jonattonyeah 303abuser I agree. It was fine but didn’t do the show service, IMO. But knowing David Milch, he would’ve dragged the show on forever. They should’ve and could’ve wrapped it up in three seasons. The Wire had coherent “points” each season; the press being season 5. Very imperfect season but at least it made some sense from a narrative point of view - another framing of the failures of the post-industrial American city. Not sure the protagonists and antagonists of Deadwood had much more to say after season three. They could’ve put a bow on it and called it a day.
bosstrabs Soon we get to the point where anyone just starts lobbing in any old horseshit. Gavin and Stacey The Mandalorian
LT42 bosstrabs lol, there are so many shows over the years, where do I start? The Sopranos won’t be topped for me, on every level it’s the pinnacle of TV. The Pie’O My thread that went on for a few episodes was unbelievable.
bosstrabs Millsy yeah Gomorrah is superb TV. Prefer it to The Wire Come off it, Millsy. After calling ‘shenanigans’ on 303abuser’s choices, too.
Millsy bosstrabs I actually found much of The Wire a bit dull. It’s a cracking TV series, just find Gomorrah more compelling.
Homegrove On season 2 of my Deadwood-rewatch atm. Last night’s episode was Something Very Expensive, which I was dreading. It’s the one where Wolcott kills the fancy prostitutes.
Along_the_Wire jonattonyeah the Shield was entertaining, but it was stupid. Forgot about Gomorrah. That’s my number 5 - it was stupid in parts and the dialogue became excruciating.
jonattonyeah Along_the_Wire the Shield was entertaining, but it was stupid. LOL I don’t even know what this means. It was excellent for its time. And it’s interesting how S.2 of The Wire has become so respected. It was not when it came out. Maybe it was just too different from S.1. I don’t know. But it’s amazing. Frank Sobotka was an incredible character. So well written and acted.
Along_the_Wire LT42 The best series by miles was season two when I rewatched the lot a couple of years ago - three and four look dated and a re silly in parts.
bosstrabs Along_the_Wire Yes, did the whole boxset last summer in lockdown. Got bored midway through the final season, though, didn’t like Seasons 4 or 5 as much as 1, 2 and 3.
303abuser Smallman1 does the last season not completely ruin the show? that and lost have to be viewed as potentially great shows that were completely destroyed by bad writing, no?
Old-Dutch LT42 Nothing gives me the horn more than seeing Jerome Flynn and Tyrian Lannister dismout their horses outside a whore house that they’re about to tear up
vinnyt77 Along_the_Wire Six Feet Under is fucking brilliant. Agreed. Have watched in its entirety a few times now, and I’ll never not have some dust in my eye at the final scene
