short wire
In the last week, I have toyed with my incompetent manager, as if I am trying to wedge indifference between myself and him (not for the joy of it, but in hopes of getting him to admit his ineptitude to me and the rest of the workers), gone back to the only job where I didn’t get promoted at, and eaten at a seafood buffet ranked by the food network as one of the top 5 in the country.
Sometimes, it’s a rough life.
Actually it’s always a rough life. The greatest downside of all drugs is not the hangover, but the reality that waits on the downturn. It’s a shitty, shitty world, and the collection of moments we remember as good only serve as highlights that break the raw.
I think moreover, and I can prove in my life’s work that I am best when I am against the wall, that lives are at their best when pressed to prove their worth.
So it is because of this notion, I write about The Wire.
The Wire went on hiatus after the 2004 season; it was almost on paid suspension by HBO. It was a great show, but it was one that underperformed and a show that drew few new fans.
They were given the last shot by HBO to make the show viable. They were essentially told to make a season that attracts viewers and to grow the name.
What they did was not only to grow the name, but to create the best season of TV ever made.
I didn’t think that that anything would ever top the Simpsons or The Sopranos, but the finale did it, and did so by turning the focus on kids.
Watching the kids believe that there are zombies roaming the streets in one episode just nailed the whole arc of the season. These are 4 kids living in the worst conditions in America possible, and yet the show subtly reminds us they are kids, and as smart as they are, they are still prone to flights of fancy.
Watching one of the kids catch a beating for being called a snitch, another turn back to the corners because he got socially promoted, one realize that the thug life isn’t his game and finally get a solid guardian while the last one goes full on into the game and does so by offing Bodie, all in a coda montage may not seem much in print, but to watch it end the season, I can’t think of a more devastating end to a season, and I don’t think I could have cared about characters as much as I did with this show.
I choke up just thinking about it.
The same way I do about Band of Brothers.
It’s the first season of TV I have seen that immediately caused me to watch it all again. I feel like I lived this season, in the same way I did the ten episodes of Band of Brothers. Talking to people who haven’t seen it is like being on a separate plane of existence, I have lived something so wonderful that they may never know. I wish I could share it with them, and almost feel sorrow that they haven’t lived what I have.
Of the shows in TV history, it’s harder to argue for than it is to argue against. MTM is too dated. Simpsons is a cartoon, and can get away with murder. South Park is going to be dated not by technique, but because of the satire shots in the same way SNL is. The Sopranos has the 1st season, the 3rd and 5th season which are immaculate, but the 4th season is a meditation on life that’s hardly worth rewatching, a 2nd season that trails in places, and a 6th season that tries to de-iconize everything the casual viewer liked about the show. Seinfeld suffered in bits, and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia showed that this kind of humor can be done just as well, if not better, if it’s with 20 somethings’ instead of people in their 30’s.
I don’t think I can argue that The Wire isn’t the best show ever made. There just aren't any flaws that can be extrapolated to knock it down. I don't want to get the oils of anointment out, but I can't bring myself to stop anyone who cares to.
Sometimes, it’s a rough life.
Actually it’s always a rough life. The greatest downside of all drugs is not the hangover, but the reality that waits on the downturn. It’s a shitty, shitty world, and the collection of moments we remember as good only serve as highlights that break the raw.
I think moreover, and I can prove in my life’s work that I am best when I am against the wall, that lives are at their best when pressed to prove their worth.
So it is because of this notion, I write about The Wire.
The Wire went on hiatus after the 2004 season; it was almost on paid suspension by HBO. It was a great show, but it was one that underperformed and a show that drew few new fans.
They were given the last shot by HBO to make the show viable. They were essentially told to make a season that attracts viewers and to grow the name.
What they did was not only to grow the name, but to create the best season of TV ever made.
I didn’t think that that anything would ever top the Simpsons or The Sopranos, but the finale did it, and did so by turning the focus on kids.
Watching the kids believe that there are zombies roaming the streets in one episode just nailed the whole arc of the season. These are 4 kids living in the worst conditions in America possible, and yet the show subtly reminds us they are kids, and as smart as they are, they are still prone to flights of fancy.
Watching one of the kids catch a beating for being called a snitch, another turn back to the corners because he got socially promoted, one realize that the thug life isn’t his game and finally get a solid guardian while the last one goes full on into the game and does so by offing Bodie, all in a coda montage may not seem much in print, but to watch it end the season, I can’t think of a more devastating end to a season, and I don’t think I could have cared about characters as much as I did with this show.
I choke up just thinking about it.
The same way I do about Band of Brothers.
It’s the first season of TV I have seen that immediately caused me to watch it all again. I feel like I lived this season, in the same way I did the ten episodes of Band of Brothers. Talking to people who haven’t seen it is like being on a separate plane of existence, I have lived something so wonderful that they may never know. I wish I could share it with them, and almost feel sorrow that they haven’t lived what I have.
Of the shows in TV history, it’s harder to argue for than it is to argue against. MTM is too dated. Simpsons is a cartoon, and can get away with murder. South Park is going to be dated not by technique, but because of the satire shots in the same way SNL is. The Sopranos has the 1st season, the 3rd and 5th season which are immaculate, but the 4th season is a meditation on life that’s hardly worth rewatching, a 2nd season that trails in places, and a 6th season that tries to de-iconize everything the casual viewer liked about the show. Seinfeld suffered in bits, and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia showed that this kind of humor can be done just as well, if not better, if it’s with 20 somethings’ instead of people in their 30’s.
I don’t think I can argue that The Wire isn’t the best show ever made. There just aren't any flaws that can be extrapolated to knock it down. I don't want to get the oils of anointment out, but I can't bring myself to stop anyone who cares to.
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