2 episodes into The Wire, and nothing had happened.
5 minutes into Game of Thrones, and one man has been torn apart by the undead, and another graphically beheaded for running away.

One of these is compelling viewing, the other is dull as fuck.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 7 Jun 2013, 10:12, 3 replies)

To compare the two is a cretinous endeavour
What is the point. That is my spoiler, comparing two different genres of television is fucking cunting pointless.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Fri 7 Jun 2013, 13:30, closed)

I profoundly disagree with you.
Having a significant/thrilling event at the start, to draw in the audience is not unique to 'Thrones, and could well have made The Wire interesting. As it is, the first 2 episodes were akin to watching the first half of Casualty* - putting up with the nothing, in the hope that something exciting will happen - only without the pay off.

*or London's Burning, or whatever.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 7 Jun 2013, 14:46, closed)

Profoundly, I do not see any great depth of thought crafted in your reply in order to disagree.
Your PROFOUND argument is, I need big stuff happening all the time otherwise the thing is pointless and my brain shuts down. And I am right, so fuck off.

Very profound. Next you should turn your attention to the Philosophy of Mathematics.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Sat 8 Jun 2013, 11:54, closed)

watching television is fucking cunting pointless, comparing television programs is tragic.
If you find yourself comparing Game of Thrones with anything you should kill yourself
( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Wed 12 Jun 2013, 0:17, closed)

Very true but it rather
makes your opinion invalid in this context an your reaction is that of a non-cunt who has declared no interest in television. I will kill myself when talentless hacks with arsehole opinions show me with practical demonstration how to kill myself - please lead the way.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 12 Jun 2013, 19:55, closed)

"you're harder to find than my fat wife's cunt" "there's no cure for being a cunt"
2 quotes from 2 excellent series ;)

Both are brilliant the wire is slow I grant you but it's quality... dull never.

I've read all of GRRM's books several times I'm something of a fan boy of course I like the TV series
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Fri 7 Jun 2013, 14:46, closed)

Way to miss the point
Five seasons after The Wire began, nothing had changed. Many of the characters had died or gone to prison (or become teachers), but others had come along to take their places. Which was kind of the point that David Simon was trying to make all along.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Fri 7 Jun 2013, 14:49, closed)

Granted
but you still invest in characters and story and it's nice to actually be surprised when they get 'capped' on screen rather than some lame ass telling you about it.

The same point could be made about any spoiler really it doesn't really matter it's only a film/book/tv program, get over it
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Fri 7 Jun 2013, 15:31, closed)

But YOU seem to be missing the point that of course nothing changed, because in television programs nothing actually happens because it's all made up to entertain the feeble minded.

( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Wed 12 Jun 2013, 0:20, closed)