7. Better Call Saul (AMC)
From our review of the pilot: “Gilligan and Gould conceive this particular story as a drama with a strong emphasis on comedy rather than an out and out laugh fest, cluing us in that they’re taking the material seriously rather than simply riffing on a lark. In that sense, the show is subtler than those looking for the “Saul Goodman Comedy Hour” will be expecting… Gilligan’s assured pacing allows him to dole out character details while also flexing his visual storytelling muscles, something that six years of the heavily visual Breaking Bad helped to facilitate.”
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