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Lock eyes with these shows, and you’ll never want to take ’em away. (Image: Tina Tiller)

The Spinoff’s guide to all the most binge-worthy TV on Neon

Want to dive in a show that has more episodes than you could possibly watch in a day? Here's a guide on how to do it right.
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By Sam Brooks | 15th August, 2020
Contributing writer
Better Call Saul meets Breaking Bad: A crossover wishlist

Better Call Saul meets Breaking Bad: A crossover wishlist

Better Call Saul is dropping weekly on Lightbox right now – and it's slowly catching up with the start of Breaking Bad. While we wait, here are four fanservicey ways the new show could tip its hat to the old one.
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By Uther Dean | 14th August, 2018
Guest writer
New to Lightbox: It’s American women all over this month

New to Lightbox: It’s American women all over this month

A '70s housewife, an exhausted mother, and a law student moonlighting as a call girl: these are just a few of the people coming to Lightbox in August.
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By The Spinoff | 7th August, 2018
Staff writers
The greatest Golden Globes live blog you will see on The Spinoff today

The greatest Golden Globes live blog you will see on The Spinoff today

We'll be here from 12pm to cover the highs and lows of the 2018 Golden Globe awards, for all of you poor folk stuck in the office pretending to work. 
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By The Spinoff | 8th January, 2018
Staff writers
Better Call Saul Season 3  Episode 302

Better Call Saul: an end and a new beginning

With season three of Better Call Saul just finished, Jimmy and Kim have their own terrible futures to confront. Simon Wilson revisits his favourite programme (well, one of them). Contains some very cryptic spoilers.
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By Simon Wilson | 26th June, 2017
Senior Writer, NZ Herald
Gus Fring is back and Better Call Saul has never been better

Gus Fring is back and Better Call Saul has never been better

Midway into season three, says Simon Wilson, the Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul is cruising in its own greatness.
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By Simon Wilson | 12th May, 2017
Senior Writer, NZ Herald
Controversial: Is Better Call Saul actually better than Breaking Bad? (WATCH)

Controversial: Is Better Call Saul actually better than Breaking Bad? (WATCH)

With the third season of Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul arriving on Lightbox today, José Barbosa makes his case for why the prequel may well be even better than the original.
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By José Barbosa | 10th April, 2017
Senior Content Creator
A sinner in a Cinnabon: The Spinoff meets Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk

A sinner in a Cinnabon: The Spinoff meets Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk

The Spinoff gets an interview with the one and only Bob Odenkirk, who primes José Barbosa for season three of Better Call Saul.
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By José Barbosa | 22nd March, 2017
Senior Content Creator
Here are all the definitely real Breaking Bad nods you missed in Better Call Saul

Here are all the definitely real Breaking Bad nods you missed in Better Call Saul

With the third season of Better Call Saul coming exclusively to Lightbox this month, we looked back at some of the subtle* Breaking Bad nods you might have missed the first time around.
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By The Spinoff | 1st March, 2017
Staff writers
Monitor: Aaron Yap’s top 10 international TV shows of 2016

Monitor: Aaron Yap’s top 10 international TV shows of 2016

In his final Monitor column for the year, critic Aaron Yap lists his 10 favourite shows from 2016.
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By Aaron Yap | 21st December, 2016
Guest writer
Inside the Lightbox: An emergency Christmas gift guide for TV fans

Inside the Lightbox: An emergency Christmas gift guide for TV fans

With Christmas looming, we've assembled some of the best (cheapest) gifts you can buy for your TV-obsessed friends and family.
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By The Spinoff | 13th December, 2016
Staff writers
From meth to Meyerism: Aaron Paul talks Scientology and The Path

From meth to Meyerism: Aaron Paul talks Scientology and The Path

Dominic Corry sat down with Aaron Paul to discuss Scientology, Breaking Bad, and leaving his character at work on Lightbox's new cult drama The Path.
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By Dominic Corry | 11th April, 2016
Guest writer
“You still morally flexible?” – Recapping Better Call Saul’s ‘Cobbler’

“You still morally flexible?” – Recapping Better Call Saul’s ‘Cobbler’

Alex Casey recaps the second episode of Better Call Saul season two on Lightbox, featuring a piano, nacho cravings and an unspeakable act with an apple pie.
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By Alex Casey | 1st March, 2016
Senior writer
“I have just decided to be me” – recapping the return of Better Call Saul

“I have just decided to be me” – recapping the return of Better Call Saul

Alex Casey recaps the return episode of Better Call Saul season two on Lightbox, including pinky rings, alcohol heists and poolside pondering.
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By Alex Casey | 17th February, 2016
Senior writer
How Better Call Saul cured prequelitis and stood on its own slippery feet

How Better Call Saul cured prequelitis and stood on its own slippery feet

The story of how loser lawyer Jimmy McGill became legal superstar Saul Goodman returns to Lightbox tonight for its second season. Andrew Todd looks at how Better Call Saul avoided the curse of the prequel.
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By Andrew Todd | 16th February, 2016
Guest writer
New to Lightbox in February: The return of Saul Goodman

New to Lightbox in February: The return of Saul Goodman

Inside the Lightbox is a sponsored feature where we mine the extensive Lightbox category for shows you might want to watch. This week we present the new offerings in February, including the exclusive return of Better Call Saul and Suits.
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By The Spinoff | 10th February, 2016
Staff writers
Summer Reissue: Breaking Bad is Still a Great Show. Shame About the Fans.

Summer Reissue: Breaking Bad is Still a Great Show. Shame About the Fans.

Of course Breaking Bad continues to be one of the most acclaimed shows of the century, even now with its own prequel in 2015. But what about the fans? Joseph Nunweek reckons that they are the real danger.
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By Joseph Nunweek | 9th January, 2016
Contributing writer
Television: Monitor – Aaron Yap Picks the 10 Best TV Shows of 2015

Television: Monitor – Aaron Yap Picks the 10 Best TV Shows of 2015

Superheroes and socio-political champions, cold-blooded killers and murderous polar bears - the year's best television had something for everyone, says Aaron Yap.
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By Aaron Yap | 8th December, 2015
Guest writer
Television: Inside the Lightbox – 13 Unlucky Characters For Your Friday 13

Television: Inside the Lightbox – 13 Unlucky Characters For Your Friday 13

"When I was born, I got my umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, both arms, and one of my ankles. Mom said there came a point when the doctor stopped delivering me and just started laughing."
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By Alex Casey | 13th November, 2015
Senior writer
Video: Spotlightbox – Alex and Duncan Talk About How Better Call Saul Broke Away From Breaking Bad

Video: Spotlightbox – Alex and Duncan Talk About How Better Call Saul Broke Away From Breaking Bad

Alex and Duncan chat about Lightbox's Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff that couldn't be further from its brutal televisual brother.
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By Group Think | 25th August, 2015
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