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The Wire is awesome, British TV less so

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KvP:
Indeed, Generation Kill is great. And I know some dudes in the service who swear up and down that it accurately depicts what it's like to be out there day-to-day (see: lots of sitting around) The AV Club is keeping up a blow-by-blow blog (Loblaw Lobs Law Bomb!) up on it.

cgarci21:
You guys have successfully convinced me to watch The Wire. I won't say I haven't thought about it but I just haven't gotten around to it. Actually I think you may be right about britTV. The thing is I enjoyed things like Spaced and Black Books and Doctor Who. Only one of which is still on. :(

I did really enjoy Life on Mars :mrgreen: though and Ashes to Ashes, although no where near as good, isn't awful either...I guess.

the Goat:
See, I think the exact opposite. All the good shows on American TV are on HBO (Deadwood, The Wire, haven't seen [/i]Sopranos[/i]...too much of an investment). There is of course Mad Men and Battlestar Galactica (which I think is good, but exhausting to watch) on basic cable, and Pushing Daisies on network TV. But that's maybe 8 shows. It seems you forget that American TV has over 400 Channels, easy. And while I enjoy me some trashy TV ( Wife Swap the various house flipping shows on TDC, TLC et al.) I often long for TV that doesn't assume I'm retarded or on a sugar high. I like watching Ross Kemp's show on gangs, and all the BBC documentary series, and, to be completely honest, I really like watching Top Gear. I'm not a car person, but it's so entertaining.
y I liked the first season of Life on Mars, but the show went into a steep nosedive in the second season and had one of the most disappointing finales I can remember seeing. And I disagree with the person who said Peep Show hasn't been as good lately. I think the first three seasons are, overall spectacular, and while the later ones can be hit or miss, when they hit, they hit motherfucking HARD. Plus, repeat viewings of the episodes oftentimes end up being funnier than they were the first time around, which is rare in a lot of comdies.

Gridgm:
however i don't reside in america so we onyl get the half decent shows imported...and then for somereason screened at ungodly hours

i have jsut bought my third season of the wire and am now losing sleep because of it

the Goat:
Also, The Wire and Deadwood struggled every single year of their existance for funding because ratings were so low. Stands to reason, of course, that the best TV shows are barely appreciated in their time. Meanwhile, people can't get enough of dancing with the fucking stars.

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