Guillermo del Toro prefers 'Better Call Saul' over 'Breaking Bad'

Press Trust of India  |  Los Angeles 

Oscar-winning has said that he likes "Better Call Saul" more than parent show "Breaking Bad".

Taking to Twitter, del Toro, 53, praised the new season of "Better Call Saul" which he said is "more poignant".

"A small reflection in the middle of 'Better Call Saul' (BCS) new season: I like it even more than (BB), not to be a contrarian but because the evident stakes seem smaller but the moral downfall strike me as deeper, more poignant..." he wrote.

"With (who turns Black) you were tracking a massive downfall/transformation. BCS takes you by the hand as Jimmy becomes (No Good in him) in small painful tumbles," he said in another tweet.

The also offered "an equation" about the plots and stories of the two shows.

"There is an equation that most screenplay writers will understand and makes the difference between BB and BCS: Less plot, more story. Plot is rhythm, story is melody," he said.

"Breaking Bad", featuring as Walter White, turned methamphetamine-making drug lord and as his former student Jesse Pinkman, ran on AMC network from 2008 to 2013. The show has a cult following even today.

"Better Call Saul" has received critical acclaim since its premiere in early 2015.

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First Published: Tue, September 25 2018. 18:50 IST