'Better Call Saul' vs 'Breaking Bad': How does the spinoff compare to the original?

'Better Call Saul' has come to its own over the past three seasons and is set to continue its run as one of television's premiere dramas with its fourth.

Our favorite opportunistic, bottom-feeding, two-timing, cockroach-esque, criminal lawyer Saul Goodman will be making his return to the small screen with 'Better Call Saul' come August 6 next month, but an enduring question remains: does the series hold a candle to its much-vaunted predecessor 'Breaking Bad'?

A straight-up comparison would throw out a clear winner in the latter, but the same could be said for a vast majority of the shows out there. Instead, with the premiere of the 10-episode fourth season now just a little under two weeks away, it's fairer to take a look into why the spinoff deserves its own pedestal next to the original and why it is still very much one of the best shows on television today.

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