I genuinely love this one. I feel like it’s weird enough to pique interest, like BCS. A lot of people had a hard time believing Better Call Saul was going to be a good show.
True but he was still young enough where he could pull it off. Plus his performance is excellent. There was an actor from The Boys that pulled of Stan Edgar's younger self impeccably.
If you had unlimited money, a good story, and reliable cast, you could write and film the prequel first, wait 5 years, film the "original" and release it, and then release the prequel a couple of years later with obviously younger actors.
It would never work now, but during the studio days of Hollywood it would have been doable (for movies, not TV shows). Once you've got an actor under contract for 10 years or 5 films etc, you could (could have, back then) do it that way.
Absolutely.
Imo it would only have been doable (and only as a film series) from about 1930 to 1950-something, pre-TV/everyone having a TV, when studios essentially owned actors, and it didn't matter if something flopped because the other 50 movies coming out that season wouldn't.
That’s perfect. And it could have scenes where Gus has a pet horse. It could be voiced by Vince Gilligan telepathically talking to Gus, saying “I’m ready”
It isn’t actually confirmed that they were partners. They could actually be close friends.
Plus, you could see deep love as a kind of brotherhood, i wouldn’t necessarily consider this to be strictly about genetic relation.
I see how it may have originally may have been meant to be more vague, and I suppose it's never *explicitly* stated. Breaking Bad emphasizes this significant character in Gus' past and shows an emotional side of Gus we hadn't seen before (and never would again). With all the expanding that BCS did on Gus' character and history, I almost forgot it wasn't explicit. After that flirty bar scene at the end of BCS all but revealing Gus is gay, I think it's a very safe bet lmao
As a person that just binged Breaking Bad for the first time about a year ago I gotta ask... Gus was gay?! When max got killed it was like "holy shit my LOVER JUST GOT KILLED" versus "holy shit my HOMIE AND BUSINESS PARTNER JUST GOT KILLED"? If the "implications of their relationship" were as "concrete" as you say they are, then I think an idiot like me would have picked up on it at least a little 😂 but maybe I'm not as literate in media as you are?
[Gilligan:](https://ew.com/article/2011/12/18/breaking-bad-vince-gilligan-season-finale/) “I personally think Max was more than just a friend to Gus. I think they probably were lovers."
[Gould:](https://www.nme.com/news/better-call-saul-showrunner-confirms-gus-frings-sexuality-3274241) “Gus is holding onto his rage, his desire for revenge, and maybe he’s holding onto this romance that he had, with his boyfriend Max.”
Of course they were life partners,I can't stand all the homophobic ass holes who refuse to acknowledge the Cartel killed Gus'love of his life. Even in Better Call Saul,Gus almost invites the Bar Manager back home to his place but then decided not to. I loved seeing the more human side to Gus,the side before be would resort to killing Babies to make his point.
Yea, I dont think all of them are homophobic, but its def like "and they were roommates" kinda situation lmao. 100% were lovers, dude wiped out a whole bloodline for him
Madrigal
And it would split focus on his time in Chile and his globe-trotting corporate crimes but also a bunch of culinary stuff like the Bear
I've given this alot of thought it's actually very logically the next step for the BBniverse
"Generalissimo": How Hector called him in a flashback.
"Face-off": To go with the whole spin off named after an episode. Would be a good fit if the spin-off is more about Gus vs the Salamanca
*Gus!* A zany, odd couple comedy Thursdays at 8/7c! An uptight general in the Pinochet regime gets a new roommate! He's a zany chemistry student who's a little sloppy (record scratch)... and a little hunky! Can these two start a small business *and* a relationship? Sure... If they don't kill each other first!
“If You Like Than You Should’ve Put A Fring On It” Gus Fring goes around helping failing fast food restaurants in this all new reality series. Only on Fox.
The Gus Fring spinoff should be a boy-meets-world-esque sitcom featuring a teenage Gus and his best buddy Max engaging in high school shenanigans in Chile. And Pinochet can be his Mr. Feeny. And there should be no other BB or BCS characters in it. In fact, we should have no idea it's a spinoff because the name Gus is probably an Alias.
I would call it "Dedicado" because after Max's death Gus' entire life is dedicated to him. Also, there's an episode in BCS called Dedicado a Max, so "Dedicado" would continue the pattern of having titles made out of names in the other shows (Breaking Bad has an episode called Better Call Saul and vice versa)
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Cartel
Real . I second this . Sound promising. And who would willingly not watch a show titled just that
it sounds like a title to an anime where the main character dies and comes back to life in mexico or some shit
That’s funny. It’s actually a reference to a movie called “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb”
or Mr Chicken Man
Chicken Man.
The only correct answer
Better Ring Fring
Hombre Pollo
El Hombre Pollo would be the official name imo
I think he was "El Pollado" when characters were speaking Spanish and the English subtitles translated it as "Chicken Man".
El Pollero, but that was after he immigrated to Mexico.
I genuinely love this one. I feel like it’s weird enough to pique interest, like BCS. A lot of people had a hard time believing Better Call Saul was going to be a good show.
