Gyp Rosetti
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Agreed. From what I've seen, The Wire is #1 and Mad Men is #2. A somewhat distant #2 but still.
Breaking Bad (thread will have *spoilers*)
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Agreed. From what I've seen, The Wire is #1 and Mad Men is #2. A somewhat distant #2 but still.
That's a weird top three, if only because in my experience a) Weeds grew very tiresome over time, to the point that I stopped watching it even as they were introducing one of my favorite comedic actors and b) part of the reason I like Breaking Bad is that it feels like a master's class on everything that's wrong with Weeds.
It is no secret among those who know me well that if there had been a class in law school called "mob law" I absolutely would have taken it.
My belief that The Wire is overrated is well chronicled. Mad Men is great but last season seemed to be aware of its status as a "great show" in a way that lent itself to some ponderousness (the same way that some Scorsese films feel as if he knows he's a great director). I fear the hype machine may overtake it some day.
To Stickler: Your opinion is always valued with me, and I agree that AMC has been absolutely killing it. As a long-time fan of the Walking Dead comic book I think there's a good chance the show will be phenomenal, it certainly has a wealth of source material to work with.
Gyp Rosetti
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By whom? You?
I had several lengthy posts about it on the old board.
Oh, ok. That's what I thought you meant.
DutchJazzer
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No one seems to like Sons Of Anarchy
I tried to watch it. The acting was beyond horrible. In the first episode the guy I'm guessing is the main character is talking about some serious **** and one of the guys at the table says something that is supposed to be hardcore and he or others could die in the process, but apparently he thought the line was a little too clever because he said with a smirk what should have probably been said through gritted teeth. They were trying WAY too hard and failing miserably. The dialogue was poor, very poor.
AlaskanAssassin
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Just started watching this show thanks to this thread. Gotta say I love it so far. I'm only through 3 episodes, but the show is obviously top notch. Thanks for the recommendation Kicky.