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The Wire-Is it any good?

billyhead

I was a big fan of the Sopranos when it was shown on tv and I often here people compare both and say the wire is just as good if not better so I was wondering is it worth watching the series form 1 to whatever season it finished up with

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fryup

why was it pulled?

smelly sock

fryup wrote: »

why was it pulled?

It was just time.

Ive been hoping in vein for a season 6 but that wont happen. Probably for the best.

Falthyron

smelly sock wrote: »

It was just time.

Ive been hoping in vein for a season 6 but that wont happen. Probably for the best.

I'm pretty sure David Simon said he would only do a 6th season if drugs were decriminalized, otherwise there is nowhere else for the story to go.

As Carver says in the very first episode, it makes no sense calling the War on Drugs a war because wars end.

El_Duderino 09

Seve OB wrote: »

You have to watch it with subtitles on:D

I've heard a few people say they couldn't understand what they're saying. It takes a bit to tune your ear to the lingo. But the dialogue is really great.

El_Duderino 09

smelly sock wrote: »

It was just time.

Ive been hoping in vein for a season 6 but that wont happen. Probably for the best.

No! Never! Leave it alone. It's great the way it is. And he way it ends and the whole story is almost irrelevant to the grand scheme of things. Life just carries on. Perfect way to end it.

Collie D

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

I've heard a few people say they couldn't understand what they're saying. It takes a bit to tune your ear to the lingo. But the dialogue is really great.

Even when a whole scene is pretty much one word being repeated over and over again as per the clip a few posts back

El_Duderino 09

Collie D wrote: »

Even when a whole scene is pretty much one word being repeated over and over again as per the clip a few posts back

Great scene

MadYaker

One of the best

Collie D

MadYaker wrote: »

One of the best

A great character that you really wanted to see conquer his demons and make it.

Joe_ Public

Collie D wrote: »

A great character that you really wanted to see conquer his demons and make it.

Bubbles made it 1000%. With Steve Earle as his mentor, how could he not ☺

noodler

Much preferred it to Sopranos as well tbh.

Bowlardo

Liam McPoyle wrote: »

Personally thought it was massively over rated.

Season 4 is the best one and could be watched as a stand alone.

Ah **** off

Slippin Jimmy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIQbd3SF17k

Bubbles was an excellent character as was Omar. The show was well written, produced and the cast was top notch. I've watched this show numerous times and I would never rewatch a TV series.

geecee

it took me 4-5 goes to get past the first scene, but after that I binged the whole thing over a 2 weeks. As others wrote above it takes a while to get into the lingo, but once you have that mastered its a hell of a ride!

punchdrunk

greatest series I've ever watched.

Bowlardo

It’s 17th on the IMDB!!!!’
There is no question it is in the top five series off all time.
If anything it is underrated.
Breaking bad, sopranos, the wire and games of thrones are all In the top 5 .
The only question after that is people’s own preference of it

This really was a golden age for tv .
Some great series out these days but nothing has reached the height of these
Big little lies and true detective first seasons were great the follow ups not so much

.red.

The only character I ever struggled to understand was Snoop.

Lavinia

I watched it many years ago, took a while to get used to characters but once you do it consumes you in.
Id give it 8 out of 10.

joe40

geecee wrote: »

it took me 4-5 goes to get past the first scene, but after that I binged the whole thing over a 2 weeks. As others wrote above it takes a while to get into the lingo, but once you have that mastered its a hell of a ride!

Fantastic show, I watched it years ago. I would recommend watching with subtitles though.

Slippin Jimmy

.red. wrote: »

The only character I ever struggled to understand was Snoop.

The only character that I truly disliked.

Seve OB

Bowlardo wrote: »

It’s 17th on the IMDB!!!!’
There is no question it is in the top five series off all time.
If anything it is underrated.
Breaking bad, sopranos, the wire and games of thrones are all In the top 5 .
The only question after that is people’s own preference of it

This really was a golden age for tv .
Some great series out these days but nothing has reached the height of these
Big little lies and true detective first seasons were great the follow ups not so much

I started with game of thrones. I’m sure it’s good, but I just couldn’t get past the stupid fantasy sh1t. It nearly seemed like scyfy type stuff and for that reason I don’t think it could be even considered a top 5 show.

trashcan

Slippin Jimmy wrote: »

The only character that I truly disliked.

Cheese. Almost cheered out loud at his fate.

jack presley

trashcan wrote: »

Cheese. Almost cheered out loud at his fate.

His.......?????

Joe_ Public

Chris was the one character i actively dreamed of inflicting a horribly unspeakable death. Fck, i hated that guy. Snoop at least took her end like a 'man'.

Just could never warm to either Daniels or Pearlman either. Bit too careerist or something.

El_Duderino 09

jack presley wrote: »

His.......?????

Cheese. Prop Joe's nephew. Good character, a complete sh1t.

kksaints

Watched all of the season a few years ago and Seasons 1,3,4 and some of the best TV I've watched. Season 2 is a good bit slower and is considerably different from the others. I used to not like it but I rewatched episodes of it last year and enjoyed it a good bit more 2nd time round. It really gives a good feel for the dockyards and the industrial decline that set in parts of the states since the 70s. Its expertly shot aswell.

The 5th season though I didn't like when I watched it first and didn't like it even after a rewatch. Newspaper storyline doesn't go anywhere and I didn't like the characters. The homeless serial killer storyline is ludicrous and way over the top. The ending is good and gives good closure but the rest of the season I didn't like.

Slim Charles

Slippin Jimmy wrote: »

The only character that I truly disliked.

Same as. Would have preferred her to have got done in by a member of the Barksdale clan.

Slim Charles

jack presley wrote: »

His.......?????

I think he read your post as Cheers, rather than cheese!

trashcan

jack presley wrote: »

His.......?????

His fate, i.e, what happened to him in the end. I could give more detail, but I don't want to spoil it if anyone hasn't seen it.

jack presley

trashcan wrote: »

His fate, i.e, what happened to him in the end. I could give more detail, but I don't want to spoil it if anyone hasn't seen it.

We're talking about Snoop here aren't we? Snoop's female.