03-09-2012, 12:58 AM
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MURICAN
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 5,136
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Originally Posted by DDTempest
I get where you are coming from, well-rounded characters with good development etc etc ... I'm going on the pure glee i experience every time these characters are on screen, which is something that is not duplicated (for me) across TV.
These characters are truly larger than life and control the screen whenever they appear. Other examples: Tyrion Lannister from game of thrones & Gus from Breaking Bad, they are a HUGE catalyst every second they are on screen, and that quality is hard to find in a character.
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The Wire wasn't meant to have larger-than-life characters. If you think Omar is larger than life, it's a big time flaw.
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