Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

I think it all comes down to a divide between Breaking Bad viewers who liked the action aspects of that show, and those who are into character development.


The element of "who is this guy or woman, and how did they become who they are?" was sketchier in BB, like how we were told just enough about Walt's background, such as his disappointment in the tech enterprise, to justify his choices as the series unfolded. Better Call Saul would be absurd it the writers shoehorned the sort of spectacular action sequences into the show which occurred more naturally in the BB milieu. (Though there was some shoehorning in BB, such as when Walt destroyed Flynn's car rather than return it.) 

Comments on the boards have made it clear that there are some who consider much of the character study to be filler, only there to punctuate the action aspect. Those who are interested in the characters' motivations and development aren't bored by BCS, which delves more deeply into that element. 

I very much agree about the cinematography of both shows being very good. It was a redeeming feature of BB when plot lines veered into the absurd from time to time.