>down on his luck TV detective with a drinking problem and alimony payments
>lives here
Down on his luck TV detective with a drinking problem and alimony payments
One of my favorite little things about The Wire is that McNulty lives in a shitty apartment building with a mattress on the floor
>lawyer representing poor clients for tiny amounts of money
>lives in a giant apartment in manhattan
>detective does gay 4 pay on the side
fucking Daredevil annoyed the shit out of me with this
That loft apartment would be worth millions
Yup.
They handwaved it by having a gigantic glaring neon sign right outside the window and Matt says the rent is lower as a result, and since he's blind it doesn't bother him
>character moved out at 18
>can afford to to live by himself with no outside financial help
pure fiction
>lower middle class sitcom family with 3-4 kids
>live in spacious suburban home with two cars