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Vince Gilligan has hit some trouble with a section of Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul continuity

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There is a part of the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul continuity that is causing Vince Gilligan and his writing team trouble. Prequels are always tricky to perfect. Having to deal with continuity, right down to the small details can be troubling, especially when fans are so heavily invested in the world and the characters that […]

The 6 Best TV Shows of 2015

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Samuel Brace with his six best TV shows of 2015… 2015 has been a pretty fantastic year for TV. Film? Not so much, but TV has been on point with some truly excellent seasons of returning shows, surprise hits, sad farewells and fan pleasing spin-offs. But what are the absolute must sees? What are the […]

AMC’s Better Call Saul renewed for season 3

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AMC’s Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul has been renewed for a third season. Much like seasons 1 and 2, season 3 will consist of 10 episodes, and Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould will serve as the series’ showrunners. Gilligan, Gould, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein and Thomas Schnauz are all on board to executive produce.  […]

Better Call Saul Season 2 Episodes 3 and 4 Review ‘Amarillo’ and ‘Gloves Off’

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Eric Bay-Andersen reviews the third and fourth episode of Better Call Saul season 2… At the end of episode 2, Kim gave Jimmy an ultimatum – she didn’t approve of his morally questionable methods, and if he carried on with them it would be a real sticking point in their fledgling relationship. As episode 3 […]

Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Rebecca’

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Eric Bay-Andersen reviews the fifth episode of Better Call Saul season 2… Episode five opens with a flashback to Jimmy’s first week at HHM, when he’s invited over to Chuck’s house one evening for dinner. In this scene we discover that in his pre-electrophobe days, Chuck had a wife, the titular Rebecca (some viewers might […]

8 TV Shows To Look Forward To In 2016

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Following on from his article on the best TV shows of 2015, Samuel Brace now picks out eight TV shows to look forward to in 2016… There is a lot heading our way in 2016. There is a myriad of returning shows and new series to feast upon. A lot of this content is/looks very […]

Bryan Cranston would be “all in” to return as Walter White for Better Call Saul

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During an interview on The Rich Eisen Show, Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has admitted that he’d jump at the chance of reprising the role of Walter White in the spinoff series Better Call Saul, should the opportunity present itself. “I owe Vince Gilligan so much,” said Cranston. “He was my champion to get this […]

Better Call Saul Season 2 Episodes 1 and 2 Review – ‘Switch’ and ‘Cobbler’

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Eric Bay-Andersen review the first and second episode of Better Call Saul season 2… Like a lot of die-hard Breaking Bad fans, I was sceptical when it was announced that they were making a prequel, focusing on Walter White’s shady lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). Luckily (or perhaps unsurprisingly, given the returning behind-the-scenes talent) last […]

Best TV Drama Emmy – What Should Be Nominated vs What Will Be Nominated

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Samuel Brace on the Best TV Drama Emmy, what should be nominated, and what will be nominated… With voting ending for those with ballots last Friday and the Emmy nominations announcement coming in the middle of next month, I’ve been thinking about all the great TV dramas of the past year. There has been many […]