lead actor Odenkirk and supporting player Jonathan Banks had been nominated for every season of this “Breaking Bad” spin-off, so it’s especially strange to see them both kicked out this year. Seehorn was looking for her first Emmy bid.
Well, I wish You had been nominated! But, Yes, you better believe we’re all proud of our #Bcs nominations for Best Drama, writing, music, sound, & the great @quiethandfilms !!!
(& thanks for the kind words,...
“Wish Rhea had been nominated, she has just killed it the past two seasons on Bcs,” Bob Odenkirk tweeted after the two of them came up short in the Emmy nominations. Rhea Seehorn then responded, “Well, I wish You had been nominated! But, Yes, you better believe we’re all proud of our #Bcs nominations.” Lead actor Odenkirk and supporting player Jonathan Banks had been nominated for every season of this “Breaking Bad” spin-off, so it’s especially strange to see them both kicked out this year. Seehorn was looking for her first Emmy bid.
Well, I wish You had been nominated! But, Yes, you better believe we’re all proud of our #Bcs nominations for Best Drama, writing, music, sound, & the great @quiethandfilms !!!
(& thanks for the kind words,...
- 7/29/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The 72 annual Emmy awards dropped their nominations in a very 2020 way this morning: four people talking over each other on Zoom and with plenty of surprises. Unlike most years, there were some honestly unexpected choices made by the Academy, including Best Series nods for The Mandalorian and What We Do in the Shadows. Plus the expansion of several categories to include more nominees led to some fun acting choices too. Of course, they still couldn’t get it completely right. For every wonderful choice (Zendaya! Shira Haas! Ramy Youssef!), there were a few outright headscratchers.
- 7/28/2020
- by Brian Tallerico
- Rollingstone.com
Confession time: for the most part I agree with the combined Emmy predictions of Gold Derby’s Experts, Editors and Users. No-brainer nominations for folks like Catherine O’Hara & Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”), Olivia Colman (“The Crown”) and Brian Cox (“Succession”)? Check, check and check. However, on a handful of occasions I’m going rogue and ignoring the herd mentality of your average awards pundit. Below are seven surprise performers I predict will earn Emmy nominations on Thursday, July 28 despite their lowly racetrack odds. Also see at my complete Emmy picks here.
Elle Fanning (“The Great”) — Best Comedy Actress
As Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia, Fanning gives a genre-bending performance that straddles the line between comedy and drama. Emmy voters are suckers for these types of characters — just look at recent category winners Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) and Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”). In Hulu’s “occasional” true story,...
Elle Fanning (“The Great”) — Best Comedy Actress
As Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia, Fanning gives a genre-bending performance that straddles the line between comedy and drama. Emmy voters are suckers for these types of characters — just look at recent category winners Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) and Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”). In Hulu’s “occasional” true story,...
- 7/27/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Good news, “Better Call Saul” fans: this may be the year Rhea Seehorn finally earns some Emmy love.
The actress has long been considered one of the most overdue for a nomination, but every year the TV academy gives her coal in her Emmy stocking. It’s not like voters aren’t watching the show — “Bcs” has earned 32 bids over the years including Best Drama Series four times. Well, according to Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts, Seehorn will receive a 2020 nomination for Best Drama Supporting Actress, with these four even predicting her to win: Eric Deggans (NPR), Libby Hill (Indiewire), Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.com) and Matt Webb Mitovich (TVLine).
See 2020 Emmy Best Drama Series Predictions
Seehorn’s role as ambitious attorney Kim Wexler increased dramatically in “Better Call Saul” Season 5. Not only did her professional life at Schweikart & Cokely drive much of the narrative, but her personal story with Jimmy McGill...
The actress has long been considered one of the most overdue for a nomination, but every year the TV academy gives her coal in her Emmy stocking. It’s not like voters aren’t watching the show — “Bcs” has earned 32 bids over the years including Best Drama Series four times. Well, according to Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts, Seehorn will receive a 2020 nomination for Best Drama Supporting Actress, with these four even predicting her to win: Eric Deggans (NPR), Libby Hill (Indiewire), Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.com) and Matt Webb Mitovich (TVLine).
See 2020 Emmy Best Drama Series Predictions
Seehorn’s role as ambitious attorney Kim Wexler increased dramatically in “Better Call Saul” Season 5. Not only did her professional life at Schweikart & Cokely drive much of the narrative, but her personal story with Jimmy McGill...
