In the early days of the Covid lockdown, you heard a lot about people taking up new hobbies: making sourdough bread, learning to knit, mastering Peloton — whatever it took to stay occupied and relatively sane while stuck in our own homes, isolated from the rest of the world.
In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves. Instead, Bluey became our sourdough starter. And we clearly weren’t the only ones who found comfort in deeply uncomfortable times from this cartoon, aimed at preschoolers, about a family of anthropomorphized dogs.
In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves. Instead, Bluey became our sourdough starter. And we clearly weren’t the only ones who found comfort in deeply uncomfortable times from this cartoon, aimed at preschoolers, about a family of anthropomorphized dogs.
- 4/15/2024
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
"If there's one thing America needs, it's more lawyers." Lionel Hutz, defense attorney
There may not be a setting more suited to English language television than the courtroom.
Applying the real world rule of law to hypothetical cases dreamed up by the writers, from the tragic to the preposterous, underlines the drama in ways unique to the courtroom genre and makes champions of those who defend the wrongly (or not so wrongly) accused.
Right or wrong, innocent or guilty, these are the law talkin' guys and gals we'd want to have on our side in a court of law.
Ben Matlock, Matlock
If you're counting down TV's best defense lawyers, this one's obligatory. Ben Matlock, portrayed by TV legend Andy Griffith, wrote the playbook on dramatic reveals and turnarounds in front of the jury.
Matlock blurred the line between detective show and courtroom procedural as he would clear his clients...
There may not be a setting more suited to English language television than the courtroom.
Applying the real world rule of law to hypothetical cases dreamed up by the writers, from the tragic to the preposterous, underlines the drama in ways unique to the courtroom genre and makes champions of those who defend the wrongly (or not so wrongly) accused.
Right or wrong, innocent or guilty, these are the law talkin' guys and gals we'd want to have on our side in a court of law.
Ben Matlock, Matlock
If you're counting down TV's best defense lawyers, this one's obligatory. Ben Matlock, portrayed by TV legend Andy Griffith, wrote the playbook on dramatic reveals and turnarounds in front of the jury.
Matlock blurred the line between detective show and courtroom procedural as he would clear his clients...
- 2/8/2024
- by Gilbert Smith
- TVfanatic
The long-delayed Emmy Awards for the 2022-2023 TV season had to overcome the challenge of seeming like a complete afterthought — and for the most part it succeeded.
The ceremony for the 75th Emmys was designed as a tribute to the medium, and featured reunions from shows such as “All in the Family,” “The Sopranos,” “Martin” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” the last of which featured the beloved, departed cast members Katherine Heigl and Justin Chambers, alongside Og stars Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. Among the evening’s highlights were Jennifer Coolidge thanking “all the evil gays,” Niecy Nash-Betts thanking herself and “every Black and Brown woman who have gone unheard, yet overpoliced,” and a moving, hilarious appearance by nominee Christina Applegate as the show’s first presenter. And HBO’s “Succession” took its final victory lap after the Jesse Armstrong-created series ended in May of last year, including...
The ceremony for the 75th Emmys was designed as a tribute to the medium, and featured reunions from shows such as “All in the Family,” “The Sopranos,” “Martin” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” the last of which featured the beloved, departed cast members Katherine Heigl and Justin Chambers, alongside Og stars Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. Among the evening’s highlights were Jennifer Coolidge thanking “all the evil gays,” Niecy Nash-Betts thanking herself and “every Black and Brown woman who have gone unheard, yet overpoliced,” and a moving, hilarious appearance by nominee Christina Applegate as the show’s first presenter. And HBO’s “Succession” took its final victory lap after the Jesse Armstrong-created series ended in May of last year, including...
- 1/16/2024
- by Kate Aurthur and Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
After six seasons and 53 Emmy nominations, including seven for Outstanding Drama Series, Better Call Saul has left us without a single win.
The critically acclaimed Breaking Bad prequel was nominated for seven Emmys tonight, including Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor for Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman, Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler, as well as Picture Editing, Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series, Sound Mixing and two nominations in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series category for the “Point and Shoot” episode and series finale, “Saul Gone”, but came up empty for all.
The series somehow, despite its acclaim, never matched the awards success of the mothership series, which won 16 Emmys out of 58 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, four Lead Actor wins for Bryan Cranston, three for Aaron Paul in the supporting actor category and one for Anna Gunn for supporting actress.
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The critically acclaimed Breaking Bad prequel was nominated for seven Emmys tonight, including Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor for Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman, Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler, as well as Picture Editing, Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series, Sound Mixing and two nominations in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series category for the “Point and Shoot” episode and series finale, “Saul Gone”, but came up empty for all.
The series somehow, despite its acclaim, never matched the awards success of the mothership series, which won 16 Emmys out of 58 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, four Lead Actor wins for Bryan Cranston, three for Aaron Paul in the supporting actor category and one for Anna Gunn for supporting actress.
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- 1/16/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Rhea Seehorn may not have won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama series for her Better Call Saul role at the 2023 Emmys, but she’s already teasing a reunion with Better Call Saul co-creator Vince Gilligan.
While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on the Emmys red carpet, the actress remained coy on what the series and role was, but shared some more about the role that Gilligan wrote specifically for her.
“We’re never allowed to say anything! He’s already released that it has a sci-fi element; more psychological than full space,” Seehorn told THR. “And he wrote it for me — which is hard to say without crying. And we will shoot in Albuquerque, with a lot of the same crew.”
“Vince is very loyal and likes the family of people that he has worked with and prefers to hire the same people over and over,...
While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on the Emmys red carpet, the actress remained coy on what the series and role was, but shared some more about the role that Gilligan wrote specifically for her.
“We’re never allowed to say anything! He’s already released that it has a sci-fi element; more psychological than full space,” Seehorn told THR. “And he wrote it for me — which is hard to say without crying. And we will shoot in Albuquerque, with a lot of the same crew.”
“Vince is very loyal and likes the family of people that he has worked with and prefers to hire the same people over and over,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Missed yesterday’s Emmy poll? Go here to vote!
The ladies of The White Lotus have booked up a lot of rooms in this year’s Emmy race for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama — but a few other contenders managed to snag a spot, too.
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The White Lotus dominates this year’s field, with a whopping five of the eight nominees coming from HBO’s acid-tongued dramedy.
The ladies of The White Lotus have booked up a lot of rooms in this year’s Emmy race for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama — but a few other contenders managed to snag a spot, too.
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The White Lotus dominates this year’s field, with a whopping five of the eight nominees coming from HBO’s acid-tongued dramedy.
- 12/21/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
With Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul behind him, Vince Gilligan has been busy crafting a brand new series, which is going to be quite different from the world of crime and methamphetamine he’s been exploring for the last fifteen years.
