Comments on: The Wire http://tleaves.com/2010/05/17/the-wire/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: psu http://tleaves.com/2010/05/17/the-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-6789 psu Tue, 18 May 2010 16:46:20 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=2430#comment-6789 FWIW, it was the combination of the weaker characters *and* the fantastically contrived storyline that did the season in for me. Now, it's also true that there were other fantastical story lines in previous seasons, but for some reason this one bugged me more, to the point where I really didn't care about it, and that didn't happen before. FWIW, it was the combination of the weaker characters *and* the fantastically contrived storyline that did the season in for me. Now, it’s also true that there were other fantastical story lines in previous seasons, but for some reason this one bugged me more, to the point where I really didn’t care about it, and that didn’t happen before.

]]> By: Thomas http://tleaves.com/2010/05/17/the-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-6788 Thomas Tue, 18 May 2010 16:42:38 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=2430#comment-6788 It's one of the great tragedies of all time, in my opinion. I know a lot of people think season five was weak for exactly the reasons you mentioned, but it's not like previous seasons had a shortage of weak, venal characters in power. Irving Burrell and Stan Valchek come to mind. I think Simon takes his shots at journalism, but I'm not sure they're entirely without merit--or even excessively unfair. Just my two cents. It’s one of the great tragedies of all time, in my opinion.

I know a lot of people think season five was weak for exactly the reasons you mentioned, but it’s not like previous seasons had a shortage of weak, venal characters in power. Irving Burrell and Stan Valchek come to mind. I think Simon takes his shots at journalism, but I’m not sure they’re entirely without merit–or even excessively unfair. Just my two cents.

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