but some of my friends have found The Wire's pacing like waiting for paint to dry.
Those people need to Shut UP!
I'm sorry. I'm tired of people bitching about the pacing on The Wire or Mad Men. It's not about pushing all your narrative buttons in one hour. There's set up and backstory and grace notes and depth about the culture and all that stuff pays off over the run of the season.
Yes, each episode should satisfy on its own merits but you can't bitch about the pacing because this is a kind of long form narrative and that's the way it works. And it works well. (Points at The Wire and Mad Men, gleaming in their obvious awesomeness.)
This is not a Quinn Martin production with four acts and beats to hit before the commercials.
I completely agree. When I want adrenaline, I watch "Kidnapped". But I also think that a lot happens in both "The Wire" and "Mad Men"; it's just more subtle. But something is actually happening every second, if you pay attention. Damn, it's a lot like baseball, actually. And people complain about baseball being too slow. When I want football or hockey (read: urgency and adrenaline), I watch "Kidnapped" or "Damages". When I want baseball or soccer (a slower, powerful narrative captured over time), I watch "The Wire" or "Mad Men" or "The Sopranos". They all have their appeal.
I love
The Wire
but still think baseball is boring. Otherwise, though, neat use of sports metaphors, javachik.
Yeah, baseball isn't for everyone. It doesn't need to be. But thanks for the compliment.
Lotsa spicy brains on show in here today. Me like.
So what TV show would be cricket, then?
(I still haven't managed to make it into The Wire. I get that it's good--I'm just not in love yet)
(I do love cricket, though)
Oh, that was a great show.
So what TV show would be cricket, then?
What are the distinguishing traits of cricket as opposed to other sports?
Don't they have tests that go on for days? So I'm thinking long form. It's a highly skilled sport but has odd rules, so a bit eccentric. Also an odd combination of Old British Empire culture being ruled by its ex-colonies.
I'm imagining a combination of The It Crowd and MI-5.
!eeH
"but has odd rules, so a bit eccentric"
See?? Just like Cracker himself!
