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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 2)
Production for the second season of "Better Call Saul" began in June 2015, two months after the first season finished airing. "Better Call Saul" is set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the same location as its predecessor.
Better Call Saul
The third season, much like the previous two, received critical acclaim, particularly for the character development of Jimmy McGill. On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 97% based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 8.78/10. The site's critical consensus is, ""Better Call Saul" shows no signs of slipping in season 3, as the introduction of more familiar faces causes the inevitable transformation of its lead to pick up exciting speed." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 87 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Coushatta, Louisiana
Huell Babineaux, a fictional character from the American television shows Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is from Coushatta. Coushatta plays a pivotal role in the Better Call Saul episode "Coushatta".
Winner (Better Call Saul)
"Winner" is the tenth and final episode of the fourth season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on October 8, 2018 on AMC in the United States.
Amarillo (Better Call Saul)
Terri Schwartz of IGN gave the episode an 8.5 rating, writing ""Better Call Saul" is right for leaning into the sense of dread its existence creates, and it does a great job of using that to its advantage in 'Amarillo'." Nicholas Parco of the "New York Daily News" wrote, "'Amarillo' sets up two important scenarios moving forward: McGill will deal with the fallout of his cleverness, for the first time at Davis & Main, while Ehrmantraut is about to enter the underworld of Albuquerque, on Nacho's behalf."
Better Call Saul (season 1)
Bob Odenkirk stars as lawyer/con-man Jimmy McGill (originally known as Saul Goodman in "Breaking Bad"). In January 2014, it was announced that Jonathan Banks would reprise his "Breaking Bad" role as Mike Ehrmantraut and be a series regular.
Better Call Saul (season 1)
In the first scene from the pilot episode, Saul (now under the Gene Takovic alias), is working at a Nebraska Cinnabon. This scene in the premiere is set in Omaha, but it was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Cottonwood Mall.
In December 2013, Netflix announced that the entire first season would be available for streaming in the United States and Canada after the airing of the first-season finale, and in Latin America and Europe each episode will be available a few days after the episode airs in the U.S. In Australia, "Better Call Saul" premiered on the streaming service Stan on February 9, 2015, acting as the service's flagship program. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series was acquired by Netflix on December 16, 2013 and the first episode premiered on February 9, 2015, with the second episode scheduled for release the following day. Every subsequent episode was uploaded each week thereafter.
Better Call Saul
By July 2013, the series had yet to be green-lighted. Netflix was one of many interested distributors, but ultimately a deal was made between AMC and "Breaking Bad" production company Sony Pictures Television. Gilligan and Gould serve as co-showrunners and Gilligan directed the pilot. Former "Breaking Bad" writers Thomas Schnauz and Gennifer Hutchison joined the writing staff, with Schnauz serving as co-executive producer and Hutchison as supervising producer. Also on the writing staff are Bradley Paul, and Gordon Smith, who was a writer's assistant on "Breaking Bad".
John L. Saul
John Saul is one of the UK's leading short story writers as well as a gifted novelist.
John Ralston Saul
"De si bons Américains" (1994) is a picaresque novel in which he observes the lives of America's "nouveaux riches". A vastly reworked and expanded version was published in 2012 as "Dark Diversions", Saul's first novel in over fifteen years.
Quite a Ride
This is the first episode of "Better Call Saul" to include scenes that take place during the "Breaking Bad" series narrative, using the set for Saul Goodman's law offices. Among the possessions that Saul extracts from the wall are passports and a shoebox of video tapes of the Saul Goodman television commercials, which according to Bob Odenkirk, are the same tapes seen in the flash-forward to Saul's new identity "Gene" in the pilot episode. Portions of the episode were shot at the Dog House, a real drive-up diner in Albuquerque and previously used as Jesse Pinkman's hangout during "Breaking Bad". The song "Street Life" by The Crusaders is played during the montage in which Jimmy sells mobile phones on the street.
Fifi (Better Call Saul)
"Fifi" is the eighth episode of the second season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on April 4, 2016 on AMC in the United States.
Pimento (Better Call Saul)
"Pimento" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the first season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spin-off series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on March 30, 2015 on AMC in the United States.
Wiedersehen
"Wiedersehen" (, German for "See you again") is the ninth and penultimate episode of the fourth season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on October 1, 2018 on AMC in the United States.
