So I'm watching the Wire for the first time. First episodic tv series of the modern era that I've watched. There is SO much plot. It's like I don't have time to think because the content is doing all the thinking for me.

My thesis is that television series are more plot-driven than film.

I haven't watched The Sopranos or Breaking Bad. I get the feeling these series will have very little value against the test of time. After you take away the 'whodunit' element...they're actually quite vacuous. The Wire too. None of this shit will mean anything later on.

Film lives on because you experience it. Television, at it's peak, offers you a mental distraction. A puzzle to put together.