- 7/21/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Will the fifth season be the charm for AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” a prequel to the Emmy-winning “Breaking Bad”? “Saul” has been nominated for Best Drama Series every season of its run so far, and it has accumulated a total of 32 nominations overall, but it has yet to win a single category. It has plenty of chances in 2020, though. Scroll down to see the show’s 40 submissions on the Emmy ballots from Best Drama Series all the way down to Best Sound Mixing.
“Saul” follows the career of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), a lawyer who will eventually transform himself into the underworld defender Saul Goodman we knew for several seasons on “Breaking Bad.” Odenkirk was never nominated for his performance on that show, but he has been nominated four times for Best Drama Actor for “Saul”. And supporting actor Jonathan Banks has been nominated all those same years too,...
“Saul” follows the career of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), a lawyer who will eventually transform himself into the underworld defender Saul Goodman we knew for several seasons on “Breaking Bad.” Odenkirk was never nominated for his performance on that show, but he has been nominated four times for Best Drama Actor for “Saul”. And supporting actor Jonathan Banks has been nominated all those same years too,...
- 7/18/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
When “Better Call Saul” concluded its penultimate season this spring, the “Breaking Bad” prequel series had definitely entered the precipice of entering the grim criminal underworld of its predecessor. Lawyer Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) now deals with the drug cartel under his pseudonym Saul Goodman, and has brought his new wife Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) into its orbit.
With only one season left to go, there are dozens of questions of how things will wrap up and set the stage for “Breaking Bad.” In a conversation moderated by Variety senior editor Michael Schneider, Odenkirk, Seehorn and fellow cast members Tony Dalton and Michael Mando, along with series creator and executive producer Peter Gould, joined the Variety Streaming Room after a screening of the Season 5 finale episode to dissect some of the season’s biggest moments and reflect on how the characters have evolved since the show began back in 2015.
Odenkirk...
With only one season left to go, there are dozens of questions of how things will wrap up and set the stage for “Breaking Bad.” In a conversation moderated by Variety senior editor Michael Schneider, Odenkirk, Seehorn and fellow cast members Tony Dalton and Michael Mando, along with series creator and executive producer Peter Gould, joined the Variety Streaming Room after a screening of the Season 5 finale episode to dissect some of the season’s biggest moments and reflect on how the characters have evolved since the show began back in 2015.
Odenkirk...
- 7/8/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
A version of this story first appeared in the Drama/Comedy/Actors issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
TheWrap staff would like to recommend that you pay attention to these worthy people and shows as you think about that nominating ballot.
Elle Fanning, “The Great”
The real Catherine the Great was said to have been disgusted by her husband, Peter III, partly because of his pale complexion — which is why you could take it as an elaborate joke that Tony McNamara cast Elle Fanning as Catherine in the wry and twisted series “The Great.” If so, Fanning — all steel and wile under that alabaster façade — provides a sharp and strong punchline. — Steve Pond
“Avenue 5”
I wasn’t planning on watching “Avenue 5,” and then I found myself in the newborn unit of the hospital, unable to leave the room, take my mask off or, of course, sleep. Needing something...
TheWrap staff would like to recommend that you pay attention to these worthy people and shows as you think about that nominating ballot.
Elle Fanning, “The Great”
The real Catherine the Great was said to have been disgusted by her husband, Peter III, partly because of his pale complexion — which is why you could take it as an elaborate joke that Tony McNamara cast Elle Fanning as Catherine in the wry and twisted series “The Great.” If so, Fanning — all steel and wile under that alabaster façade — provides a sharp and strong punchline. — Steve Pond
“Avenue 5”
I wasn’t planning on watching “Avenue 5,” and then I found myself in the newborn unit of the hospital, unable to leave the room, take my mask off or, of course, sleep. Needing something...
- 7/2/2020
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
Even though Jonathan Banks is a six-time Emmy nominee in Best Drama Supporting Actor, he still has yet to take home a trophy — a dubious record he shares with Ed Begley Jr. Banks’ bids are spread out over three shows — “Wiseguy” (1989), “Breaking Bad” (2013) and “Better Call Saul” — while Begley’s were all for “St. Elsewhere” (1983-88). According to Gold Derby’s Experts from major media outlets, Banks should finally dust off his Emmy speech this year as he’s the odds-on front-runner to win on what would be his seventh nomination.
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As of this writing 28 Emmy Experts have made their predictions, with a leading 12 choosing Banks: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Kelly Lawler (USA Today), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.com), Ken Tucker...
