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What movies or TV shows count as good prequels? Star Wars is of course the metric for bad prequels because by cramming in every returning character the universe only got smaller. Rise and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movies were excellent because they more of a reboot, you don't need to have watched any prior Ape movies, and the joy is in seeing how a Planet of Apes will come to be.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:11
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Well right now I'd say better call Saul is the metric for "good rear end TV prequels"
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Feb 10, 2015 20:17
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I'm gonna bet by the time they get to the 3rd or 4th season of Better Call Saul and they've developed another Gus-like character ya'll who don't want them to go too much after the Breaking Bad storyline are going to be begging the show writers to continue it.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:21
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It's gonna look weird in a couple years when all the returning BB characters in Better Call Saul look older than they did in BB.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:28
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With good writing they can go anywhere. I think a lot of people are so used to tv-series being ruined by bad writing that the response to anything that sounds challenging becomes "oh poo poo I hope they don't go there."
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Feb 10, 2015 20:28
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I bet this show never ever mentions crystal meth. Just a hunch.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:30
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Inspector Gesicht posted:It's gonna look weird in a couple years when all the returning BB characters in Better Call Saul look older than they did in BB. I swear they found some sort of magic de-aging potion because Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul looks ten years younger than he did by the end of Breaking Bad.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:33
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CaptainPsyko posted:Honestly, they can take this wherever in the timeline they want, so long as we get more Good Lawyerin' Montages like the one we had last night. Petty and a prior.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:35
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This show is awesome. I just hope they don't do what every drama does and in a season or two every character is distilled to their very basic stereotypes and the series becomes unwatchable. I guess what I'm saying is I hope Jimmy sticks around
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Feb 10, 2015 20:36
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I'm in the minority of looking forward to a little more present exploration, but I like Jimmy and don't want to leave him to a miserable fate. I want there to be some hope for him. 
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Feb 10, 2015 20:46
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Taking bets on whether Chuck dies in this season or the next one.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:48
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I would imagine Season 1 ends with Jimmy McGill making the conscious choice to become Saul Goodman, seems like a perfect ending point for it
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Feb 10, 2015 20:49
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Das Boo posted:I'm in the minority of looking forward to a little more present exploration, but I like Jimmy and don't want to leave him to a miserable fate. I want there to be some hope for him. I'll put money on a present storyline happening.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:49
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RJWaters2 posted:Taking bets on whether Chuck dies in this season or the next one. Chuck yelling about how he knows he is crazy and is going to get better was one of the best scenes I've seen on TV. Really well written man who has lost his mind
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Feb 10, 2015 20:50
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Brodeurs Nanny posted:I would imagine Season 1 ends with Jimmy McGill making the conscious choice to become Saul Goodman, seems like a perfect ending point for it We're gonna get a "say my name" scene.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:51
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Mr. Gibbycrumbles posted:I bet this show never ever mentions crystal meth. I loved that, in the desert scene, they EXPLICITLY never mentioned meth.
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Feb 10, 2015 20:54
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I hope that someone with a long rap sheet gets banned for something minor in this thread. I guess what I'm saying is that It's a good show and I really like how they're developing it.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:00
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"Why are you investigating us? What do we sell?" "Uhh, <legal jargon out his rear end>" The writers could have a lot of fun tiptoeing around stuff like this, BB fans will love it but it won't detract from people watching this show fresh.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:01
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Just about to watch the second episode but the pilot was killer. I felt like I was being pandered to a bit with mike and Tuco but I lapped it up like ice cream anyways, because gently caress it that's awesome.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:02
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Last Chance posted:I'll put money on a present storyline happening. It makes sense that new antagonists could be established and weaved throughout the events of Breaking Bad into a conclusion that takes place after Breaking Bad. I'm up for seeing Saul earn a happy ending.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:05
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Inspector Gesicht posted:What movies or TV shows count as good prequels? I really liked Caprica, but apparently I was the only one because they cancelled that poo poo right quick. I also never watched Battlestar Galactica (except the original when I was a kid). But I thought it was amazing while it lasted.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:06
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Repeating motifs:
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Feb 10, 2015 21:16
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I don't think the Saul shot is supposed to be a direct reference as it has more differences than similarities. 
