Top 5’s of 2006
Here we go again. Another bunch of exhaustive and useless lists. Enjoy!
The Wire (Season 1)
And so it continues… the amass of HBO indulgence. I was a little hesitant getting into The Wire because normally I’m not a fan of cop shows. CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, etc… all follow the ‘crime of the week’ pattern which is fine for the casual viewer but when you have a season long story arc, the payoff is infinitely more fulfilling. And this was a HBO show so I knew it would have top quality writing, excellent three dimensional characters and the trademark HBO addictive viewing quotent. To clinch the deal, metacritic also provided reviews for season 4 and it averaged 98/100. I was sold.
After having just finished the first season, I can say without a doubt it’s one of the best drama shows ever produced and certainly one of the best seasons of TV. Yes, you’re probably sick of hearing me say that everytime I get through a HBO series, but this shits all over the CSIs and Law and Orders. Recently on the Filmspotting podcast/blog, Adam and Sam (the podcast reviewers) were inundated with people swearing by this series, claiming it to be much better than any films released in the past 5 years. The Filmspotting reviewers listened to the input but ultimately declined to watch it due to time constraints. True, there are 13 hours of investment but I would gladly swap those hours in a heartbeat if I had the choice between most of the shit being produced in Hollywood at the moment and The Wire. When the season wrapped up, I came away thinking I had just seen the best television series ever. Better than The Sopranos or Deadwood (yes those are fighting words but I’d stand the challenge to anyone who can contend a better show). Now I can see why Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant (creators of the UK The Office and Extras) plan to make a HBO drama series as their next project.
Bring on seasons 2 - 4! (and a 5th to be produced) :)
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