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I still think it's a really good show! This stuff aside, it's a well developed drama with compelling characters and high production values. Even the politics t
by RodericDay 9y ago
I still think it's a really good show!
This stuff aside, it's a well developed drama with compelling characters and high production values. Even the politics themselves are better than the harrowing status quo in many places.
I just think that people to easily bestow upon it the "best ever" distinction.
edit: As for how it could have played out differently, I'm not sure. Maybe the madame scenes would have been cut altogether? I think The Shield does a way better job with its "McNulty" equivalent.
- grzm 9y ago> I just think that people to easily bestow upon it the "best ever" distinction. Do you have other contenders? I personally avoid superlatives in general, so I would hesitate before using "best ever" in any context, but I can't think of other examples of American television that I personally would rate higher. Many I've talked to about the show feel similarly. While many tend to use superlatives more casually that I would, I don't think in this case it's necessarily a case of hyperbole.
- RodericDay 9y agoI would rate Six Feet Under higher. The Shield probably a bit higher. Spartacus as well, but people really get mad when I bring that up haha. Also, not american, but Ping-Pong: The Animation. Maybe throw in Utopia there too. Thick of It also.
- jessaustin 9y agoIMHO "The Shield" is the only possible rival to "The Wire". Who is the McNulty equivalent in that, though? Surely not Vic? McNulty was never truly that cynical; his cynicism was an act. Perhaps you're thinking of Shane?