Better Call Saul: Slippin' Jimmy Is A Breaking Bad Spinoff Too Far
AMC has given audiences their first glimpse of Better CallSaul's animated spinoff Slippin' Jimmy and from just one short teaser trailer, it already feels like one Breaking Bad spinoff too many. Originally announced in March last year, the six-part animated series will follow the childhood adventures of Jimmy and Chuck McGill. The visual style will invoke 1970s cartoons like Fat Albert and Peanuts as it explores the childhood misadventures of «Slippin'» Jimmy McGill before he enters the legal profession and becomes the man better known as Saul Goodman.
Produced by Rick and Morty animators Starburn Industries, Slippin' Jimmy has a strong production pedigree. It's also written by Ariel Levine, who co-wrote Better Call Saul's season 5 finale «Something Unforgivable» with Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Joining Levine is Kathleen Williams-Foshee who has been a script coordinator on Better Call Saul since season 3. While it has a promising collection of talent behind it, the project feels like an unnecessary addition to the Breaking Bad universe.
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Given the global success of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul could have very easily coasted along on the parent show's popularity and the goodwill toward Saul and actor Bob Odenkirk. Instead, creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have been able to provide previously unknown depths to the shallow criminal lawyer. Jimmy’s acrimonious relationship with his brother Chuck and his complex romantic relationship with Kim have helped shape his Saul Goodman persona. As Better Call Saul approaches the end, there's no narrative value in going further back along the McGill/Goodman timeline.
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