I would certainly never speak ill of the amazing 'Deadwood' dialogue, but I think it's only fair to point out that 'The Wire' had its own moments of gorgeous, precise employment of nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives. 'Deadwood' ( in which I took part at one point), one of the arguments in favor of 'Deadwood' is the idea that David Milch's use of language is so beautiful and so exact that it elevates his show to a level that 'The Wire' (or 'The Sopranos,' or any other great TV drama) can't quite reach. In the seemingly neverending debate about 'The Wire' vs. Spoilers for episode four, 'Old Cases' - and a word of warning that due to the episode's nature, this post will feature extensive discussion (and, on occasion, reproduction) of a certain four-letter word - coming up just as soon as I try to prove a negative. This is the latter scroll down for the newbies edition if you want to be protected from discussion of things that are still to come, both this season and in later seasons. Once again, we're going to talk about season one of 'The Wire' in two different versions: one safe for people who are brand-new to the show (or who haven't watched all the way through to the end), one where we can talk about anything from first episode to last.
