ShadowNate
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I don't think I am bothered by the frequency or the "degree" of vulgarity of the swearing, but there is a trend of using it in such a way that results in poor / uninspired / dumb dialogue which in general reflects laziness or bad skills for the writer or whoever okay-ed the final draft.
The "fuck fuck fuck" scene in The Wire is pretty much iconic and memorable just because of that, and the general explicit language is fitting with the premise.
It's different if the dialogue is between kids or say a young couple and every other word or reaction is fuck or similar. It may work depending on the situation / context but it's almost never clever and at some point it becomes annoying, especially if we're talking about a tv series where you're expected to endure that for months or years of episodes.
The "fuck fuck fuck" scene in The Wire is pretty much iconic and memorable just because of that, and the general explicit language is fitting with the premise.
It's different if the dialogue is between kids or say a young couple and every other word or reaction is fuck or similar. It may work depending on the situation / context but it's almost never clever and at some point it becomes annoying, especially if we're talking about a tv series where you're expected to endure that for months or years of episodes.