>One thing I didn't notice the first time was that in the final scene in the diner they put the onion rings on their tongues like communion wafers. Now that's attention to detail.
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>Have you watched "The Wire"? Not as good as "The Sopranos" but pretty darned close.
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>Only tongue I watched was Meadow's :)
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>"Wire" is OK

It's way more than OK. You should give it another chance. Among the writers were Richard Price and George Pelecanos, two of the best novelists we have in this country.