{"id":383,"date":"2015-12-15T01:32:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T01:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/?p=383"},"modified":"2016-01-03T01:34:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T01:34:13","slug":"afi-honors-saul-ew-tvline-tease-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/afi-honors-saul-ew-tvline-tease-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AFI Honors Saul; EW, TVLine Tease Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-384\" src=\"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/better-call-saul-episode-108-press-jimmy-odenkirk-4-1200-1024x603.jpg\" alt=\"better-call-saul-episode-108-press-jimmy-odenkirk-4-1200\" width=\"584\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/better-call-saul-episode-108-press-jimmy-odenkirk-4-1200-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/better-call-saul-episode-108-press-jimmy-odenkirk-4-1200-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/better-call-saul-episode-108-press-jimmy-odenkirk-4-1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week, <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> and <em>TVLine<\/em> tease Season 2 with photos and a trailer, while the AFI honors <em>Better Call Saul<\/em>. Plus, the drama is included on several lists of 2015\u2019s best shows. Read on for more:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2015\/film\/awards\/afi-awards-honorees-star-wars-mr-robot-1201662848\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> reports that the AFI honored <em>Better Call Saul<\/em> in the TV portion of its annual awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2015\/12\/15\/better-call-saul-season-2-photos\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> debuts two Season 2 photos, one of Jimmy and Mike and another \u201ca visual representation of Jimmy\u2019s struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/tvline.com\/2015\/12\/11\/better-call-saul-season-2-teaser-bob-odenkirk-amc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>TVLine<\/em><\/a> spotlights a Season 2 teaser, observing that \u201cit seems Bob Odenkirk\u2019s titular lawyer is having an identity crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2015\/12\/the-10-best-tv-shows-of-2015-bonus-this-list-isnt-a-slideshow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a> recognizes <em>Better Call Saul<\/em> as one of 2015\u2019s top 10 shows: \u201cThe long-underappreciated [Bob] Odenkirk shines in his star turn, perfectly capturing small-time con artist Jimmy McGill on his seemingly hopeless quest for quasi-legitimacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/tv\/la-ca-1213-best-tv-lloyd-20151213-column.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a> names <em>Better Call Saul<\/em> one of the year\u2019s best new shows, observing that Bob Odenkirk\u2019s \u201cperformance as a good-hearted screw-up on his way down is shaded in ways the earlier series only suggested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/tv\/best-tv-dramas-2015-fargo-empire-jessica-jones-152310660.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Yahoo TV<\/em><\/a> celebrates <em>Better Call Saul<\/em> as one of the year\u2019s best dramas, saying it \u201ctook on its own tone, its own rhythm, its own distinctive set of dramatic priorities that rendered it an engrossing, completely different creation than <em>Bad<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/tvandradioblog\/2015\/dec\/09\/best-tv-of-2015-no-9-better-call-saul\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a> deems <em>Better Call Saul<\/em> one of 2015\u2019s top 10 shows, saying it was \u201cfar better than it had any reason to be. It was funny, obviously \u2013 one initial plan involved making it an out-and-out 30-minute sitcom \u2013 but it had real depth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <em>Better Call Saul<\/em> is one of <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/television\/ci_29232724\/2015s-top-10-tv-shows-theres-never-been-better-year\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Denver Post<\/em><\/a>\u2018s top 10 shows this year because it \u201cproved it could turn to comedy in an instant, and back again, with [Bob] Odenkirk\u2019s amazing help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u201cBob Odenkirk\u2019s remarkable performance in the <em>Breaking Bad<\/em> spinoff brought a depth to Saul Goodman that wasn\u2019t present in the parent series,\u201d writes <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/articles\/series-695817-comedy-season.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Orange County Register<\/em><\/a>, honoring <em>Better Call Saul<\/em>as one of 2015\u2019s top 10 dramas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <em>Better Call Saul<\/em> wins <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hitfix.com\/news\/tvcriticspoll\/best-new-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>HitFix<\/em><\/a>\u2018s Television Critics\u2019 Poll of the best new shows of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u201c<a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amc.com\/shows\/better-call-saul\/season-1\/episode-06-five-o\">Five-O<\/a>\u201d \u2014 which features \u201ca haunting, crushingly emotional performance\u201d from Jonathan Banks \u2014 wins kudos as one of the year\u2019s best episodes from <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/tv\/the-26-best-tv-episodes-of-1314369998413878\/photo-better-call-saul-five-0-march-1449585960145.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Yahoo TV<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/722869\/2016-golden-globe-nominations-stars-react\" target=\"_blank\"><em>E! Online<\/em><\/a> has Bob Odenkirk\u2019s reaction to his best actor Golden Globe nod: \u201cWhat an exciting surprise for me! The Hollywood Foreign Press have been so supportive and willing to see what we came up with on<em>Better Call Saul<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/news\/2616048\/best-tv-characters-2015\/?utm=share_twitter\" target=\"_blank\"><em>MTV<\/em><\/a> thinks one of TV\u2019s best characters is Jimmy, who, compared to<em>Breaking Bad<\/em>\u2018s Saul, is \u201ca sweet, younger, funnier man who is starting to walk the murky path between right and wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.channelguidemagblog.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/15\/yet-another-2015-year-end-best-of-tv-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Channel Guide Magazine<\/em><\/a> chooses 17 things worth celebrating in 2015, including the Chicago Sunroof, which is \u201cthe story of how Jimmy ended up in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a class=\"_ca-registered-click-link-event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/bill-burr-f-is-for-family-better-call-saul-breaking-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>TheWrap<\/em><\/a> interviews Bill Burr, who says of <em>Breaking Bad<\/em>\u2018s Kuby, \u201cI got my fingers crossed, because I would love to play that guy again. I\u2019d love to do anything with Vince Gilligan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amc.com\/shows\/better-call-saul\/talk\/2015\/12\/afi-honors-saul-ew-tvline-tease-season-2\">www.amc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Entertainment Weekly and TVLine tease Season 2 with photos and a trailer, while the AFI honors Better Call Saul. Plus, the drama is included on several lists of 2015\u2019s best shows. Read on for more:<br \/>\n\u2022 Variety reports that the AFI honored Better Call Saul in the TV portion of its annual awards.<br \/>\n\u2022 Entertainment&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":385,"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383\/revisions\/385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickfabian.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}