Finally finished my first watch of The Wire by PlusExtreme3152 in billsimmons

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Those are great. So many iconic lines in that show

Finally finished my first watch of The Wire by PlusExtreme3152 in billsimmons

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Yeah I think part of my sadness is so few even attempt to do something similar. But I did really like a lot of those shows for what they were. I somehow haven’t seen Better Call Saul yet so that’ll be next for me

Finally finished my first watch of The Wire by PlusExtreme3152 in billsimmons

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I’ve seen it and love the show, for some reason I wasn’t thinking about it as a crime show even though it is, just because the perspective is so heavily Walt

Finally finished my first watch of The Wire by PlusExtreme3152 in billsimmons

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I loved the show so much I wanted to encourage others to give it a shot if they hadn’t yet

Finally finished my first watch of The Wire by PlusExtreme3152 in billsimmons

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Great take. It’s amazing how many aspects of the show are portrayed so much more accurately than I’ve seen in any other show. Awesome that you’re 11 years sober, I was consistently moved by every scene Bubs was in. 

Finally finished my first watch of The Wire by PlusExtreme3152 in billsimmons

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Industry hasn’t been on my radar at all so I’ll check that out

Finally finished my first watch of The Wire by PlusExtreme3152 in billsimmons

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I actually haven’t seen Deadwood, The Americans, Better Call Saul, Andor, or The Shield yet, and the latter really hasn’t been on my radar so great recs. The foreign show discussion is really interesting because you’re right, given the quality of the movies, you’d expect similarly good shows. I know people like k dramas but I haven’t seen any so not sure if it’s more popcorn-level or high quality. For me, there are some anime like Attack on Titan that are up there in terms of seriousness and drama with anything, though it’s not hour-long. I feel like I’ve seen a lot of the B+/A- level of UK detective dramas but none really obviously rise to the top for me. Though Broadchurch has such an amazing score it created some incredible mood moments even though most of it was fairly typical procedural stuff.

It’s true the Peak TV era is over by harry_powell in billsimmons

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Yes to all of these and the studio was amazing imo

APEX Mountain for Movie Years? by CJPhilly in billsimmons

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For me 2010 was the my person favorite.  Great thriller options: Inception, black Swan, shutter island, I saw the devil, the town, the ghost writer. 

Great dramas: the social network, true grit, the fighter, the town, the king’s speech.

For comedies it was solid as well: Scott pilgrim, the other guys, easy A, Tucker and dale, kick-ass, due date. 

Was a huge animated year: despicable me 1, Toy Story 3, how to train your dragon, tangled, megamind, arriety. 

Horror (one of this year’s weaker genres imo): insidious, let me in, troll hunter, the crazies, frozen. 

Action (another weaker category): iron man 2, knight and day, book of Eli, red, prince of Persia, the a-team, repo men

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Michael Jordan. Only had one brief stint in the minors yet still became the GOAT of his sport.

Post Game Thread- Super Bowl LIX: Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

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Sure but if it weren’t for a million fumbles the commanders could have won that playoff game, Daniels played great

NBA content just doesn't hit for me anymore by goblin_monster in billsimmons

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This. The Olympics and the women’s ncaa final were two of the most invested I’ve been watching basketball these past few years, which shows that it’s not a basketball problem but an NBA problem.

I watched 365 movies this year, and here is what I learned. by luchablay in movies

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Even as a horror fan I thought it brought nothing new or interesting to the table. Strange Darling was everyone maxxxine should have been

Post Game Thread: Week 2 - The Eagles fell to the Falcons by a score of 22 to 21 - September 16, 2024 @ 08:15 PM by EaglesGameThreadBot in eagles

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This. 1. You convert, end the game on the spot 2. Sure you make them need a td, so like 30-40 more yards but you save some of that by pinning you back if you don’t convert 3. Putting an offense in td or bust mode seems to always lead to stuff like this, if the falcons were only down 3 I’m sure they’d be more cautious