Uno (Better Call Saul)
In her review of the series premiere, Mary McNamara of The "Los Angeles Times" summarized that "the beauty of Saul was his unflappable nature; no matter how dire or dreadful the circumstances, he was able to identify the next logical step and take it. Jimmy McGill doesn't know how to do that yet; "Better Call Saul" will show us how he learned."
Saul Williams
Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, slam poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and for his lead roles in the 1998 independent film "Slam" and the 2013 jukebox musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me", featuring Tupac Shakur's music.
Saul (Alfieri)
Saul is a theatrical tragedy in five acts, written by Vittorio Alfieri in 1782, in which the eponymous protagonist simultaneously embodies the tragic heroism of both tyrant and victim. This play marks the high point of Italian tragedy and pre-romantic poetry.
Better Call Saul (season 1)
Like its predecessor, "Better Call Saul" is set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As filming began on June 2, 2014, Gilligan expressed some concern regarding the possible disappointment from the series' turnout, in terms of audience reception, giving that Saul Goodman was a supporting character in "Breaking Bad".
Something Stupid (Better Call Saul)
"Something Stupid" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on September 17, 2018 on AMC in the United States.
Faces of Fear (Saul novel)
Faces of Fear is a thriller horror novel by John Saul, published by Ballantine Books on August 12, 2008. The novel follows the story of teenage Alison Shaw, who finds a shocking background behind her mother's new husband, who is a plastic surgeon.
Better Call Saul (season 4)
AMC renewed the series for a 10-episode fourth season in June 2017.
Call and response (music)
Heinrich Schutz was one of the first composers to realise the expressive potential of the polychoral style in his "Little Sacred Concertos". The best known of these works is "Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?" a vivid setting of the narrative of the Conversion of Paul as told in Acts 9 verses 3-4: "And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven. And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
Piñata (Better Call Saul)
"Piñata" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on September 10, 2018 on AMC in the United States.
Switch (Better Call Saul)
"Switch" is the second season premiere of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on February 15, 2016 on AMC in the United States.
Better Call Saul (season 1)
The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Region 1 on November 10, 2015. The set contains all 10 episodes, plus audio commentaries for every episode, uncensored episodes, deleted scenes, gag reel, and several behind-the-scenes featurettes. A limited edition Blu-ray set was also released with 3D packaging and a postcard vinyl of the "Better Call Saul" theme song by Junior Brown.
List of Better Call Saul episodes
"Better Call Saul" is an American television drama series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, a prequel spin-off of "Breaking Bad" (2008–13). The series premiered on AMC on February 8, 2015. The series was renewed for a fifth season in July 2018.
Kim Wexler
Kimberly Wexler is a fictional character from the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", a spin-off of "Breaking Bad". Kim is portrayed by Rhea Seehorn, and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. She is a lawyer, and is also the love interest of titular character Jimmy McGill.
Coushatta (Better Call Saul)
"Coushatta" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on September 24, 2018 on AMC in the United States.
Bob Odenkirk
Robert John Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his role as smooth-talking lawyer Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill on the AMC crime drama series "Breaking Bad" and its spin-off "Better Call Saul", and for the HBO sketch comedy series "Mr. Show with Bob and David", which he co-created and starred in with fellow comic and friend David Cross.
Peter Gould (writer)
Gould was promoted to executive story editor for the second season. He wrote the second-season episodes "Bit by a Dead Bee" and "Better Call Saul". The writing staff were nominated for the WGA award for best drama series at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the second season. Gould was promoted to producer for the third season and wrote the episode "Caballo Sin Nombre" and co-wrote the episode "Kafkaesque" with fellow producer George Mastras. Gould was promoted again to supervising producer for the fourth season in 2011.
Better Call Saul (season 3)
This season of "Better Call Saul" features the return of several "Breaking Bad" cast members, most notably Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring), who returned in the second episode "Witness". In a Q&A with AMC, Esposito expressed excitement on his return into the "Breaking Bad" world saying, "I’m extremely excited. I’m over the moon. I love this family of filmmakers a great deal. I know "Better Call Saul" is a little bit of a different show than "Breaking Bad" was and I love the success it’s had. It has such wonderful talent in the show. Bob Odenkirk is just stellar. Obviously the opportunity to tell some of the backstory of Gus and how he rose to power and how he came to be is always something I’ve wanted to explore in a very subtle way in the right venue." He also distinguished the show's version of Gus from the original show describing his character as "a little fresher, a little less jaded. The time period alone takes us to a time where his look may be little bit different. I wanted him to be little more hopeful, a little more energetic, maybe not as definitive in some of his actions because he’s a Gus that we’ve never met before."
