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Post by Phoenix101 on Oct 1, 2017 11:15:33 GMT
In terms of finally legitimizing a medium as an art form, The Wire does for television as what Citizen Kane did for cinema. Agree or disagree?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 12:27:11 GMT
Disagree. Whether one likes The Wire better or not, The Sopranos had already "legitimized television", and its influence continues to be felt in shows like Breaking Bad and Mad Men. Even a less obvious example like Game of Thrones gets compared to it ("The Sopranos in Middle Earth").
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Post by Terrapin Station on Oct 1, 2017 13:16:12 GMT
And here I thought that maybe I'd like "The Wire" (I haven't seen it yet) (and I don't care very much for Citizen Kane).
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Post by 5hole on Oct 2, 2017 0:45:19 GMT
Agree. It was incredibly groundbreaking and way ahead of its time. It's 15 years old though and TV has evolved so anyone watching it today for the first time will likely be underwhelmed.
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Post by poelzig on Oct 2, 2017 1:52:25 GMT
Disagree. The Twilight Zone leaps to mind as a show that was critically and popularly acclaimed back in TV's golden age. I could mention a countless number of TV shows after TTZ and before The Wire that would meet the definition of legitimizing an art form. This topic is a bit silly though. Who says art has to be legitimized and who decides when and how it is made legit?
The Wire was a very good tv show but not the ground breaking masterpiece that it's vocal fanboy community prattle on about so often.
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Post by DSDSquared on Oct 3, 2017 12:01:32 GMT
Two shows that changed the modern landscape and brought upon the "golden age of television" were actually The Sopranos and 24, more so than The Wire, even if The Wire was a better show. 24 because it revitalized Keifer Sutherland's career. Before 24, TV was thought of as the minor leagues. Movie stars were far above television stars. Keifer changed that with Jack Bauer and the show caused a lot of respected movie actors to make the switch to television. The Sopranos was probably the largest contributor. It was the first movie like show that everyone talked about every week. It raised the bar for television quality.
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Post by 5hole on Oct 4, 2017 0:03:06 GMT
Two shows that changed the modern landscape and brought upon the "golden age of television" were actually The Sopranos and 24, more so than The Wire, even if The Wire was a better show. 24 because it revitalized Keifer Sutherland's career. Before 24, TV was thought of as the minor leagues. Movie stars were far above television stars. Keifer changed that with Jack Bauer and the show caused a lot of respected movie actors to make the switch to television. The Sopranos was probably the largest contributor. It was the first movie like show that everyone talked about every week. It raised the bar for television quality. 24  |
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Oct 4, 2017 0:30:26 GMT
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Post by Dayodead on Oct 4, 2017 6:22:02 GMT
Without Homicide: Life on the Street and Oz, there would be no Wire or Sopranos for that matter.....
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Post by fantoma on Oct 4, 2017 11:14:55 GMT
Totally disagree. Quite a few shows before that one legitimized television as an art form.
LMAO!! Nope, not even close, except in your weak, feeble mind.
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