See 2020 Emmy Best Drama Series Predictions
As of this writing 28 Emmy Experts have made their predictions, with a leading 12 choosing Banks: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Kelly Lawler (USA Today), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.com), Ken Tucker...
- 6/25/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Giancarlo Esposito will host a new digital docuseries, The Broken and the Bad, that will delve into famous moments from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and tie them to similar real-world stories. The web series will premiere July 9th to coincide with a week of special Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul programming on AMC.
Per a press release, The Broken and the Bad is “inspired by the most memorable characters, situations and themes of the Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad universe and focuses on the real-world stories...
Per a press release, The Broken and the Bad is “inspired by the most memorable characters, situations and themes of the Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad universe and focuses on the real-world stories...
- 6/24/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
“After playing Gus for so many years on ‘Breaking Bad,’ working to play him backwards has been an interesting part of my journey,” reveals Giancarlo Esposito about the character he reprises in “Better Call Saul.” In our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above), he adds, “This year I learned he can get to a point where he’s going to explode but stop himself and keep his cool.”
“Better Call Saul” tells the prequel story of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the criminal lawyer Saul Goodman from “Breaking Bad.” Esposito plays Gus Fring in both series as a charming head of fast food chain, ‘Los Pollos Hermanos,’ by day and a menacing drug boss by night. It was a role that has brought him Best Supporting Actor Emmy nominations for both programs.
SEERhea Seehorn Interview: ‘Better Call Saul’
The actor describes, “This season in one scene, Mike (Jonathan Banks...
“Better Call Saul” tells the prequel story of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the criminal lawyer Saul Goodman from “Breaking Bad.” Esposito plays Gus Fring in both series as a charming head of fast food chain, ‘Los Pollos Hermanos,’ by day and a menacing drug boss by night. It was a role that has brought him Best Supporting Actor Emmy nominations for both programs.
SEERhea Seehorn Interview: ‘Better Call Saul’
The actor describes, “This season in one scene, Mike (Jonathan Banks...
- 6/23/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
The Screen Actors Guild Awards is unique among the major entertainment honors in rewarding entire acting ensembles all at once. It’s a way to recognize the overall chemistry and interconnected nature of an entire cast, which can come together to make a film or TV show even better than the words on the page.
The Oscars and Emmys already dole out prizes to lead and supporting performers, and have opted not to expand their awards purview even further by adding cast categories — and honestly, that’s fine: There are more pressing categories they should consider adding first. But if the Emmys were to hand out full ensemble awards, AMC’s “Better Call Saul” ought to be right and center.
There are a lot of great casts on television, but “Better Call Saul” boasts a surplus of talent, starting with lead Bob Odenkirk, as eager opportunist Jimmy McGill/crassly immoral Saul Goodman.
The Oscars and Emmys already dole out prizes to lead and supporting performers, and have opted not to expand their awards purview even further by adding cast categories — and honestly, that’s fine: There are more pressing categories they should consider adding first. But if the Emmys were to hand out full ensemble awards, AMC’s “Better Call Saul” ought to be right and center.
There are a lot of great casts on television, but “Better Call Saul” boasts a surplus of talent, starting with lead Bob Odenkirk, as eager opportunist Jimmy McGill/crassly immoral Saul Goodman.
- 6/23/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
“The show is a large scale morality play” declares Gordon Smith about “Better Call Saul.” For our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above), he continues, “We ask the question, ‘What should you do in a given circumstance?’ It’s often not a question that you have the option of doing something good. It’s which bad thing do you choose that is slightly better. It’s a very grey morality.”
Smith is a producer and writer of the accomplished ABC drama series. He’s been Emmy-nominated twice for writing the episodes ‘Five-o’ (2015) and ‘Chicanery’ (2017). For the most recent fifth season he made his directorial debut with an episode he wrote, ‘Namaste.’ He confesses, “I don’t know what possessed me to ask to direct. I’ve been on set a lot with the directors. Being in that chair was a lot more than I expected. I described it as...
Smith is a producer and writer of the accomplished ABC drama series. He’s been Emmy-nominated twice for writing the episodes ‘Five-o’ (2015) and ‘Chicanery’ (2017). For the most recent fifth season he made his directorial debut with an episode he wrote, ‘Namaste.’ He confesses, “I don’t know what possessed me to ask to direct. I’ve been on set a lot with the directors. Being in that chair was a lot more than I expected. I described it as...
- 6/22/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
If you thought you knew where things were going on Better Call Saul, the most recent season of the Breaking Bad prequel of sorts throws all bets up in the air.
