'Better Call Saul' T.V. Series Release and Cast Rumors: Breaking Bad Spinoff Begins Shooting; Aaron Paul To Be On Set
Breaking Bad all came to an end last fall with the dramatic, and some might say traumatic, final episode called "Felina." But while fans still mourn the loss of "the greatest TV Drama of all-time," there's some good news on the horizon. No, Walter White hasn't gone the way of Frankenstein and popped right back up on his two feet. However, old friends and foes including Jesse Pinkman will be seen on TV, thanks to the dark comedy prequel Better Call Saul.
One Headlight Ink, a New Mexico-based film and TV rumor site, writes that Better Call Saul will begin filming in Albuquerque next month. The May 2014 production start-date means that the show's first episode will be ready to air on AMC in November.
Yet, One Headlight Ink also worries that Better Call Saul will be a cheap such an iconic TV program...
"As anticipation and speculation mounts, separate camps are already beginning to form. Some being of the mindset that Saul can do no wrong as far as being capable of delivering the same level of top tier dark-dramedy so exquisitely executed by its parent, Breaking Bad."
Citing the disastrous spinoff that was based on the beloved clasic ABC series Happy Days, One Headlight Ink writes that anything less than an amazing effort may turn off fans.
"While other more paranoid types (count me in here) are terrified that the beloved offspring could turn out to be a bad seed. Please, oh please dear lord (aka Vince Gilligan) don't let this chip off the old masterpiece devolve into another Joanie Loves Chachi.
Luckily, a ton of the original cast has signed on to reprise their (mostly) villainous roles in Better Call Saul. Actor Aaron Paul, who plays Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, is already confirmed, as is Bob Odenkirk, who plays the show's namesake criminal lawyer. It's not like Paul is hurting for work though, he just starred in the high-octane action car hit Need for Speed.
But at least one Breaking Bad character not named Walter White won't be making any appearances because of contractual obligations with CBS.
"I don't think they'll let me do a little cable show," Dean Norris said in an interview while promoting the film Small Time. Norris played White's brother-in-law DEA Agent Hank Schrader during each of the five seasons the show was on the air.
As for that CBS gig, Norris is busy starring in Under the Dome, a TV series based on a Stephen King novel of the same name.
So will you be watching Better Call Saul once it makes its AMC debut later this year? Let us know in the comments section below.
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