Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul is an American television crime drama series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. It is a spin-off prequel of Gilligan's prior series "Breaking Bad". Set in the early 2000s, "Better Call Saul" follows the story of con-man turned small-time lawyer, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), six years before the events of "Breaking Bad", showing his transformation into the persona of criminal-for-hire Saul Goodman. Jimmy becomes the lawyer for former beat cop Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), whose relevant skill set allows him to enter the criminal underworld of drug trafficking in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The show premiered on AMC on February 8, 2015. The 10-episode fourth season aired between August and October, 2018. The show has been renewed for a fifth season.
Better Call Saul (season 4)
The episode "Something Beautiful" marks the first "Better Call Saul" appearance of Gale Boetticher, a major character from "Breaking Bad" played by David Costabile. Costabile had been in Albuquerque filming "Dig" while "Better Call Saul"s team was wrapping up production of the first season. He met with co-producer Peter Gould, and they agreed to have Gale appear on "Better Call Saul". Costabile was able to work in filming for "Better Call Saul" between filming on "Billions", but had only about a week to memorize both his dialogue and the lyrics to Tom Lehrer's "The Elements" which he had to sing karaoke style in his scenes. This short period contrasted with his past singing performances on "Breaking Bad", when he had more time to learn the lyrics.