The new series, which is still untitled, will star Rhea Seehorn, who starred alongside Bob Odenkirk on Better Call Saul. While speaking with Variety, Vince Gilligan gave an update on the new series. While it’s been said that it has a sci-fi element, Gilligan would call it “mild science fiction” over “heavy science fiction.“
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“It’s going to be fun and different,” Gilligan said. “I have no prediction as to how folks to react to it — whether they’ll love it or hate it, or somewhere in the vast in-between. But I know it’s a story that interests me,...
The new series, which is still untitled, will star Rhea Seehorn, who starred alongside Bob Odenkirk on Better Call Saul. While speaking with Variety, Vince Gilligan gave an update on the new series. While it’s been said that it has a sci-fi element, Gilligan would call it “mild science fiction” over “heavy science fiction.“
Related Bryan Cranston rejected Breaking Bad reunion
“It’s going to be fun and different,” Gilligan said. “I have no prediction as to how folks to react to it — whether they’ll love it or hate it, or somewhere in the vast in-between. But I know it’s a story that interests me,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Like Kim Wexler poring over a new case file, we’ve been looking very closely for any details about Rhea Seehorn’s upcoming Apple TV+ series written by Vince Gilligan — and now we’ve hit the motherlode.
Gilligan dropped a few juicy hints about the project that reunites him with his Better Call Saul star Seehorn, telling our sister site Variety: “I wouldn’t call this heavy science fiction, I would call it mild science fiction… There’s no crime, and no methamphetamine. It’s going to be fun and different.”
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Gilligan dropped a few juicy hints about the project that reunites him with his Better Call Saul star Seehorn, telling our sister site Variety: “I wouldn’t call this heavy science fiction, I would call it mild science fiction… There’s no crime, and no methamphetamine. It’s going to be fun and different.”
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- 10/5/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
One year after becoming the first program in Emmys history to simultaneously net five nominations in a single female acting category, “The White Lotus” has managed to repeat the impressive feat. The only performer involved in both situations is Jennifer Coolidge, who bested her four first season cast mates in the 2022 Best TV Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actress race and is now heavily favored to do the same in the Best Drama Supporting Actress category. Having already bagged Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her second season performance, there isn’t much stopping her from once again being called up to the Emmys stage.
The quartet of “White Lotus” ladies Coolidge faces this time consists of Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Aubrey Plaza, and Simona Tabasco. Also in the running are returning contenders Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”) and J. Smith-Cameron (“Succession”), who both lost to Julia Garner (“Ozark”) last year,...
The quartet of “White Lotus” ladies Coolidge faces this time consists of Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Aubrey Plaza, and Simona Tabasco. Also in the running are returning contenders Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”) and J. Smith-Cameron (“Succession”), who both lost to Julia Garner (“Ozark”) last year,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
It has become a running record that “Better Call Saul” has yet to win a single Emmy Award from its now 53 nominations. But the AMC legal crime drama has seven last chances this year to nab a long-awaited and deserved trophy for the second half of its stellar final season, which aired last summer. Read on for a closer look at “Better Call Saul’s” final seven nominations.
While the “Breaking Bad” prequel has been hit-or-miss in a lot of other main categories in the past, it has kept a slot in the Best Drama Series category its entire run. This year, half of the lineup is a whole new crop of shows and with nomination tallies, “Better Call Saul” is in the same realm as Netflix’s former recipient “The Crown” with six and freshman series “Andor” on Disney+ and “House of the Dragon” on HBO with eight. That...
While the “Breaking Bad” prequel has been hit-or-miss in a lot of other main categories in the past, it has kept a slot in the Best Drama Series category its entire run. This year, half of the lineup is a whole new crop of shows and with nomination tallies, “Better Call Saul” is in the same realm as Netflix’s former recipient “The Crown” with six and freshman series “Andor” on Disney+ and “House of the Dragon” on HBO with eight. That...
- 8/27/2023
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
After seven years of playing Kim Wexler on AMC‘s Better Call Saul, Rhea Seehorn finally said goodbye to the character last August in the series finale. However, she is hoping to one day return as the intelligent and intensely driven public defender. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Seehorn said of Kim, “I don’t think that I will ever forget her,” adding, “I hope one day there’s an occasion to revisit these characters.” “Getting to play one character over the course of seven years, and the massive allowance of evolving and subtext and growth that they allowed us to play — she feels very three-dimensional as a human to me,” the Emmy-nominated actress continued. “There are parts of her that, as an actor and as a human, I am still trying to learn from, but I’m not fully successful. I don’t have a poker face like she does.
- 8/21/2023
- TV Insider
The critically praised spin-off of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, has amazingly garnered 46 Emmy nominations without a single victory for any of them. The AMC series would collect nominations for the most coveted categories, including Best Lead Actor and Outstanding Drama Series. Although the series would conclude in 2022, fans of the show may have to endure a longer wait to see if the last season can finally take home any golden statues, as the 2023 Emmys get delayed to January of 2024 due to the strikes.
Bob Odenkirk would receive nominations over the years for his stint on the show, but his co-star, Rhea Seehorn, sees her second nomination as Kim Wexler for the last season. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Seehorn admits she’s not fully ready to leave her Better Call Saul character behind. “I don’t think that I will ever forget her. I hope one...
Bob Odenkirk would receive nominations over the years for his stint on the show, but his co-star, Rhea Seehorn, sees her second nomination as Kim Wexler for the last season. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Seehorn admits she’s not fully ready to leave her Better Call Saul character behind. “I don’t think that I will ever forget her. I hope one...
- 8/21/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
As Emmy voting comes to a close, many critics and “Better Call Saul” fans are hoping that this season’s strike-delayed award show finally brings the beloved spin-off its first trophy. This year marks the final opportunity for the Television Academy to reward the performances of Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn that form the emotional core of the show. Neither actor has won an Emmy for the series, something that many observers see as an unforgivable snub — even if competing against the “Succession” cast makes it an uphill battle.
But if Seehorn gets her way, this might not be the last nomination she receives for playing Kim Wexler. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, Seehorn said that she is still holding out hope for another chance to reprise the role.
“I don’t think that I will ever forget her,” Seehorn said of Wexler.
But if Seehorn gets her way, this might not be the last nomination she receives for playing Kim Wexler. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, Seehorn said that she is still holding out hope for another chance to reprise the role.
“I don’t think that I will ever forget her,” Seehorn said of Wexler.
- 8/20/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Whenever she finds herself in a room surrounded by TV’s biggest stars, Rhea Seehorn is always looking for Bob Odenkirk. “He’s my partner in crime,” the Better Call Saul star says of her co-star. This awards season will likely be no different, as Seehorn, Odenkirk and the AMC series are all nominated once again for Emmy Awards.
For the second year in a row, Seehorn scored a nom for her performance as Kim Wexler, a role she’s played over six seasons and seven years. But this time marks Seehorn’s last outing as the character, as the series closed with its final season in August 2022.
Coming off last year’s nomination, Seehorn isn’t any less excited for the mayhem to come — eventually, as the ceremony itself has been pushed to Jan. 15, 2024: “I am an eternally not-jaded person,” she says, adding that she intends to deploy...
