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Better Call Saul

Slippin Jimmy and Mike, can't decide which I like more. Jimmy is the quintessential used car salesman with a dash of extra charm,
and Mike is beyond terrifying, from the Pimento scene all the way up to being pounded by Tuco without even squinting once.
Sidecar: I used to have one of those 1980's Chryslers....very very smooth, comfy and, with a bit of tweaking, very potent on the highway.
I'm almost in the mood to pick one up for next to nothing and hot rod the dumb thing as a sleeper. :D

go to 2:13 and think chicago sunroof scene
 
Slippin Jimmy and Mike, can't decide which I like more. Jimmy is the quintessential used car salesman with a dash of extra charm,
and Mike is beyond terrifying, from the Pimento scene all the way up to being pounded by Tuco without even squinting once.
Sidecar: I used to have one of those 1980's Chryslers....very very smooth, comfy and, with a bit of tweaking, very potent on the highway.
I'm almost in the mood to pick one up for next to nothing and hot rod the dumb thing as a sleeper. :D

Ahhh. Old mopars. I had two New Yorkers: a 66, my first car, and a mid 80s. Great beasts both but you could fit a football team in the 66 and for all its size it fairly flew.

Mike was my favorite on BB. He's quickly becoming my favorite here as well.
 
Ahhh. Old mopars. I had two New Yorkers: a 66, my first car, and a mid 80s. Great beasts both but you could fit a football team in the 66 and for all its size it fairly flew.

Mike was my favorite on BB. He's quickly becoming my favorite here as well.

--I had a 67 New Yorker, but it was given to me by an old friend and the cooling system was totally wiped out and I didn't have the money at the time to fix it.
 
--I had a 67 New Yorker, but it was given to me by an old friend and the cooling system was totally wiped out and I didn't have the money at the time to fix it.

Too bad. They were great cars. My dad gave it to me when I got my license in 78. He had bought it new and put close to 100,000 miles on it when he gave it to me. I put almost another 60,000 on it over the next 5 years before I replaced it. It still ran well but there was significant rust on the underside - so much so that you could see the road through the passenger side footwell which inexplicably bothered my girlfriend.
 
anybody recognize this guy?
 
Am I the only one who thinks Better Call Saul is practically twice as good as Breaking Bad, if not more so? It's like they took the best aspects of Breaking Bad's story telling style, shed away the worst parts of that, then further distilled it into a story telling, pace-perfected, character-driven killing machine. Amiright?

It's almost like someone heard the rule that backstories don't work (particularly after the Star Wars prequels), and said, "I am going to take that rule and grind my heels into it until it is naught but dust and nobody dares utter it again."
 
Am I the only one who thinks Better Call Saul is practically twice as good as Breaking Bad, if not more so? It's like they took the best aspects of Breaking Bad's story telling style, shed away the worst parts of that, then further distilled it into a story telling, pace-perfected, character-driven killing machine. Amiright?

It's almost like someone heard the rule that backstories don't work (particularly after the Star Wars prequels), and said, "I am going to take that rule and grind my heels into it until it is naught but dust and nobody dares utter it again."

Yeah. It seems like they've really "hit their stride" here, so to speak. They've ironed out the kinks of the old show, and distilled things down to just what really works.
 
Yeah. It seems like they've really "hit their stride" here, so to speak. They've ironed out the kinks of the old show, and distilled things down to just what really works.

Anything that doesn't feature Skyler is better than breaking bad IMO :2razz:
 
Yeah. It seems like they've really "hit their stride" here, so to speak. They've ironed out the kinks of the old show, and distilled things down to just what really works.

There's something so uncanny about the show that it can't be a coincidence.

In Mr. Robot the writers were scrupulous in making certain that every single computer process/hack/whatever was not only possible, but could happen in the time frame that it was said to occur. If a computer action ended up being impossible, they recreated the action and rewrote the entire episode around that, if need be. In the original British version of The Office, the writers scrupulously removed every "obvious" joke. If the joke seemed scripted...poof...gone. Well, I think the writers are doing something similar here, in which they're meticulously removing every single second of the show that doesn't seem to have an important impact. Name for me a full five second time period in Better Call Saul in which something relevant isn't occurring. I'll bet you can't find any filler at all.

