By Peter Hummers on December 19, 2019
WHAT TO WATCH ON TV
Breaking Bad (2008-2013), the story of a high-school chemistry teacherās transformation into a meth cook and later kingpin, was a watershed series in American TV; its appearance in this column of lesser-known streaming series is merely to introduce some of creator Vince Gilliganās subsequent work. So first off, if you enjoy TV but havenāt seen Breaking Bad, just go ahead and watch it. All seasons are available with a subscription to Netflix; the first two are also on-demand at $1.99/episode on Fandango, Amazon Prime and Vudu, and the last two seasons are also on Appleās new streaming service for $1.99/episode. [TVPG]
BETTER CALL SAUL (1st 3 Seasons on Netflix; all Seasons for $1.99/episode on Redbox, AppleTV, Prime, Vudu and Fandango)
Sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk, Fargo) was one of the breakout characters on Breaking Bad; this 2015 prequel is his story, and provides a chance to revisit two other memorable characters from that show, fixer Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks, Wiseguy) and restaurateur/drug kingpin Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito, Homicide: Life on the Street).
Saul wasnāt always Saul; his early years were spent as the black sheep of an accomplished family in Cicero, Illinois, running scams on marks in bars with friends for pot money. Better Call Saul follows his tumultuous path to the New Mexico Bar Association and his acquaintance with Mike the mechanic and Gus Fring. Fringās backstory we already know from Breaking Bad; Mikeās we learn here, from his flight as an ex-cop from Philadelphia and his late sonās story to the establishment of his relationship to his daughter-in-law and his granddaughter Kaylee.
While itās not as flashy as Breaking Bad, Saul has all its drama if not more, and psychological insights into the choices we make in serving good or evil. There are more laughs due to Saulās comic persona, but thrills there are, too, courtesy of Gus Fringās nemesis Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis, Gotham), his insane nephew Tuco (Raymond Cruz, The Closer/Major Crimes) and others we first met in Breaking Bad.
Knowing the ultimate fate of the characters from Breaking Bad doesnāt dampen the fun; indeed, weāre shown Saulās own post-Albuquerque life in flash-forwards during the show. Itās all good, man; the drama is in the process. Hereās a two-minute trailer. [TVPG]
EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE (Netflix)
One major character is left standing after the apocalyptic finale of Breaking Bad; Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul, The Path) is shown speeding away from the carnage in a classic Chevy El Camino. This 2019 Netflix original movie begins with that scene. The fallout from the events at the end of Breaking Bad has caught the attention of at least three law-enforcement agencies and an all-points bulletin is opened on Jesse Pinkman, person of interest and possible perpertrator. The movieās 122-minute running time is almost three episodesā worth of drama in which we learn: whither Jesse?
His odyssey includes his friends Skinny Pete and Badger, and Jesseās parents, and we see in flashbacks his time with Todd Alquist (Jesse Plemons, Fargo) and Toddās role in a major plot point going forward.
A two-minute trailer of El Camino is here. [Unrated]
This movie may put paid to the Breaking Bad saga, but remember, four seasons have been broadcast of Better Call Saul and a fifth season is scheduled to begin on AMC in February.
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