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Maybe, but I think it would ooze 90's nostalgia for me*
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Posted by Sounder
on January 17, 2024, 13:06:45, in reply to "
I love the West Wing
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But I don’t think it holds up over time
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Rank the following shows in the order I should watch them
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 10:34:06
Man, 2012-13 was insane. You had Mad Men, GOT, and Breaking Bad all airing at the same time
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meanjeans
January 17, 2024, 17:56:34
Anyone check out the new True Detective?*
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illini21
January 17, 2024, 16:59:19
Yeah, it’s fine. Ponderous as usual
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Blazer
January 17, 2024, 18:24:54
I will end up watching it but the commercials for it haven’t really sucked me in.
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OB25
January 17, 2024, 17:03:45
Admission - I think I want to give the new Jon Cryer/Donald Faison network sitcom a try
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OB25
January 17, 2024, 16:30:29
Pretty much the opposite of that but I started Ted on Peacock
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digs
January 17, 2024, 18:25:52
I have a soft spot for network sitcoms*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 16:32:42
MST3K with Joel……..everything else*
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timmer
January 17, 2024, 16:29:26
Is there a support group for people who didn’t like Americans, Fargo and Mad Men?
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MC
January 17, 2024, 14:27:45
Tried watching The Americans when it came out and was not impressed…..
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timmer
January 17, 2024, 16:28:44
Bigbangtheoryenthusiasts.com*
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longsnapper
January 17, 2024, 14:47:50
that's a different category...that's just a bland CBS comedy that got hot
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assassin
January 17, 2024, 14:51:38
I stopped The Americans after S2. Just felt like the same show over and over
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UofIL6
January 17, 2024, 14:32:05
Your loss. It definitely advances and gets intense as hell. But TV is subjective...
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Desert
January 17, 2024, 16:06:55
Does it happen post season 2? Maybe I stopped too early*
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UofIL6
January 17, 2024, 16:13:23
i believe they meet on the sons of anarchy subreddit*
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:28:50
I get served clips of that show on YT. Charlie Hunnam is not good at accents.*
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Sammich
January 17, 2024, 14:33:20
man, that show drove off a cliff Thelma and Louise style*
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assassin
January 17, 2024, 14:29:59
every season was exactly the same
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:36:12
This is why I quit Yellowstone
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digs
January 17, 2024, 16:15:56
that and the whole son as the main antagonist sucks*
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CoronaTheirAss
January 17, 2024, 16:57:06
and yet i felt the need to see it through to the end*
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Gene Parmesan
January 17, 2024, 14:44:15
Same with 'Lost'. I'm not a quitter*
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 15:25:21
I watched every damn episode of prison break and I’m fine w it. *
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digs
January 17, 2024, 18:27:54
I had to bail on The Walking Dead, it just got to be too much*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 16:35:29
I should have. I usually fast forwarded through the zombie scenes by the end
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 16:44:53
Same. I think i stopped after the first season of the "governor"*
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Gene Parmesan
January 17, 2024, 16:41:02
LOST was a point guard driving the lane that jumped in the air and had no plan on where to pass.*
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 16:21:46
Lost was the Michael Scott of TV shows
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IlliniSax05
January 17, 2024, 16:23:17
same. i felt pot committed. it so wasn't worth it*
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:45:12
Get Your Honor on your list*
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JeffFrank
January 17, 2024, 14:25:10
Also, anyone watch the Curse?
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 14:21:53
probably*
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:22:39
Did anyone watch the first ep of True Detective? Heard it wasn't great.
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Warrin'_Illini
January 17, 2024, 14:13:29
I watched it
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Illinibuck11
January 17, 2024, 15:24:06
It's so good indeed, I've rewatched it twice in the past couple of years.
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Warrin'_Illini
January 17, 2024, 16:38:43
I liked it a lot*
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 14:22:04
Ok, 2/2. I'll check it out then.*
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Warrin'_Illini
January 17, 2024, 14:49:18
I liked it, but it just makes you want to save them all and binge watch it*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 14:21:27
BB, MM, TW, TA, BCS *
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jdl
January 17, 2024, 13:49:09
breaking bad has a really slow burn to start.
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 13:45:14
My first attept, I made it halfway through season 1 and wonder why it was so popular.
