Sopranos

^^^ How much does it cost to get the complete series box set?

I picked it up for €75 Christmas before last. Greatest show of all time bar none. It's got a mgic to it that is so hard to match. An unbelievable soundtrack as well, got into so much music from watching it.

Riddle101 wrote: »

I know this gets thrown around all the time, but I would say it's debatable about whether it is the greatest show. Personally I think it's a tie between The Sopranos and The Wire for Greatest show of all time. Both are just fantastic, and so well written.

I am of the opinion that The Wire is the greatest ever TV show but it would never have been made or shown if the Sopranos hadnt been such a success. The Sopranos made people look at what could be achieved in a television show in a different way, and paved the way for everything else after it. Its a true classic. Few weak bits in season 6 but aside from that, The Sopranos is pretty much flawless.

PropJoe10 wrote: »

I am of the opinion that The Wire is the greatest ever TV show but it would never have been made or shown if the Sopranos hadnt been such a success. The Sopranos made people look at what could be achieved in a television show in a different way, and paved the way for everything else after it. Its a true classic. Few weak bits in season 6 but aside from that, The Sopranos is pretty much flawless.

Well in fairness, The Wire was a spin-off of The Corner, which was released in 2000. By all means I think it was because of the of The Corner that The Wire was made. Even then HBO was willing to take a chance on shows that were gritty and well written, like for instance the prison drama Oz, which came out in 97 and was a really good show because it gave us insight into a whole different world that people hadn't really seen before. Although Oz is very different to The Sopranos and The Wire of course, but my point is that HBO had been bringing out shows that gave you a look at the gritty underworld of things before The Sopranos came out.

But I will admit that The Sopranos had a bigger impact then both shows I mentioned before, so maybe it did contribute a little as well. But I think The Wire would still have been successful regardless.

Diaby2 wrote: »

The Wire is a great show. The reason why i love the Soprano's is the wide range of characters that you get drawn into and their own stories. I think that's more prominent in the Soprano's than the Wire or Breaking Bad (both shows which i think are brilliant). I also think as good as the Wire is its more a social commentary while with the Soprano's you get more into an individual's characters and their personal issues which i find more interesting.

Both great shows though.

But The Wire was no different though. The show also had a wide range of characters with some really great stories as well.

For instance the story that got me hooked on The Wire was Omar Little's. But as I continued to watch other character's stories also really got to me. Stringer Bell and Avon Barksdale, The Sobotka Family, D'Angelo and Bodie's stories, Bubble's story, Michael, Randy, Dukie, Cutty. I could go on but i'll stop.

As for the social commentary. I think the social aspects of the show such a politics, education, the war on drugs really shed a good light on The Wire, and is a good reflection of society. At least in the US anyway.

But whatever, I still think both shows are tied for greatest show ever.