McNulty is a good example of the House dynamic--doing a dirty job because he has a passion for it and has nothing else in his life. I'd say his former partner Bunk, a longtime homicide detective, is a better demonstration of the "doing a job because we have to do a job" mentality. At one point in the first couple of episodes of Season 1, he chides McNulty for taking on a case when he's not up for a case. (Apparently, the homicide detectives on the show take turns on the cases, rather like a batting line-up on a baseball team.) When the case goes sour, he tells McNulty "That what you get for giving a fuck when it's not your turn to give a fuck."
There's also the case of Nicky Sobotka in Season 2. His Uncle wastes his life desperately trying to save the Baltimore docks, and in the end it's all in vain. Nicky goes back to work at the end of the season, knowing it's a dying way of life but not knowing any other.
I'd highly recommend the first couple of seasons of The Wire, which are out on DVD. In terms of richness of character and plotting, it's the closest thing to a visual novel I've ever seen.
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Date: 2006-06-07 02:20 pm (UTC)There's also the case of Nicky Sobotka in Season 2. His Uncle wastes his life desperately trying to save the Baltimore docks, and in the end it's all in vain. Nicky goes back to work at the end of the season, knowing it's a dying way of life but not knowing any other.
I'd highly recommend the first couple of seasons of The Wire, which are out on DVD. In terms of richness of character and plotting, it's the closest thing to a visual novel I've ever seen.