For the second year in a row, Seehorn scored a nom for her performance as Kim Wexler, a role she’s played over six seasons and seven years. But this time marks Seehorn’s last outing as the character, as the series closed with its final season in August 2022.
Coming off last year’s nomination, Seehorn isn’t any less excited for the mayhem to come — eventually, as the ceremony itself has been pushed to Jan. 15, 2024: “I am an eternally not-jaded person,” she says, adding that she intends to deploy...
- 8/20/2023
- by Sydney Odman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2023 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting took place from June 15 to June 26, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 12. Afterward, final voting commences August 17 and ends the night of August 28. The 75th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will now take place Monday, January 15, live on Fox at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
With the supporting categories being more homogenous, there tends to be little change in where things stand in the Emmy race, but the thing to think about when judging this group of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominees — in a year where they are not able...
See our previous thoughts on what to expect at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards here.
The State of the Race
With the supporting categories being more homogenous, there tends to be little change in where things stand in the Emmy race, but the thing to think about when judging this group of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominees — in a year where they are not able...
- 8/11/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
“Succession” has been named Program of the Year by the Television Critics Association, the organization’s most prestigious award. The HBO darling also took home Outstanding Achievement in Drama, a TCA Awards category it won in both 2020 and 2022.
Kendall Roy and his family weren’t the only ones to walk away with two of the organization’s coveted 14 awards. FX’s dramedy “The Bear” won both Outstanding New Program and Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.
Overall, there were four networks and streamers that tied with two TCA Awards winners each. HBO won twice thanks to “Succession;” FX had two awards with “The Bear;” Netflix won twice for “Beef” and “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson;” and Disney+ won twice thanks to “Bluey” and “Ms. Marvel.”
Additionally, Amazon Freevee’s “Jury Duty” won Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming, Netflix’s “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” won Outstanding Achievement in Variety,...
Kendall Roy and his family weren’t the only ones to walk away with two of the organization’s coveted 14 awards. FX’s dramedy “The Bear” won both Outstanding New Program and Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.
Overall, there were four networks and streamers that tied with two TCA Awards winners each. HBO won twice thanks to “Succession;” FX had two awards with “The Bear;” Netflix won twice for “Beef” and “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson;” and Disney+ won twice thanks to “Bluey” and “Ms. Marvel.”
Additionally, Amazon Freevee’s “Jury Duty” won Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming, Netflix’s “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” won Outstanding Achievement in Variety,...
- 8/7/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
In the final scene of “Better Call Saul,” Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) is leaving Adx Montrose prison, where she has just visited Jimmy McGil/Saul Goodman/Gene Takovic (Bob Odenkirk) for the first time since he was sentenced to 82 years behind bars. As he watches her leave from the prison grounds, he makes his signature finger guns, and she looks back with a bit of a melancholy glance. Originally, as Seehorn shot the scene, Kim returned those finger guns — but it was ultimately cut. “At first I was like sad [that it was removed] because I’m a hopeless romantic,” Seehorn says. “But [exec producer] Peter [Gould] said, ‘we watched it and it looked like Kim was back in the game, rather than Kim is saying I’m there for you forever.’ And I said oh yeah, I don’t want that. It was the right decision.”
Seehorn, Odenkirk, Gould and Giancarlo Esposito — who played Gus Fring...
Seehorn, Odenkirk, Gould and Giancarlo Esposito — who played Gus Fring...
- 7/27/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Bob Odenkirk is entering the “Better Call Saul” episode “Saul Gone” as his 2023 Emmy Award submission for Best Drama Actor. “Saul Gone” aired on August 15, 2022, and is the 13th and final episode of the AMC show’s sixth and final season.
In “Saul Gone,” Jimmy McGill (Odenkirk) faces the consequences of the conflicts caused by his three identities: the actions he made under his birth name of McGill, the federal crimes he committed as Saul Goodman, and the schemes he ran in Omaha as Gene Takavic. The episode also sees Jimmy and Kim Wexler (Emmy nominee Rhea Seehorn) coming face-to-face for the first time in six years. Three flashbacks investigate roads not travelled as Saul thinks about the person he has become and the people he lost along the way. The episode marks the series finale. “Saul Gone” was written and directed by “Better Call Saul...
In “Saul Gone,” Jimmy McGill (Odenkirk) faces the consequences of the conflicts caused by his three identities: the actions he made under his birth name of McGill, the federal crimes he committed as Saul Goodman, and the schemes he ran in Omaha as Gene Takavic. The episode also sees Jimmy and Kim Wexler (Emmy nominee Rhea Seehorn) coming face-to-face for the first time in six years. Three flashbacks investigate roads not travelled as Saul thinks about the person he has become and the people he lost along the way. The episode marks the series finale. “Saul Gone” was written and directed by “Better Call Saul...
- 7/24/2023
- by Ray Richmond and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Rhea Seehorn is entering the “Better Call Saul” episode “Waterworks” as her 2023 Emmy Award submission for Best Drama Supporting Actress. “Waterworks” aired on August 8, 2022, and is the 12th episode of the AMC show’s sixth and final season.
In “Waterworks,” Kim and Jimmy (Seehorn and fellow Emmy Award nominee Bob Odenkirk) finalize their divorce. The episode “primarily takes place after the events of ‘Breaking Bad,’ exploring Kim Wexler’s new life in Florida while continuing the story of Gene Takavic (Odenkirk) in Omaha, Nebraska.” “Waterworks” was written by “Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan, who also directed the episode. It was the only “Better Call Saul” episode on which Gilligan had a solo writing credit and the first solo credit for the Emmy winner since the “Breaking Bad” series finale.
SEERhea Seehorn interview: ‘Better Call Saul’
This year marks the second...
In “Waterworks,” Kim and Jimmy (Seehorn and fellow Emmy Award nominee Bob Odenkirk) finalize their divorce. The episode “primarily takes place after the events of ‘Breaking Bad,’ exploring Kim Wexler’s new life in Florida while continuing the story of Gene Takavic (Odenkirk) in Omaha, Nebraska.” “Waterworks” was written by “Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan, who also directed the episode. It was the only “Better Call Saul” episode on which Gilligan had a solo writing credit and the first solo credit for the Emmy winner since the “Breaking Bad” series finale.
SEERhea Seehorn interview: ‘Better Call Saul’
This year marks the second...
- 7/21/2023
- by Christopher Rosen and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
No matter what happens at the 2023 Emmys ceremony in September, “Better Call Saul” will go down in television history as a 53-time nominee. That’s not too shabby. But, let’s just be real, it’s high time for the show to become an Emmy winner. To date, AMC’s spin-off of “Breaking Bad” has lost 46 times with the television academy, including six for Best Drama Series. It just nabbed seven additional nominations this year for the second half of its farewell season, so pundits everywhere are wondering: Will “Better Call Saul” finally win an Emmy?
Its seven last chance nominations are in Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actor for Bob Odenkirk, Best Drama Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn, Best Drama Writing for both Gordon Smith (“Point and Shoot”) and Peter Gould (“Saul Gone”), Best Picture Editing and Best Sound Mixing. In addition, “Better Call Saul Filmmaker Training” picked up...