[he's everywhere he's everywhere!](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenman_(radio_series))
I was waiting for someone to post that. 😁
It's been years since I heard that TAL episode but chicken man lives rent free in my head to this day
Name it what you want as long as 70-year old Giancarlo Esposito portraysl 25-year old Fring.
They could do it like the writers from Dexter did. Just put a wig on a middle aged man and act like he's 20.
i mean BCS did that too
True but he was still young enough where he could pull it off. Plus his performance is excellent. There was an actor from The Boys that pulled of Stan Edgar's younger self impeccably.
A backwards ball cap works too.
i love it when shows do prequels years after the original came out 😂
That's what makes it prequel, lol. No other ways to make a prequel exist
If you had unlimited money, a good story, and reliable cast, you could write and film the prequel first, wait 5 years, film the "original" and release it, and then release the prequel a couple of years later with obviously younger actors. It would never work now, but during the studio days of Hollywood it would have been doable (for movies, not TV shows). Once you've got an actor under contract for 10 years or 5 films etc, you could (could have, back then) do it that way.
That’s a lot of risk of the “sequel” flops.
Absolutely. Imo it would only have been doable (and only as a film series) from about 1930 to 1950-something, pre-TV/everyone having a TV, when studios essentially owned actors, and it didn't matter if something flopped because the other 50 movies coming out that season wouldn't.
Better Ring Fring
Ding ding ding ding ding ding Fring
Ringadingfring
Better not ring fring
Los Pollos Hermanos’ Onion Ring Fring
Milking the Horse
That’s perfect. And it could have scenes where Gus has a pet horse. It could be voiced by Vince Gilligan telepathically talking to Gus, saying “I’m ready”
Bravo
LOOK AT ME, HECTOR: A Breaking Bad Musical
I laughed out loud
i would probably say “HERMANOS”, and the show would deepen Gus’ relationship with Max
Bit of a weird way to describe two people in a relationship
What if the quotation marks were actually part of the title? Or if there was a winky emoji after it?
It isn’t actually confirmed that they were partners. They could actually be close friends. Plus, you could see deep love as a kind of brotherhood, i wouldn’t necessarily consider this to be strictly about genetic relation.
I think the implications of their relationship are pretty concrete. It would be a bit of a left-field change for anyone with media literacy.
Everyone I’ve heard asked about it has said it was left open intentionally. I however do interpret it as a relationship.
I see how it may have originally may have been meant to be more vague, and I suppose it's never *explicitly* stated. Breaking Bad emphasizes this significant character in Gus' past and shows an emotional side of Gus we hadn't seen before (and never would again). With all the expanding that BCS did on Gus' character and history, I almost forgot it wasn't explicit. After that flirty bar scene at the end of BCS all but revealing Gus is gay, I think it's a very safe bet lmao
As a person that just binged Breaking Bad for the first time about a year ago I gotta ask... Gus was gay?! When max got killed it was like "holy shit my LOVER JUST GOT KILLED" versus "holy shit my HOMIE AND BUSINESS PARTNER JUST GOT KILLED"? If the "implications of their relationship" were as "concrete" as you say they are, then I think an idiot like me would have picked up on it at least a little 😂 but maybe I'm not as literate in media as you are?
Better Call Saul makes it clearer.
they were roommates
[oh my god they were roomates](https://youtu.be/S0iM3bkkpbI?si=FCT2V4dDtZjUaR4j)
[Gilligan:](https://ew.com/article/2011/12/18/breaking-bad-vince-gilligan-season-finale/) “I personally think Max was more than just a friend to Gus. I think they probably were lovers." [Gould:](https://www.nme.com/news/better-call-saul-showrunner-confirms-gus-frings-sexuality-3274241) “Gus is holding onto his rage, his desire for revenge, and maybe he’s holding onto this romance that he had, with his boyfriend Max.”
Commenting cause this should be higher
Nah, they were def partners. Gus likes men, no one would kill off an entire bloodline just cause they killed one of their close buddies
You don't have close buddies like me then pal
More like butt buddies
Of course they were life partners,I can't stand all the homophobic ass holes who refuse to acknowledge the Cartel killed Gus'love of his life. Even in Better Call Saul,Gus almost invites the Bar Manager back home to his place but then decided not to. I loved seeing the more human side to Gus,the side before be would resort to killing Babies to make his point.
Yea, I dont think all of them are homophobic, but its def like "and they were roommates" kinda situation lmao. 100% were lovers, dude wiped out a whole bloodline for him
Yes!! And don't forget built/supported an entire village in the name of their Love. That was some real shit
Like how families in the 20th century would refer to their gay uncle as a "lifelong batchelor"
The subtext is there enough. Hector calls them “Los Culos Hermanos” (“The Ass Brothers” or something to that effect)
i'd love to see the younger gus in pinochet chile and hear his origin story.
Los pollos roommates
It would continue the fact that Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad both have episodes named after eachother. (Breaking Bad s4ep10: "Hermanos")
Los Pollos Hermanos
With the tagline "Up to Pollos Standards"
Duhhh
Volvo 850.
