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act1856 t1_j28655a wrote

Reply to comment by Sector__7 in How is the Wire still one of the best shows ever? by spontaneous_combust

Is this a troll? The Shield is like the ultimate copaganda show and The Wire is a complex and ambitious examination of America’s economic and social decline through its urban institutions. They aren’t even doing the same thing.

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bloodyturtle t1_j28cyhb wrote

isn't the shield literally based on the LAPD's corruption and criminal police gang scandals

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act1856 t1_j28d2a8 wrote

Sure, but Mackey is still the show’s hero… and anti-hero maybe, but someone we’re meant to root for.

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bloodyturtle t1_j28dreq wrote

that's like saying dexter is pro-murder or breaking bad's pro-abusing your family. you don't want your main character getting go-away heat from the audience when you're making a tv show.

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act1856 t1_j28dx6o wrote

You’re kind of making my point — all the shows you’ve mentioned are basically character studies of flawed “hero’s”. The wire is something entirely different. There is no comparison.

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