Its seven last chance nominations are in Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actor for Bob Odenkirk, Best Drama Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn, Best Drama Writing for both Gordon Smith (“Point and Shoot”) and Peter Gould (“Saul Gone”), Best Picture Editing and Best Sound Mixing. In addition, “Better Call Saul Filmmaker Training” picked up...
- 7/12/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Rhea Seehorn woke up this morning to a cat jumping on her head and an Emmy nomination. The cat part she says is normal, but the Supporting Actress Emmy nomination for her role as Kim Wexler in Better Call Saul was a pleasant surprise and a great sendoff to her character. “I don’t think I’ll ever say goodbye to her,” she says, “but I definitely mourn and grieve not getting to play her anymore. That being said, Bob [Odenkirk] and I felt really, really proud of how Peter Gould chose to end the series. I just thought it was so respectful of the fans, the characters, and the story.”
After portraying the character since 2015, Seehorn received her first Emmy nomination last year for the first part of the final season. Her nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series this time is for the last six episodes of the series,...
After portraying the character since 2015, Seehorn received her first Emmy nomination last year for the first part of the final season. Her nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series this time is for the last six episodes of the series,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Once Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn both lost on their 2022 Emmy nominations for “Better Call Saul,” their show joined “Murder, She Wrote” in first place on the list of drama series with the most unsuccessful TV academy acting notices and no wins, at 13. With six regulars and seven guests on this year’s first-round ballot, the recently concluded AMC program could potentially double its current acting Emmy nominations total and comfortably surpass that of its parent series, “Breaking Bad” (17). However, if it at least reaches 19 and none of its 2023 contenders triumph, it will set a new record as the show with the most failed acting bids and no wins, regardless of genre.
“Better Call Saul” ran for a total of six seasons, the last of which was split into two parts. After primarily beginning as a prequel series to “Breaking Bad” about formerly supporting character Jimmy McGill (aka Saul Goodman...
“Better Call Saul” ran for a total of six seasons, the last of which was split into two parts. After primarily beginning as a prequel series to “Breaking Bad” about formerly supporting character Jimmy McGill (aka Saul Goodman...
- 7/5/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
During a recent Gold Derby video interview, senior editor Matt Noble spoke in-depth with Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”) about her AMC legal drama, which is eligible at the 2023 Emmys. Watch the full video above and read the complete interview transcript below.
“Better Call Saul” closed out its seven-season run of the AMC series that tracked Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the “criminal” lawyer Saul Goodman from “Breaking Bad.” The drama also showed the endearing and dangerous romance between Jimmy and Kim Wexler (Seehorn), a relationship that had become the heart of the show. The final season saw tragedy trigger their break-up and then explored their lives after the “Breaking Bad” timeline in black and white.
Seehorn took a deep dive into her relationship with Odenkirk, claiming, “Bob and I innately trusted each other as scene partners from day one. To know each other that much more by the end, there...
“Better Call Saul” closed out its seven-season run of the AMC series that tracked Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the “criminal” lawyer Saul Goodman from “Breaking Bad.” The drama also showed the endearing and dangerous romance between Jimmy and Kim Wexler (Seehorn), a relationship that had become the heart of the show. The final season saw tragedy trigger their break-up and then explored their lives after the “Breaking Bad” timeline in black and white.
Seehorn took a deep dive into her relationship with Odenkirk, claiming, “Bob and I innately trusted each other as scene partners from day one. To know each other that much more by the end, there...
- 6/21/2023
- by Latasha Ford and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2023 Emmy contention. It showcases the critical role writers’ work plays in a show’s success. All materials (the script and writers intro) were submitted before the WGA strike began on May 2.
The spinoff from Vince Gilligan’s Emmy-winning Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul wrapped its run on AMC by tying up all the loose threads that wove through the ambitious drama for six seasons and spanned characters that appeared in both series.
That feat culminated with Season 6’s 13th and final episode, “Saul Gone,” written and directed by series co-creator Peter Gould, who brought it all home by providing a platform that literally put Bob Odenkirk’s lead character — in essence a man made up separate entities in Jimmy McGill, lawyer/crook Saul Goodman and fugitive Gene Takavic — on trial for his numerous crimes and misdeeds.
The spinoff from Vince Gilligan’s Emmy-winning Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul wrapped its run on AMC by tying up all the loose threads that wove through the ambitious drama for six seasons and spanned characters that appeared in both series.
That feat culminated with Season 6’s 13th and final episode, “Saul Gone,” written and directed by series co-creator Peter Gould, who brought it all home by providing a platform that literally put Bob Odenkirk’s lead character — in essence a man made up separate entities in Jimmy McGill, lawyer/crook Saul Goodman and fugitive Gene Takavic — on trial for his numerous crimes and misdeeds.
- 6/15/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Better Call Saul” breakout Rhea Seehorn will be joining Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the untitled fourth “Bad Boys” film, TheWrap has confirmed. Details of her character – and anything else pertaining to the plot of the movie – are being heavily guarded but no doubt will occur somewhere in Miami.
Seehorn played lawyer Kim Wexler for 60 episodes on Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould’s “Better Call Saul,” a spinoff of the popular “Breaking Bad” that is the rare example of a spinoff being just as good (if not better) than the original.
Seehorn has also been in several movies, everything from the Tim Allen version of “The Shaggy Dog” back in 2006, to the Netflix horror movie “Things Heard & Seen” with Amanda Seyfried (from “American Splendor” filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini), but this fourth “Bad Boys” will definitely be her biggest movie yet.
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Seehorn played lawyer Kim Wexler for 60 episodes on Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould’s “Better Call Saul,” a spinoff of the popular “Breaking Bad” that is the rare example of a spinoff being just as good (if not better) than the original.
Seehorn has also been in several movies, everything from the Tim Allen version of “The Shaggy Dog” back in 2006, to the Netflix horror movie “Things Heard & Seen” with Amanda Seyfried (from “American Splendor” filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini), but this fourth “Bad Boys” will definitely be her biggest movie yet.
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- 5/24/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Deadline has reported that Rhea Seehorn is set to join Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys 4, which is currently shooting in Atlanta.
It’s not clear who Rhea Seehorn will be playing in Bad Boys 4, but after some seriously impressive work playing attorney Kim Wexler in Better Call Saul, she’s sure to be a very welcome addition to the cast.
After Bad Boys for Life grossed $426 million worldwide, it was clear that a sequel would soon follow, and not even SlapGate could stop it. Bad Boys 4 will find Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah returning to direct from a script by Chris Bremmer. Bad Boys for Life cast members Paola Núnez, Vanessa Hudgens, and Alexander Ludwig will return for the fourth installment alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. It was also revealed last month that Eric Dane had joined the cast and was expected to play the villain.
It’s not clear who Rhea Seehorn will be playing in Bad Boys 4, but after some seriously impressive work playing attorney Kim Wexler in Better Call Saul, she’s sure to be a very welcome addition to the cast.
