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This week, Forbes<\/em> honors Better Call Saul<\/em> as the year\u2019s No. 1 show, while Elle<\/em> sings Bob Odenkirk\u2019s praises. Plus, David Cross, Odenkirk\u2019s frequent comedy partner, talks up Saul<\/em>. Read on for more:<\/p>\n \u2022 Better Call Saul<\/em> is Forbes<\/em><\/a>\u2018 top show of the year because Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould \u201cchose the right character\u201d from the Breaking Bad<\/em> universe for a spin-off.<\/p>\n \u2022 Elle<\/em><\/a> commends Bob Odenkirk, calling him \u201can insanely charming leading man, adept at far more than comedy, and playing the younger, more idealistic Jimmy McGill really showcases his dramatic chops.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 David Cross tells The Daily Beast<\/em><\/a> that Better Call Saul<\/em> was his No. 1 show of the year because the drama was \u201cjust great storytelling. Everything about it was great: the cinematography, the direction, the writing, the acting.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 USA Today<\/em><\/a> names Better Call Saul<\/em> the No. 3 show on TV in 2015: \u201cHow do you answer those who said we didn\u2019t need a Saul-centered prequel to Breaking Bad<\/em>? You give them a new show so fabulous, it makes us think we did.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> takes a look at Golden Globe-nominated shows like Better Call Saul<\/em>, which \u201cwas probably better than AMC or anyone else had a right to imagine (since such projects are fraught with peril).\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Newsday<\/em><\/a> recommends binge-watching Better Call Saul<\/em> because the \u201chugely enjoyable spinoff\/prequel of Breaking Bad<\/em> begins strongly, gets better.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 The Atlantic<\/em><\/a>\u2018s preview of 2016 TV highlights Better Call Saul<\/em>\u2018s Feb. 15 return, noting that the show \u201cquickly found its own voice (a surprisingly tragic one) and took off partly thanks to Bob Odenkirk\u2019s amazingly nuanced performance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Gothamist<\/em><\/a> lauds Better Call Saul<\/em> as one of 2015\u2019s best shows, saying it \u201ccould have coasted on Bob Odenkirk\u2019s goofy, colorful title character, but instead decided to go much deeper. \u2018I broke my boy\u2019 remains one of the most powerful moments on TV this year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Radio Times<\/em><\/a>, lauding Better Call Saul<\/em> as one of the year\u2019s top 20 shows, says Saul was \u201carguably Breaking Bad<\/em>\u2018s standout character, and here he was treated with the respect he deserves, his personality injected with complexity and pathos.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cLiving up to the standard of quality set by Breaking Bad<\/em> was no small order but Better Call Saul<\/em> pulled of the combo of being as good as BB<\/em> fans hoped while also establishing itself as its own show, with its own pace and rhythm,\u201d writes 411Mania<\/em><\/a> in naming the show one of the best of the year.<\/p>\n \u2022 Above the Law<\/em><\/a> describes Better Call Saul<\/em> as \u201ceverything I have ever hoped for in a legal television show.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Chicago\u2019s Daily Herald<\/em><\/a> believes that Better Call Saul<\/em> \u201csoars, thanks to former Naperville resident Bob Odenkirk in the title role, fellow Bad<\/em> co-star Jonathan Banks as the brooding, dangerous Mike Ehrmantraut and a cast of surprising new characters.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cWe expected it to be funny, but we didn\u2019t expect the show to end up being one of the best dramas of the year,\u201d Engadget<\/em><\/a> writes, as it suggests binge-watching Better Call Saul<\/em>.<\/p>\n