What we will we remember the 00's for?

the shadow said:
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lol, "What care level do you have for the critically acclaimed American TV Series THE WIRE"

1: None
2: Some
3: It's awesome
4: Not heard of it < < < this one for me
 
Overall television series are pretty inconsequential. But if Dallas defined a certain era and its preoccupations, its interests, its ideology... you could probably say that The Wire is a good portrait of the 00's. Boardwalk Empire isn't even focussed on the present day and is just another in a long chain of - excellently well-funded and well-produced - historical dramas. Breaking Bad doesn't nearly have the scope or ambition of The Wire's 5 seasons.

That's my last $0.02's on it. I do think if a single television series was going to define the 00's, it would be The Wire or The Sopranos.

(But again, television is hardly the most important thing)
 
InKursion said:
Overall television series are pretty inconsequential. But if Dallas defined a certain era and its preoccupations, its interests, its ideology... you could probably say that The Wire is a good portrait of the 00's.
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Whilst I did actually go into a crack den in the 00's, I wouldn't say that black gangsters dealing smack, and shooting people were the defining interests or preoccupations of the 00's. Plus, wasn't the Wire & BE only shown on Sky over here? I'd say Sky viewers are in the minority.

I guess there's an interesting correlation between quiz shows (QI was the first one I thought of) and the increased availability of knowledge, and the ease of which to find that knowledge in the 00's.
 
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Ahleckz said:
Whilst I did actually go into a crack den in the 00's, I wouldn't say that black gangsters dealing smack, and shooting people were the defining interests or preoccupations of the 00's. Plus, wasn't the Wire & BE only shown on Sky over here? I'd say Sky viewers are in the minority.

I guess there's an interesting correlation between quiz shows (QI was the first one I thought of) and the increased availability of knowledge, and the ease of which to find that knowledge in the 00's.
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You clearly missed the other 4 series of The Wire, then, which were about muckraking and analysing a lot more than street dealers and the projects.
 
  • September 11th Attacks.
  • Osama Bin Laden.
  • March 11th Attacks.
  • George W. Bush.
  • The Iraq War.
  • July 7th Attacks
  • Britney Spears.
  • The advancement of multi-core processors.
  • 2008 Mumbai Attacks.
  • Yes We Can
  • Recession / Credit Crunch.
 
Scotty123 said:
Lady Gaga? :p

Edit:- Ah said in the first post. Still, my point stands. She's everywhere these days.
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Do you think that she'll be talked about, or still around, like The Beatles/The Stones/Beach Boys/Hendrix/Madonna etc in 30 years time though? I very much doubt it.
 
Ahleckz said:
Do you think that she'll be talked about, or still around, like The Beatles/The Stones/Beach Boys/Hendrix/Madonna etc in 30 years time though? I very much doubt it.
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Indeed.

But it seems rock music tends to move with the times better than pop, which (thankfully) dies as soon as it's no longer "in".

Oasis, Radiohead & a few others will be remembered in 50 years I'm sure, but pop music... nah.
 
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