“The mystery at the start of the show was who is Saul Goodman?” Bob Odenkirk said of where the acclaimed AMC series has been and is going. “We met this Jimmy McGill character, we got to know many sides of him and we saw him evolve into Saul,” adds the man who plays attorney McGill and his even more slippery alter ego.
“This year he saw the stakes of that choice,” Odenkirk said of the fifth season of the series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. “He sees that it is life or death, this choice, played the way he played it.”
“Now the mystery is who is Kim?”
Joined by Gould and co-star Rhea Seehorn, who portrays...
“The mystery at the start of the show was who is Saul Goodman?” Bob Odenkirk said of where the acclaimed AMC series has been and is going. “We met this Jimmy McGill character, we got to know many sides of him and we saw him evolve into Saul,” adds the man who plays attorney McGill and his even more slippery alter ego.
“This year he saw the stakes of that choice,” Odenkirk said of the fifth season of the series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. “He sees that it is life or death, this choice, played the way he played it.”
“Now the mystery is who is Kim?”
Joined by Gould and co-star Rhea Seehorn, who portrays...
- 6/20/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
“If you were to put a gun to my head about what surprised me most, it would be how tragic it feels” confesses Peter Gould about “Better Call Saul.” In our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above), he elaborates, “The thing that surprised me is how deep Jimmy McGill turned out to be. Saul Goodman, when we saw him on ‘Breaking Bad,’ didn’t seem to have a lot of different levels. The longer we work on the show the more we’ve found. A lot of that has to do with Bob Odenkirk’s amazing performance.”
Gould is the co-creator of “Bcs” with Vince Gilligan. The series tells the story of how the affable attorney Jimmy McGill becomes criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. The character first appeared in a Season 2 episode of “Breaking Bad,” titled ‘Better Call Saul,’ which was written by Gould. Of that early entry, he adds,...
Gould is the co-creator of “Bcs” with Vince Gilligan. The series tells the story of how the affable attorney Jimmy McGill becomes criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. The character first appeared in a Season 2 episode of “Breaking Bad,” titled ‘Better Call Saul,’ which was written by Gould. Of that early entry, he adds,...
- 6/18/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
It’s been over two months since audiences said goodbye to their favorite attorney, Saul Goodman, when AMC’s “Better Call Saul” closed out its fifth season. But with Emmy voting starting up, Saul (by way of actor Bob Odenkirk) isn’t wasting any time on using his patented brand of persuasion to nab some statuettes.
In an ingenious bit of in-world marketing for what will no doubt be an aggressive Emmy campaign on AMC’s part, Saul’s “Emmy Voting Service” touts itself as a hassle-free way for Emmy voters to cast their votes — preferably for “Better Call Saul.” In the voicemail, Odenkirk’s character reminds Emmy voters that they’re “doing God’s work” and that he understands that they “barely have time to watch shows” let alone the time to cast a ballot.
So, how to take advantage of this — nudge nudge, wink wink — amazing service? All...
In an ingenious bit of in-world marketing for what will no doubt be an aggressive Emmy campaign on AMC’s part, Saul’s “Emmy Voting Service” touts itself as a hassle-free way for Emmy voters to cast their votes — preferably for “Better Call Saul.” In the voicemail, Odenkirk’s character reminds Emmy voters that they’re “doing God’s work” and that he understands that they “barely have time to watch shows” let alone the time to cast a ballot.
So, how to take advantage of this — nudge nudge, wink wink — amazing service? All...
- 6/18/2020
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
It’s been over two months since audiences said goodbye to their favorite attorney, Saul Goodman, when AMC’s “Better Call Saul” closed out its fifth season. But with Emmy voting starting up, Saul (by way of actor Bob Odenkirk) isn’t wasting any time on using his patented brand of persuasion to nab some statuettes.
In an ingenious bit of in-world marketing for what will no doubt be an aggressive Emmy campaign on AMC’s part, Saul’s “Emmy Voting Service” touts itself as a hassle-free way for Emmy voters to cast their votes — preferably for “Better Call Saul.” In the voicemail, Odenkirk’s character reminds Emmy voters that they’re “doing God’s work” and that he understands that they “barely have time to watch shows” let alone the time to cast a ballot.
So, how to take advantage of this — nudge nudge, wink wink — amazing service? All...
In an ingenious bit of in-world marketing for what will no doubt be an aggressive Emmy campaign on AMC’s part, Saul’s “Emmy Voting Service” touts itself as a hassle-free way for Emmy voters to cast their votes — preferably for “Better Call Saul.” In the voicemail, Odenkirk’s character reminds Emmy voters that they’re “doing God’s work” and that he understands that they “barely have time to watch shows” let alone the time to cast a ballot.
