'Breaking Bad' creator Vince Gilligan: 'I would love to see a Saul Goodman spin-off'

[Yavin4]

This is rocking good news:

“I would love to see a Saul Goodman spin-off show when it’s all said and done,” Gilligan tells EW. “I think that would present itself pretty nicely, storywise. While Breaking Bad is by design a show that is finite and limited in its scope — it’s a story of transformation that cannot go on forever — I think a Saul Goodman show could have great legs. I love the idea of a lawyer who will do anything to avoid going to court. He’s always going to settle on the courthouse steps.” Gilligan cautions that the Saul spin-off is just in the idea stage at this point. And he issues an all-important caveat, given that the writers are currently constructing the second half of the last season: “No viewer should breathe a sigh of relief that Saul won’t expire by the end of Breaking Bad,” he says. “Everything is on the table… Who knows where Breaking Bad will take us?” (Asked about the possibility of a Saul-centric series, Odenkirk seconds: “Saul has got to survive this show first.” He adds with a quip: “And if he doesn’t, then maybe it can be done as a prequel.”)

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[Initech]

1. Sometimes you need a criminal attorney and sometimes you need a *CRIMINAL* attorney.

[The2ndWheel]

2. I'm down for any story they want to tell

It's all good man.

[Major Nikon]

3. I prefer him in a supportive role

I love the character, and I think the show has gotten a lot of mileage out of the crooked lawyer caricature, however I just don't see them going much farther with this without it becoming old quickly.

I'd prefer to see a spin off of the Mike character. I think there's a lot more to offer there.