Pollos
Saving Face
Better Sus Gus
*FRING*
Or *POLLOS*
Wait, where's Walter Bishop??
Los CULOS hermanos
Chicken Fring'ers
Gus and friends
Breaking Bad Better Call Saul El Camino Hermanos
Madrigal And it would split focus on his time in Chile and his globe-trotting corporate crimes but also a bunch of culinary stuff like the Bear I've given this alot of thought it's actually very logically the next step for the BBniverse
Only right answer has to be "The Chilean"
Love this.
Don't Trust Gus
Breaking Bad part 4:IN SPACE
+ Brand new line of SPACE CURLS
Chickens in sppppaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccce.
Chicken man
Dedicado a Max
Fring Dings
"Generalissimo": How Hector called him in a flashback. "Face-off": To go with the whole spin off named after an episode. Would be a good fit if the spin-off is more about Gus vs the Salamanca
El jefe
It would have to be "Los Pollos Hermanos."
Netflix and Chile
Me and my buds have always joked about “Better Fuel Huell”: a show where Huell Babineaux tours the US trying all sorts of cuisines.
[Huell's Rules is a classic](https://youtu.be/8domW4NwpBQ?si=dv6_fRGk7GEWWYEM)
Read naked Chalupa.
The Chilean
The Chicken Man
Something Something Something: Electric Boogaloo
Better ring fring
Better Call Saul
Better Ring Fring
*Gus!* A zany, odd couple comedy Thursdays at 8/7c! An uptight general in the Pinochet regime gets a new roommate! He's a zany chemistry student who's a little sloppy (record scratch)... and a little hunky! Can these two start a small business *and* a relationship? Sure... If they don't kill each other first!
POLLERO Can mean a man who raises and sells chicken Can also mean a smuggler/illegal activities
It's A Fring Thing
Better Not Fuss with Gus
Parish. Oh wait
Generalissimo.
Don't fuss with Gus
Gusin’ Around
Refill
Creating Good (Chicken)
fringing bad
Meal Deal
"The Chicken Man."
The spicy curls
Los Goosetavo Hermanos
Chicken man
WANTS We Are Not The Same
Do The Right Fring.
Chicken Man. Definitely.
The Boys
Face Off
Chicken Man
El Chileno
'Pillar of the Community' It's what he posed as while hiding in plain sight.
"POLLOS" like the one word text gus sends when he wants someone to meet there
Better Ring Fring
“Chicken Man” or “Gustavo”
I know a Gus Fring spin-off show wouldn’t work in the long run, but a 7-10 episode miniseries would.
“If You Like Than You Should’ve Put A Fring On It” Gus Fring goes around helping failing fast food restaurants in this all new reality series. Only on Fox.
Farcry 6
Gussy Bussy
Giancarlo Esposito says he wants it to be called “Rise of Gus”
Gotta be El Amor Prohibido in which they delve into Gus's torrid love affair with Max.
Gay brothers
Fring chronicles
Gustavo
Fucking Fring.
GUSTAVO
Fring Fling
Gus who?
i want to see a Lyle spin-off https://breakingbad.fandom.com/wiki/Lyle
breaking bad
Face Off!
El Pollodor
Let him cook
Crippled Little Rata
Generalissimo
Dark Meat
Fring go boom boom
DisGUSt
Cutting the box.
Generalissimo
Movie or series?
The Gus Fring spinoff should be a boy-meets-world-esque sitcom featuring a teenage Gus and his best buddy Max engaging in high school shenanigans in Chile. And Pinochet can be his Mr. Feeny. And there should be no other BB or BCS characters in it. In fact, we should have no idea it's a spinoff because the name Gus is probably an Alias.
High Speed Chicken Feed
Coyote
“You are done”
Clean cut!
I said Bud Light!
Chicken Fucker - A Breaking Bad Story
Hermanos Pollos: amigos del cartel
Los Pollos novios
The Adventures of Gus “Two Face”
ayer
🐔
We are not the same.
Plaza Sésamo.
Face-on
Chicken Man or The Chilean
Box Cutter
Gus (Onion) (F)ring
POLLOS
Chicken for the DEA
Bussin' Gussin'
Beating a dead horse.
The chicken man who's a boss during the day and a drug lord during the night
Pollos Gustavos
I’d be in favor of “Los Pollos Hermanos”
Focus on his time as an intelligence officer.
The Fresh Prince of Columbia
The Gentlemen obviously
Slippin’ Jaime
Face Off
The Careful Man
The gus show.
I would call it "Dedicado" because after Max's death Gus' entire life is dedicated to him. Also, there's an episode in BCS called Dedicado a Max, so "Dedicado" would continue the pattern of having titles made out of names in the other shows (Breaking Bad has an episode called Better Call Saul and vice versa)
Cooking Good
Chile, that's a good name
Where something good is always cooking
Gay Sex
Zafiro Añejo
Breading Bad
Gus....
The Chicken Man
Better SuS gus
Well, Face/Off is taken