So, how to take advantage of this — nudge nudge, wink wink — amazing service? All...
- 6/18/2020
- by Kristen Lopez
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Our characters have a long way to go,” reflects “Better Call Saul” producer and director Melissa Bernstein. She continues, “What was so great about ‘Breaking Bad,’ which took Mr. Chips and turned him into Scarface, is it was all about the journey for that character as he was evolving over time. That’s the case for ‘Better Call Saul.’ The characters keep changing and the stakes keep getting higher. That naturally keeps the show very fresh for all of us.”
Bernstein was a producer for the entire run of “Breaking Bad,” for which she won two Emmys for Best Drama Series. Since then she has served as executive producer on it’s prequel, “Better Call Saul.” In this fifth season she made her directorial debut for the seventh episode, ‘Jmm.’ The director explains, “I have been thinking of directing for some time. Producing keeps me so busy I never felt it was the right time.
Bernstein was a producer for the entire run of “Breaking Bad,” for which she won two Emmys for Best Drama Series. Since then she has served as executive producer on it’s prequel, “Better Call Saul.” In this fifth season she made her directorial debut for the seventh episode, ‘Jmm.’ The director explains, “I have been thinking of directing for some time. Producing keeps me so busy I never felt it was the right time.
- 6/12/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
“Better Call Saul” co-creator Vince Gilligan returned to the director’s chair this season to oversee “Bagman,” an episode that quickly became one of the most heralded from the show’s five seasons. In this eighth episode, Jimmy/Saul (Bob Odenkirk) and Mike (Jonathan Banks) are stranded in the desert as they struggle to survive against the elements and cartel hitmen. Meanwhile, Kim (Rhea Seehorn) tries to convince drug kingpin Lalo (Tony Dalton) to tell her the location of her missing husband. The Gordon Smith-penned episode deserves to rake in a boatload of Emmys, both above the line and behind the lens, but there’s one catch: “Better Call Saul” has never won an Emmy Award.
See 2020 Emmy Best Drama Series Predictions
To date the popular “Breaking Bad” spinoff has amassed 32 Emmy nominations, including for Best Drama Series, Odenkirk as Best Drama Actor, Banks and Giancarlo Esposito as Best Drama Supporting Actor,...
See 2020 Emmy Best Drama Series Predictions
To date the popular “Breaking Bad” spinoff has amassed 32 Emmy nominations, including for Best Drama Series, Odenkirk as Best Drama Actor, Banks and Giancarlo Esposito as Best Drama Supporting Actor,...
- 6/12/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Kim feels naked when she shows emotion,” reveals Rhea Seehorn about the character she has played on “Better Call Saul” for five seasons. In our recent webchat she continues, “Kim wants to stand up for herself and be powerful but never have someone discount it as emotional. A lot of women, but men as well, understand that you are not taken seriously then. It’s 2000 and she’s a female in a practically all male legal world. She’s very careful of that. In my own mind and backstory that I’ve been jigsaw puzzling together over six years, there’s things that point towards why she needs to remain cool headed. What we saw in season five was losing calibration; a little bit of control about when to be emotional. It’s working but she’s smart enough to sense it’s getting quite dangerous.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
- 6/1/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
Netflix is undoubtedly one of the best streaming services in the world right now and if you are looking for action & adventure Netflix won’t make you disappointed! With access to hundreds of different series, films, and documentaries within a large variety of genres, they have almost become a benchmark for what quality and variety are expected of an online streaming platform in the UK. With so many options to choose from, the biggest problem one has is to choose what to watch. As a complete nerd of films starring “bad boys”, I put together a list of my top 5 favorite Netflix films and series that have just knocked it out of the park. Here they are:
1. Breaking Bad
Many people regard this series to be the most successful and entertaining of them all. It ran for 62 episodes between 2008-2013 and was turned into a film in 2019. The series follows...
1. Breaking Bad
Many people regard this series to be the most successful and entertaining of them all. It ran for 62 episodes between 2008-2013 and was turned into a film in 2019. The series follows...
- 5/27/2020
- by James Smith
- Nerdly
After five seasons on the air, will AMC’s “Better Call Saul” win Best Drama Series at the Emmy Awards? One of Gold Derby’s Experts is feeling s’all good, man about her gutsy prediction: Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.com). She picks this “Breaking Bad” spinoff to win ahead of the other front-runners, HBO’s “Succession” and Netflix’s “The Crown,” which translates to third-place odds of 7/1. Don’t forget, “Breaking Bad” didn’t win Best Drama Series until its fifth year, so there is precedent for “Better Call Saul” to prevail late in its run.
