“I left that question to Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould”: Bob Odenkirk’s Single Greatest Concern Would’ve Tanked ‘Better Call Saul’ If True

“Better Call Saul!” That’s where it all started. That smile. That damned smile. We became fans of Bob Odenkirk ever since that infamous commercial aired in Breaking Bad.
We became fans of Jimmy McGill, aka Saul Goodman, when iconic writers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould wrote the story for Better Call Saul. However, Bob Odenkirk had some initial doubts about the spin-off.
Bob Odenkirk in a still from Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios Bob Odenkirk was concerned about Better Call Saul
There was no doubt in the iconic character of Saul Goodman. The man knows how to steal the spotlight whenever he makes an appearance in Breaking Bad. Helping Walter White and Jesse Pinkman run their drug empire, it was time for this attorney to get his own show.
A still from Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios
So when Breaking Bad ended and Walter White got his end,...
We became fans of Jimmy McGill, aka Saul Goodman, when iconic writers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould wrote the story for Better Call Saul. However, Bob Odenkirk had some initial doubts about the spin-off.
Bob Odenkirk in a still from Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios Bob Odenkirk was concerned about Better Call Saul
There was no doubt in the iconic character of Saul Goodman. The man knows how to steal the spotlight whenever he makes an appearance in Breaking Bad. Helping Walter White and Jesse Pinkman run their drug empire, it was time for this attorney to get his own show.
A still from Better Call Saul | Credits: Sony Pictures Television Studios
So when Breaking Bad ended and Walter White got his end,...
- 4/1/2025
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
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