beerwolf Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) 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. Edited December 19, 2013 by beerwolf Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 read a book instead Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted December 19, 2013 Report 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. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 I do read books. I don't watch tv programmes. Thats why I ask the question... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted December 19, 2013 Report 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. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide granty's signature Hide all signatures instagram.com/lo_five_ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted December 19, 2013 Report 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. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 The Wire needs to be savoured, ingested slowly over a few weeks I'd say. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide granty's signature Hide all signatures instagram.com/lo_five_ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 On 12/19/2013 at 10:47 PM, disparaissant said: The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide jeremymacgregor87's signature Hide all signatures profundity Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpentintollwut Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Tomorrow's Harvest IMO Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 On 12/19/2013 at 10:47 PM, disparaissant said: The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Absolutely correct. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 On 12/19/2013 at 11:12 PM, chenGOD said: On 12/19/2013 at 10:47 PM, disparaissant said: The Wire is infinitely better than breaking bad. Absolutely correct. Even the comparison is insulting. Delete this thread immediately! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 On 12/19/2013 at 10:47 PM, disparaissant said: 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. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) No fucking way, Breaking Bad rulz this thread is just here to start a flame war Edited December 20, 2013 by Rubin Farr Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Positive Metal Attitude Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted December 20, 2013 Report 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. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 first season of the wire maybe? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted December 20, 2013 Report 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. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 low winter sun marathon Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 how about first 3 seasons of sopranos? That's some good shizz. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted December 20, 2013 Report 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? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 On 12/19/2013 at 10:42 PM, zaphod said: read a book instead CSI: Miami Junior Novelization Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 On 12/20/2013 at 12:29 AM, Al Hounos said: On 12/19/2013 at 11:12 PM, chenGOD said: On 12/19/2013 at 10:47 PM, disparaissant said: 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. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 pls elaborate, kokoon? Why is bb not a good show, or a comment on our civilization? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted December 20, 2013 Report 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. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/81669-breaking-bad-or-the-wire/#findComment-2106618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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