I LOVE Breaking Bad, but Better Call Saul is significantly more close to heart and a warmer, more empathizing story on each character we knew only briefly at first. I hope it'll crush my heart as the last season ends.
Same thing happened to me: I refused to watch Saul because I thought there was no way I wouldn't be disappointed. It's amazing how we see Walt become self confident, while Jimmy's defining trait from the start is his confidence. I'm not going into which show is "better", they're the same universe: a magnificently crafted one
I love Breaking Bad, but Better Call Saul is easily my favorite show. The way it balances its multiple stories and tones, and all of the characters are so likable and interesting.
At 1:56 Vince Gilligan's elevator pitch is actually "I want to take Mr Chips and turn him into Scarface". Mr Chips, not Mr Rogers. He repeats this pitch many times in the Breaking Bad Insider podcast.
Ive seen an interview where he said Mr Rogers. Either way, the example is kinda interchangeable as he just means 'take mr nice guy and turn him into mr evil'
Extremely good video. I just find one thing weird (not directly related to the show, still) , is how Wild West is remembered as this lawless land filled with gunslinging tough men, when there never has been much crime in this area. Even today, crime here is almost nonexistent, compared to Chicago or California.
I appreciate your work very much. It filled me in on some things that I missed and is a reminder of why I love the show so much. Very well done. Bravo!👏🔥💃
Breaking Bad is a masterpiece. It's so cinematic, adventurous, smart and creative but very dark but loveable. I want to one day make a masterpiece like this show one day. Thanks to AMC, Vince Gilligan and the writers, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul and the rest of the cast!
@@thefilmessay9832 it happens lol just didnt want you to be harrassed for it as the online community does. Great video, keep up the good work. Also would you consider making a video on the parallel of the protagonists and antagonists in both series and El Camino. I find it interesting how the series always compares characters and shows us both a mirror image of out main characters but also a "what if" scenario. Such as Walter seeing his "what if" life in Eliot and Jimmy seeing it in Howard.
I think you're giving Vince a little bit too much credit. He did not have as much to do with BCS as Peter Gould, who took an almost Vince-like role for the show.
Vince and Peter were 50-50 on the show (Better Call Saul) until season 5, in season 5 Peter took the helm because Vince had to direct El Camino but Vince stopped by to direct Season 5 Episode 8 “Bagman” easily the best episode of the show. Fun fact: Vince Gilligan wanted to be a part of BCS in Season 1 and then leave but Peter begged him to stay and Thank god he did. But, I hope the combined forces of Vince and Peter make a fantastic Season 6.
this is a good ass video but I disagree with some of the opening lines. Gilligan didn't burst onto the scene with Breaking Bad, he did this by writing for The X Files and becoming one of the strongest writers on said show, which already proves his greatness before Breaking Bad. but I get what's meant there, I just think people overlook his X Files contributions whilst talking about his Breaking Bad work.
BCS is more of Peter Gould here, not Vince. Love the shows, but through analysis, an answer of perfection?... personally this gives a disservice to their collaboration. Perfection is unattainable, what they write is. Its built within twisted tropes and arcs made by many others. To raise the bar to something, the bar's shadow grows. Don't shroud the skills of others for clout. Don't dilute yourself to think you can't reach for and write a great story yourself with an imperfect script.
I could not disagree more,. BCS was an rush job and an insult to true breaking bad fans., The first few seasons were boring and exposed us all to this Chuck, Jimmy, Kim and Howard boring character development. The only saving grace was all the other characters like Mike, Gus, Vargo and Eladio (This actor was outstanding). Then there was the season finale, black and white scenes, along with more boring content,. What I do not need is a deep dive into the minds of Characters on TV , along with flash backs, flash forwards and frankly confusing content that I need a damn score card to track. Keep It Simple Stupid , When I was assigned to the 10th SFG that was drilled into us. This writers need boot camp for TV writers.