But it goes a lot further than that. The weight-filled moments in which one character is just...staring...at another, is enough to make you forget that you were eating and stop chewing.
 
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Anything that doesn't feature Skyler is better than breaking bad IMO :2razz:

Eh, yeah, it took a couple seasons not to groan when she was on screen.
 
Yeah. It seems like they've really "hit their stride" here, so to speak. They've ironed out the kinks of the old show, and distilled things down to just what really works.

it is so hard for me to watch Michael McKean in this show.

Whenever he comes on screen I remember him coming through the door next to Squiggy with that dumb look on his face.
 
There's something so uncanny about the show that it can't be a coincidence.

In Mr. Robot the writers were scrupulous in making certain that every single computer process/hack/whatever was not only possible, but could happen in the time frame that it was said to occur. If a computer action ended up being impossible, they recreated the action and rewrote the entire episode around that, if need be. In the original British version of The Office, the writers scrupulously removed every "obvious" joke. If the joke seemed scripted...poof...gone. Well, I think the writers are doing something similar here, in which they're meticulously removing every single second of the show that doesn't seem to have an important impact. Name for me a full five second time period in Better Call Saul in which something relevant isn't occurring. I'll bet you can't find any filler at all.

But it goes a lot further than that. The weight-filled moments in which one character is just...staring...at another, is enough to make you forget that you were eating and stop chewing.

Bang on. Many of my friends complain the slow pace can be boring. I admit little can happen in a given episode but damn am I absorbed by every scene. The way the scenes are shot and acted are film making art.
 
really enjoyed the most recent episode
after watching this video i realized that there are some even more addicted to the show than i


any idea what is about to happen to chuck?
 
Anything that doesn't feature Skyler is better than breaking bad IMO :2razz:

I was never bothered by Skyler or Walt Jr in BB since they were barely shown.

The one show that really bothered me about supporting characters was the Sopranos- AJ and Dr. Melfi were the most annoying and useless characters ever. Waste of time to even watch them on screen.

I've just finished episode two of Better Call Saul season 2- I am binging it now and its awesome so far. I love the freaking cake interview LOL
 
I was never bothered by Skyler or Walt Jr in BB since they were barely shown.

The one show that really bothered me about supporting characters was the Sopranos- AJ and Dr. Melfi were the most annoying and useless characters ever. Waste of time to even watch them on screen.

I've just finished episode two of Better Call Saul season 2- I am binging it now and its awesome so far. I love the freaking cake interview LOL

'squat cobbler'
wonder how many bands are now playing under that name


on another site someone observed that chuck does the wrong things for the right reasons while jimmy does the right things for the wrong reasons
 
'squat cobbler'
wonder how many bands are now playing under that name


on another site someone observed that chuck does the wrong things for the right reasons while jimmy does the right things for the wrong reasons

Just finished Episode 5 and I think Chuck is the true villain of this show- he hated his brother so much that it was his actions that ultimately turned Jimmy into Saul Goodman. In season 1 Chuck's contempt for his own brother was such that he couldn't see past the way Jimmy was idolizing him, sacrificing for him and trying to do the right thing that he sabotaged Jimmy's career in his own firm.
 
Just finished Episode 5 and I think Chuck is the true villain of this show- he hated his brother so much that it was his actions that ultimately turned Jimmy into Saul Goodman. In season 1 Chuck's contempt for his own brother was such that he couldn't see past the way Jimmy was idolizing him, sacrificing for him and trying to do the right thing that he sabotaged Jimmy's career in his own firm.

It gets worse.
 
OK just finished the season 2 finale. Boy do I really hate Chuck now. :mad:

Was there just 10 episodes for the season?
 
Michael McKean was on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast. Fantastic interview about a great career, worth a listen.
 
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