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The question is, is Better Call Saul just a wee bit better?

The character development I think was superior in this series.
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
The question is, is Better Call Saul just a wee bit better?

The character development I think was superior in this series.
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Better Call Saul is also amazing - and there were aspects of it that I thought were superior to BB (cinematography in particular) - but I took umbrage with the timeline of the story combined with the aging of the actors. It sometimes made suspension of disbelief hard.

Gus and especially Mike looked extremely old when the events of the show are supposed to take place five years prior to the events of BB. Even Jimmy in the final two seasons after he lost weight looked quite different from his character in BB. The Jesse flashbacks were brutal.

I understand there’s nothing the producers can really do about it. People get old and makeup can only go so far, but for me it made things tough at times.

I had the same issue in El Camino with Todd where he’s 50 lbs heavier in the movie than he was in BB. That was completely avoidable, though, as Vince didn’t have to include him in the story.
 
nystateofmind said:
Better Call Saul is also amazing - and there were aspects of it that I thought were superior to BB (cinematography in particular) - but I took umbrage with the timeline of the story combined with the aging of the actors. It sometimes made suspension of disbelief hard.

Gus and especially Mike looked extremely old when the events of the show are supposed to take place five years prior to the events of BB. Even Jimmy in the final two seasons after he lost weight looked quite different from his character in BB. The Jesse flashbacks were brutal.

I understand there’s nothing the producers can really do about it. People get old and makeup can only go so far, but for me it made things tough at times.

I had the same issue in El Camino with Todd where he’s 50 lbs heavier in the movie than he was in BB. That was completely avoidable, though, as Vince didn’t have to include him in the story.
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It depends on your frame of mind, and your willingness to overlook something that couldn’t be helped. I found that while I obviously did note a difference, in the end it didn’t make a bit of difference as far as my enjoyment or my willing suspension of disbelief.

They are both extremely well written shows, revolutionary in breaking the common TV tropes, and while both endings were satisfying, I thought the ending of Saul was brilliant, especially how they handled the female lead and the overall relationship.
 
nystateofmind said:
Better Call Saul is also amazing - and there were aspects of it that I thought were superior to BB (cinematography in particular) - but I took umbrage with the timeline of the story combined with the aging of the actors. It sometimes made suspension of disbelief hard.

Gus and especially Mike looked extremely old when the events of the show are supposed to take place five years prior to the events of BB. Even Jimmy in the final two seasons after he lost weight looked quite different from his character in BB. The Jesse flashbacks were brutal.

I understand there’s nothing the producers can really do about it. People get old and makeup can only go so far, but for me it made things tough at times.

I had the same issue in El Camino with Todd where he’s 50 lbs heavier in the movie than he was in BB. That was completely avoidable, though, as Vince didn’t have to include him in the story.
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I also enjoyed Breaking Bad more… although admittedly I still have the final episode of Better Call Saul to watch. And Breaking Bad I thought had some weak episodes and slow spots, but overall had some really good moments in each season and the last episode was about as good as u could end a series like that
 
OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
I thought the ending of Saul was brilliant, especially how they handled the female lead and the overall relationship.
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Fun fact:

Bob Odenkirk insisted they go back and re-shoot the final court scene a few months after it was originally shot because he didn’t like how it turned out. He changed some things about his delivery of the monologue and was much more satisfied with the revised take.
 
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