[quote]malonetd wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
Watching that show ruined TV for me.
Same here. I was never into that many shows in the first place, but now the bar has been set so high, very little satisfies me. What really stands out to me is the long-term character development. I mean, no character is untouched. No character is an afterthought. You get to know every single person that shows up on that screen.
I also have to admit, I almost shed a tear during the ending montage when Bubbles goes upstairs and sits at the table. With all his struggles and failed attempts to come clean, it was very satisfying to see that.[/quote]
x2 to both of these statements. No other show holds a candle to The Wire. Everything else seems simple, uninspired, and lackluster.
As far as the ending of the series, I always loved how not much changes, but everything comes full-circle. Mike becomes Omar, Dook becomes Bubbles, Sydnor becomes McNulty, etc. Also, the complete disregard for the lives of recurring characters regardless of their importance always fascinated me. I’ve never watched another show that was so willing to kill off characters that the writers had spent so long developing.
[quote]CrookedCrown wrote:
malonetd wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
Watching that show ruined TV for me.
Same here. I was never into that many shows in the first place, but now the bar has been set so high, very little satisfies me. What really stands out to me is the long-term character development. I mean, no character is untouched. No character is an afterthought. You get to know every single person that shows up on that screen.
I also have to admit, I almost shed a tear during the ending montage when Bubbles goes upstairs and sits at the table. With all his struggles and failed attempts to come clean, it was very satisfying to see that.
x2 to both of these statements. No other show holds a candle to The Wire. Everything else seems simple, uninspired, and lackluster.
As far as the ending of the series, I always loved how not much changes, but everything comes full-circle. Mike becomes Omar, Dook becomes Bubbles, Sydnor becomes McNulty, etc. Also, the complete disregard for the lives of recurring characters regardless of their importance always fascinated me. I’ve never watched another show that was so willing to kill off characters that the writers had spent so long developing.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
malonetd wrote:
Don’t worry. Omar and Brother Mouzone will take care of him soon enough.
GET ON WIT IT MOTHAFUCKAS
Some of the best acting and writing on television. The funny thing is, the guy playing Stringer has a THICK British accent. Listening to him in interviews makes you check the screen several times to make sure it isn’t a voice-over.
That’s good acting.[/quote]
As does Dominic West. DESPITE the fact the he’s Irish.
