CBS Prequels are tricky narrative propositions. In many cases, they’re cynically conceived to wring out whatever juice still remains in a film or television franchise. They’re often unsatisfying in a storytelling sense, leaving viewers ticking off the minutes or episodes until they arrive at the starting point of the thing they loved in the first place. Advertisement And yet there are exceptions. Tony Gilroy just completed a “Star Wars” prequel masterclass with the second season of “Andor,” which leads into the emotionally devastating “Rogue One.” Meanwhile, Vince Gilligan arguably topped the towering achievement of “Breaking Bad” with the crushingly tragic Slippin’ Jimmy spinoff “Better Call Saul.” Prequels are not automatically artistic dead ends. Many fans of “The Big Bang Theory” have discovered this over the last eight years with the
