As a long time and hardcore 'The Wire' fan I finally got to watch another Show by the creator David Simons. For me 'The Wire' was always the best thing I saw on TV (did not actually watch on a TV of course
). I liked other series like Breaking Bad, Sopranos, House of Cards, etc. but for me none got even close at what I think about The Wire. Of course these shows are all very different and in a way uncomparable but for me the documentary style, the level of detail and the presentation of reality without any moral highground was and will be always fantastic to watch.
So now I started watching the 2008 Mini-Series (7 episodes) "
Generation Kill" about a Marine Battalion during the Iraq Invasion of 2003 based on an equally named book - and I 'm absolutely blown away again. Again, it feels like you are watching a documentary in movie format. You get presented the silliness, boredom, horror, idiocy and humanity of modern warfare in a way I never saw it before, i'ts not anti-war nor pro-war, just war. (Ok, the conclusion I make for this war is pretty negative, but you don't get necessarily forced to do that by the show)
So in short, if you liked The Wire, go watch this show. Just don't expect the level of different viewpoints and maybe not that intriguing characters, it is just 7 episodes full of normal marines in Iraq. However if you are not familiar with the Wire - don't expect too much action, like real war this is a lot about waiting. Maybe this is nothing for you, but if you are not sure just keep watching, it took a while for me too again to get me hooked.
And here have this fantastic real commercial from like 2000 or what that is mentioned in the show:
