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re: True Detective vs The Wire
Posted on 4/3/14 at 9:46 am to GCTiger11
Posted on 4/3/14 at 9:46 am to GCTiger11
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Being there will be no Rust or Marty or relatable south Louisiana themes in season 2, it also has the potential to be another American Horror Story.
The problem is the Wire and TD are really too different to be compared. The Wire is at bottom social critique. It advances from season to season by analyzing another feature of a corrupted system.
True Detective was a much more philosophical show, and it disclosed a complete philosophical vision by the end of the show. It's going to be interesting to see how the next season can link to the first and still add something new. I'm not sure it can be done.
On the other hand, it doesn't matter because TD is a complete story within one season. The first season can't be judged by the failure of later seasons.
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Posted on 4/3/14 at 9:48 am to DMagic
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You're the Ziggy of this thread
Posted on 4/3/14 at 9:54 am to rebeloke
Posted on 4/3/14 at 9:59 am to rebeloke
Chris and Snoop should take you into an alley for this post.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:03 am to DoUrden
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I tried to watch both but the first episode of each did nothing for me and I stopped watching. Someone tell me how far I have to get into the shows to get "hooked" please.
Didn't you come here awhile back saying you couldn't get into it after only watching 15 minutes of the first episode of The Wire?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:12 am to DMagic
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You're the Ziggy of this thread
Actually, I was gonna call him the 40 degree day hopper of this thread.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:26 am to rebeloke
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The 1st 5 episodes of True Detecive are better than the 1st 4 seasons of the Wire put together.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:26 am to rebeloke
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The 1st 5 episodes of True Detecive are better than the 1st 4 seasons of the Wire put together.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:27 am to rebeloke
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The 1st 5 episodes of True Detecive are better than the 1st 4 seasons of the Wire put together.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:27 am to rebeloke
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rebeloke
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:32 am to SPEEDY
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:37 am to SPEEDY
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:49 am to SPEEDY
I feel like McNulty in this thread. What did I do?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:50 am to rebeloke
You jumped to turrible conclusions.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 10:59 am to rebeloke
True Detective was entertaining but, in my opinion, not one of the all time greats. What made me want to watch TD were the lead actors involved. If two nobodies had been cast as the main detectives, no one would be bragging about how good the story was. Honestly, the story was dull.
Conversely, hardly anyone knew any of the actors who starred in The Wire. Yet, it held my attention for the entire time it was on HBO.
Conversely, hardly anyone knew any of the actors who starred in The Wire. Yet, it held my attention for the entire time it was on HBO.
This post was edited on 4/3/14 at 11:02 am
Posted on 4/3/14 at 11:45 am to rebeloke
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What did I do?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 12:02 pm to DMagic
Posted on 4/3/14 at 12:07 pm to rebeloke
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The 1st 5 episodes of True Detecive are better than the 1st 4 seasons of the Wire put together. The last 3 episodes are equal to season 5. Both series fizzle.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 12:15 pm to harry coleman beast
Okay! I fricking love The Wire but have my misgivings. I really love TD and hope to see it match or surpass its 1st season. Wat?
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