Premières: February 8, AMC Battle Creek might be anticipated by those expecting great things from Vince Gilligan's next venture, but what most people really want from him is very simple: more Breaking Bad. They'll sort of get that with the upcoming Better Call Saul, AMC's attempt at plugging that Walter White-shaped gap with a prequel series focussing on Bob Odenkirk's unscrupulous attorney. Odenkirk himself has said that the show will be 85% drama, 15% comedy, contradicting earlier reports that the show would be a half-hour comedy. Which would certainly have been...interesting, but a half-hour multi-camera sitcom as the spin off to serious drama Breaking Bad? That would've been weird. Thankfully what little has been released about Better Call Saul so far has been jolly exciting. The show will include the lawyer's first meeting with Mike Ehrmantraut, with Joanthan Banks returning after his character met a pretty definitive end in Breaking Bad. Apparently some other familiar faces may drop by, too, with the show not being a straight-up prequel so much as a series which will mainly be set in pre-Walter White 2002, but jump across several decades. Does that flexible timeline mean Jesse B*tch! Pinkman and Walter White might make an appearance? The chance they might makes Better Call Saul the most anticipated show of 2015 for sure.
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