re: HBO rebroadcasting The Wire on HBOSG

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that doesnt mean the show was anywhere close to real. hamsterdam.. really?

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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."