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Mensch Maschine · 18-12-2012, 15:24

Just heading towards the end of season 2 on my second watching. I loved season 2 the first time round and I'm loving it even more! Season on is juat fantastic. I mean the first time you spend trying to figure out the characters, remember names etc and the second time you can just sit back and enjoy the whole drama of it all.

Also to people who have only watched it once...my memory is bad (drugs and alcohol don't help) don't the seasons blend in to each other? When you chat with a friend who's currently watching it for the first time and they're talking about it, it's hard to place the timelines. Well, for me it was.

A second watching puts all those timelines and characters together in place.

**Vai** · 18-01-2013, 14:34

You almost need a 2nd watch for a show as intense and intricate as The Wire. Ive watched it 3 times. Sopranos and Oz are the only other shows Ive watched that many times.

Barnavave · 19-01-2013, 02:19

Currently watching The Wire on Sky Atlantic, this is my sixth time watching it.

RodgersLFC · 19-01-2013, 23:10

Think its time to revisit it again, after the death of Robert Chew (Proposition Joe). Great actor.

Dandelion6 · 11-03-2013, 08:33

I finished Season 5 again yesterday so I've now watched the whole thing twice.

It's definitely worth it. Not only do you pick up so much more, nearly all the seasons seem to improve with a second viewing. Interestingly the only one I didn't like as much this time was Season 3. I recall on first viewing that I thought it was a slow season that only got really good towards the end, and by the end I loved it, but I think maybe that was because of the novelty factor of Hamsterdam once that was introduced. Take away that novelty factor and, well, it's just a slow season that picks up a bit at the end.

Season 5 was much better on second viewing. The serial killer story is still far-fetched but when you know it's coming it's easier to put that aside and focus on the surrounding events that led to it. The Carcetti arc is much more interesting than in the previous seasons, and I think you get a lot more out of particular characters (I'm thinking of Michael, Dukie and Bubbles here) when you know where the writers are bringing them.

Only downside is, I'm now experiencing that end-of-The-Wire mourning for a second time

Jimmy Iovine · 15-06-2013, 19:30

I started it again a few days ago.

First time round I don't think I knew who Avon was. The writers did a brilliant job of keeping him under wraps. It probably wasn't until the basketball episode that I copped that it was him.

I'm delighted I've started. I think it's been exactly 4 years since I last watched it. I've watched all of the other major shows since then. It'll be interesting to see what I think of it at the end.

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18-12-2012, 15:24	#46
Mensch Maschine Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dublin City Posts: 376 Adverts \| Friends	Just heading towards the end of season 2 on my second watching. I loved season 2 the first time round and I'm loving it even more! Season on is juat fantastic. I mean the first time you spend trying to figure out the characters, remember names etc and the second time you can just sit back and enjoy the whole drama of it all. Also to people who have only watched it once...my memory is bad (drugs and alcohol don't help) don't the seasons blend in to each other? When you chat with a friend who's currently watching it for the first time and they're talking about it, it's hard to place the timelines. Well, for me it was. A second watching puts all those timelines and characters together in place.

18-01-2013, 14:34	#47
Vai Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Laois Posts: 995 Adverts \| Friends	You almost need a 2nd watch for a show as intense and intricate as The Wire. Ive watched it 3 times. Sopranos and Oz are the only other shows Ive watched that many times.

19-01-2013, 02:19	#48
Barnavave Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 31 Adverts \| Friends	Currently watching The Wire on Sky Atlantic, this is my sixth time watching it.

19-01-2013, 23:10	#49
RodgersLFC Closed Account Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 282 Adverts \| Friends	Think its time to revisit it again, after the death of Robert Chew (Proposition Joe). Great actor.

11-03-2013, 08:33	#50
Dandelion6 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 689 Adverts \| Friends	I finished Season 5 again yesterday so I've now watched the whole thing twice. It's definitely worth it. Not only do you pick up so much more, nearly all the seasons seem to improve with a second viewing. Interestingly the only one I didn't like as much this time was Season 3. I recall on first viewing that I thought it was a slow season that only got really good towards the end, and by the end I loved it, but I think maybe that was because of the novelty factor of Hamsterdam once that was introduced. Take away that novelty factor and, well, it's just a slow season that picks up a bit at the end. Season 5 was much better on second viewing. The serial killer story is still far-fetched but when you know it's coming it's easier to put that aside and focus on the surrounding events that led to it. The Carcetti arc is much more interesting than in the previous seasons, and I think you get a lot more out of particular characters (I'm thinking of Michael, Dukie and Bubbles here) when you know where the writers are bringing them. Only downside is, I'm now experiencing that end-of-The-Wire mourning for a second time

15-06-2013, 19:30	#51
Jimmy Iovine Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7,694 Adverts \| Friends	I started it again a few days ago. First time round I don't think I knew who Avon was. The writers did a brilliant job of keeping him under wraps. It probably wasn't until the basketball episode that I copped that it was him. I'm delighted I've started. I think it's been exactly 4 years since I last watched it. I've watched all of the other major shows since then. It'll be interesting to see what I think of it at the end.