Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan, the creators of AMC’s Better Call Saul, have mastered one of the toughest tasks in television and film: making a prequel or sequel that’s on par with the original. They’ve done that by focusing on the “how” part of who, what, when, where, why. Even though the end point of Better Call Saul is largely known, the show has incredible drama, which stems from the writing. Better Call Saul has taken pieces of the Breaking Bad universe and run with them to create the most well-written show on TV right now.
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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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