Most recent public comments by Hannah Mussi https://nowcomment.com/users/28230 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669503 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669503 While I definitely agree that fiction has the power to evoke emotions and allow the audience to enter another world in which they get attached to certain characters and their hearts break for others, why is the fiction/non-fiction categorization a factor? There are obviously people who go through these experiences in real life, some with stories even more gut-wrenching than those told in TV shows and novels. Why can't these stories be told in the same way as a piece of fiction? Is it because these stories aren't accessible by the modern middle-class journalist, or is it because they will never be told right? Perhaps people don't want to hear the truth and would rather watch a sad story on TV after which there's bound to be a happy one. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:43:34 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669308 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669308 It's frustrating to see how often the institutions surrounding the officers and detectives are hated and as a result, cases are treated carelessly. Like we discussed in class, cases are reset annually, and are kept track of as a percentage of cleared/not cleared, or slam-dunks/who done its. Especially in the beginning of Season 2, McNulty purposely screws over Major Rawls and his former colleagues in order to seek revenge for getting assigned to his least favorite position. These are real murders and real lives lost and these detectives are playing musical chairs trying to get away from doing the paperwork. Entertaining, but twisted. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 02:20:35 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669306 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70146?scroll_to=669306 I felt the same way about this description of Simon, and I think it's perhaps this personal reflection that gives McNulty such realistic depth and character. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 02:14:44 -0500