Better Call Saul (season 3)
Terri Schwartz of IGN gave the third season 9.1/10, giving praise to Jimmy's character development, stating, ""Better Call Saul" was better than it's ever been in Season 3." Verne Gay of "Newsday" gave it an "A+" grade and wrote, "Based on the first two episodes, "Saul" is making a case that it could be even better than "Breaking Bad"."
List of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul characters
Mike Ehrmantraut (played by Jonathan Banks) is a former Philadelphia police officer who works for Gus—and, on occasion, Saul—as a private investigator, head of security, cleaner, and hit man. In the "Better Call Saul" episode "Gloves Off", it is implied that Mike is a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. His reasons for leaving the Philadelphia police are never specified during "Breaking Bad", but given his story to Walt about missing a chance to kill an abusive perpetrator who eventually murdered a victim Mike was trying to help, and Hank's refusal to bring up the reason for Mike's departure from the police, it is implied that Mike decided to take revenge against the abuser, which resulted in Mike's departure. As a result, one of the lessons Mike employed in his criminal activities was to not take "half measures." The prequel series "Better Call Saul" revealed that Mike, a crooked cop, murdered two other crooked cops who had killed his son Matt, also a police officer, after Matt hesitated to involve himself in corruption. The next day (circa 2002) Mike fled to Albuquerque to be near his granddaughter Kaylee (played by Kaija Roze Bales) and daughter in law Stacey. He initially worked as a parking attendant at the Albuquerque Courthouse, where the evening and night hours often enabled him to take part in criminal activities during the day. Mike is a calm and calculating individual who efficiently performs his duties for Gus, using his extensive knowledge of police procedure to do so without detection. Prior to his murder of Werner Ziegler he is shown to go to extreme lengths to avoid killing anyone or targeting innocent bystanders.
Thomas Schnauz
Screenplays
Schnauz has been nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards on six occasions, winning three times, for his work on the writing staffs of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul". Schnauz shared in the show's 2010 nomination, and subsequent category wins in 2011, 2012 and 2013, for his work on "Breaking Bad". He was nominated again in 2015 and 2016 in the Dramatic Series category for "Better Call Saul."
Stereotypes of Jews
This stereotyping is parodied in "Breaking Bad" and its spinoff series "Better Call Saul", where the character Saul Goodman is an Irish-American lawyer who pretends to be Jewish-American for his clients, believing that it makes him appear more competent as a lawyer.
Better Call Saul (season 4)
"Better Call Saul" was named one of the top 10 television programs of the year by the American Film Institute.
Better Call Saul
These episodes discuss season three of "Better Call Saul".
Ice Station Zebra
In "Breaking Bad", Saul Goodman has a holding company called Ice Station Zebra Associates, which he uses to dodge taxes. It is revealed in the spinoff series "Better Call Saul" that his love interest earlier in life listed this as her favorite movie.
Gus Fring
"Better Call Saul", a prequel and spinoff to "Breaking Bad", features Gus as a series regular and follows the beginnings of his working relationship with Mike.
Nacho Varga
Within "Better Call Saul", Nacho hires Jimmy McGill (who would become Saul Goodman by the timeframe of "Breaking Bad") as his lawyer after being introduced to him by Tuco Salamanca at the start of the first season. He begins working with Mike Ehrmantraut at the end of the same season. He admires Mike's way of working, compared to Tuco's.
List of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul characters
Huell reappears in "Better Call Saul", initially when Jimmy hires him to plant a cell phone battery in Chuck's pocket as part of Jimmy's defense strategy to discredit Chuck's mental health. Jimmy later hires Huell to serve as a bodyguard while Jimmy conducts his business re-selling pre-paid cellular phones. Huell inadvertently assaults a police officer while protecting Jimmy, and is arrested and faces up to two and a half years in prison as a result. As Jimmy is still disbarred for another month, he brings in Kim Wexler to defend Huell, who plans to jump bail and flee rather than go to prison. To get Huell out of trouble, Jimmy and Kim pull a con on the ADA. The con succeeds in forcing the ADA to accept a plea deal to a lesser misdemeanor, a plea that gets Huell four months probation and time served, ensuring that he doesn't have to go to prison.
