Why A Third Show In The Breaking Bad Universe Simply Wouldn't Work
Breaking Bad might be my favorite show of all time. I'm the guy at parties who will bring it up in conversation assuming everyone in the world has seen it and my jaw will hit the floor when someone reveals that they haven't. I'm working on it, although the blockbuster final season of Better Call Saul hasn't helped that. If you tell me you think it's only okay, I suppose that's fine. If you give me the spiel about the first season being boring and you threw in the towel, well, prepare for a lecture on why you're wrong. Again, apologies.
My problem with the slow-start argument about Breaking Bad is that's the entire point. Unlike so many other shows throughout history that burn out quickly and get worse with each passing season, Breaking Bad does the exact opposite. It starts slow and as Walter White's life spins out of control, the show ends with the incredible crescendo that is the latter half of its final season. Stick with it and you'll be taken on one of the greatest rollercoaster rides television has to offer
Breaking Bad's creator Vince Gilligan took that successful formula and
applied it to Better Call Saul. Hopefully I wasn't the only one who
didn't see that coming. Needing more Breaking Bad content, I was ready
and waiting for Saul's spin-off on day one. However, as the show
progressed, it dropped from my appointment viewing schedule. Don't get
me wrong, I was still watching, but I wasn't rushing to the TV the
minute a new episode became available as I was during the final few
seasons of Breaking Bad.
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