tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post6657635695051773948..comments2024-03-01T10:16:11.283-08:00Comments on AmericanStudies: January 8, 2020: AmericanStudying Unbelievable: Police DramasAmericanStudierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06483077716534996778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-16902231721259241422020-01-09T09:05:36.071-08:002020-01-09T09:05:36.071-08:00Thanks! If I hadn't already written so much ab...Thanks! If I hadn't already written so much about Simon's shows in this space (with an upcoming series on The Deuce to boot), I definitely would have included The Wire in this one and agree with all this for sure.<br /><br />BenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401160435972748006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939909775405220345.post-51921554123791261812020-01-09T08:58:20.721-08:002020-01-09T08:58:20.721-08:00I think The Wire also makes for a nice comparison....I think The Wire also makes for a nice comparison. It took dealt with making cops' lives three dimensional--without sentimentalizing their personal lives or delving into soap opera. It also gave more depth to behaviors like drug use and insight into how systems can fail without anyone person being a villain. It also is technically in the drama of a "procedural," but took risks in terms of pacing and exposition. Not a perfect show, but it seems to resonate with aspects of Unbelievable to me.hermancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529689188126108087noreply@blogger.com