AlaskanAssassin
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I'd give the premiere episode a B, and the second an A. I really like where it's headed.
I liked it, but there was something missing. After thinking about it more I think that missing element might have been comedy--something that really rounded out the dark story of BB. I don't really remember laughing at any point in last night's premiere which is interesting considering how Saul brought comedic relief into just about every scene of BB he was in.
I've only seen the pilot too. Really busy with school and such lately. But I don't recall a moment in it that had me chuckling the same way Jesse's "cow house" line did in the BB pilot. Maybe I'll have to give it another look (which I would have anyway).I have only watched the pilot (the second episode aired at like 11:00 PM at night and I'm too old for that), but I thought it was very funny. Many of the jokes are throwaway cast-off lines that don't follow a true set-up punchline format. That said, Saul chiding a prosecutor for going after trespassing as "a stretch" for his severed-head ****ing clients and describing the boys as "near honor students all" is classic BB comedy.
Odenkirk is not the actor that Cranston is so it remains to be seen whether he can sell the Gilligan style in the same way. That said, all the essential elements appear to be there. This isn't like watching the Wire and then jumping into Treme.
Watched the pilot again and finally got to see the second episode.
The pilot is phenomenal visually. Television doesn't get better in terms of mise en scene and cinematography.
I also found it funnier than the first time I watched it, but still not as funny as BB.
I'm really excited to see how this first season continues to develop.
The primary source of humor in season 1 for BB, as I recall, were the interactions between Jesse and Walt. We will probably have to wait for a true sidekick to Saul to appear, maybe that is Mike, for more consistent humor to happen.
I'm digging it.
Unpossible for it to be anywhere near as good as BB, but I bet it gets really good by the end of season 1
No longer watching. Didn't hook me.
Let me perhaps rephrase for tards in the cloth. I wasn't asking if it made better sense to watch it all in chronological order. I was simply asking if it would be a big deal if I did. I just don't have time right now to sit down and watch five seasons (or whatever it was) of BB straight through.
I liked when saul was talking to those skater guys and he was like "I bet it hurts getting hit by those cars doesn't it", and the skater dude was like "true that"I was thinking the same thing.
There was one scene in the pilot that was pretty funny on a second viewing that I didn't really notice the first time. When he goes to the HHM law firm he talks to some guy in the lobby and the conversation is like:
Saul: "You're looking good."
Dude: "Okay."
Saul: "Alright."
Then he just walks off lol