Better Call Saul: Why Vince Gilligan Made Committing Crimes Boring and Hard

Con artists, kingpins, and criminals fill the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul universe. Saul Goodman, Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, and most of the rest of the cast take on roles normally filled by antagonists and villains, but they don’t act like it. They aren’t often crazy, violent, or impulsive. They spend most of their time discussing logistics or thinking quietly in run-down strip malls and cramped vehicles. And, you watch them do it. These shows capture the process of committing a crime; that process is long and sometimes slow. But, don’t mistake slow for uninteresting. Hard work is hard to hate, and hard to look away from. FOLLOW TRACKING SHOTS Twitter: YouTube: #BetterCallSaul #BreakingBad #VinceGilligan TIMECODES 0:00 Vince Gilligan Wants Criminals to Clean After Themselves 4:13 Part 1: From Mr. Chips to Scarface 7:31 Part 2: Charlie Hustle’s Hard Times 11:57 Part 2.5: Crimes With Known Outcom