Mike Ehrmantraut
Michael "Mike" Ehrmantraut is a fictional character in "Breaking Bad" and its spinoff prequel "Better Call Saul", played by Jonathan Banks. Mike is a former Philadelphia police officer who works for Gus—and, on occasion, Saul—as a private investigator, head of security, cleaner, and hitman. His reasons for leaving the force in Philadelphia are never specified during the "Breaking Bad" series, but are detailed in "Better Call Saul".
Saul Goodman
For the first, second, and third seasons of "Better Call Saul", Odenkirk was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
Saul (given name)
Saul is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin (Shaul), meaning "ask/question".
Nacho Varga
Nacho did not appear in "Breaking Bad", but is named in the second season episode "Better Call Saul", the same episode that introduced Saul Goodman. In the episode "Better Call Saul", Walter White and Jesse Pinkman threaten Saul at gunpoint into representing Badger after Badger is arrested for selling drugs. Unaware who his captors are, Saul tries to pin some type of blame on "Ignacio", who is later confirmed by producers to be the same person as the character Nacho Varga who appears in the series "Better Call Saul".
Better Call Saul (season 3)
All of the main cast returns for this season. Bob Odenkirk returns as James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill. Jonathan Banks returns as Mike Ehrmantraut. Rhea Seehorn returns as Kimberly "Kim" Wexler. Michael McKean returns as Charles L. "Chuck" McGill, Jr., Jimmy's elder brother. Patrick Fabian returns as Howard Hamlin and Michael Mando as Ignacio "Nacho" Varga. This is the first season of "Better Call Saul" to feature Giancarlo Esposito as a member of the main cast.
Gus Fring
Gus' popularity, as well as his importance to the series' development, made room for possible "flashback" type appearances in future episodes, but that idea never came to fruition until 2017 when Gus was brought back for season 3 of "Better Call Saul".
Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad)
When Walter and Jesse wear masks and try to coerce Saul at gunpoint to accept their case, Saul, having mistaken the two for cartel enforcers, tries to lay blame on a man known as "Ignacio". Within the "Better Call Saul" prequel series, this is Nacho Varga, a member of the Salamanca cartel.
Uno (Better Call Saul)
Robert Bianco of "USA Today" said "Face it: When AMC announced it had ordered a prequel to "Breaking Bad", odds are many of us saw it as a callow move by a network bereft of new ideas to milk an old one for all it was worth. Well, we were right — but what we failed to factor in were the gifts star Bob Odenkirk and creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould would bring to "Better Call Saul" [...] and their ability to transform what looked to be a sow's ear into something pretty much approaching a silk purse." He ultimately gave the episode a 3.5 rating out of 4. One of few negative reviews came from Tony Wong of The "Toronto Star", saying "It is beautifully and lovingly shot. It is funny and it is dark. But it's a lot to ask Bob Odenkirk to carry the show without help."
Better Call Saul (season 2)
The second season of the American television series "Better Call Saul" premiered on February 15, 2016, and concluded on April 18, 2016. The ten-episode season was broadcast on Monday nights in the United States on AMC. "Better Call Saul" is a spin-off-prequel of "Breaking Bad", which is also created by Vince Gilligan.
Little Barrie
In January 2015 the band wrote and performed the main title theme music to the "Breaking Bad" spin-off "Better Call Saul". The full length version of the song was opening track on the album "Better Call Saul - Original Television Soundtrack: Season 1", released in November 2015. Season two of the series also featured "Why Don't You Do It" from "Stand Your Ground".
Sunk Costs (Better Call Saul)
"Sunk Costs" is the third episode of the third season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on April 24, 2017 on AMC in the United States.
Better Call Saul (season 1)
AMC released a digital comic books for "Better Call Saul" titled "Better Call Saul: Client Development" in February 2015, in advance of the series premiere, details the history of Saul and Mike, acting as a spin-off of the "Breaking Bad" episode that introduced Saul.