Season 5 of “Better Call Saul” just aired this spring, which puts it top of mind as TV academy members begin marking their ballots. Also in its favor? The new episodes received a remarkably strong reception from critics and audiences alike; it has a 99% fresh score at Rotten Tomatoes and a 92% rating at MetaCritic.
See...
Season 5 of “Better Call Saul” just aired this spring, which puts it top of mind as TV academy members begin marking their ballots. Also in its favor? The new episodes received a remarkably strong reception from critics and audiences alike; it has a 99% fresh score at Rotten Tomatoes and a 92% rating at MetaCritic.
See...
- 5/14/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Recently, Better Call Saul Season 5 finished airing, and it was the series' penultimate season.
The season provided the production quality we’ve come to expect from the series in many key aspects of filmmaking, such as cinematography, editing, score, writing, sound design, and acting.
Better Call Saul makes each of these aspects work together to provide us with countless memorable moments in the form of fantastic scenes.
We take a look back at five of the best scenes from the season.
Saul Goodman: Magic Man — Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode 1, “Magic Man.”
Better Call Saul has always been excellent at montage sequences, and Season 5 hit us with quite a few great ones, such as Saul’s commercial shoot with the film students and Saul’s attempts at disrupting Mesa Verde’s construction plans.
The best montage of the bunch, though, comes at the very start, with a montage of...
The season provided the production quality we’ve come to expect from the series in many key aspects of filmmaking, such as cinematography, editing, score, writing, sound design, and acting.
Better Call Saul makes each of these aspects work together to provide us with countless memorable moments in the form of fantastic scenes.
We take a look back at five of the best scenes from the season.
Saul Goodman: Magic Man — Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode 1, “Magic Man.”
Better Call Saul has always been excellent at montage sequences, and Season 5 hit us with quite a few great ones, such as Saul’s commercial shoot with the film students and Saul’s attempts at disrupting Mesa Verde’s construction plans.
The best montage of the bunch, though, comes at the very start, with a montage of...
- 5/5/2020
- by Tommy Czerpak
- TVfanatic
The following contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 5.
That Better Call Saul ends in tragedy has been a given since the moment it was first announced. Just in case anyone watching was unfamiliar with its predecessor even the very first scene of Saul’s very first episode made it clear that things do not end well for Jimmy McGill. While some specifics of how he ends up dragged into Walter White’s orbit and a subsequent flight into lonely obscurity remain uncertain, the end result has been set in stone from before the first minute of the show even aired.
The biggest source of tension in Better Call Saul has become the increasingly central figure of Kim Wexler, Jimmy McGill’s now-wife and occasional partner in crime. The prevailing theory for a long time suggested that Kim will eventually leave Jimmy when his Saul shenanigans became too much. Gloomier...
That Better Call Saul ends in tragedy has been a given since the moment it was first announced. Just in case anyone watching was unfamiliar with its predecessor even the very first scene of Saul’s very first episode made it clear that things do not end well for Jimmy McGill. While some specifics of how he ends up dragged into Walter White’s orbit and a subsequent flight into lonely obscurity remain uncertain, the end result has been set in stone from before the first minute of the show even aired.
The biggest source of tension in Better Call Saul has become the increasingly central figure of Kim Wexler, Jimmy McGill’s now-wife and occasional partner in crime. The prevailing theory for a long time suggested that Kim will eventually leave Jimmy when his Saul shenanigans became too much. Gloomier...
- 4/25/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
“Better Call Saul” concluded its penultimate fifth season on Monday, wrapping up its best season yet with an hour that reframes everything we thought we knew and understood about the show. As a prequel to “Breaking Bad,” we’ve been trained — and not incorrectly — to look at the series as the deconstruction of how a morally gray con artist-turned-lawyer, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), transformed into the morally bankrupt “criminal lawyer” Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad.” But while we were waiting with bated breath for him to fully cross that threshold, we, like Jimmy, didn’t see the transformation that was happening right before our eyes — or was this who the person was all along?
Rhea Seehorn has turned in tremendous performance after tremendous performance as Kim Wexler since “Better Call Saul” premiered in 2015, but has had zero Emmy nominations to show for it. Season 5 has arguably been Kim’s Season...
