There was a second Breaking Bad spinoff after Better Call Saul that hardly anyone watched, what another series in the Breaking Bad universe could look like. The producers could make a prequel about Gus Fring’s rise to power, a sequel about Jesse hiding out in Alaska and trying to avoid being detected, or an original story set in the same universe.
The possibilities are endless for a new installment in the Breaking Bad franchise. Both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul rank among the greatest TV shows ever made — the latter may have even managed to top the former, against all odds — so the bar has been set very high for a new show set in this universe. But AMC already released a third series set in the Breaking Bad universe, and it sadly broke the franchise’s streak of producing great shows.
Breaking Bad's Second Spinoff After Better Call Saul Was Slippin' Jimmy
Slippin' Jimmy Was An Animated Companion Show (& It Wasn't Good)
In 2022, AMC released an animated Breaking Bad spinoff called Slippin’ Jimmy to coincide with the final season of Better Call Saul. The short-form cartoon consists of six eight-minute episodes that tell standalone stories from Jimmy and Chuck’s childhood in Cicero, Illinois. Jimmy was voiced by The Goldbergs’ Sean Giambrone. Each episode is animated in the style of a different genre, ranging from silent comedy to supernatural horror to spaghetti western. Suffice to say, it was a drastic tonal departure from the other shows in this franchise.
Why Slippin' Jimmy Was Disappointing Compared To Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul
To Be Fair, Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul Set A Very High Bar (& Slippin' Jimmy Is A Totally Different Show)
After Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul had each delivered the captivating saga of a deeply complex antihero, Slippin’ Jimmy felt like a massive let-down. On its own, it would’ve arrived as an innocuous, short-lived animated show, but since it was tied to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, it set sky-high expectations for itself. It was following in the footsteps of two of the greatest achievements in the history of television. It was like The Godfather Part III if The Godfather Part III was a cartoon parodying The Exorcist.
10 Greatest Better Call Saul Scams That Prove Slippin' Jimmy Never Went Away
Jimmy McGill planned to go straight when he pursued a career in law but, as Better Call Saul showed, his Slippin' Jimmy antics never went away.
At every turn, the writers and producers of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul had put integrity and creativity ahead of everything else. They always served the needs of their story and their characters and not the needs of AMC’s shareholders. What made Slippin’ Jimmy a disappointment above all is that it felt like it betrayed all of that. It was an obvious cash grab produced to get easily manufactured content in front of the eyes of a dedicated fan base.
Breaking Bad
- Release Date
- 2008 - 2013-00-00
- Network
- AMC
- Showrunner
- Vince Gilligan
Cast
Walter White
Jesse Pinkman
WHERE TO WATCH
Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan, follows a chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin named Walter White (Bryan Cranston) as he attempts to provide for his family following a fatal diagnosis. With nothing left to fear, White ascends to power in the world of drugs and crime, transforming the simple family man into someone known only as Heisenberg.
- Seasons
- 5
- Streaming Service(s)
- Netflix
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