Did The Wire ruin crime shows for anyone else?

[Playmaker]

I just started watching The Shield due to it being favorably compared to The Wire, and it just isn't cutting it so far. With the exception of Dexter, The Wire seems to have ruined any other crime show for me in comparison. Why did it have to end so soon?

 

[SoulAssassin]

Best.Show.Evar.

 

[Excelsior]

I couldn't watch most of them even before I watched The Wire. Now I definitely can't stand them. The show is just that much better.

 

[Reckoner]

The Shield is amazing. I loved the wire, but the shield is the best show ever.

 

[Saint Michael]

Yeah, The Wire sucked so much I don't think I'll ever watch a crime drama again.

 

[torpid]

The Shield only was good in recent seasons. Stick with it before passing judgment. It gets good, relatively speaking. I doubt any show will ever be as good as The Wire to me. Too much inside knowledge, perfect planning, incredible acting, etc. But I think some of the later Shield seasons are as good as Dexter.

And by the way, the actual cops and criminals stuff in Dexter is pretty pathetic compared to The Wire. I'd say you probably can still enjoy crime shows after The Wire based on this.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I think the Wire has the edge because it's got true insight to REAL life situations. The other shows are written by wannabe writers that churn out the same crap all the time.

 

[Playmaker]

Originally posted by: torpid
The Shield only was good in recent seasons. Stick with it before passing judgment. It gets good, relatively speaking. I doubt any show will ever be as good as The Wire to me. Too much inside knowledge, perfect planning, incredible acting, etc. But I think some of the later Shield seasons are as good as Dexter.

And by the way, the actual cops and criminals stuff in Dexter is pretty pathetic compared to The Wire. I'd say you probably can still enjoy crime shows after The Wire based on this.

Oh, I'll stick with it as I'm sure it does get better.

I didn't mean to insinuate Dexter compares to The Wire with respect to realism, just that it's the only other crime show worth watching. There's too much dark comedy in Dexter to always take it seriously.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
The Shield is amazing. I loved the wire, but the shield is the best show ever.

Well man, your entitled to your opinion. But your opinion is completely wrong.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
The Shield is amazing. I loved the wire, but the shield is the best show ever.

Well man, your entitled to your opinion. But your opinion is completely wrong.

The wire had a couple weak seasons - 2 & 5. The Shield has been consistently strong throughout all it's seasons.

 

[Platypus]

both shows rock(ed) but season 5 of the shield is untouchable.

:heart: forrest whittaker

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
The Shield is amazing. I loved the wire, but the shield is the best show ever.

Well man, your entitled to your opinion. But your opinion is completely wrong.

The wire had a couple weak seasons - 2 & 5. The Shield has been consistently strong throughout all it's seasons.

I'll give you the weaker seasons part. Even those seasons were much better than most television. I'll probably give The Shield another go though, since The Wire is now gone forever.

 

[Reckoner]

I still like Law & Order too