I've watched 'The Filth & The Fury'
four times in the past month, for I, too, loathe commercial programming, but unfortunately I also loathe those self-consciously 'cult' US box-set type shows as well.

*loathes everything*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 14:59, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

you loathe the Wire?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:02, Reply)

I watched the first half of the first 'season'
or 'series' as we call them in this country, and then gave up.

I thought it was overblown, over-long and frankly dull. And that helmet who played 'McNulty' is a fucking shirter. My dislike of the show was compounded by the whole fucking world crapping on about how 'amaaaazing' it is.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:06, Reply)

I liked the wire
And having seen them all I can confirm that McNulty is a fucking shirter. The guy who plays him is a pervert and tried to fuck all the extras.
( Peej, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:11, Reply)

I knew it.
Like it or not, it's not as good as 'The Filth & The Fury' though.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:15, Reply)

I couldn't agree more
I hated the Wire. I watched three episodes and it was so dull, nothing happened. I don't get why everyone is jizzing over it. I've practically been lynched by all my Wire loving friends. I love Dexter and 24 and the West Wing so I was really hyped up after everyone had been raving about the Wire, which just increased my utter disappointment when fuck all had happened by the end of the third episode.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:16, Reply)

yay!
I am not bothered by them ALL. You could probably name every single US drama serial (and almost all the UK ones too) of the last fifteen years and I haven't seen any of them. I see no problem with this, although other people sometimes do...
(beanojam isn't really Ricardo Flange, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:21, Reply)

Good on you, and welcome to what is a disturbingly small club.
I'd rather watch The Sweeney any day.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:24, Reply)

it certainly seems that way
i'd rather play guitar
(beanojam isn't really Ricardo Flange, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:27, Reply)

Me too.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:30, Reply)

I think he's called Dominic West
and he presented HIGNFY a few months back. He was quite funny
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:30, Reply)

funny gay
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:31, Reply)

maybe so
but he's no brian blessed is he?
(beanojam isn't really Ricardo Flange, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 15:32, Reply)