this traditional representation of gangsters. it didn t rely on this traditional representation of cops. it was like reading a great novel or a great series of novels. - something ain t right, yo. - watch out, man. here come that fool. - [whistling] - he s packing. - i think the wire showed the architecture of a full city in the way it layered its characters, particularly omar. omar was, by all other facets of his life, pretty awful. - yeah. the cheese stands alone. - but he had this code that he lived by that made him very touchable and very human. - hey, yo, mike. hook a sister up, yo. [baby crying] - he was openly gay, but people were also very afraid of him, and his sexuality was not necessarily weaponized against him. and for me, i didn t see black gangsters portrayed that way a lot.
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- when the decision was made to make an american version. - wassap? - wassap? - wassap? - there was a lot of head-shaking of, like, oh, god, american tv. they re gonna ruin it. - are they breathing? - no, rose, they are not breathing, and they have no arms or legs. - no, that s not part of it. - where are they? - it used the same mockumentary format that the british show had. - [grunts] - and it went on to be this hugely influential hit. - [screams] - what are you doing? - we search for the organs. where s the heart? the precious heart. - that show works. everybody you go to in that cast is hilarious. - [slurping creepily] - oh, my god! - why would you - oh, my god. - dwight! - [as hannibal lecter] clarice. - it was a mockumentary format that was different, and all of a sudden, it became something that you just realized the audience was very comfortable and very conversant. - hey, park lady. - yeah? - you suck.
- thieves will be strangled. [whip cracking] deserters will be crucified. - david basically took the underlying theme of his rome show and put it in deadwood. - no law at all in deadwood. is that true? - at the time of nero, there was a lot of order and no law, and deadwood was a similar environment. - maybe you don t value keeping your [bleep] guts inside your belly enough. - those are the days behind us. - no. those are the days to my [bleep] left. - ian mcshane s character, al swearengen, just steals the show, just lock, stock, and barrel, away from everybody else. [slow ragtime music] you kind of want to go in that saloon of his and have a drink and try to engage him in conversation, but then you think to yourself, that d be a good idea. if i say something wrong, am i gonna get my guts cut out with a bowie knife? he s a fascinating character in that he scares you and he attracts you at the same time.
[shouting indistinctly] [shrieking] you [bleep] bitch! - teresa, stop. - whore! - stop. - there s something about watching that and going, yeah, god, at least i m not that. [all shouting] - i look over, and i see, like, hair being pulled and all this [bleep]. i m like, oh, my god, like, how do i get in? - i used to get the critics asking me about, well, why are people watching that reality show? i m like, why are they watching the show? cause they re entertained. you are never going to meet someone that s gonna say to you, you know, i was watching the bachelor last night. i loved it, but i wish i was watching a great drama. - karen. - i thought you d never ask. - you don t need to call it a guilty pleasure. just call it a pleasure. it s something you love watching. it could be a reality show, it could be a drama, it could be a sitcom, it could be a documentary. whatever it is, you know, i think great tv comes in many forms. i brought in ensure max protein with 30g of protei