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re: HBO rebroadcasting The Wire on HBOSG
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:15 am to CocomoLSU
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:15 am to CocomoLSU
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You do realize that the people who created and made the show were writers and cops in Baltimore, right? And most of the characters on the show were based on real, actual people.
"Middle aged white men" aren't the only ones who praised the show for its realism...almost everybody did.
and? that doesnt mean the show was anywhere close to real. hamsterdam.. really?
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Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:19 am to diat150
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hamsterdam.. really?
Not that I'm arguing your premise, but what does a singular plot mechanism have to do with the representation of the lives of urban Baltimore? What about the way the people in the projects treat one another and/or the police?
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:23 am to diat150
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and? that doesnt mean the show was anywhere close to real. hamsterdam.. really?
Actually, people (real people who are familiar with Baltimore and crime there) coming out and saying that it was very accurate means exactly that the show was "close to real." And you pick one single thing from the show and roll with that as equivalent to everything else on it? What about the other 100 things that are all very real and accurate in terms of Baltimore and its crime?
The show was written and created by people in the know, and consulted on by actual drug dealers, politicians, writers, etc.
You can dislike The Wire for any number of reasons, but saying that it is not "anywhere close to real" is not only incorrect, but makes you look pretty stupid.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:42 am to diat150
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that doesnt mean the show was anywhere close to real. hamsterdam.. really?
Yeah, it was a fricking sin for a fictional show to explore a fictional scenario, an example of a solution to an intractable problem people talk about IRL but rarely try to implement. What a misuse of fiction that was.
If you can't get past the concept, I can understand that, but a more interesting criticism would be one that examined how that concept played out, how the characters involved behaved, etc. If those things weren't reasonably believable, then it would tilt to an objective fail. If it wasn't entertaining, or you just thought it was a stupid premise, then a subjective fail, and then, "That's just like your opinion, man."
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