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You Can't Make A Good Show Based On Pure Verisimilitude, Pure Anti-drama. But You Have To Acknowledge A Lot Of Ordinary Life. Most Tv Doesn't Do That.
-David Simon
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You Can't Make A Good Show Based
David Simon
You Can't Make A Good Show Based On Pure Verisimilitude, Pure Anti-drama. But You Have To Acknowledge A Lot Of Ordinary Life. Most Tv Doesn't Do That.
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