one is bigger than the other unless we're talking about the music magazine MEK "Robert Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 03/27/2008 11:43:55 AM:
> Huh? > > > Rob Taylor > VT Librarian > x8599 > Hatch Desk x1088 > VT Library Users' Guide > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 March 2008 16:33 > To: Robert Taylor > Cc: 313@hyperreal.org; Kelly B. Delaney; Martin Dust; Thomas D. Cox, > Jr.; Toby Frith > Subject: RE: (313) The Wire > > Signal to noise > > MEK > > "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. 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