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ibdoc
January 17, 2024, 16:25:10
I’m in a no man’s land with Breaking Bad
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OB25
January 17, 2024, 14:09:42
It's so worth it*
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illini21
January 17, 2024, 14:50:32
That's where I'm at, but I think I am going to start over*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 14:22:23
I’m with you on the wire holding up
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snipes824
January 17, 2024, 13:55:09
The Wire isn’t a period piece
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 14:05:58
I didn’t say it was a period piece. I said there are examples, like period pieces, where this isn’t
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snipes824
January 17, 2024, 14:18:46
I didnt say you said it was a period piece
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 15:01:21
Right, we just feel differently about that
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snipes824
January 17, 2024, 15:12:46
it's a character-driven show and that doesn't age.
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:08:34
I find it much less character driven than other shows
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 14:15:26
the "entire plot" is not based on phone technology. that's lazy*
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:22:18
the main character of the show is the City of Baltimore*
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assassin
January 17, 2024, 14:25:04
just one of many ways in which it mirrors Sex and the City*
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Sammich
January 17, 2024, 14:34:11
i'm such a wee-bay
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:46:43
We made it about a season and a half and my wife bailed
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 13:48:08
that's right when i initially gave up on it. i'm really glad i picked it back up*
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:10:01
I rewatched BB over during the pandemic quarantine (no sp)
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Blazer
January 17, 2024, 13:47:28
i initially gave up on the show (sp)
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:05:06
The Americans, Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad, BCS, West Wing, Fargo. We loved The Americans
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Chicago1995
January 17, 2024, 13:39:30
I love the West Wing
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TarheelIllini
January 17, 2024, 12:56:38
Maybe, but I think it would ooze 90's nostalgia for me*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 13:06:45
Oh yeah, it would. And if you like Aaron Sorkin you’ll love it
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TarheelIllini
January 17, 2024, 18:10:49
Oh yeah, it would. And if you like Aaron Sorkin you’ll love it
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TarheelIllini
January 17, 2024, 18:10:49
Having went on a West Wing binge last year, you're both right.*
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Chicago1995
January 17, 2024, 13:40:16
Wire, BB, Saul, Mad Men, West Wing, Fargo, Americans*
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Blazer
January 17, 2024, 12:41:21
Am I correct that I need a premium AMC subscription to watch Mad Men?*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 12:36:10
Believe it's currently Prime Video, with ads*
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Blazer
January 17, 2024, 13:42:26
It used to be on Netflix but could def be off it by now*
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CubsWonWorldSeries
January 17, 2024, 12:39:56
Blackbird and Slow Horses also on the list*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:43:09
Slow Horses and Severance are two I need to start*
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 11:44:19
Severance is must watch, so damn good*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:45:09
Just 1 season so far?*
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EffinIllini
January 17, 2024, 11:46:05
yeah, and 2's been delayed pretty significantly*
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assassin
January 17, 2024, 12:14:25
That's what I thought regarding season 2*
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EffinIllini
January 17, 2024, 14:27:54
Just finished Slow Horses. Really enjoyed it*
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CWR10
January 17, 2024, 11:44:15
Both great and probably easier to knock out quickly*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 11:44:12
I would break up Breaking Bad, Fargo, and the Americans
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Deuce Poster
January 17, 2024, 11:39:08
Breaking Bad, The Americans, The Wire, Better Call Saul, Mad Men.
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Carl Spackler
January 17, 2024, 11:29:35
Move West Wing to the bottom. Otherwise, the correct order.*
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uofi1998
January 17, 2024, 11:29:03
I would say the Wire for just about anyone else, feels like the West Wing for you though*
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reggiedunlop
January 17, 2024, 11:21:17
I've seen the pilot of both
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:25:57
Delete - wrong spot*
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Deuce Poster
January 17, 2024, 11:36:59
Yeah, you got to take the plunge*
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reggiedunlop
January 17, 2024, 11:28:15
Also, Moira Kelly = wheelhouse fantasy girl*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:36:19
Maybe a tiny spoiler but she's only in season 1. She disappears with no mention*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 11:39:05
bust, do they replace her with another 90's hottie?*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:41:09
The Americans is my favorite show ever. Can't go wrong with any of the rest.
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Desert
January 17, 2024, 11:04:04
I prefer Breaking Bad to The Americans, but The Americans is easily a top 5 show*
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GMAW
January 17, 2024, 11:33:44
mad men is the best, then the wire, then breaking bad/BCS, and then a big gap*
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suburbanmyth
January 17, 2024, 10:59:24
Personal preference will vary, but agreed there is a large gap between these 4 and the rest*
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Blazer
January 17, 2024, 13:44:13
I've only seen Fargo and The West Wing. Does The West Wing still hold up?
