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AltaGuy · 05-08-2019, 03:12 PM

Totally off-topic, but the problems that plagued the Wire in the 5th season are overblown imo, and completely different than the problems plaguing GoT.

The Wire's 5th season was literally about how few people would take an interest in the inner city unless there was a psychopathic, homeless person murderer doing weird sex stuff to cadavers, even though there was a very real serial killer on the loose. That includes the audience. It was purposefully bad and outlandish and spoke directly to the fourth wall.

It wasn't great as compared to earlier seasons, but its themes - among them the media's changing budgetary constraints and increasingly headline-driven reporting - were exceptionally well done.

That said, GoT reminds me of BSG the most as a great show that fell off a cliff.

As an example of a great show that remained great: Buffy. I mean, the whole town fell into a literal hellhole. How's that for moving on with your life?

05-08-2019, 03:12 PM	#4970
AltaGuy AltaGuy has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him. He has an unparalleled ability to communicate with people, whether he is speaking to a room of three or an arena of 30,000. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: At le pub... Exp:	Totally off-topic, but the problems that plagued the Wire in the 5th season are overblown imo, and completely different than the problems plaguing GoT. The Wire's 5th season was literally about how few people would take an interest in the inner city unless there was a psychopathic, homeless person murderer doing weird sex stuff to cadavers, even though there was a very real serial killer on the loose. That includes the audience. It was purposefully bad and outlandish and spoke directly to the fourth wall. It wasn't great as compared to earlier seasons, but its themes - among them the media's changing budgetary constraints and increasingly headline-driven reporting - were exceptionally well done. That said, GoT reminds me of BSG the most as a great show that fell off a cliff. As an example of a great show that remained great: Buffy. I mean, the whole town fell into a literal hellhole. How's that for moving on with your life? Last edited by AltaGuy; 05-08-2019 at 03:15 PM.