In which we recommend some telly
Published at 2:13 pm on March 31st, 2009
Filed under: Media Addict, The Family.
Regular readers might remember that, back in the mists of time – well, December – I mentioned that we’d been watching The Wire on DVD. And that it was very good. None of the bogus and ridiculous “science” you get on CSI;* not much patronising or heartstring-tugging, no deus ex machina and no wrapping the plotlines up inside an hour; just lots of what was – to someone who doesn’t know anything about the real thing, like me – lots of realistic investigative work.
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Keyword noise: BBC, crime, Dexter, drama, ITV, police procedural, television, The Parents, The Wire.
In which my disbelief loses some of its suspension
Published at 9:27 am on December 9th, 2008
Filed under: Media Addict, Geekery.
Just recently, we’ve been spending a lot of time sat indoors in front of the telly, watching season one of *The Wire*, which a friend was kind enough to buy us on DVD, saying: “it’s the sort of thing you’ll like”. And, indeed, it’s very good. I’m not normally a fan of police dramas; but The Wire is good enough to stand as a drama on its own without the “police procedural” aspect of the show.
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Keyword noise: drama, Ethernet, gadgets, opening credits, police procedural, television, The Wire.