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I've REALLY got to watch The Wire someday. I initially dismissed it since one of its stars was the Kenny "Bricks" Wangler actor from OZ. I knew that was short-sighted at the time, but meh ... I knew I could always catch up with the show later.
I honestly cannot agree that GOT ranks much below "Rome" or "Deadwood." A little, perhaps, since those were truly epic.
But "The Sopranos"? LOL.
It was very good, but a lot of it was extremely ham-fisted (e.g., the whole bit with the ducks and Tony's mother and, later, Tony melting down over Pie-O-My's death and killing guy Ralphie when,
in reality, T was still incensed that Ralph brutally murdered a stripper that, deep down, Tony saw Meadow therein). I loved the show but I thought it became bloated, a bit too big for its britches; it was almost as if its creators realized they had a smash hit on their hands and felt they could do no wrong :\
You know, sort of like George Lucas and Star Wars prequels or THE biggest egomaniac in Hollywood, James Cameron with his chick-flick "Titanic" and
"Gone With Wolves In Space," err, I mean, "Avatar" :roll:
I'd have to put GOT ahead of OZ, too. OZ was great but in a sense, it was a soap opera with naked asses, anal rape and lots of shanking. Plus, sorry: I'll give "Thrones" the nod for Roxanne McKee, Lena Headey and that sweet, milky-skinned thing portraying Dany. Points for Tyrion's secret squeeze, some of Littlefinger's whores and even Stannis' hot witch bitch. (Give the little girl portraying Arya, Maisie Williams, a couple of years and you'll have nerds wanting to sniff her panties the way Potter fans lusted after Emma Watson as she came of age. Just saying -- no pedo
.)
"Carnivale" could have toppled many on the list but its premature cancellation and bad planning (the writers admitted they made things up as they went along) dooms it to a top 10er.
All that shit aside, Tyrion is the man. I love the way he owned that old fart from the Small Council (anyone recognize him? He was General Veers in "The Empire Strikes Back" and Donovan in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"). I also liked how he waltzed into that inbred shit's court and lead Sansa out, with stupid Joffrey looking on in anger and his "dog" Sandor secretly smiling