Better Call Saul
Bob Odenkirk stars as lawyer Jimmy McGill (known as Saul Goodman in "Breaking Bad"). In January 2014, it was announced that Jonathan Banks would reprise his "Breaking Bad" role as Mike Ehrmantraut and be a series regular.
Chicanery (Better Call Saul)
"Chicanery" is the fifth episode of the third season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on May 8, 2017 on AMC in the United States.
Mike Ehrmantraut
In 2015, he received a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for "Better Call Saul". In 2016, he received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In 2017, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.
Rhea Seehorn
Rhea Seehorn (; born May 12, 1972) is an American actress known for playing Kim Wexler in "Better Call Saul". She has also appeared in NBC's "Whitney", ABC's "I'm With Her" and TNT's "Franklin & Bash".
List of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul characters
Arciniega reprised the role of Krazy-8 as a recurring character in "Better Call Saul". He is first shown in "Gloves Off," where he is shown handing a cash payment to Tuco at a Mexican restaurant prior to Mike and Nacho setting Tuco up to get sent to jail. He works for his family business, Tampico Furniture in Albuquerque as a straight job and deals the drugs he gets from the Salamanca's Albuquerque operation. Later, in "Off Brand," he is revealed to be having issues paying Hector in a timely fashion, causing Hector to order a reluctant Nacho to give Krazy-8 a beating. In the episode "Coushatta", Nacho has taken on greater role in managing the Salamanca drug business and trains Domingo to employ violence on dealers whose payments are short, the same way Hector once trained Nacho.
Marco (Better Call Saul)
"Marco" is the tenth and final episode of the first season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on April 6, 2015 on AMC in the United States.
Better Call Saul
In April 2013, "Better Call Saul" was confirmed to be in development by Gilligan and Gould; the latter wrote the "Breaking Bad" episode that introduced the character.
Better Call Saul
The fourth season has also received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a 99% approval rating with an average score of 8.98 out of 10 based on 30 reviews. The site's critical consensus states, "Well-crafted and compelling as ever, "Better Call Saul" deftly balances the show it was and the one it will inevitably become." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 87 out of 100, based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad)
This episode marks Bob Odenkirk's first appearance as Saul Goodman in the series. He was promoted to series regular in Season 3, stayed with the series until its end, and then reprised the role in "Better Call Saul".
Nailed (Better Call Saul)
"Nailed" is the ninth and penultimate episode of the second season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on April 11, 2016 on AMC in the United States.
Better Call Saul (season 4)
"Better Call Saul" is set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the same location as its predecessor. Filming for the fourth season of "Better Call Saul" began in January 2018. The first episode was directed by Minkie Spiro. Production wrapped on May 30, 2018.
Better Call Saul (season 4)
The episode "Piñata" was directed by Andrew Stanton, who is better known for writing and directing several Pixar films, including "Finding Nemo" and "WALL-E". During a conversation with Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein, the show's executive producers, he was given the suggestion that he accept an opportunity to direct a "Better Call Saul" episode, which he jumped at, as he had already been a fan of both "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul", and wanted the opportunity to work with the creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.
John Saul
John Saul (born February 25, 1942) is an American author of suspense and horror novels. Most of his books have appeared on the "New York Times" Best Seller List.
Better Call Saul
In March 2016, AMC announced that "Better Call Saul" was renewed for a 10-episode third season which premiered April 10, 2017. AMC renewed the series for a 10-episode fourth season in June 2017 which premiered on August 6, 2018. The series was renewed for a fifth season on July 28, 2018, just prior to the airing of the fourth season.
Granite State (Breaking Bad)
This episode marks the final appearance of Bob Odenkirk as a series regular, as his character, Saul Goodman, fled to Nebraska. Odenkirk returned as Saul in the spinoff prequel to "Breaking Bad" entitled "Better Call Saul".
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a Western-themed first-person shooter video game, the fourth in the "Call of Juarez" series. Announced at PAX 2012, it was released on May 22, 2013, via PlayStation Network, Steam and Xbox Live Arcade. Unlike its predecessor, the reviled "", "Call of Juarez: Gunslinger" returns to the traditional Old West setting and features three unique game modes (story, arcade and duel) while the setting is the life story of a bounty hunter named Silas Greaves. On March 30, 2018; the game, along with "The Cartel"; was briefly removed from Steam, Xbox Live, and PlayStation Network citing a publishing dispute with Ubisoft. The game returned to those storefronts in April 2018 with Techland as the sole publisher.
