Attack-Free Unpopular Opinion Thread

[Skitch]

I want the original cast of JAG to cameo in the new Top Gun movie.

[DFA1979]

The Great Mouse Detective is great and all, but it would've been better if both Basil and Rattigan..

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Had fallen to their deaths

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Dark but fair.

[quido8_5]

Frank Sobotka is a top 10 character of The Wire.

Frank is a good character, who'd be in your top five? Ziggy is one of the most annoying characters in modern TV.

Seasons:

3 > 1 > 4 > 2 >>> 5

Characters:
1) Stringer
2) Bubbles
3) Omar
4) Sonja
5) Bunk

[Philip J. Fry]

Why is Ziggy a great character to you?

Partly for his realism/plausibility (I've known a lot of buffoons and tough-guy wannabes in my lifetime) and his heartbreaking downfall. He is annoying and stupid (partly why a lot of people don't like his character, but I always thought that was the point. While you can argue that his brashness is why everyone takes him as complete joke, I think the show implies that this is an act initially brought as a way to get his father's attention gone horribly, horribly wrong, and what makes this even more tragic is that there are several instances in which he shows he actually has some potential as a person: he seems more savvy with modern technology than his cousin Nick, has some instances of wit and can even concoct some decent schemes (like when he stole those cars), but thanks to a combination of factors within and beyond his power, he becomes a ticking bomb and brings up his own downfall. In many ways, he's an updated version of Franky from Springsteen's Highway Patrolman.

[Philip J. Fry]

Frank is a good character, who'd be in your top five? Ziggy is one of the most annoying characters in modern TV.

Seasons:

3 > 1 > 4 > 2 >>> 5

Characters:
1) Stringer
2) Bubbles
3) Omar
4) Sonja
5) Bunk

Omar, Bubbles, Lester, Stringer Bell and probably Bunk.

[Skitch]

I have never watched The Wire.

[Philip J. Fry]

I have never watched The Wire.

In my opinion, you would enjoy it.

[baby doll]

I have never watched The Wire.

Neither have I.

[Idioteque Stalker]

In my typical fashion, I tried one episode (because of its reputation, see also: Mad Men, the Sopranos) and immediately dropped it when that 1% of the full package didn't blow me away. I'm not good at tv.

[DFA1979]

I've seen most of S1 of The Wire. What I saw was really great.

[Philip J. Fry]

In my typical fashion, I tried one episode (because of its reputation, see also: Mad Men, the Sopranos) and immediately dropped it when that 1% of the full package didn't blow me away. I'm not good at tv.

It's impossible to make a fair assessment of that particular show with a single episode. You need to watch at least the first season.

[Philip J. Fry]

Neither have I.

In my opinion, you would enjoy it.

I've seen most of S1 of The Wire. What I saw was really great.

I hope you continue with it. Would love to see your assessment.

[Idioteque Stalker]

It's impossible to make a fair assessment of that particular show with a single episode. You need to watch at least the first season.

I believe you. This is why I'm bad at tv.

[Philip J. Fry]

I believe you. This is why I'm bad at tv.

I'mma strap you to a chair and put the whole first season until you learn yer TV.
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Don't worry, I'll make popcorn.

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[transmogrifier]

I believe you. This is why I'm bad at tv.

I just don't have the time for TV. I envy everyone on here who can plunk themselves down and watch the 764th Marvel show of the year.

[Scar]

I'mma strap you to a chair and put the whole first season until you learn yer TV.
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Don't worry, I'll make popcorn.

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I’ll bring the eye drops.

[DFA1979]

I hope you continue with it. Would love to see your assessment.

I should go just buy the box set of it although my local library probably has all the seasons anyways.

[DFA1979]

My new one btw is that WW84 is almost as good as the first Wonder Woman. Better? No but I really enjoyed it a lot.

[Philip J. Fry]

I should go just buy the box set of it although my local library probably has all the seasons anyways.

Do you have HBO Max? 'Cause it's very likely to be there.

[Idioteque Stalker]

I just don't have the time for TV. I envy everyone on here who can plunk themselves down and watch the 764th Marvel show of the year.

It's more an opportunity cost thing for me. Sacrificing 5-10 movies worth of screen time for a show I may or may not like isn't my jam.

I'mma strap you to a chair and put the whole first season until you learn yer TV.

My Paranoia Agent bluray set arrived. I promise I'll give this one an honest try.

[DFA1979]

Do you have HBO Max? 'Cause it's very likely to be there.

No I'm too broke for another streaming service.

[Philip J. Fry]

It's more an opportunity cost thing for me. Sacrificing 5-10 movies worth of screen time for a show I may or may not like isn't my jam.

If there's a show that's worth the shot, it's The Wire.

My Paranoia Agent bluray set arrived. I promise I'll give this one an honest try.

Gotta watch that myself.

No I'm too broke for another streaming service.

I feel you.

[Dukefrukem]

I just don't have the time for TV. I envy everyone on here who can plunk themselves down and watch the 764th Marvel show of the year.

It's funny you would call out Marvel because most of their TV episodes are barely 30 minutes. WandaVision the first couple are 22-24 min. Do you have time for dinner?

The Wire is 60 full on 60+ minutes each episode.

[Irish]

It's more an opportunity cost thing for me. Sacrificing 5-10 movies worth of screen time for a show I may or may not like isn't my jam.

This doesn't make sense to me. (... bc how many hours have you sunk into Returnal?)

Taken to its illogical conclusion, it means you wouldn't have time for anything, bc everything in adult life is a trade off. Eating and sleeping cut into your movie watching time. So does going out with friends or reading a book. So do other movies --- 5 bad movies waste the opportunity to watch 5 good movies.

[Idioteque Stalker]

This doesn't make sense to me. (... bc how many hours have you sunk into Returnal?)

Taken to its illogical conclusion, it means you wouldn't have time for anything, bc everything in adult life is a trade off. Eating and sleeping cut into your movie watching time. So does going out with friends or reading a book. So do other movies --- 5 bad movies waste the opportunity to watch 5 good movies.

These would be fair points except I already know I like Returnal, eating, sleeping, etc. Those things have the benefit of revealing their pleasures early on. TV requires what I consider an inordinate amount of time invested before I can make a fair judgment (I have to watch all of the first season of the Wire, get to season four of Mad Men, etc.). All of my favorite TV shows are comedies (it made me laugh so I'll watch another episode a la Curb Your Enthusiasm/Futurama/Nathan For You), series in which the episodes stand on their own (Star Trek/Twilight Zone/Jeopardy), or are only one season long (Freaks and Geeks/Horace and Pete). The huge prestige dramas of the past 25 years may never be a part of my world unless a partner drags me along for the ride.

EDIT: Re-reading this, haha Returnal, eating, sleeping, etc. You know, the essentials.