After Bad Boys for Life grossed $426 million worldwide, it was clear that a sequel would soon follow, and not even SlapGate could stop it. Bad Boys 4 will find Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah returning to direct from a script by Chris Bremmer. Bad Boys for Life cast members Paola Núnez, Vanessa Hudgens, and Alexander Ludwig will return for the fourth installment alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. It was also revealed last month that Eric Dane had joined the cast and was expected to play the villain.
- 5/24/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Two-time Primetime Emmy nominee Rhea Seehorn has boarded the fourth installment of the $841M grossing Bad Boys franchise.
Bad Boys for Life‘s Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are directing from a script by Chris Bremner, the storyline of which is under wraps. Cameras are rolling in Atlanta, Ga for the Sony production.
Seehorn joins a cast that includes Paola Núnez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ioan Gruffudd and Alexander Ludwig.
Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Smith for Westbrook, and Doug Belgrad are back producing; with Lawrence, James Lassiter, Chad Oman, Mike Stenson, Barry Waldman and Jon Mone serving as EPs.
Seehorn starred on 61 episodes of Better Call Saul as attorney Kim Wexler and girlfriend of Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, a role which earned a Primetime Emmy Supporting Actress Drama nomination last year. She also received a Primetime Emmy nod in 2022 in Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Cooper’s Bar.
Bad Boys for Life‘s Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are directing from a script by Chris Bremner, the storyline of which is under wraps. Cameras are rolling in Atlanta, Ga for the Sony production.
Seehorn joins a cast that includes Paola Núnez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ioan Gruffudd and Alexander Ludwig.
Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Smith for Westbrook, and Doug Belgrad are back producing; with Lawrence, James Lassiter, Chad Oman, Mike Stenson, Barry Waldman and Jon Mone serving as EPs.
Seehorn starred on 61 episodes of Better Call Saul as attorney Kim Wexler and girlfriend of Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, a role which earned a Primetime Emmy Supporting Actress Drama nomination last year. She also received a Primetime Emmy nod in 2022 in Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Cooper’s Bar.
- 5/24/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The TV Academy better call Rhea when Emmy nominations are announced.
The acclaimed actress has chosen to submit in the supporting drama actress category for the second half of the final season of “Better Call Saul,” Variety has learned exclusively. The actress joins her co-star, Carol Burnett, who will also vie for a nomination in the same category.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.
Despite the AMC “Breaking Bad” spin-off series airing last summer, it’s eligible for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, where it hopes to finally take home statuettes after being shut out for each of its six seasons.
Last year, Seehorn finally picked up her first nomination for playing Kim Wexler, Saul Goodman’s confidante and wife. Variety reported Seehorn’s team was mulling over a decision on whether to seek lead actress consideration over the past few weeks.
The acclaimed actress has chosen to submit in the supporting drama actress category for the second half of the final season of “Better Call Saul,” Variety has learned exclusively. The actress joins her co-star, Carol Burnett, who will also vie for a nomination in the same category.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.
Despite the AMC “Breaking Bad” spin-off series airing last summer, it’s eligible for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, where it hopes to finally take home statuettes after being shut out for each of its six seasons.
Last year, Seehorn finally picked up her first nomination for playing Kim Wexler, Saul Goodman’s confidante and wife. Variety reported Seehorn’s team was mulling over a decision on whether to seek lead actress consideration over the past few weeks.
- 5/9/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“I don’t think there’s really anything he can do to make up for the actions he’s taken,” declares “Better Call Saul” co-creator Peter Gould about Jimmy McGill. For our recent webchat he adds, “But he does become a better man. He does take responsibility for his actions. Which a lot of other character’s don’t ever do. That was something that was very important to us. But I don’t feel he redeemed himself. He did become a good enough person to share that cigarette with Kim Wexler. He did deserve that, and that’s pretty great.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Better Call Saul” closed out its seven season run with one of the most ambitious and acclaimed final seasons in television history. The series tracked Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the sleazy but charming lawyer Saul Goodman from “Breaking Bad.” The final season...
“Better Call Saul” closed out its seven season run with one of the most ambitious and acclaimed final seasons in television history. The series tracked Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the sleazy but charming lawyer Saul Goodman from “Breaking Bad.” The final season...
- 5/8/2023
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
This article contains light spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6.
One of the most artistic scenes in either Better Call Saul or its parent show, Breaking Bad, is the cold open to the sixth season premiere episode. The audience is taken through Saul Goodman’s house in a first person point of view camera angle. A variety of items belonging to Saul throughout his adult life that have been previously seen in the two shows reappear here. From shoes Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) wore when walking at the mall with old ladies during a scheme, to his exotic tie collection, the scene indicates that Saul’s entire life is being escorted out of his house by movers.
The most important item that the camera focuses on is a bottle topper that falls out of a dresser drawer as it’s being lifted onto the moving van. This isn’t any ordinary cap,...
One of the most artistic scenes in either Better Call Saul or its parent show, Breaking Bad, is the cold open to the sixth season premiere episode. The audience is taken through Saul Goodman’s house in a first person point of view camera angle. A variety of items belonging to Saul throughout his adult life that have been previously seen in the two shows reappear here. From shoes Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) wore when walking at the mall with old ladies during a scheme, to his exotic tie collection, the scene indicates that Saul’s entire life is being escorted out of his house by movers.
The most important item that the camera focuses on is a bottle topper that falls out of a dresser drawer as it’s being lifted onto the moving van. This isn’t any ordinary cap,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 5 but not season 6.
Even though Better Call Saul aired its series finale almost a year ago now, many fans of the show don’t watch until it premieres on Netflix rather than AMC. In keeping tradition with the streamer’s usual release schedule, the sixth season of creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould’s Breaking Bad spinoff finally came out this April, approximately one year after the first episode was seen on cable. That means an entirely new audience is ready to experience the climax of this legendary drama, and they may have forgotten the main plot events and themes exhibited during the penultimate fifth season. No reason to fret, friends! We’re here to help you take a time machine back to Albuquerque circa 2004. Let’s recap the fifth season:
What’s Gene Takovic Doing in Nebraska?
One of the...
Even though Better Call Saul aired its series finale almost a year ago now, many fans of the show don’t watch until it premieres on Netflix rather than AMC. In keeping tradition with the streamer’s usual release schedule, the sixth season of creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould’s Breaking Bad spinoff finally came out this April, approximately one year after the first episode was seen on cable. That means an entirely new audience is ready to experience the climax of this legendary drama, and they may have forgotten the main plot events and themes exhibited during the penultimate fifth season. No reason to fret, friends! We’re here to help you take a time machine back to Albuquerque circa 2004. Let’s recap the fifth season:
What’s Gene Takovic Doing in Nebraska?
One of the...
