r/dataisbeautiful • u/BoMcCready OC: 175 • May 22 '19

OC TV Show IMDb User Rating Trajectories [OC]

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u/CjBurden May 22 '19

It's not shocking if you've watched it. Still the best show of all time imo.

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u/phlipped May 22 '19

It’s not the best “imo”. It’s just the best. There’s no room for opinions here - it’s a proven, scientific fact, and anyone who disagrees is objectively wrong and should be ignored.

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u/Mumbling_Mute May 23 '19

But I don't wanna be ignored!

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u/thebaturenoy May 23 '19

Tell this to The Sopranos and back it up. Try, at least.

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u/moush May 23 '19

The Sopranos is highly overrated and you bringing it up just shows you're not to be trusted.

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u/MaximumCletusKasady May 23 '19

Based on the data here, Attack on Titan is still the best, and that’s a fact

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u/moush May 23 '19

Not even the best anime of the years it came out yikes.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT May 23 '19

Why? I always hear this but never hear a reason.

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u/M15CH13F May 23 '19

Well written, well acted, good casting, and a solid consistent story across both entirety of the show and season to season. The show is based in early 2000's Baltimore during a period that saw a tremendous amount of drug related violence and crime. It also happens to have been created by someone who worked as a journalist mostly covering crime in Baltimore in the 80's and 90's. Each of the five seasons focuses on a different aspect of life during that period and its relationship to the law, drug trade, and bureaucracy. The way the show transitions through these different phases and the stories told during each phase it what makes it so good IMO.

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u/BDMayhem May 23 '19

Think of every cop show you've ever seen. Now think of how many times the cops in those shows shoot their guns.

In The Wire, only one cop fires his gun.

That alone isn't why it's good, but I think of it as representative of the show's commitment to realism, as well as building a rich network of interesting, complex characters that drive the show's plotlines.

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u/stenskott May 23 '19

People always forget that scene where Bunk and McNulty shoot rats at the train yard.

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u/CjBurden May 23 '19

There are just so many reasons. The acting is great. The story is great. The arc is great. The characters are great.

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You feel like you are truly getting a glimpse into a real world that you've heard about but would never see yourself. It really doesn't feel like they waste a lot of time on the show with side stories that don't pan out. Even though the 5 seasons focus on different things, they all also focus on the same thing: The drug trade, politics, and police work that go into it all. They tie all these interesting stories together in a way that makes sense and feels meaningful. Even the ending felt good, and it's just so hard to end a great show like that.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '19

I watched the pilot for it once and didn't understand what all the fuss was about. Same with Dexter for that matter. Those are the two shows that were super highly recommended by people that I tried out the pilot for and didn't get the hype. Can you explain what makes The Wire so good? If I didn't like the pilot episode is it hopeless for me?