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Perhaps the only thing that could add to the viewing experience would be some background on how tenuous the 'pitch guy's' home life being projected actually is, but it hold up on its own. Embedding disabled http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bLNkCqpuY
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On the point about humor: the tie-cutting thing was more of a bit of authenticity than it was an example of excellent humor. The Wire is no slouch when it comes to handling drama and humor with equal aplomb, sometimes at the very same time. The scene with McNulty and Bunk dissecting a crime scene while only communicating with each other in variations of "****" comes to mind. I think you're dead on about the two shows occupying end spots on a sort of continuum (and The Sopranos could be said to be somewhere in the middle, leaning towards The Wire-side). I do balk at the comparison of Wire & Scorcese, Deadwood & Shakespeare, mostly because one show is compared with a director and the other an author. If Deadwood is Shakespeare (which I am unsure of but I'll go with it) then The Wire is Brecht. |
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I do, however, adore The Bard. Maybe I should start my modern TV education with Deadwood.... |
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I was going for relatability using two confirmed and well known masters [one a master of our time and another a master for all time], over ontological purity.
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I distinguish between "like better" and "is better." Those two can be very different for me.
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I would start with Breaking Bad to be honest with you, you can get through it quicker than The Wire.
Also I only got about 6 to 8 episodes into Deadwood before I just stopped watching it. I believe the last episode I saw was the one after "Reconnoitering the Rims." |
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The two times I recall a similar reaction;
When Winston and Julia are discovered. The degloving in Gerald's Game. Vastly different realms, same result.
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Without ruining anything (obviously) what did you dislike about Deadwood? And why is Breaking Bad more interesting to you?
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