Rhea Seehorn has turned in tremendous performance after tremendous performance as Kim Wexler since “Better Call Saul” premiered in 2015, but has had zero Emmy nominations to show for it. Season 5 has arguably been Kim’s Season...
- 4/21/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Another stellar season of Better Call Saul has come and gone. Season 5 found Jimmy McGill putting on his Saul Goodman game face, Nacho learning some new tricks, and Kim uncovering a particularly terrifying side of herself. The season ended on about as strong a note as anyone could have hoped. Of course, all that does is make us want more Right Now.
So when will we get to see Better Call Saul season 6? The short answer is “eh, probably in just under a year.” The longer answer is “eh, probably in just under a year unless the show encounters an unprecedented production issue like, let’s say hypothetically, a global pandemic that shuts down the entire world through the fall.”
Better Call Saul season 5 first premiered on February 23, 2020 – well before lockdown orders spread across the United States and beyond due to the coronavirus outbreak. The season began filming in April...
So when will we get to see Better Call Saul season 6? The short answer is “eh, probably in just under a year.” The longer answer is “eh, probably in just under a year unless the show encounters an unprecedented production issue like, let’s say hypothetically, a global pandemic that shuts down the entire world through the fall.”
Better Call Saul season 5 first premiered on February 23, 2020 – well before lockdown orders spread across the United States and beyond due to the coronavirus outbreak. The season began filming in April...
- 4/21/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
“Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk opened up about his son Nathan’s experience with the coronavirus on “Conan At Home” Monday.
It all began when his son came home from college, where he’d been staying with a sick roommate.
“I met him at the airport and I gave him a mask and he washed his hands,” Odenkirk said. “He woke up the next morning with a fever and he said his throat hurt ‘like it had cancer.'”
Also Read: Annapurna Lays Off 'Modest' Number of Staff Including CFO James Pong
Make no mistake — Odenkirk stressed that the coronavirus isn’t like the regular flu.
“It’s much worse,” he said, confirming O’Brien’s question that the sickness is “debilitating” for “pretty much two weeks.”
“We’re just so used to the flu. I get it, 2-3 days that are hard, and then you get better. It’ just not that,...
It all began when his son came home from college, where he’d been staying with a sick roommate.
“I met him at the airport and I gave him a mask and he washed his hands,” Odenkirk said. “He woke up the next morning with a fever and he said his throat hurt ‘like it had cancer.'”
Also Read: Annapurna Lays Off 'Modest' Number of Staff Including CFO James Pong
Make no mistake — Odenkirk stressed that the coronavirus isn’t like the regular flu.
“It’s much worse,” he said, confirming O’Brien’s question that the sickness is “debilitating” for “pretty much two weeks.”
“We’re just so used to the flu. I get it, 2-3 days that are hard, and then you get better. It’ just not that,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
If Breaking Bad was the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) starting as Mr. Chips and becoming Scarface, then how to describe the Better Call Saul transformation journey?
Once upon a time, it was easy enough: It's all about Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming Saul Goodman, the quick-witted criminal lawyer from the Breaking Bad days. But the season five finale turns over another card, revealing another possibility for Peter Gould's AMC drama's endgame: It's the story of Kim Wexler's transformation from aspiring Atticus Finch to transcendent Saul Goodman.
Armed with two finger guns and a ...
Once upon a time, it was easy enough: It's all about Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming Saul Goodman, the quick-witted criminal lawyer from the Breaking Bad days. But the season five finale turns over another card, revealing another possibility for Peter Gould's AMC drama's endgame: It's the story of Kim Wexler's transformation from aspiring Atticus Finch to transcendent Saul Goodman.
Armed with two finger guns and a ...
- 4/21/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Kim’s place in Saul’s journey became clearer on Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode 10, “Something Unforgivable.”
Back in my review for Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode 7, “Jmm,” I made this statement:
“Kim’s actions are making it clear that she’s enabling Jimmy to become Saul. Kim isn’t the last tie to Jimmy McGill but actually another bridge to Saul Goodman.”
I proceeded to claim that I couldn’t quite track her journey to this point, but “Something Unforgivable” puts it all into focus.
Kim hates snooty lawyers.
It’s not a huge revelation, as most of this season had explicitly explored this. She couldn’t stand Acker comparing her to them; she went after Kevin and Mesa Verde just to stick it to them, and she resigned from her fancy lawyer position at Schweikart and Cokely to take on more pro bono work.
The last straw, though,...
