jazzeum
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Why? Because I don’t agree with you. Tastes differ.
Things that I really like (3 Viewers)
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tdubel
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I also have watched The Wire several times. While it is called fictional, I can confirm to you as a Maryland resident that it is based wholly on true stories. Its writer was a former Baltimore Sun writer. It is a sad but true tale, but told in a very entertainment friendly way through a whole cast of characters. Unfortunately, the story is the same today in Baltimore City. Still great entertainment.
I also like the HBO series - Rome, Deadwood and Boardwalk Empire. Again, all had some truth behind the fiction. Of those 3 - Boardwalk Empire kept the historical line the closest.
Other great binges - Yearly, I also watch the Smokey & The Bandit Movies as well as Cannonball Run. The former contains probably one of my favorite fictional characters of all time - Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice. Also the music of Jerry Reed fits in well too. The other annual watch of course is Kelly's Heroes with the often quoted character of Oddball played by Donald Sutherland. Again, pure comedic gold all around. Regarding movies, about the only modern day movies I can watch over and over are the Pirates of Caribbean franchise due to the not possible to duplicate Johnny Depp.
TD
I also like the HBO series - Rome, Deadwood and Boardwalk Empire. Again, all had some truth behind the fiction. Of those 3 - Boardwalk Empire kept the historical line the closest.
Other great binges - Yearly, I also watch the Smokey & The Bandit Movies as well as Cannonball Run. The former contains probably one of my favorite fictional characters of all time - Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice. Also the music of Jerry Reed fits in well too. The other annual watch of course is Kelly's Heroes with the often quoted character of Oddball played by Donald Sutherland. Again, pure comedic gold all around. Regarding movies, about the only modern day movies I can watch over and over are the Pirates of Caribbean franchise due to the not possible to duplicate Johnny Depp.
TD