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Post subject: Re: The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos and West Wing
Posted: Thu October 10, 2013 5:04 am
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*roid
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Every time I get to be a bachelor, I order Chinese. Twice a year, I gorge on broccoli 'n beef and crab rangoons. The guilt reminds me of masturbation. So does the rice.
Post subject: Re: The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos and West Wing
Posted: Thu October 10, 2013 5:09 am
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*makes a mean fucking chili
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Self wrote:
Every time I get to be a bachelor, I order Chinese. Twice a year, I gorge on broccoli 'n beef and crab rangoons. The guilt reminds me of masturbation. So does the rice.
Post subject: Re: The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos and West Wing
Posted: Thu October 10, 2013 5:12 am
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Oh hi Mark.
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Self wrote:
Every time I get to be a bachelor, I order Chinese. Twice a year, I gorge on broccoli 'n beef and crab rangoons. The guilt reminds me of masturbation. So does the rice.
Post subject: Re: The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos and West Wing
Posted: Fri January 16, 2015 11:28 pm
what on earth am I talking about
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am Posts: 35492
i did not know this
Remember the crushing death of President Bartlet’s Secretary, Mrs. Landingham? It was so upsetting that, in real life, a San Francisco assemblyman, Kevin Shelley, adjourned a session of the California Congress to grieve for her, calling Landingham a “great American” whose “contributions to the nation were too numerous to count.” Shelley resigned from his position in 2005 under a cloud of scandal.
Post subject: Re: The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos and West Wing
Posted: Sat January 17, 2015 5:24 pm
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32296 Location: Buenos Aires
I'll just take this opportunity to say that I recently rewatched both Breaking Bad and The Sopranos and I am more convinced than ever of the latter's dominance. What a show.
Post subject: Re: The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos and West Wing
Posted: Sat January 17, 2015 7:42 pm
what on earth am I talking about
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:35 am Posts: 35492
y'know? it is a great series but it will never meet the level of those in the title..lets be honest....that ending..i was happy for them..but seriously? the writing is not there to compete.
Post subject: Re: The Wire, Deadwood, Sopranos and West Wing
Posted: Sun January 18, 2015 3:45 am
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 1:53 pm Posts: 10281 Location: in the air tonight
theplatypus wrote:
I'll just take this opportunity to say that I recently rewatched both Breaking Bad and The Sopranos and I am more convinced than ever of the latter's dominance. What a show.
Absolutely. Breaking Bad has a few great moments and two phenomenal leads, but there are a LOT of holes. Nearly the entire supporting cast, in terms of acting and actual characters, is relatively weak. Entire half-seasons and lots of episodes are wasted on unimportant storylines that add nothing to the endgame. And the series ending is very weak. I enjoyed it while it was on, but it doesn't hold up as well on repeat viewings. Sopranos, The Wire, and Mad Men all blow it out of the water. Deep casts where few to no weaknesses stand out, even the most out-of-left-field episodes feel worth it. Really just more complete worlds.
I'll just take this opportunity to say that I recently rewatched both Breaking Bad and The Sopranos and I am more convinced than ever of the latter's dominance. What a show.
Absolutely. Breaking Bad has a few great moments and two phenomenal leads, but there are a LOT of holes. Nearly the entire supporting cast, in terms of acting and actual characters, is relatively weak. Entire half-seasons and lots of episodes are wasted on unimportant storylines that add nothing to the endgame. And the series ending is very weak. I enjoyed it while it was on, but it doesn't hold up as well on repeat viewings. Sopranos, The Wire, and Mad Men all blow it out of the water. Deep casts where few to no weaknesses stand out, even the most out-of-left-field episodes feel worth it. Really just more complete worlds.
I feel similarly, though I still really like the theory Walter White died in the cabin in New Hampshire. The finale was just a fever dream.
As of now i dont see how this will surpass Breaking Bad for me. I feel opposite from a few of you it seems. Though, admittedly, im very early into the show.
I will say that the supporting characters in Sopranos are all fantastic.
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