- 4/25/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Here’s a not-so-fun fact that will ruin your day: “Better Call Saul” has never won an Emmy. The critically lauded spin-off of “Breaking Bad” has been nominated 46 times through five and a half seasons and never once walked away a winner. With its final six episodes eligible this year, the AMC series co-created by Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan has one last chance to alter this aspect of its otherwise unblemished legacy. History tells us it’s a long shot at best — voters have proven time and again they simply don’t care about the show, which tells the tragic story of how Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) became slippery lawyer Saul Goodman — but “Better Call Saul” also has a secret weapon it never had before: former Best Drama Actor Emmy winner Bryan Cranston.
Alongside Aaron Paul as fan-favorite character Jesse Pinkman, Cranston reprised his role of drug kingpin Walter...
Alongside Aaron Paul as fan-favorite character Jesse Pinkman, Cranston reprised his role of drug kingpin Walter...
- 4/21/2023
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
“Better Call Saul” said goodbye to the television landscape last year. But, it’s not all over at the Emmys for the AMC drama. The series is still eligible for the 2023 awards. For every previous outing, the show has landed a nomination for Best Drama Series. “Saul” is currently third in line to win at Gold Derby with 7/1 combined odds. But while the series is rich in Emmy nominations over the years, it has failed to win any (going 0 from 46). So it’s understandable the show is not at the front of the pack. But third place puts it in dark horse contention for the top prize. Here are five reasons the show is worthy of consideration:
1. Everybody loves “Saul”
“Better Call Saul” told the tale of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the sleazy but charming lawyer, Saul Goodman, from “Breaking Bad.” The final season saw the stories of “Saul” and “Bad” collide,...
1. Everybody loves “Saul”
“Better Call Saul” told the tale of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) becoming the sleazy but charming lawyer, Saul Goodman, from “Breaking Bad.” The final season saw the stories of “Saul” and “Bad” collide,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
"The Clone Wars" is one of the best things to ever happen to "Star Wars." It reinvigorated the franchise and introduced the galaxy far, far away to a whole new generation, but it also improved what was already on the screen, fleshing out characters and stories and expanding their scope. Anakin suddenly became the tragic figure he was originally meant to be, the hero we were led to believe he was. Meanwhile, the Clone Troopers became distinct characters with different personalities. The show even filled in plot holes and expanded the lore in fascinating ways, like the Ghost of Mortis arc or bringing Darth Maul back from the dead.
Arguably the biggest contribution "The Clone Wars" gave the franchise at large was the character of Ahsoka Tano. First introduced as Anakin's padawan, she grew from a rash, precocious kid with a lot in common with her master, to one of...
Arguably the biggest contribution "The Clone Wars" gave the franchise at large was the character of Ahsoka Tano. First introduced as Anakin's padawan, she grew from a rash, precocious kid with a lot in common with her master, to one of...
- 4/13/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Warning: This story contains spoilers from “Connor’s Wedding,” the third episode of “Succession” Season 4, now streaming on HBO Max.
If you watched Sunday night’s dramatic third episode of this season’s “Succession,” you bore witness to the death of billionaire CEO Logan Roy, portrayed by two-time lead actor nominee and presumed 2023 Emmy contender Brian Cox. As a result, the burning question on awards pundits’ minds has turned toward a new type of uncertainty — where will Cox seek to campaign for his legendary portrayal as the head of media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo?
Cox’s acclaimed performance has received multiple accolades for the HBO drama, including those two Emmy nominations for the second and third seasons for lead actor (drama). He was nominated alongside his co-star Jeremy Strong, who plays his eldest son Kendall, and who won for the show’s second season.
Emmy rules for 2023 state, “Only...
If you watched Sunday night’s dramatic third episode of this season’s “Succession,” you bore witness to the death of billionaire CEO Logan Roy, portrayed by two-time lead actor nominee and presumed 2023 Emmy contender Brian Cox. As a result, the burning question on awards pundits’ minds has turned toward a new type of uncertainty — where will Cox seek to campaign for his legendary portrayal as the head of media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo?
Cox’s acclaimed performance has received multiple accolades for the HBO drama, including those two Emmy nominations for the second and third seasons for lead actor (drama). He was nominated alongside his co-star Jeremy Strong, who plays his eldest son Kendall, and who won for the show’s second season.
Emmy rules for 2023 state, “Only...
- 4/10/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Bob Odenkirk is a lucky guy. For starters, he’s managed to cultivate a career path that spans multiple genres. His cult Nineties sketch series Mr Show arguably kickstarted modern alternative comedy, an area Odenkirk has subtly shaped in the years since by giving creative breaks to the likes of Tenacious D and Tim and Eric. Then a successful rebrand as a dramatic actor led to his unforgettable conman-turned-lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad and its prequel series Better Call Saul, and his surprise turn as an unassuming neighbourhood hardman in 2021 punch-a-thon Nobody. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s also cheated death.
He was partway through filming the final season of Saul when it happened. As production paused and the crew began setting up a new shot, Odenkirk returned to the exercise bike he often used while watching Chicago Cubs baseball games between scenes. Suddenly he fell to his knees,...
He was partway through filming the final season of Saul when it happened. As production paused and the crew began setting up a new shot, Odenkirk returned to the exercise bike he often used while watching Chicago Cubs baseball games between scenes. Suddenly he fell to his knees,...
- 4/9/2023
- by Simon Bland
- The Independent - TV
Spoilers for "Better Call Saul" follow.
In prequels, foregone conclusions are, well, foregone. The writers crafting the stories and the audiences watching them know ahead of time that the characters have to end in the spot where we first met them in the original story. Likewise, newly introduced characters who weren't in the original have to be taken off the board — sometimes lethally.
"Better Call Saul" acknowledges this from the beginning. The very first scene of the series actually takes place after "Breaking Bad" — former criminal lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) is in hiding, living as Omaha Cinnabon manager Gene Takovic. As I've written before, the show comes with the built-in tragedy that "Slippin' Jimmy" McGill, a plucky lawyer trying to go straight, will one day become the consigliere of Walter "Heisenberg" White (Bryan Cranston).
There are five major characters in "Better Call Saul" who were nowhere to be seen...
In prequels, foregone conclusions are, well, foregone. The writers crafting the stories and the audiences watching them know ahead of time that the characters have to end in the spot where we first met them in the original story. Likewise, newly introduced characters who weren't in the original have to be taken off the board — sometimes lethally.
"Better Call Saul" acknowledges this from the beginning. The very first scene of the series actually takes place after "Breaking Bad" — former criminal lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) is in hiding, living as Omaha Cinnabon manager Gene Takovic. As I've written before, the show comes with the built-in tragedy that "Slippin' Jimmy" McGill, a plucky lawyer trying to go straight, will one day become the consigliere of Walter "Heisenberg" White (Bryan Cranston).
There are five major characters in "Better Call Saul" who were nowhere to be seen...
- 4/8/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Who could have ever predicted that when “Better Call Saul” premiered in 2015, straight off the heels of one of the most victorious final seasons at the Emmys with its predecessor “Breaking Bad,” that it would suffer one of the biggest Emmy droughts in history? The AMC prequel series amassed 46 total nominations in the loss column to date, and has still yet to win a single Emmy Award. This will be its last chance as it contends for its final season’s second installment, which contains its concluding six episodes; will this be the year it finally wins something as the show bids farewell?
