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FlopsMcDoogle t1_j299pao wrote

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

Kings get dethroned all the time. If somebody doesn't kill him or remove him, time will. I think The Wire actually is the best show ever made, but even now it is already a bit dated. Even if it stays the best, how many people are gonna want to watch it in 20 years?

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yaegerino t1_j29det0 wrote

More you think

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Aggravating_Sea496 t1_j29kvvt wrote

My favourite part of something that is outdated is in season 2 when McNulty is looking at them through binoculars fiddling with their phone and goes 'what are they doing?'

Cut to him explaining to the team on a white board 'Its something called 'SMS'. You don't have to call people through the phone. You can just send them written messages'.

And everyone looks confused.

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Fenway_Refugee t1_j29wwni wrote

Dude same in season 3 (?) when they discover that one couple was driving all day with burner phones bought at gas stations like it was a mother fucking revelation lol
Mother Fucker...

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scootscooterson t1_j29w59i wrote

A bit dated? The entire show is based around various technologies that don’t make any sense to kids these days, but that’s what makes a dated show timeless, it leans into that era. That being said there’s stuff around production that are constantly getting affected by tv upgrades so that stuff could to your point date the look and feel

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