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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ShinHakkaider" data-source="post: 1948124" data-attributes="member: 9213">I find it pretty funny that several people have pointed out that they dont like the "gangsta/rap" element yet they can tolerate shows like THE SHIELD and THE SOPRANOS. There's a certain subtext there that I find a little ugly... I watch both shows and between the two THE SHIELD is the better show by far. IMHO though, there is a show that is head and shoulders above BOTH of those shows and that is THE WIRE. It's intelligently written densely plotted, the characters are layered and complex both the criminals and the cops that are persuing them. If you are more comfortable with a white washed version of cops and robbers (Law & Order, CSI:Mars or whereever they are this season), this is probably NOT the show for you as more than half the cast is made up of people of color some of them portraying "gangstas". As I said before though even these gangstas are well written and fleshed out.  Also as it airs on HBO, they tend to get away with a lot more than what THE SHIELD can. Let me put it like this, I watch the THE SHEILD to tide me over when THE WIRE is not on. No disrespect to THE SHIELD it's just that THE WIRE is that good.</blockquote>