Not Pynchon: Anyone know this show?

[John Bailey]

Really liked Breaking Bad but among the brilliance there were flat
bits at times and choices that didn't really reward.

I've been trying to think of a moment of Better Call Saul that isn't
perfectly judged and I can't. Won't be for everyone of course but it's
such a finely rendered thing.

On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 11:24 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Breaking Bad was IMHO the best TV in forever. A fast, fun & clever ride with
> a perfect ending, which is nearly impossible to pull off.
>
> David Morris
>
>
> On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Well, for what it's worth, I'm finding Better Call Saul to be far more
>> emotionally involving and narratively rewarding of close paid attention than
>> Breaking Bad (but I'm only a marginal fan of that one - I was a big-time The
>> Wire fan in that time-frame, so I missed a lot of Breaking Bad eps).
>>
>> Mt
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Mark Sacha <msacha1121 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> It was an entertaining show, but I think it's one of those scenarios
>>> where in the context of deafening praise I couldn't really find the genius
>>> in it. Characters all a bit too much caricature.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:21 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> watch the ending of the BB episode Crawl Space. the antithesis of
>>>> lackluster
>>>>
>>>> in any case, what makes the show great is a novelist's attention to
>>>> detail. I just noticed something in Crawl Space, e.g. a shot an important
>>>> one at that that mirrors exactly a shot in the Ozymandias episode (surely
>>>> one of the highlights of the show), both scenes dialogue covering the same
>>>> subject. its quite amazing finding all these connections you missed the
>>>> first time.
>>>>
>>>> rich
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:04 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Breaking Bad "lackluster?"
>>>>>
>>>>> What would be your idea of GOOD TV?
>>>>>
>>>>> David Morris
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Mark Sacha <msacha1121 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Big fan of Bob Odenkirk... would any on the list still recommend it
>>>>>> for someone who found Breaking Bad pretty lackluster?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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