Uno (Better Call Saul)
A black-and-white sequence set after the events of "Breaking Bad" shows Saul Goodman, now going by the name "Gene", managing a shopping mall Cinnabon in Omaha, Nebraska (just as he predicted in his last "Breaking Bad" appearance). He has grown a mustache and is balding. He suspects that a customer recognizes him, but this proves to be incorrect. In his apartment that night, Saul has a cocktail and drunkenly watches a VHS tape of his old television advertisements.
List of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul characters
"Breaking Bad" is an American television series created by Vince Gilligan. The show was followed in 2015 by the prequel series "Better Call Saul". The following is a list of characters from both series.
Chuck McGill
Charles Lindbergh "Chuck" McGill, Jr., is a fictional character who appears in the crime drama television series "Better Call Saul", a spin-off prequel of "Breaking Bad". He is portrayed by Michael McKean, and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.
Better Call Saul (season 2)
AMC released a digital comic books for "Better Call Saul" titled "Better Call Saul: Saul Goodman and the Justice Consortium in the Clutches of the Judgernaut!" in February 2016, prior to the second-season premiere.
Vince Gilligan
In September 2013, Sony Pictures Television announced a deal with AMC to produce a "Breaking Bad" spin-off prequel entitled "Better Call Saul," to focus on character Saul Goodman from the original series, before he became Walter Whites lawyer, and to star Bob Odenkirk reprising his role as the title character. Gilligan co-created the series with "Breaking Bad" writer Peter Gould, with both of them acting as showrunners. The first episode, which Gilligan directed and co-wrote, premiered on February 8, 2015.
Saule (singer)
Saule started writing music releasing his first EP, "Saule", of four tracks on "30 février" in November 2005, followed by his first album "Vous êtes ici" in March 2006 on the same label with distribution rights to the Bang label. The January 2009 album "Western" with eleven titles and four bonus tracks with heavy traditional country music influences was also marketed in France and Switzerland through Polydor in addition to Belgium. "Géant", released in November 2012, has had chart success in France. Saule later ventured into acting, starring in the film "The Benefit of the Doubt" (2017).
Better Call Saul (season 3)
The third season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1 on January 16, 2018. The set contains all 10 episodes, plus audio commentaries for every episode and several behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Rebecca (Better Call Saul)
"Rebecca" is the fifth episode of the second season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on March 14, 2016 on AMC in the United States. The episode was directed by former "Breaking Bad" writer John Shiban.
Better Call Saul (season 3)
The third season begins right after the end of the second season, which took place in late 2002, by the time the season concludes, the year is 2003. Bob Odenkirk reprises his role as James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, a lawyer who is engaged in a sibling-feud with his lawyer brother Chuck (Michael McKean), who believes Jimmy is unfit to be a lawyer and plots to have him disbarred from the practice. Jonathan Banks also reprises his role as Mike Ehrmantraut, who is in partnership with Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) while Nacho Varga (Michael Mando), is plotting trying to murder their rival, Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis).
Fall (Better Call Saul)
The episode received critical acclaim. It holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews with an average score 8.71/10, stating ""Fall" brings weeks' worth of tension to a head with a pivotal episode that powerfully sets up the season finale while hinting at the series' future direction." Terri Schwartz of IGN gave a 9.0 rating, saying "With everything falling apart in the penultimate episode of Season 3, Better Call Saul delivered an excellent episode in "Fall.""
Metal Gear Solid
According to 1UP.com, "Metal Gear Solid"'s cinematic style continues to influence modern action games such as "Call of Duty". "Metal Gear Solid", along with its sequel, "", was featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's exhibition The Art of Video Games in 2012. During August 2015, Eurogamer, reanalyzed the game's technical and overall impact and claimed that "Metal Gear Solid" has been nothing less than "the first modern video game". In September 2015, "Metal Gear Solid" was voted the best original PlayStation game of all time by "PlayStation.Blog's" users.