Last year for its first half of its final season, the legal crime drama garnered seven Emmy nominations, including Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actor for Bob Odenkirk (as Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman/Gene Takovic), Best Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn (as Kim Wexler) and Best Drama Writing for Thomas Schnauz.
Last year for its first half of its final season, the legal crime drama garnered seven Emmy nominations, including Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actor for Bob Odenkirk (as Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman/Gene Takovic), Best Supporting Actress for Rhea Seehorn (as Kim Wexler) and Best Drama Writing for Thomas Schnauz.
- 4/3/2023
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
This post contains spoilers for the series finale of "Better Call Saul."
"Better Call Saul" season 6 offers one last bit of wordplay with the title of its 13th episode, the series finale, "Saul Gone." Unfortunately, yes, it's all gone now; "Better Call Saul" has ended, while Bob Odenkirk has already moved onto another AMC show, "Lucky Hank," which our review calls "a series struggling to find itself." However, thanks to its current streaming availability on Netflix, you can always go visit Jimmy McGill, aka Saul Goodman, there — much like Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) goes to visit him in prison at the end of "Saul Gone."
It turns out Jimmy and Kim's final scene together in "Better Call Saul" was also "the very last scene" that the show's cast and crew shot. The night "Saul Gone" first aired, in August 2022, co-showrunner Peter Gould offered a partial post-mortem of the episode in an interview with Vanity Fair.
"Better Call Saul" season 6 offers one last bit of wordplay with the title of its 13th episode, the series finale, "Saul Gone." Unfortunately, yes, it's all gone now; "Better Call Saul" has ended, while Bob Odenkirk has already moved onto another AMC show, "Lucky Hank," which our review calls "a series struggling to find itself." However, thanks to its current streaming availability on Netflix, you can always go visit Jimmy McGill, aka Saul Goodman, there — much like Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) goes to visit him in prison at the end of "Saul Gone."
It turns out Jimmy and Kim's final scene together in "Better Call Saul" was also "the very last scene" that the show's cast and crew shot. The night "Saul Gone" first aired, in August 2022, co-showrunner Peter Gould offered a partial post-mortem of the episode in an interview with Vanity Fair.
- 3/26/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Two-time Emmy nominee Rhea Seehorn clearly has a knack for bringing out the dramatic side of renowned comedians.
For six seasons on the Breaking Bad prequel/sequel, Better Call Saul, Seehorn and Bob Odenkirk elevated each other en route to becoming two of the finest dramatic actors on television, and that’s quite a feat considering Odenkirk was already a distinguished figure in the world of comedy. The same goes for Seehorn who was mostly known for her sitcom work prior to joining Vince Gillgan and Peter Gould’s spinoff about the rise and fall of Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman and Kim Wexler.
And now, in Colin West’s quietly ambitious drama Linoleum, Seehorn is supporting yet another career-long comedian in Jim Gaffigan, as he delivers a superlative dramatic turn as TV science guy, Cam Edwin. Seehorn, in her first released work since Saul concluded in August 2022, plays Erin Edwin,...
For six seasons on the Breaking Bad prequel/sequel, Better Call Saul, Seehorn and Bob Odenkirk elevated each other en route to becoming two of the finest dramatic actors on television, and that’s quite a feat considering Odenkirk was already a distinguished figure in the world of comedy. The same goes for Seehorn who was mostly known for her sitcom work prior to joining Vince Gillgan and Peter Gould’s spinoff about the rise and fall of Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman and Kim Wexler.
And now, in Colin West’s quietly ambitious drama Linoleum, Seehorn is supporting yet another career-long comedian in Jim Gaffigan, as he delivers a superlative dramatic turn as TV science guy, Cam Edwin. Seehorn, in her first released work since Saul concluded in August 2022, plays Erin Edwin,...
- 3/5/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2023 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced on January 11 in film and television, as voted on by members of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Who will prevail in the category of Best Drama Actor during Netflix’s YouTube ceremony on Sunday, February 26? This year’s five nominees are Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul”), Jason Bateman (“Ozark”), Jeff Bridges (“The Old Man”), Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) and Adam Scott (“Severance”).
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 SAG Awards TV Predictions for Best Drama Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our SAG Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of...
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 SAG Awards TV Predictions for Best Drama Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our SAG Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of...
- 2/23/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
This article contains spoilers for all of Better Call Saul.
Halfway through Better Call Saul’s fifth season, we arrived at the moment the whole series had been building up to. A story about the origins of Breaking Bad’s comic relief lawyer had become a Cain-and-Abel war between two embittered brothers then, in turn, a strange and unexpected love story between the dodgy-but-decent Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and the driven, brilliant Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) – two lawyers with very different approaches to the law. It was a relationship doomed to destruction, not least because Kim was nowhere to be seen in Breaking Bad.
Finally, their endpoint had arrived. Their scheming had gone too far. Facing off in their apartment, she was laying it all out for him – for all the fun they’d had together, it was time to let go.
A heavy, desperate pause. Then Kim says: “Or maybe we get married.
Halfway through Better Call Saul’s fifth season, we arrived at the moment the whole series had been building up to. A story about the origins of Breaking Bad’s comic relief lawyer had become a Cain-and-Abel war between two embittered brothers then, in turn, a strange and unexpected love story between the dodgy-but-decent Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) and the driven, brilliant Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) – two lawyers with very different approaches to the law. It was a relationship doomed to destruction, not least because Kim was nowhere to be seen in Breaking Bad.
Finally, their endpoint had arrived. Their scheming had gone too far. Facing off in their apartment, she was laying it all out for him – for all the fun they’d had together, it was time to let go.
A heavy, desperate pause. Then Kim says: “Or maybe we get married.
- 2/8/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
It’s official: “House of the Dragon” is better than parent series “Game of Thrones.” At least where the Golden Globes are concerned.
During Tuesday night’s 2023 Golden Globes ceremony, HBO’s “HotD” surprised awards pundits by winning the Best Drama Series prize over category front-runner “Severance,” plus “The Crown,” “Better Call Saul” and “Ozark.” As you may recall, “GoT” was nominated for eight Golden Globes throughout its eight-year run, only winning for supporting actor Peter Dinklage; it lost the Best Drama Series prize a whopping five times.
See Golden Globes winners list in all 27 film and TV categories
“House of the Dragon’s” only other nomination at this year’s gala was Best TV Drama Actress for Emma D’Arcy as the adult Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen; they lost to Zendaya (“Euphoria”). Surprisingly, the show’s lead actor Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen was snubbed by Globes voters despite giving...
During Tuesday night’s 2023 Golden Globes ceremony, HBO’s “HotD” surprised awards pundits by winning the Best Drama Series prize over category front-runner “Severance,” plus “The Crown,” “Better Call Saul” and “Ozark.” As you may recall, “GoT” was nominated for eight Golden Globes throughout its eight-year run, only winning for supporting actor Peter Dinklage; it lost the Best Drama Series prize a whopping five times.
