I am huge fan of Breaking Bad. I was suggested to watch this show. I was watching the pilot but here's the problem.
1) I can't understand what people are saying, the way they speak english is too weird. Many foreigners have this problem.
2) Don't even know what's going on.
3) The names of the characters are repeatedly used, although audience have no idea about those characters.
4) NO OFFENSE OR RACISM but the black characters look very similar to each other.
When I initially tried to watch the show points 2 and 3 were issues for me. Characters aren't introduced how you'd see in regular shows, you only get to know who they are and how they act by continuing to watch.
You also kind of get to dive head first into what's happening in different threads of story, it's another aspect that you just need to embrace and roll with. If you aren't into it or understanding what's going on by the 5th or 6th episode I'd say put it down and revisit the series later on.
The black actor thing though, can't help with that. I'd say every black person in the show leaves a very distinct, singular impression in my mind.
You may be too culturally retarded for this show.
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shareI'm ok with that, but I'm worried if you think all the black people look alike. Ignorance is bliss I guess.
shareI don't know what colour you are but to us whites all blacks DO look similar as do Asians.
This is not racist as I've heard black and Asian say the same thing about whites so you sir are the dick!
Ok, I'm going to very polite here. You sir are terribly mistaken. Just because you think all black people look alike, doesn't mean they do. Some people would say that that is racist. I'm not going there I think its due more to you guys being ignorant. The sad part is you're trying to argue something so idiotic. Africa is the mother of all humanity. That means every physical feature, phenotype, genetic, ect of every human everywhere started with a black woman. That means there are black people that look like everybody. Hell, you have black people that look Asian. Don't believe me, type in San people or Black Asian Tribes on google. You saying all black people look alike shows your feeble minded nature. Go learn something about something other than what you already think you know.
You got to have something wrong with your eyes to think these people look anything alike.
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I don't hate anyone for their complexion. Well I am an Indian and have seen Black people only in TV. I can tell you that I know about 10 black people only.
shareI don't hate anyone for their complexion.
Well I am an Indian and have seen Black people only in TV. I can tell you that I know about 10 black people only.
LOL. What a funny little explanation!
People may have originated from Africa (when the continents were laid out totally different), therefore... umm... blacksplaining...
I guess that means all animals that originated from Africa, like giraffes, are all easily distinguishable from each other, too?
David Simon mentioned in one of the commentary's that the show serves better by binge watching as opposed to the usual weekly episode formats of most TV shows, the like of Netflix.
Course its one of my favorite shows now but I reckon if I tried watching one episode every other week I would've given up on the show altogether... lost all interest. Thank god for boxsets.
Now that the entire season is available on HBO, I suggest watching the entire first season (try in a week or so) before giving up on it.
I just finished the entire series in about 4 weeks, and I thought it was great. Yes, sometimes it seems slow, but trust me the writers know what they are doing and it does make sense.
If you do have problems with understanding, I'd suggest putting on subtitles.
Watch a few shows and you will catch on.
That is what happens in a pilot - you need to keep watching to get the whole story about characters.
I guess that is a cultural thing. I don't have that problem. Again, stick with it.
The Wire rewards repeat viewing. Unlike almost every other dramatic series originating from the North American continent, The Wire has elements of subtlety, nuance and unique understatement that almost demands subsequent viewing.
I've watched and rewatched the series every summer holiday season for the past decade of so. Each viewing still gives new insights into the convoluted sub-plots within. This is drama at its best. Definitely one for the lovers of Shakespeare and maybe even Dickens (not that he could ever be accused of subtlety, however) in my opinion.
I'm getting pretty fed up with the interminable comparisons to Breaking Bad, too. BB is dramatic, yes, but in a much more prosaic, and dare I say it, infantile manner. Where's the subtlety? The Pathos? The subtle interrelationships between characters and sub-plots. To me, as a dramatic work, it's more akin to teen pulp fiction series like Breaking Dawn et. al.
The Wire resides at a higher level altogether. I can see in centuries to come our descendents will be revisiting this series as a classic example of Millennial literary achievement.
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It is infantile to suggest that we are in an either/or universe. I watched every episode of Breaking Bad and I though it was an incredibly well written and well acted show. It raised the bar.
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They are different, and comparing them is like comparing apples and oranges.
Breaking Bad is dumbed down, populist trash. I'm sick of people talking it up as if it's some sort of revolutionary television experience.
The Wire is a frigging masterpiece!
Damn Breaking Bad with those actual interesting characters and exciting well written storylines.. So far Mcnulty is the only character I give half a Sh#t about..But apparently I need to rewatch the series 40 times until I like it..
shareIt's really good. You have to watch it twice with subtitles. A lot of the blacks look the same to me also more confusing with their assorted nicknames. So I'm a racist, F me. There is also a lot of innuendo in the conversations that will fly over your head. Great show! Deserves another peek.
He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.
A lot of the blacks look the same to me also more confusing with their assorted nicknames. So I'm a racist, F me.
1) Watch it with subtitles. I need them too. The slang they use is way too much for me to understand enough to make sence a lot of times.
2) Thats either conected with point one or you are not very observant person. The story is no so complicated to be hard to understand.
3),4) There are lot of characters, who play very small roles and you dont have to know them all by name to enjoy the series. If you want to go in depth, look them up on imdb.
I had the same problem with understanding the characters talking, so I turned on the sub-titles. I can figure out the slang, but I need to understand what they said to figure it out.
Or my isn't name...
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I guess the old adage that art is wasted on americans must be true then....
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