The game was a commercial success, shipping over six million copies worldwide. It became one of the most rented games and topped sales charts in the United Kingdom. It sold 1million units in Japan, and approximately 5million units in the United States and Europe. PC Data, which tracked sales in the United States, reported that "Metal Gear Solid" sold 1.06 million copies and earned $51.8 million in revenue during 1998 alone. This made it the country's fifth-best-selling PlayStation release of the year.
Better Call Saul (season 2)
The second season, like the previous one, mainly takes place in 2002, with Bob Odenkirk reprising his role as James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, a lawyer who has a sibling-feud with his brother Chuck (Michael McKean). Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) is Jimmy's former Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill mailroom co-worker, now an HHM attorney and Jimmy's love interest, who leaves the practice of law at HHM to start a solo practice in office space she shares with Jimmy. Jonathan Banks also reprises his role as Mike Ehrmantraut, who is engaged in a feud with the Mexican drug cartel after a staged altercation with Tuco Salamanca (Raymond Cruz), which was paid for by Nacho Varga (Michael Mando), lands Tuco in prison and draws Hector's (Mark Margolis) attention to Mike.
Better Call Saul (Breaking Bad)
After Badger is arrested in a sting operation by the Albuquerque Police, Walt and Jesse look into hiring a shady, flamboyant lawyer named Saul Goodman. Saul has already offered to be Badger's legal counsel and has found out that the DEA is hoping that Badger will lead them to "Heisenberg." Walt poses as Badger's uncle and goes to Saul's office, where he learns that Saul will advise Badger to flip to avoid prison. Walt offers Saul a bribe to keep Badger from confessing, but Saul refuses.
Chuck McGill
The first season episode "Pimento" received critical acclaim, with many critics praising the performances from Bob Odenkirk and Michael McKean. Roth Cornet of IGN gave the episode a 9.0 rating, concluding, "Better Call Saul revealed the betrayal that may very well be at the heart of what turns Jimmy McGill into Saul Goodman, as this stunningly crafted story continues to unfold."
Uno (Better Call Saul)
"Uno" is the series premiere of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The series takes place in 2002, approximately six years prior to the title character Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) meeting Walter White (Bryan Cranston). The episode aired on February 8, 2015 on AMC in the United States. The episode was written by series creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, and directed by Gilligan.
Chicanery (Better Call Saul)
The episode received universal acclaim from critics, with some considering it to be a series-best. Terri Schwartz of IGN awarded the episode 10 out of 10, describing it as "the best episode of Better Call Saul to date". It currently holds a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average of 9.5/10 based on 12 reviews. The site consensus reads: "The war between Jimmy and Chuck comes to an unprecedented climax in the heartbreaking, sober, and defining 'Chicanery', an episode that clearly cements "Better Call Saul" as essential television."
Expenses (Better Call Saul)
"Expenses" is the seventh episode of the third season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on May 22, 2017 on AMC in the United States.
Better Call Saul
In July 2012, "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan hinted at a possible spin-off about Saul Goodman. In a July 2012 interview, Gilligan said he liked "the idea of a lawyer show in which the main lawyer will do anything it takes to stay out of a court of law", including settling on the courthouse steps. Gilligan noted that over the course of "Breaking Bad", there were a lot of "what if"s their team considered, such as if the show won a Primetime Emmy Award, or if people would buy "Los Pollos Hermanos" T-shirts. The staff did not expect these events to come to fruition, but after they did, they started considering a spin-off featuring Saul as a thought experiment. Further, Saul's character on "Breaking Bad" became much more developed than the staff had originally planned, as he was originally slated to appear in only three episodes; with the growth of Saul's character, Gilligan saw ways to explore Saul's backstory.
Saul Goodman
"Better Call Saul" revolves around the life of Jimmy McGill beginning around 2002, prior to (and, to a limited extent, during and after) the events of "Breaking Bad". McGill starts the series as a talented but unsuccessful lawyer overshadowed by his older brother Chuck, working closely with his fellow attorney and on-off partner Kim Wexler. The first season follows his attempts to transform himself from a con man to a legitimate lawyer, while cutting ethical corners and facing roadblocks from Chuck. He adopts the alias "Saul Goodman" during the third season of the series, though not as an attorney, but as a TV commercial producer.