See Golden Globes winners list in all 27 film and TV categories
“House of the Dragon’s” only other nomination at this year’s gala was Best TV Drama Actress for Emma D’Arcy as the adult Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen; they lost to Zendaya (“Euphoria”). Surprisingly, the show’s lead actor Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen was snubbed by Globes voters despite giving...
- 1/11/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The 2023 Golden Globes nominations were announced on December 12 in film and television, as voted on by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Who will prevail in the category of Best Drama Actor during NBC’s ceremony on Tuesday, January 10? This year’s five nominees are: Jeff Bridges (“The Old Man”), Kevin Costner (“Yellowstone”), Diego Luna (“Andor”), Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) and Adam Scott (“Severance”).
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best Drama Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best Drama Actor, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass of Users who make up our biggest predictions bloc.
- 1/10/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The 2023 Golden Globes nominations were announced on December 12 in film and television, as voted on by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. What will prevail in the category of Best Drama Series during NBC’s ceremony on Tuesday, January 10? This year’s five nominees are: AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” Netflix’s “The Crown,” HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” Netflix’s “Ozark” and Apple TV Plus’s “Severance.”
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best Drama Series, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass...
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best Drama Series, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and the mass...
- 1/6/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
It has been a running gag for years that “Better Call Saul” is one of the most overlooked television series when it comes to awards shows. Diehard fans of this “Breaking Bad” spin-off series already know of its record at the Emmy Awards, going 46-and-0 to date, including six losses for Best Drama Series. So perhaps it should not come as a surprise to people that the legal drama also has yet to win the top category at the Critics Choice Awards. Will this be the year “Better Call Saul” triumphs in Best Drama Series for its sixth and final season?
Compared to the Emmys, “Bcs” is much more successful in wins with the Broadcast Television Journalists Association members who vote on the Critics Choice Awards. Bob Odenkirk nabbed back-to-back statues for Best Drama Actor for the first two seasons as Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, and Jonathan Banks won Best...
Compared to the Emmys, “Bcs” is much more successful in wins with the Broadcast Television Journalists Association members who vote on the Critics Choice Awards. Bob Odenkirk nabbed back-to-back statues for Best Drama Actor for the first two seasons as Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman, and Jonathan Banks won Best...
- 1/3/2023
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
This post contains spoilers for the "Better Call Saul" series finale.
The series finale of "Better Call Saul," aptly titled "Saul Gone," is an incredible achievement in television that's still being discussed over four months after it aired. The tragedy of Slippin' Jimmy McGill was inevitable, as the prequel/sequel series had its trajectory set from the very first episode. While the transformation of Jimmy into Saul and then into Gene was inevitable, there were character relationships whose fate wasn't set in stone. Enter: Kim Wexler, played to perfection by Rhea Seehorn. Throughout six seasons, Kim's relationship with Jimmy and her eventual involvement in his schemes and deceitful nature made viewers wary of her future.
As stressful as it was to see Kim break bad, viewers were still invested in her relationship with Jimmy. Her character would also be the lynchpin that would lead to the full transformation of Jimmy...
The series finale of "Better Call Saul," aptly titled "Saul Gone," is an incredible achievement in television that's still being discussed over four months after it aired. The tragedy of Slippin' Jimmy McGill was inevitable, as the prequel/sequel series had its trajectory set from the very first episode. While the transformation of Jimmy into Saul and then into Gene was inevitable, there were character relationships whose fate wasn't set in stone. Enter: Kim Wexler, played to perfection by Rhea Seehorn. Throughout six seasons, Kim's relationship with Jimmy and her eventual involvement in his schemes and deceitful nature made viewers wary of her future.
As stressful as it was to see Kim break bad, viewers were still invested in her relationship with Jimmy. Her character would also be the lynchpin that would lead to the full transformation of Jimmy...
- 12/30/2022
- by Ernesto Valenzuela
- Slash Film
During our introduction to Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) way back in season 2 of "Breaking Bad", we quickly learned he had more layers than you would guess at first glance. As he offhandedly mentions to Walter White, "Saul Goodman" is just his professional pseudonym and his real name is "McGill." That line didn't get any follow-up in "Breaking Bad," where Saul remained a sleazy, hilarious criminal lawyer, but it was the bedrock of the prequel series, "Better Call Saul."
Contrary to its title, "Better Call Saul" actually didn't feature the character who'd charmed fans that much. Instead, as we've covered before, the show was much more interested in the man behind the name: James Morgan McGill. A former con man trying to make it as an honest lawyer, the comedy and pathos of "Better Call Saul" comes from Jimmy's inability to escape his old ways. Still, it takes him time to run away from himself.
Contrary to its title, "Better Call Saul" actually didn't feature the character who'd charmed fans that much. Instead, as we've covered before, the show was much more interested in the man behind the name: James Morgan McGill. A former con man trying to make it as an honest lawyer, the comedy and pathos of "Better Call Saul" comes from Jimmy's inability to escape his old ways. Still, it takes him time to run away from himself.
- 12/29/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
It’s been 13 years since Bob Odenkirk’s Kim Wexler, whose fate was always in the balance having never appeared in Breaking Bad.
This year, Odenkirk left Saul behind once and for all in the Season 6. “I know that was probably the role of my lifetime, and that’s a wonderful thing to have had. Some people don’t get that. I will be wallowing the rest of my life.”
In keeping with the overall tone of Better Call Saul, the show’s ending hit big on an emotional level, without succumbing to the kind of pyrotechnics that blowout finales often plump for. “I would not have predicted it,” admits Odenkirk of where the show ended up – with Spoiler Alert Saul in prison, and a glimmer of reconnecting with Kim. “I would have predicted an ending with more explosions. I’m so glad there weren’t. And yet the weird...
This year, Odenkirk left Saul behind once and for all in the Season 6. “I know that was probably the role of my lifetime, and that’s a wonderful thing to have had. Some people don’t get that. I will be wallowing the rest of my life.”
In keeping with the overall tone of Better Call Saul, the show’s ending hit big on an emotional level, without succumbing to the kind of pyrotechnics that blowout finales often plump for. “I would not have predicted it,” admits Odenkirk of where the show ended up – with Spoiler Alert Saul in prison, and a glimmer of reconnecting with Kim. “I would have predicted an ending with more explosions. I’m so glad there weren’t. And yet the weird...
- 12/20/2022
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - TV
We here at TVLine celebrated the year’s very best TV performances last week with a rundown of the 22 finalists for our annual Performer of the Year award. Now it’s time to announce our winner — and rest assured, it was not an easy decision, with so much fantastic acting to choose from. But in the end, we realized that no performance moved us, surprised us or commanded our attention more than Rhea Seehorn‘s final turn as Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul.
Seehorn has been the secret weapon of AMC’s Breaking Bad prequel for six seasons now,...
Seehorn has been the secret weapon of AMC’s Breaking Bad prequel for six seasons now,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
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