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Anybody watch for a second time

maxfresh · 2011-11-26 21:31:44

Anybody here watch the wire for a second time ,i have the box set and enjoyed watching ,don't know if it would be as enjoyable a second time round

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Anybody here watch the wire for a second time ,i have the box set and enjoyed watching ,don't know if it would be as enjoyable a second time round

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#2 26-11-2011 10:35pm

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Its better the second time,you know the characters from your first watch and now you pick up on all these things that you missed before. Especially the 2nd season. rated it my least favourite season after my first watch but after my 2nd and 3rd watch its my 2nd favourite season just behind season 4.

Give some time in between watches obviously but ye its definitely worth watching again,

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#3 26-11-2011 10:41pm

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Ye its been about 2 years since i watched , so might give it another go ,it is a great series

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#4 26-11-2011 11:58pm

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might watch it again,was really good the first time round

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#5 27-11-2011 9:35am

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tvnutz wrote: »

now you pick up on all these things that you missed before

Yes, it's amazing how much more you get the second time around.

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#6 28-11-2011 5:37pm

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I watched the whole lot over a week recently. (NO job to go to)

Even better 2nd time around.

I went back to the series that The Wire was based on afterwards. Its called The Corner. Even grittier. And lots of the actors are the same ones as in TW such as

Lester Freamon is a junkie
The school mistress is a crab packing shed manager
Etc

I re-watched it before watching Love/hate on RTE. hmmm!!

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#7 28-11-2011 5:38pm

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I watched it first time round and immensley enjoyed it. I don't think I could go through the whole thing again though.

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#8 28-11-2011 6:16pm

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greendom wrote: »

I watched it first time round and immensley enjoyed it. I don't think I could go through the whole thing again though.

Honestly, do. I'd give it at least a year in between watches. The amount of things you pick up on that you wouldn't have noticed first time round is ridiculous and it's what makes the show so good imho.

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#9 28-11-2011 6:24pm

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I watched an episode the other night and even though I love the show and knew what was going to happen I was still surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I'm defo on for a re-watch:D

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#10 03-12-2011 12:45am

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im currently watching it now.just starting season 2 givin it a new chance as i didnt like it the last time!

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#11 04-12-2011 3:30pm

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Just watched episode 1 of series 1 last night ,think im gonna enjoy the wire for a second time :cool:

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#12 16-12-2011 5:50am

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Just started watching it for 4th time round, still picking out little details I missed the first 3 times around. Every time I watch it, it cements itself further as the greatest show of all time. No other show comes even close to it IMO.

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#13 20-12-2011 2:00am

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Watched it 3 times in one year....already getting the need to watch it again. I can't explain, it just seems to get under your skin like no other show does. I even visited Baltimore the summer just gone, that's how bad it got :pac:

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#14 20-12-2011 2:46am

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#15 20-12-2011 1:11pm

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TomOnBoard wrote: »

#Jaysus Havingcrack

I kno things are bad for U right now, but DO U REALLY NEED A TOTAL REVIEW???

You've done the visit to Baltimore last Summer...

FOOK IT. YOU CAME BAK ALONG WITH 2,130,239 registered externals..

So how de Fook do we pick u out?

'Coz you're Dead! I kno, U fail the TOTAL REVIEW.

Righttttttt

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#16 05-01-2012 2:12pm

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Really worth a second watch. You spot things that you missed first time round

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#17 05-01-2012 2:13pm

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Not to mention things that are fopreshadowed that you couldn't possibly have noticed forst time round (like Omar's future assassin playing at being Omar in the street)

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#18 08-02-2012 6:58pm

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I've watched it 3 or 4 times now.
I was really surprised at how good the second series was. I had been indifferent the first time but on re-watching I began to appreciate the magnificent job that was done at ending some storylines while at the same time setting the the next series up. Paticularly impressive considering the series included its own self-contained storyline.
So yeah.....Watch it:D

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#19 20-02-2012 7:16pm

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Not yet but will do.

I've lent out the box set and am expecting it back very soon

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#20 17-06-2012 11:12am

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Watching it again and it's just as good

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#21 22-06-2012 9:32pm

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Watching it again on Sky Atlantic, its possibly even better then the first time.

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#22 24-06-2012 1:58pm

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kryogen wrote: »

Watching it again on Sky Atlantic, its possibly even better then the first time.

Season 2 just concluded on Sky Atlantic, really glad I watched it again a second time.

Season 3 (Hamsterdam!) beginning next weekend.

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#23 25-06-2012 2:42am

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Yeah, the final episode eason 2 felt more rushed this time around, still enjoyed it, possible spoiler?
except the start, I liked Frank so hated knowing he was gonna be killed in the second last episode then seeing him dead in the final episode

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#24 10-07-2012 3:34pm

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I've watched all of it a second time. You forget some of what happens and then you notice things that you had not noticed before. Well worth watching for a second time.

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#25 12-07-2012 5:20pm

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Tesco UK have 1-5 series complete box set for £46.45

get 15% off when you spend £25 on anything 150FF25

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#26 17-07-2012 2:13am

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I've watched it 8 times now (:o) but even on the eight viewing I was picking up on small things I had missed. It's amazing, my favourite ever show. I'm sure I'll watch it again and again.

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#27 17-07-2012 2:17am

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I'm following it on Sky Atlantic too, it's my 1st time watching it and I'm really enjoying it, also Thank God for Sky Plus etc

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#28 22-07-2012 10:40pm

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Have watched it 4 or 5 times at this stage. Keeps getting better.

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#29 22-07-2012 10:53pm

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Only seen season 1 for a second time, and it was really enjoyable as you know who everyone is from the very start. I found it took a few episodes the first time round to learn who everyone was since there is such a vast amount of street/police characters introduced at once, I definitely picked up alot that I missed before.

Looking forward to watching the rest when I have the chance. Season 2 was probably my least favourite season but as many have said(including here), you appreciate it alot more the second time round, so that should be good.

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#30 02-09-2012 11:31am

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Recently watched the first two seasons again. It's been 4 years since I finished the show.

It's very good TV, but on a rewatch I do find myself asking if it's as good as the hype. And well, on the basis of season 1, and not going on blind loyalty, I'd be inclined to say perhaps not. I've only watched Breaking Bad once, and it's still on the air so maybe that has something to do with it, but it feels a little more creatively inventive.

You do notice more things on a rewatch and the slow burn doesn't seem anywhere near as slow compared to the first time around, but that's not a complaint. I don't know what I'd mention as a specific weakness, but some of the other seasons are stronger.

Re the chess scene -
that's basically the theme for the whole first season, isn't it? You've got your pieces of various ranks, strategies and well, 'the king, stay the king'.
Put spoiler tags on this just in case.

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#31 02-09-2012 8:54pm

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The Black Oil wrote: »

Recently watched the first two seasons again. It's been 4 years since I finished the show.

It's very good TV, but on a rewatch I do find myself asking if it's as good as the hype. And well, on the basis of season 1, and not going on blind loyalty, I'd be inclined to say perhaps not. I've only watched Breaking Bad once, and it's still on the air so maybe that has something to do with it, but it feels a little more creatively inventive.

Re the chess scene -
that's basically the theme for the whole first season, isn't it? You've got your pieces of various ranks, strategies and well, 'the king, stay the king'.
Put spoiler tags on this just in case.

BB is no where near the level The Wire reached in terms of artistic merit. BB is an excellent show and wonderful televisual entertainment but it just does not come close to The Wire. Greek tragedy, American literature and drama, Shakespearean drama are abundant throughout as well as being an excellent critique of modern society.

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