Nacho Varga
Ignacio "Nacho" Varga is a fictional character who appears in the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", a prequel spin-off of "Breaking Bad". He is portrayed by Michael Mando, and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.
Bali Ha'i (Better Call Saul)
"Bali Ha'i" is the sixth episode of the second season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on March 21, 2016 on AMC in the United States.
Better Call Saul (season 1)
The first season of "Better Call Saul" received critical acclaim, particularly for its acting, writing, and directing with many critics calling it a worthy successor to "Breaking Bad". On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a rating of 98%, based on 60 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Better Call Saul" is a quirky, dark character study that manages to stand on its own without being overshadowed by the series that spawned it." On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the first season has a score of 78 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
List of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul characters
Saul Goodman (played by Bob Odenkirk), real name James Morgan McGill, is a sleazy ""criminal" lawyer" (in Jesse Pinkman's words: "a lawyer who is a criminal") who acts as Walter and Jesse's attorney and up to a certain point, the series' comic relief. He uses the name "Saul Goodman" because he thinks his clients feel more confident with a Jewish lawyer; this name is also homophonous with the expression "[it]'s all good, man." Dressing in flashy suits, Saul maintains extensive connections within the criminal underworld and serves as a go-between connecting drug distributors, evidence removers, impersonators, and other criminals-for-hire. Despite his flamboyant appearance and mannerisms—punctuated by his outrageous low-budget TV commercials—Saul is a highly competent lawyer who is able to solve problems and find loopholes in order to protect his clients. He is also reluctant to be associated with violence or murder. He has served as an adviser for Walter, Jesse, Gus, Mike, and even Skyler, whom he also helped acquire a car wash in order to launder Walter's drug money.
Better Call Saul
The first teaser trailer debuted on AMC on August 10, 2014, and confirmed its premiere date of February 2015. In November 2014, AMC announced the series would have a two-night premiere; the first episode aired on Sunday, February 8, 2015, at 10:00 pm (ET), and then moved into its regular time slot the following night, airing Mondays at 10:00 pm. In May 2015, Gilligan confirmed that more of the prominent characters from "Breaking Bad" would be making guest appearances in season 2, but remained vague on which characters were likely to be seen.
Better Call Saul
The fourth season features scenes taking place closer to the timeframe of "Breaking Bad", which was set in 2008; the story, as described by co-creator Vince Gilligan, "brings us into the world — or at least points us on a path toward the world of Walter White and the territory of Walter White". In "Quite a Ride", the cold open takes place concurrent to events near the end of "Breaking Bad", with Jimmy as Saul destroying documents and taking money from the Saul Goodman office made memorable in that series.
House of Reckoning
House of Reckoning is a thriller horror novel by John Saul, published by Ballantine Books on October 13, 2009. The novel follows the story of teenage Sarah Crane, who along with her friends unravels the shocking story behind an old mansion upon arriving in a new town.
Wiedersehen
"Wiedersehen" includes the origin story for Hector Salamanca's bell, an item vitally important to the storylines of both "Better Call Saul" and "Breaking Bad". In addition, it provides backstory details about the character Lalo, who was first named in "Breaking Bad", and first appeared in the "Better Call Saul" episode "Coushatta".
Better Call Saul
"Talking Saul" is a live aftershow hosted by Chris Hardwick, which features guests discussing episodes of "Better Call Saul". The show uses the same format as "Talking Dead," "Talking Bad," and other similar aftershows also hosted by Hardwick. AMC announced that "Talking Saul" would air after the second season "Better Call Saul" premiere on February 15, 2016, and again after the second-season finale on April 18, 2016. It returned following the season 3 premiere and finale.
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.
Bingo (Better Call Saul)
"Bingo" is the seventh episode of the first season of the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", the spinoff series of "Breaking Bad". The episode aired on March 16, 2015 on AMC in the United States.
John Saul (prostitute)
No photograph of Saul is known to exist. A biography of Saul, "The Sins of Jack Saul" by Glenn Chandler, the writer of television detective series Taggart, was published in 2016, with a revised 2nd edition issued later the same year. It revealed hitherto unknown details about Saul's life before and after Cleveland Street. A musical of the same name based on the book, written by Chandler with lyrics by Charles Miller, premiered in London in May 2016, in which Jack McCann originated the role of Jack Saul.