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Feb 10, 2015 21:18
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Josh Lyman posted:I don't think the Saul shot is supposed to be a direct reference as it has more differences than similarities. yeah but underneath that tape, he's makin the face
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Feb 10, 2015 21:23
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The Duggler posted:Chuck yelling about how he knows he is crazy and is going to get better was one of the best scenes I've seen on TV. Really well written man who has lost his mind The moment where Jimmy tells Chuck he's lost his mind is going to be loving gutwrenching.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:26
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Asema posted:yeah but underneath that tape, he's makin the face
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Feb 10, 2015 21:26
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We already had that scene in Breaking Bad though
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Feb 10, 2015 21:30
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The whole scene with Tuco politely ushering grandma upstairs while the skaters keep yammering and digging their hole deeper is amazing if you already know what he's capable of. I'd be curious how it plays to someone who hadn't seen BB at all.
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Feb 10, 2015 21:53
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I haven't been blown away by the first two episodes but I know that it's probably because I can't binge watch the whole first season in one day and get immediately emotionally invested with it like I did with BB. I like them just fine but I'm really champing at the bit for them to get into the meat of the story. Speaking of champing at the bit, I think I speak for everyone when I post: C'MON KELLY UPLOAD THE drat PODCAST ALREADY!
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Feb 10, 2015 22:10
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Was one of the defendants during the montage the dude from the junkyard (where the "magnets, bitch" segment takes place)? Also, I enjoy how Saul's office is hidden behind a laundry room.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:11
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Orange Devil posted:Was one of the defendants during the montage the dude from the junkyard (where the "magnets, bitch" segment takes place)? He definitely reminded me of Old Joe, but we didn't get a look at his face. Unlike Joe, though, that guy didn't seem all together.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:18
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Is he working out of the same nail salon that he tried to get Jesse to launder money through?
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Feb 10, 2015 22:36
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At the end, when Tuco's associate was asking about the money, why didn't Saul just say that it was in an offshore bank account? It probably is, white collar criminals don't generally store their money in heating vents, storage lockers, or barrels. Seems stupid to give a non-answer when the probable truth would make him go away.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:37
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Konstantin posted:At the end, when Tuco's associate was asking about the money, why didn't Saul just say that it was in an offshore bank account? It probably is, white collar criminals don't generally store their money in heating vents, storage lockers, or barrels. Seems stupid to give a non-answer when the probable truth would make him go away. Everything points to these white collar criminals not being particularly competent, FWIW. (They took a meeting with Jimmy, after all.)
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Feb 10, 2015 22:39
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snodig posted:We already had that scene in Breaking Bad though 1. Crying after the death of a loved one. 2. Crying after the death of a loved one. 3. Ouch that smarts. Maybe when Chuck dies from electricity.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:39
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CaptainPsyko posted:Everything points to these white collar criminals not being particularly competent, FWIW. Not to mention the million dollar yacht parked in their garden.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:41
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Is there even a slim possibility that the treasurer is innocent? I know that the big house and the boat indicates they've rather incompetently stolen the money and spent it, but he probably has a pretty good salary and he wouldn't be the first guy to spend beyond his means to prop up the appearance of success (like Jimmy and his imaginary English assistant and "office being painted"). Jimmy could be getting pushed into tracking down money that the guy honestly doesn't have.
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Feb 10, 2015 22:45
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Winkie01 posted:Vince Gilligan is a loving genius. How pissed do you think HBO is for turning down BB and not having him in there camp? Both actually
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Feb 10, 2015 22:46
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Xoidanor posted:Not to mention the million dollar yacht parked in their garden. It's subtle. Like a stripper pole in a mosque.
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Jerusalem posted:Is there even a slim possibility that the treasurer is innocent? I know that the big house and the boat indicates they've rather incompetently stolen the money and spent it, but he probably has a pretty good salary and he wouldn't be the first guy to spend beyond his means to prop up the appearance of success (like Jimmy and his imaginary English assistant and "office being painted"). Jimmy could be getting pushed into tracking down money that the guy honestly doesn't have. In reality that would be exactly the kind of guy that does embezzle.  It was heavily implied that the wife is the more savvy of the two so maybe the twist could be that the wife did it alone without the husband being complicit?
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