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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch
Whew. I agree that The Sopranos started it all, and that without The Sopranos you could not have The Wire. But that's sort of like saying that without the primordial sludge you could not have Kate Upton's tits.
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spoiler (to a book)
The premise, having now read the Wire chapter, is that The Wire is a novel, or maybe 5 novels. The advice- when someone tells you they are ready to watch it, you tell them to carve out enough time to initially watch the first 2 episodes, and better, the first 4.
Quote- "There are some episodes of
The Wire that resonate more deeply with fans than others (usually the ones where beloved characters die), but there isn't one you could break out and show to a non-viewer to explain its genius, in the way you could show "College" or "Pine Barrens" to a
Sopranos novice, and say this is why you should be watching.
With
The Wire, the whole is far greater than the sum of it's parts.It isn't designed like any TV show before it. It isn't designed to be broken apart into bits, some parts elevated over others or consumed separately.
And perhaps as a result of that, the little show that lived in the shadow of Tony Soprano and kept getting renewed by the skin of its teeth has become,
'The show that became the most famous show ever after it was off the air.' and one where there is a steady stream of new converts declaring, 'I am now ready to watch
The Wire .'"
i don't read non-fiction, let alone criticism, so for me to suggest reading a few chapters, at least, means you should.
and the first 2 seasons of Sopranos are perfect, genius, sublime. Better than The Wire or anything. Sopranos failed by sticking around, whereas The Wire had a plan.
