beerwolf Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I only really watch the weather forecast, maybe the odd wildlife documentry and Countryfile. Not much else. So I have a week off in January and though I'd rather be jetting off to warmer climes and sipping a beer by some pool and listening to Tangerine Dream on my mp3 player. I'm at home, sheltering from bad weather from the second worst month of the year (first being Febuary). So I'm gonna watch one of these motherfucking dvd boxsets. As all my pals are always telling me to watch them (and Gameof Thrones but I want the whole thing from beginning to end) Breaking Bad or The Wire? Which one Watmmers? You choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 read a book instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Watching BB now, haven't seen The Wire yet. Since you mentioned weather, my disclaimer would be that Breaking Bad takes place in the New Mexico and is pretty "sunny" for the first season or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 I do read books. I don't watch tv programmes. Thats why I ask the question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Just one week? I'd go with Breaking Bad, you'd be more inclined to watch like three at a time without hurting your brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Wire is far and away the better show. Breaking Bad is good, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Wire needs to be savoured, ingested slowly over a few weeks I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpentintollwut Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Tomorrow's Harvest IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Absolutely correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Absolutely correct. Even the comparison is insulting. Delete this thread immediately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. This. Just make sure you hang in there for the first two-three episodes. It takes a while to get a feel for all the characters, but once you do, it never leaves you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 No fucking way, Breaking Bad rulz this thread is just here to start a flame war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 really depends on what your objective is. I agree with the earlier post, if you're just going to be dipping in maybe BB. The Wire is a slow burn and I'm not sure it would mesh well with a holiday setting. I won't argue with the claim that the Wire is the superior show though. It is, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 first season of the wire maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 just to clarify my purposefully incendiary comment: breaking bad is a good show. i won't argue against that. it's not exactly my cup of tea, but it's definitely one of the better-made tv shows of the last 20 odd years. the wire, on the other hand, is preeeeetty much the greatest tv show. it is infinitely better than good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 low winter sun marathon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 how about first 3 seasons of sopranos? That's some good shizz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 the question isn't which one is better, the question is will the Wire's portrayal of race and/or black culture seem more dated 50 years from now than Breaking Bad's mexican drug cartel stereotypes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 read a book instead CSI: Miami Junior Novelization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Absolutely correct. Even the comparison is insulting. Delete this thread immediately! This. I don't think BB is a good show at all. It saddens me to see how kids of today praise BB as great series. The sad state of our civilization. Op - if you just have one week, I'd say Deadwood, a few eps a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 pls elaborate, kokoon? Why is bb not a good show, or a comment on our civilization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Admittedly, I only watched 2 or 3 seasons, but I'm fairly certain I got the gist of it. It's shallow, so obviosly constructed with the commercial aspect of a modern tv series in mind. It's clumsy in superficial attempts at balancing between comedy and drama. Besides, its comedy part is infantile and so is the drama. High budget TV-series-by-numbers, artificial, shallow, superficial, banal. And that's what's wrong with our society right now, to accept and settle for so little. Not being able to see the difference. Not wanting to see the difference. This is a decline and I'm aware it's started before my time. It angers and saddens me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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