Back in my review for Better Call Saul Season 5 Episode 7, “Jmm,” I made this statement:
“Kim’s actions are making it clear that she’s enabling Jimmy to become Saul. Kim isn’t the last tie to Jimmy McGill but actually another bridge to Saul Goodman.”
I proceeded to claim that I couldn’t quite track her journey to this point, but “Something Unforgivable” puts it all into focus.
Kim hates snooty lawyers.
It’s not a huge revelation, as most of this season had explicitly explored this. She couldn’t stand Acker comparing her to them; she went after Kevin and Mesa Verde just to stick it to them, and she resigned from her fancy lawyer position at Schweikart and Cokely to take on more pro bono work.
The last straw, though,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Tommy Czerpak
- TVfanatic
The following contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 5 episode 10.
Midway through the Better Call Saul season 5 finale, Kim presents her husband, Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, with a modest proposal.
Kim has just learned that their latest tormenter, Lalo Salamanca, is set to be killed by organized crime forces south of the border. She can’t help but muse on how simple and elegant a solution that is to a particular problem. Would that they could do that with one of their own perceived enemies in Howard Hamlin. But of course, “civilized” people don’t kill one another. Thankfully, there are other ways to enact retribution.
“We’d never do it but…what if Howard does something terrible? No, I mean really bad. Like misconduct. You know, misappropriating funds, bribing witnesses, something like that,” she says.
Jimmy makes some halfhearted noises of consent. Yeah, doing all that would be great.
Midway through the Better Call Saul season 5 finale, Kim presents her husband, Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, with a modest proposal.
Kim has just learned that their latest tormenter, Lalo Salamanca, is set to be killed by organized crime forces south of the border. She can’t help but muse on how simple and elegant a solution that is to a particular problem. Would that they could do that with one of their own perceived enemies in Howard Hamlin. But of course, “civilized” people don’t kill one another. Thankfully, there are other ways to enact retribution.
“We’d never do it but…what if Howard does something terrible? No, I mean really bad. Like misconduct. You know, misappropriating funds, bribing witnesses, something like that,” she says.
Jimmy makes some halfhearted noises of consent. Yeah, doing all that would be great.
- 4/21/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This interview contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 5 episode 10.
The combined Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul universe is filled with characters who made it far past their expiration date. In Breaking Bad season 1, either Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) or Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) were supposed to die in the finale before the writer’s strike gave creator Vince Gilligan some time to think. Both Jesse and Hank were spared the script’s axe and went on to become two incredibly important characters in television history.
Likewise, look at the title character of Better Call Saul himself. When Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman was first introduced in Breaking Bad season 2, who could have imagined that he would not only last through the end of that season, but would become his own antihero in a prequel series that is set to surpass the original’s run by one episode?
Still,...
The combined Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul universe is filled with characters who made it far past their expiration date. In Breaking Bad season 1, either Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) or Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) were supposed to die in the finale before the writer’s strike gave creator Vince Gilligan some time to think. Both Jesse and Hank were spared the script’s axe and went on to become two incredibly important characters in television history.
Likewise, look at the title character of Better Call Saul himself. When Bob Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman was first introduced in Breaking Bad season 2, who could have imagined that he would not only last through the end of that season, but would become his own antihero in a prequel series that is set to surpass the original’s run by one episode?
Still,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The following contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 5 episode 10.
Better Call Saul has had some wild years but season 5 has to be among the most action-packed. This is a season of television that not only found Jimmy McGill practicing law under his Saul Goodman alias for the first time, it also blended his legal world with the criminal one in some fascinating and terrifying ways.
Lalo’s brief invasion into the Goodman household in season 5’s penultimate episode is not something anyone will soon forget. Not only that but it sets up a season 5 finale in which Jimmy and Kim must deal with their new reality and Gus must take care of the meddlesome Salamanca family once and for all.
That’s a lot of ground to cover for one episode of television, let alone an episode of television that has to serve as the ending for a thrilling season.
Better Call Saul has had some wild years but season 5 has to be among the most action-packed. This is a season of television that not only found Jimmy McGill practicing law under his Saul Goodman alias for the first time, it also blended his legal world with the criminal one in some fascinating and terrifying ways.
Lalo’s brief invasion into the Goodman household in season 5’s penultimate episode is not something anyone will soon forget. Not only that but it sets up a season 5 finale in which Jimmy and Kim must deal with their new reality and Gus must take care of the meddlesome Salamanca family once and for all.
That’s a lot of ground to cover for one episode of television, let alone an episode of television that has to serve as the ending for a thrilling season.
- 4/21/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
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