Bob Odenkirk says goodbye to ‘Better Call Saul’: ‘We might have been hated, but we weren’t’

It was in 2009 that Bob Odenkirk first donned the costume of Saul Goodman, that small-time lawyer who appeared in “breaking Bad“And years from now, he will have his own series, a Better Call Saul prequel, the last episode of which premiered Tuesday on the streaming platform. Netflix.

For 13 years, the 59-year-old actor has portrayed the moral breakdown of a writer who has become the best ally of a drug cartel in Albuquerque. For this reason, it is not for nothing that now, when the production has come to an end, I dedicate a few words of farewell to her.

In a video posted on their social media, Bob Odenkirk noted in the beginning, “Everyone has been asking me how I feel about saying goodbye to Saul Goodman and Better Call Saul, and I’m not good at answering that question.”

“To be honest, it’s hard for me to carefully analyze this experience and even this character. There are too many moving parts and they fit together too well, and it’s a mystery to me how this happened,” continued the protagonist of the fiction. created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, whom he also thanked in his post.

To my followers Bob Odenkirk told them, “Thank you for giving us a chance. We came out of a beloved show (Breaking Bad) and we could only be hated for trying to make a show but we didn’t.” … They gave us a chance” and I hope we made the most of it. Thanks for sticking with us.”

“Better Call Saul”, end of an era

With the last chapterBetter call Saul”, called “Saul Gone”, the whole universe “breaking Bad”, also consisting of the movie El Camino, creator and producer Vince Gilligan announced last week.

Or at least for now. And that’s what showrunner He pointed out that only if he fails in his other projects will he slide back into the world of drug dealers, which gave him a reputation on the world’s small screen and with which he managed to win a total of 16 Emmy awards, in addition to other nominations.

“I can imagine going back to him. Selfishly, I wish it could go on. But without naming anyone, I look around and see some of the worlds, universes, stories that I love, whether it’s on TV or in movies. And I think there’s a certain moment and it’s hard to define when you’ve done too much in the same universe. Forget it,” Vince Gilligan told the magazine. rolling stone.

What new projects will the creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul have?

According to the portal term, Vince Gilligan has already launched a new TV program that will air on “at least 8 or 9 networks” on the small screen. A project that will take him back to the days of The X-Files (The Secret X-Files).

However, according to the publication, it will be a “genre drama” that the creator “Better call Saulis being prepared these days, and not so much a sci-fi and mystical show, but a 90s series created by Chris Carter.

In addition, the aforementioned media outlet pointed out that the new series Vince Gilligan can be more accurately compared to The Twilight Zone. There are no further details at this time.

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