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"Robert Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/27/2008 11:20:29 AM: > It doesn't at all - crap sells, quality doesn't - it's just that telly > is so expensive to make, shows like The Wire only get made as 'prestige' > shows to add value through reputation than to actually make money. Their > existence is subsidised by commercially successful shows like Entourage > and S&TC > > > Rob Taylor > VT Librarian > x8599 > Hatch Desk x1088 > VT Library Users' Guide > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kelly B. Delaney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 March 2008 16:17 > To: Robert Taylor > Cc: Toby Frith; Martin Dust; Thomas D. Cox, Jr.; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: (313) The Wire > > How does that speak to the quality of the show? Part of what makes it so > spectacular is that it is completely unlike any TV show ever. The > creators, writers, directors, cast, and crew were never worried about > selling the show to a wide appeal and probably knew that a lot of people > wouldn't want to watch it since it offers no escape from reality. > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Robert Taylor > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not really, it has very low viewing figures - even C4 won't pick it up > > > > > > Rob Taylor > > VT Librarian > > x8599 > > Hatch Desk x1088 > > VT Library Users' Guide > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Toby Frith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 27 March 2008 16:08 > > To: Martin Dust; Thomas D. Cox, Jr. > > Cc: 313@hyperreal.org > > > > > > Subject: RE: (313) The Wire > > > > > > The Wire is proof that that attention to detail and characterisation > > > over commercially-driven scripts works spectacularly well. > > > > What a show! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Martin Dust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 27 March 2008 16:06 > > To: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. > > Cc: 313@hyperreal.org > > Subject: Re: (313) The Wire > > > > > > > > On 27 Mar 2008, at 16:03, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Sure, I'm on ep 2 and watching only one show a week - old school > > >> style. Best TV I've seen in a long time, some of the shots and > > detail > > > > >> is amazing. > > > > > > oh just wait, it gets much much much better. > > > > No spoilers :) I can believe that, I think it's actually better than > > the Sopranos. > > > > m > > > > > > For all the latest news and comment visit www.telegraph.co.uk. This > > > message, its contents and any attachments to it are private, > > confidential and may be the subject of legal privilege. Any > > unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination of the whole or part of > > > this message (without our prior written consent) is prohibited. If > > you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. > > Incoming and outgoing telephone calls to our offices may be monitored > > > or recorded for training and quality control purposes and for > > confirming orders and information. Telegraph Media Group Limited is a > > > limited liability company registered in England and Wales (company > > number 451593). 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