The Official "Better Call Saul" Season 1 Thread
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1. The opening scene, in which Mike arrives in Albuquerque on a train, was an homage to Spencer Tracy’s Bad Day at Black Rock, in which the hero also arrives on a train (via Better Call Saul Insider podcast)
2. The number on the train is 106, which happens to be the episode number, as well (Season 1, Episode 06). That, however, was purely coincidental, but the editors left it in anyway. (via BCS podcast)
3. The Kaylee from Breaking Bad is obviously different from the Kaylee from Better Call Saul (Faith Healy). The actress who played Kaylee in Breaking Bad (Kaija Bales) would be about 15 now.Breaking Bad’s Kaylee is also still waiting for her Pop Pop to come home. (via BCS podcast)
4. It was a heavy rain season in Albuquerque while they were filming the episode, which created a logistical nightmare for the crew (it took a long time to do just the cab scene because they were being held up by a lightning storm; according to union rules, no outside filming is allowed for 30 minutes after a lightning strike). Because of the weather, green screen had to be used in the interior shots in the cab and in the police car later in the episode, and it was seamless.
That struggle was compounded by the fact that Jonathan Banks came down with bronchitis, so during the Philly scenes where he was pretending to be drunk, he was actually so incredibly ill that a doctor came out to bring him to the hospital, but he begged them off until he could finish the scenes. Because Jonathan Banks is a goddamn hero. (via BCS podcast)
5. There was no digital trickery in the pick-pocket scene. That was all Jonathan Banks’ fancy hand work. (via BCS podcast)
6. All the snow in the Philly scenes was digitally created; those scenes were actually filmed in Albuquerque during the summer. (via BCS podcast)
8. The two cops’ names were Hoffman and Fensky, which should’ve been a dead giveaway that they were dirty. Fensky = Fence, and Hoffman = Offman (slang for a fence). (via Reddit userlifeondearth)
9. The song playing in the bar was “Hold On Loosely,” by the band 38 Special. A .38 special was the gun that Mike used to kill Hoffman and Fensky. (via Reddit user imgonnahurlll)
10. We know it was a .38 special because it said so in the cop’s notebook, the pages of which have been completely transcribed over on the Daily Banter.
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/03/all-th...weeks-phenomenal-episode-of-better-call-saul/
2. The number on the train is 106, which happens to be the episode number, as well (Season 1, Episode 06). That, however, was purely coincidental, but the editors left it in anyway. (via BCS podcast)
3. The Kaylee from Breaking Bad is obviously different from the Kaylee from Better Call Saul (Faith Healy). The actress who played Kaylee in Breaking Bad (Kaija Bales) would be about 15 now.Breaking Bad’s Kaylee is also still waiting for her Pop Pop to come home. (via BCS podcast)
4. It was a heavy rain season in Albuquerque while they were filming the episode, which created a logistical nightmare for the crew (it took a long time to do just the cab scene because they were being held up by a lightning storm; according to union rules, no outside filming is allowed for 30 minutes after a lightning strike). Because of the weather, green screen had to be used in the interior shots in the cab and in the police car later in the episode, and it was seamless.
That struggle was compounded by the fact that Jonathan Banks came down with bronchitis, so during the Philly scenes where he was pretending to be drunk, he was actually so incredibly ill that a doctor came out to bring him to the hospital, but he begged them off until he could finish the scenes. Because Jonathan Banks is a goddamn hero. (via BCS podcast)
5. There was no digital trickery in the pick-pocket scene. That was all Jonathan Banks’ fancy hand work. (via BCS podcast)
6. All the snow in the Philly scenes was digitally created; those scenes were actually filmed in Albuquerque during the summer. (via BCS podcast)
8. The two cops’ names were Hoffman and Fensky, which should’ve been a dead giveaway that they were dirty. Fensky = Fence, and Hoffman = Offman (slang for a fence). (via Reddit userlifeondearth)
9. The song playing in the bar was “Hold On Loosely,” by the band 38 Special. A .38 special was the gun that Mike used to kill Hoffman and Fensky. (via Reddit user imgonnahurlll)
10. We know it was a .38 special because it said so in the cop’s notebook, the pages of which have been completely transcribed over on the Daily Banter.
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/03/all-th...weeks-phenomenal-episode-of-better-call-saul/
Nah....who said that?
Fred.
Cant find it. Might have been another forum.
Gettin old, breh
I think it's hilarious how people get credit for "discovering" something just because it's posted on a popular site like Reddit. Not saying I was the first to make that connection, but I posted that here a few hours before it was on Reddit.
Fred.
g-ice
aka #DiamondNightmare
Just watched this week's ep and Jonathan Banks better get an Emmy nomination. 
Just watched this week's ep and Jonathan Banks better get an Emmy nomination.
He was nominated for less on Breaking Bad. It should be pretty much guaranteed at this point.
This can't be a coincidence. The Spanish guy that helped Saul with the billboard stunt was also a cartel goon in the season 3 finale of "Breaking Bad". Maybe that's how Saul meets the cartel:
Fred.
this nikka Vince Gilligan...
sigh..
Cottdamit you nikkas over hyping this series that turned out to be underwhelming so far. 
One better than average episode and phrases like "Best hour of TV I've ever seen" pop up.
Its almost like you nerds don't have a life so you get excited over some basic entertainment.
One better than average episode and phrases like "Best hour of TV I've ever seen" pop up.
Its almost like you nerds don't have a life so you get excited over some basic entertainment.
This the same fakkit who gets hype.over a shytty iPhone.Cottdamit you nikkas over hyping this series that turned out to be underwhelming so far.
One better than average episode and phrases like "Best hour of TV I've ever seen" pop up.
Its almost like you nerds don't have a life so you get excited over some basic entertainment.
This can't be a coincidence. The Spanish guy that helped Saul with the billboard stunt was also a cartel goon in the season 3 finale of "Breaking Bad". Maybe that's how Saul meets the cartel:
Fred.
