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Thanks! I forgot to mention I had seen "Dexter" and enjoyed the first two seasons...

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In Reply to: RE: To pull a Tin-ism, none of those are "miniseries".... posted by darkmoebius on May 15, 2011 at 16:39:06

by the third, it had gotten a bit old or perhaps I was getting a little creeped out.... I am a stone fan of police thrillers/noir stuff and I'll definitely check out your recs. Sci-fi? I like it, but it has to be really good. I loathe Star Wars and Star Trek but I'll give B G a try.

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"Dexter" definitely walks that fine line of enjoying sadism.... - darkmoebius 19:44:32 05/15/11 (0)
There is something oddly unsettling about enjoying someone who so clearly relishes killing, even if his "victims" are animals.

I am a stone fan of police thrillers/noir stuff and I'll definitely check out your recs

"Homicide" really set a high standard that was starkly different to how the homicide detective genre had ever been handled before. It digs deeply into the psyche and context of the world of murder crime, where there are no happy endings, heroes, or winners. I think it's reality stems form the fact the it was created and written by vets of the street homicide beat in Baltimore.

"The Wire" is just a brilliant exploration(again in Baltimore) of the sophisticated cat and mouse game played between gang units and the gang lords they are trying to bust. It really explores the overwhelming helplessness of certain urban situations. For the first time ever, the show actually cast real life gang members from the projects in key roles. This guaranteed a level of reality in dialogue that had never before found its way into tv/film.

Road Warrior mentioned another great and seriously gritty cop show - "The Shield" loosely based on one of Los Angeles infamous corrupt anti-gang/drug squads, Rampart Division, and Los Angeles' Sheriff Dept's "Rough Riders". The first two seasons are a tour de force of violence and murky ethics.

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