television and filing

[vaznetti]

I have just filed three year's worth of student exams and papers, because students seem unwilling to come and get these things after the end of the term. And by "filed" I mean, "put up on the top shelf of my bookcases, where I can't get to them without standing on a chair." Now one part of my desk has a lot less paper on it, but the other part still has a stack of papers about a foot high to be filed and/or shredded. There are other stacks as well, but those are only a few inches high and thus don't really count.

We watched the first two episodes of season 1 of The Wire last night; it was as good as I expected it to be. I'm not sure why I keep putting this show off, considering that my two contenders for "best show ever" are Deadwood and Homicide, and The Wire is basically a David Simon show made by HBO, and the first couple episodes were directed by Clark Johnson. The only thing i didn't really care for, to be honest, was the character of McNulty: right now he seems very much the maverick detective, fighting the good fight against the forces of political bureaucracy. Or what he defines as the good fight, anyway. This is a character type I find irritating; I am hoping he will grow on me, although history suggests he may not.

Anyway, I am looking forward to the rest of the season despite that, because I have faith that the ensembleness of the show will far outweigh my irritation with any single character, no matter how important he is.

Comments

[veejane.livejournal.com]

I can't stand McNulty, and never got over that fact. Mostly, it's because I dislike the actor and think his accent work is crap.

Luckily, I loved the Barksdale family so much I was able to mute McNulty like unto a buzzing fly.

[vaznetti]

Well, it is a good sign that you were able to keep watching through your hatred of McNulty. So I feel emboldened, and will continue.