City on a Hill

[jmucke]

Best Wire-episodes that Dennis Lehane never wrote. Great dialogue and acting (Kevin Bacon is having a ball and owns pretty much every scene he is in). The story is a bit predictable and I was a bit sceptical at first (corrupt cops and Irish gangsters in 90s Boston) but it all develops nicely.

[renfield]

You had me at The Wire

[dnice]

I respectively disagree on all of the above. The whole premise seemed interesting at first...but the story lines are disjointed, lack depth..and the boston schemes (accents/depictions) mostly feel forced. Bacon is pretty solid, but I lost interest after 2 to 3 episodes and have not returned. Too bad, seemed promising but did very little for me (and I live in Boston). Also, this show could not touch The Wire's used condoms. The quality of writing and execution is galaxies apart.

[jmucke]

Of course its not as good as The Wire. Nothing touches The Wire. But it works for me like Ozark works for me - despite being a total Breaking Bad-rip off.