Better Call Saul
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Trailer Talk: ‘Better Call Saul,’ ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi,’ and ‘Outer Range.’ Plus: ‘Winning Time’ Showrunner Max Borenstein.
Chris is joined by Max Borenstein to talk about the pressures that came along with creating a show about the iconic 1980s Lakers
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How ‘Nobody’ Turned Bob Odenkirk Into the Next John Wick
As the co-creator of ‘Mr. Show’ and the star of ‘Better Call Saul,’ Odenkirk had made his mark in the comedy and drama worlds. Then he had an idea: What if he tried to take over the action world too?
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Bob Odenkirk in ‘Nobody,’ and a History of Actors Playing Against Type
After ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul,’ Odenkirk plays a grizzled badass, joining other actors who have notably departed from their type
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Allow Bob Odenkirk to Reintroduce Himself
This Friday, the ‘Better Call Saul’ star officially becomes an action hero. While that may sound strange, it’s just par for the course for an actor who’s already transformed from a zany sketch comic to a master of drama.
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Giancarlo Esposito Has Become a Master of TV Villainy
Esposito spent 2020 playing sinister roles on ‘Better Call Saul,’ ‘The Boys,’ and ‘The Mandalorian’—and our TV viewing experience was better for it
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The Best TV Episodes of 2020
In a year when everything changed, TV was one relative constant—and it delivered some brilliant episodes, from ‘Dave’ to ‘The Crown’ to ‘Better Call Saul’
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The Best TV Shows of 2020 (So Far)
From ‘Normal People’ to ‘Love Is Blind’ to ‘Better Call Saul,’ a deeply weird year in the television industry hasn’t had a lack of tremendous series
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Tony Dalton Talks ‘Better Call Saul’
Lalo Salamanca joins ‘The Watch’ to discuss pivotal scenes from the final two episodes of Season 5
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How ‘Better Call Saul’ Broke the Prequel Curse
Most don’t work. The ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff is the wonderful exception.
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The ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5 Finale Exit Survey
Everyone was right to worry about Kim Wexler—but it’s her soul that’s in the most danger following "Something Unforgivable"
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How They Made It: The Spectacular Fifth Season of ‘Better Call Saul’
Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, and more go deep on their tense, twisty series, which is now reaching a ‘Breaking Bad’ level of greatness
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Breaking Down the ‘Better Call Saul’ Finale. Plus: Actor Tony Dalton on Playing Lalo Salamanca
Chris and Andy discuss the ‘Better Call Saul’ season finale, the tonal differences between ‘Breaking Bad’ and its spin-off series, and more before having a chat with Tony Dalton
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Kim Wexler Is the ‘Better Call Saul’ MVP
After an explosive Season 5 finale, ‘Better Call Saul’ has left us with many questions heading into the final season—namely, what will happen to Kim Wexler?
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Nobody Is Immune to Breaking Bad on ‘Better Call Saul’
In the Season 5 finale, Kim Wexler proves to be her own worst enemy, and everybody inches closer toward doom
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In Season 5, the Two Sides of ‘Better Call Saul’ Became One
For years, Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould’s ‘Breaking Bad’ prequel has adeptly kept barriers between its worlds of courtroom drama and underground crime. But those walls have crumbled, in turn allowing the show to reach even greater heights.
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Hollywood Dealmaking Doesn’t Stop, Even If Production Does
Plus that ‘Better Call Saul’ scene and Rosario Dawson on the ‘Briarpatch’ finale
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Kim Wexler Still Doesn’t Need Saving
The ‘Better Call Saul’ breakout character gives a heat check for the ages in the penultimate episode of the fifth season. But in a universe where all actions have consequences, it’s becoming increasingly scary to speculate about her future.
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Laura Linney of ‘Ozark’ and Josh Phelps on José Andrés’s Restaurant Relief Work
Plus: ‘Modern Family,’ ‘Top Chef,’ ‘Better Call Saul,’ and ‘Briarpatch’
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Has Saul Goodman Finally Extinguished Jimmy McGill?
In the eighth episode of this season of ‘Better Call Saul,’ the titular lawyer trudges through the desert—and sheds his old self—in "Bagman"
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Rhea Seehorn on How ‘Better Call Saul’ Gets Made
Kim Wexler herself joins to discuss the small and subtle intricacies of how the show gets made
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Is the New TV Pipeline Drying Up? Plus: Rhea Seehorn of ‘Better Call Saul’ on Playing Kim Wexler.
Many TV productions are on hold because of COVID-19. What happens a few months down the road if there is no new TV?
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Missed Pop Culture Moments and ‘Better Call Saul’ S5E6. Plus: An Interview with Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee
Discussing pop culture moments we feel like we missed out on, Rhea Seehorn’s continued brilliance on ‘Better Call Saul,’ and more
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‘Better Call Saul’ S5E5 and How Reese Witherspoon Cracked the Celebrity TV Code
Chris and Andy discuss how ‘Better Call Saul’ showcases Jimmy and Kim’s relationship in Episode 5, Reese Witherspoon in ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ and more
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The Surreal, Comforting Pleasures of the ‘Better Call Saul’ YouTube Videos
Plus: In Episode 5, Saul Goodman is being the voice of reason. That’s why we should really be worried about Kim Wexler.
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‘Better Call Saul’ Is the Best Kind of Fan Service, Plus the Brilliance of ‘Ugly Delicious’ Season 2
Chris and Andy discuss Episode 4 of ‘Better Call Saul’ and Dave Chang’s ‘Ugly Delicious’ before bringing in set designer Richard Bloom to discuss ‘Briarpatch’
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Why You Should Be Watching ‘Devs.’ Plus: ‘Better Call Saul’ S5E3 and ‘Briarpatch’ Episode 5.
Plus, a conversation with the ‘Briarpatch’ director of photography Zach Galler
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‘Better Call Saul’ Is the Most Well-Written Show on Television
Even though the end point of ‘Better Call Saul’ is largely known, the show has incredible drama, which stems from the writing. Here’s why.
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‘The Watch’: Breaking Down the ‘Better Call Saul’ Premiere
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald break down the first episode of the fifth and penultimate season
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It’s Time to Appreciate ‘Better Call Saul.’ Plus: ‘The Outsider’ S1E8.
Plus: Chris and Andy speak with musician Greg Dulli about his first solo album, ‘Random Desire’
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The ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5 Entrance Survey
As Jimmy McGill turns more and more into Saul Goodman, the Ringer staff answers some pressing questions: What will happen to Kim? How will Hank Schrader factor in? And can Saul have a happy ending?
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The Enduring, Understated Brilliance of ‘Better Call Saul’
The AMC series has long lived in the shadow of ‘Breaking Bad,’ one of the best shows of the century. But as the spinoff enters its devastating fifth season, it’s proved that it deserves to be regarded just as highly as its predecessor.
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How ‘Better Call Saul’ Became More Impressive Than ‘Breaking Bad’
Jackson Maher looks back at the ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff