Late in the run of FX’s Snowfall, debate sprung up in a passionate corner of the fanbase regarding whether or not the Los Angeles-set drama about the birth of the crack epidemic in the 1980s was as good as (or better than) HBO’s The Wire. It was not. The Drop: A Snowfall Saga The Bottom Line Less ambitious than 'Snowfall,' but easy to jump into. Airdate: 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 8 (FX, Hulu) Cast: Gail Bean, Isaiah John, Asante Blackk, Peyton Alex Smith and Simmie Sims III Creator: Malcolm Spellman Snowfall equalled The Wire mostly in terms of volume — 60 episodes apiece — but over the course of its six seasons, the topical and…
