Which character, not including Walt, would you want to see a prequel series about like BCS?
EDIT: And them not being young enough to play the role anymore due to being too old isn't a factor. Imagine that the actors are all able to play younger versions of themselves, hypothetically. I know many have aged too much to play their old roles now, but say they could. Who's story would you want to see?
Well, Gus is expected to show up in BCS...and any of the younger crowd would look way too old in a prequel, assuming you use the same actors.
So I'll go with a more off- beat prequel focused around Gale and his life since graduating from UNM. Gus could pop in, but the focus would be on Gale. We don't have a huge amount of info on him, so the writers could get creative.
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Its funny, Gale never would have even occured to me. That could be cool because youre right, they never shared much of his past. The writers would practically have 'carte blanche' lol
I edited the question though after reading your post. So say they could play their younger selves, and the fact that they've aged isn't a factor, would you choose anyone else?
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In that case, peraps Jesse, Badger, Peter & Combo, starting out in their senior year at high school. Starting up the band - Twaughthammer. Maybe one Walt cameo, handing out Jesse's "Epic Fail" chemistry test.
One episode, Jesse stumbles into an idea when his mom's cooking up some chili...and her powder goes missing.
Jesse building boxes and trading them for some schwag, to share with Pete and Badger, while they're sitting around playing Nazi Zombies. Good times...
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Jesse's my boy, but I just don't see how a prequel about his pre-Walt pursuits would make for interesting TV. I think I would grow annoyed with him and his attitude. I did like Jesse in season 1 - he made for good comic relief - but he was a way more emotionally complex character from season 2 onward. I think a whole entire prequel of him, Badger, Skinny Pete and Combo would need to be rather shallow in order to not mess up the continuity of Breaking Bad. With Saul we know much of his BB-era clown act is just a facade we don't see behind until Better Call Saul, but with Jesse he was what he was in season 1 and his emotional growth/mental decline was a brilliant case of character development rather than simply showcasing an already existing side of his character. If this made any sense? To wit, I do think Jesse was always a kind and emotionally volatile person, but BB just put him into such extreme situations that it came out more. I wouldn't want to see a whole series of Jesse being a wannabe gangsta.
To actually answer the question, Gus. A million times Gus. He's my favorite character to theorize on and I have extensive head canon for his background (I think I've shared it in some thread here.) Yes I'm afraid Better Call Saul will totally throw my theories out of the window and a whole entire show definitely would do that, but it could still be interesting. Although I think with Gus my reaction could also go an entirely different route - I might genuinely hate it if it wasn't at all what I imagine, or I could think it was the best thing ever. So I'm mixed on whether I want his background to be revealed or not. But I'd certainly watch it, rather than a prequel of any other character (BCS is already exploring Mike and much of the Salamanca's/Cartel stuff.)
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Hank I think Hank would be my choice
shareI'm most intrigued by Gus' past. Who was he before 1989?!? I'm glad to see him in BCS in the future. Even if we never learn about his life in Chile, I am interested to see what he was doing in the new millennium.
I always had been curious to know what made Saul change his name and become a criminal lawyer, and of course, viewers of BCS are getting that, so that's cool. And hey, I enjoy seeing Mike begin his new life in NM.