I hate to sound like Carroll ( ;-) ), but my problem with "the Wire" is that the sound is muddy so I don't get a lot of the dialogue.
On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Angelus Novus <[email protected]>wrote: > > raghu wrote: > > > I tried to learn more about Reed and I was really surprised to see an > > article where he criticizes the HBO-show 'The Wire' as neo-Nazi. This > seems > > way over-the-top to me. > > Yeah, Reed's assessment is totally over-the-top. > > However, I just finished re-watching the entire run of the Wire in order > again over the past few months (I bought the German DVDs as Seasons 3-5 > came out in rapid succession in 2012, whereas I had watched it the first > time years earlier when the local hip video store had British DVDs), and > while I still think it's generally one of, if not the best television > dramas ever, it's shortcomings were much more apparent to me upon a second > viewing. > -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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