The Wire is a cops&criminals show that takes place in Baltimore. The big deal is the excellent continuity, mind-numbing (yet often fascinating) details of police work and criminal enterprises, and great characters. You really have to pay-attention to make this show work for you. I would think it's tough to get into without seeing the first season.
I love it for the dialog, characters, character interaction and cool 'verse. Same things I loved about Buffy. Plus there's some hot men, and one kick-ass female detective. The often overwhelming and low-key ways of expressing all the details sometimes gets to me, but then they will all click into place in certain eps, leave me going "Ohmygod!" and "oh shit!"
I remember it being a big thing at the time that his character was going out on a date with Peter Gallagher's. The "I'm straight, I was just really drunk that night" excuse doesn't work so well when you meet for dinner and a show first.
Nice essay on Buffy's impact on the portrayla of lesbians on television.
yay! I'm practically jumping in my seat because the writer of that article not only noticed, by commended the series for how it portrayed lesbian/bisexual characters. And while they pointed out the grumbling over Tara's death, it didn't overshadow the rest of the praise.
I guess I didn't notice that the scene with Willow and Kennedy was "the first" lesbian sex scene on tv either. Probably because it just seemed normal to me. And, yes, I consider the "I'm Under Your Spell" scene to be a sex scene too. Certainly the lyrics to the song were sexy enough.
While I watch "ER" occassionally, the lesbian material with Weaver isn't nearly as romantic as it was on "Buffy". *sigh*
Yes. Need more bisexuality on network (or any!) TV.
I SO totally agree!!!
I had no clue it was "the first" lesbian sex scene on network TV either. But I watch so little that I just wrongly assumed it happens elsewhere. Huh.
Also, in my version Willow is bisexual. Unless Joss personally tells me otherwise.
Despite my dislike of Kennedy in particular and my lack of interest in girl on girl action in general I did think the scene was hot.
Also, in my version Willow is bisexual. Unless Joss personally tells me otherwise.
It is hard to tell when they are being serious, but Joss and Marti have much to say about this in the commentary for
Wild at Heart
on the S4 DVD.
Kennedy was Latina? I missed that.
yeah, me too. And I'm having a hard time believing that Kennedy is the first regular Latina character on television. Though, admittedly, can't think of anyone
Second regular Latina lesbian, actually.
It is hard to tell when they are being serious, but Joss and Marti have much to say about this in the commentary for Wild at Heart on the S4 DVD.
I have those, yet I don't remember that commentary. Have to dig them out again.
Heh. I was just looking at a poll asking people to list their three favorite Potentials. I couldn't even come up with one! (There were some that annoyed me less than others, but I never really liked any of them.)
Second regular Latina lesbian, actually.
okay, how I got from "second regular Latina lesbian" to first latina ever, i don't know. i guess i'm just tired :)
