re: Finally finished The Wire

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I would even call it a dramedy (or at least it is close enough to argue) - most characters had multiple comic moments and more than a few were heavily comedic (Bunk, Clay Davis, Landsman, Slim Charles, etc.). The gangsters trying to use Robert's Rules, the gallows humor among the cops and gangsters - while it was fairly dark at times, the show would not have had the impact as a straight, serious drama. It is also more realistic as people use humor as a coping mechanism in situations exactly as depicted in the show.

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it's not a dramedy, its real life. in everyday life there will always be laughs or a comedic situation here and there, no matter how tough things are. make no mistake, the wire is one of the darkest and realest drama's ever.

sopranos and breaking bad fall much more along the lines of dark humor/dramedy.