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EffinIllini
January 17, 2024, 10:58:27
I really like S5. It is less whimsical than previous ones
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 11:08:33
this reminds me we have been wanting to rewatch friday night lights*
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lcubed
January 17, 2024, 10:55:14
Top 5 show for me. Even with S2's silliness*
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 10:56:21
Never made it past Season 2 unfortunately*
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reggiedunlop
January 17, 2024, 11:32:09
You should rectify that*
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 11:50:47
yeah, the Michael B. Jordan story arc is like an entirely different show*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 12:36:43
Yep still great.
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BradUnderwoodforprez
January 17, 2024, 11:00:51
That time Landry killed someone*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:00:31
For you? West Wing first
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digs
January 17, 2024, 10:53:53
Samesies*
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reggiedunlop
January 17, 2024, 14:27:01
The Wire, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Americans
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snipes824
January 17, 2024, 10:51:20
I wanted to like Fargo, but I couldn't get past (sp)
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doubledown
January 17, 2024, 10:45:53
Mad Men | The Wire | The Americans | The West Wing (1-4) | the rest
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ntb
January 17, 2024, 10:45:39
On that note I find it amazing that Better Call Saul was nominated for 53 Emmy's in its time
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BradUnderwoodforprez
January 17, 2024, 10:43:27
Mad Men is my favorite series of all time (aside from Friends) and now I want to rewatch it.*
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DiamondDazzle
January 17, 2024, 10:40:02
It is arguably the GOAT *
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digs
January 17, 2024, 11:16:25
i never watched the first few seasons and tried to jump in midstream
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VIV
January 17, 2024, 14:14:31
Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Americans, The Wire, West Wing
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 10:39:39
I am a massive political junkie and a massive Sorkin fan
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 10:48:35
Yes it is 100% up your alley, but it is also very dated
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 10:55:22
yeah, I miss the Clinton era so very much*
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:02:12
It's typical Sorkin. Arrogant and overly talk-y
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 10:51:51
Related - we finally started season 4 of Succession last night. So dang good.*
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DiamondDazzle
January 17, 2024, 10:39:38
The most recent seasons of Succession and the Bear is some of the best television
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 10:49:27
Fishes and Forks were probably the two best episodes of any show in 2023 IMO
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 10:50:44
I just assume Ebon Moss-Bachrach won the supporting actor Emmy for Forks alone*
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BradUnderwoodforprez
January 17, 2024, 11:04:34
because of the delay due to the writer's strike, the nominations were actually for season 1
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:07:52
Same for the wedding episode of Succession
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 11:01:13
ooo
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 10:37:25
Only seen the top 3. I'd go Wire, BrBa, and BCS
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Gene Parmesan
January 17, 2024, 10:36:30
I loved the American and the West Wing. *
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LovetheChief
January 17, 2024, 10:36:11
I've only seen The Wire and West Wing...but The Wire is like the best show ever...
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haighter
January 17, 2024, 10:35:04
It is an absolutely amazing show but I have found it doesn't hold up well*
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BradUnderwoodforprez
January 17, 2024, 10:36:10
Glad you said this. I watched it in 2020...I don't get the hype precisely because of that*
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Desert
January 17, 2024, 11:04:55
So...I haven't rewatched. What about it doesn't hold up? *
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haighter
January 17, 2024, 11:19:46
There is some police brutality stuff that has not aged well at all
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Blazer
January 17, 2024, 13:45:39
I think some of it is they used a lot of modern technology for 2002-05
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BradUnderwoodforprez
January 17, 2024, 11:34:42
Yeah I feel that way too.
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 11:40:58
First, it's in 4:3 format... I tried to start rewatching...
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uofi1998
January 17, 2024, 11:30:18
Agreed on both counts. I personally think Sopranos holds up better than Wire*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 10:41:47
The Emmy's pointed out on Monday the impact that the Sopranos had on mental health issues
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Sounder
January 17, 2024, 10:47:53
It was but also it came out at the same time as Analyze This!
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CanHartlebHireSnider
January 17, 2024, 10:56:28
I remember so looking forward to that. Crystal! DeNiro!
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bjl63
January 17, 2024, 10:57:50
Feels like DeNiro was looking to buy a yacht or something around then
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DT
January 17, 2024, 11:33:00
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