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The Wire vs The Sopranos vs Breaking Bad

  • 04-11-2012 02:09PM
    #1
    RodgersLFC
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    Mods feel free to move/delete this as you see fit, but i thought it'd be interesting to see which of these fantastic shows poll the highest. Obviously very different shows but all influential and superb in their own ways.

    My vote is for The Wire. Greatest tv show of all time in my opinion, the depth of the story and the quality of the writing makes it essential for any tv fan.

    Cheers :)

    Favourite show 293 votes

    Breaking Bad
    0% 0 votes
    The Wire
    44% 130 votes
    The Sopranos
    55% 163 votes


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  • #2
    Mr E
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    Not again. :cool:


  • #3
    repsol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 754 ✭✭✭repsol


    RodgersLFC wrote: »
    Mods feel free to move/delete this as you see fit, but i thought it'd be interesting to see which of these fantastic shows poll the highest. Obviously very different shows but all influential and superb in their own ways.

    My vote is for The Wire. Greatest tv show of all time in my opinion, the depth of the story and the quality of the writing makes it essential for any tv fan.

    Cheers :)

    Never seen Breaking Bad.My own favourite is The Sopranos but I loved The Wire.My only criticism is that it was quite hard to understand some of the dialogue between the drug dealers due to their accents and tendency to mutter.If you enjoyed those shows you should watch The Shield.Its brilliant!


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    Oz.


  • #5
    James McNulty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭James McNulty


    Has to be The Wire and closely followed by Breaking Bad. I never got the Sopranos and watching it recently, it seems to have aged very badly. Very similar to watching a Martin Scorsese movie over 6 seasons. Sorry to any Sopranos fans out there.


  • #6
    VinLieger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,930 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    Pointless polls are pointless,

    Also a very quick search reveals

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71725881
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56678078

    And thats just a small taste of them


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  • #7
    --Kaiser--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭--Kaiser--


    I'd put Breaking Bad ahead of The Sopranos but The Wire is not in the same league as the other two. It's just not


  • #8
    PeterStrauss The Second
    Closed Accounts Posts: 130 ✭✭PeterStrauss The Second


    VinLieger wrote: »
    Pointless polls are pointless,

    Also a very quick search reveals

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71725881
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56678078

    And thats just a small taste of them

    This is the first I have seen with breaking bad included.

    If people don't want to post that's fair enough but why try criticise things if you can't be bothered to put an opinion forward.



    Anyway, Breaking bad for me with the wire second, followed by sopranos.


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I think that these polls really should include The Shield and as Oz. Oz because of its sheer brilliance and the fact that all the other shows came about because of Oz and The Shield due to the fact that it's superior to the Sopranos. Good as the Sopranos was and it was very good it lacked the consistently evolving storyline that The Shield had. Every season the story of Vic and the Strike team evolved and grew bigger and more interesting whereas The Sopranos has a habit of revisiting the same ground over and over. The less said about the whole anti war craP which they stuffed down our throats in the final season the better.


  • #10
    Ould Mr Brennan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭Ould Mr Brennan


    Id have to say the Sopranos. Paulie Walnuts says it all really :)


  • #11
    RodgersLFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 283 ✭✭RodgersLFC


    VinLieger wrote: »
    Pointless polls are pointless,

    Also a very quick search reveals

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71725881
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56678078

    And thats just a small taste of them

    I'm sure it took you a long time to find those threads in order to make that pointless remark, cheers. If you dont like it, dont bother posting.

    Plus, neither of those have breaking bad which is extremely popular at the moment and I wanted to see how people compare it to these two HBO classics.

    Should've put Oz on this as well. Superb show.


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  • #12
    kupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,151 ✭✭✭kupus


    Poll dosent have battlestar galactica=Invalid.


  • #13
    RodgersLFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 283 ✭✭RodgersLFC


    kupus wrote: »
    Poll dosent have battlestar galactica=Invalid.

    Keep meaning to watch that. Its worth the time investment then?


  • #14
    lertsnim
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    I have never seen The Sopranos but I would put The Wire ahead of Breaking Bad


  • #15
    SB-08
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    Breaking Bad due to how it consistently gets better with each season. The Wire goes up and down in quality and season 5 was ridiculous at times. Season 4 was simply amazing though. The Sopranos is incredible and probably the most entertaining of the three but overall I would go with Breaking Bad. In terms of, consistency, character development, how incredibly well it's shot and especially the acting of Cranston and Paul it just about shades it.


  • #16
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,555 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    polls like this are worthwhile because it's worth knowing which show comes in second place to deadwood as best tv show ever


  • #17
    don ramo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭don ramo


    The West Wing > everything else

    The Wire will win, as usual,


  • #18
    Bench Press
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    Breaking Bad for me, and I love them all, but some of the scenes in BB are awesome, the tension is unbearable sometimes


  • #19
    Emeraldy Pebbles
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    Never seen the Wire, and the Sopranos just pipped Breaking Bad for me, as it is a more richly-layered show, IMO. Every time you re-watch an episode of the Sopranos, you take something new from it. I don't think BB quite has that depth.

    I'm surprised Breaking Bad is in the lead, and TBH I'd just put that down to it being current. This poll should be redone once they've all been finished a few years.


  • #20
    RodgersLFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 283 ✭✭RodgersLFC


    Emeraldy Pebbles wrote: »
    Never seen the Wire, and the Sopranos just pipped Breaking Bad for me, as it is a more richly-layered show, IMO. Every time you re-watch an episode of the Sopranos, you take something new from it. I don't think BB quite has that depth.

    I'm surprised Breaking Bad is in the lead, and TBH I'd just put that down to it being current. This poll should be redone once they've all been finished a few years.

    Yeah my thoughts too, i guess a current show will attract a few extra votes cos its fresh in peoples minds. BB is a top quality show though, has some of the best characters ever in TV. Mike Ermentraut being an example, i really enjoyed his character.


  • #21
    Richard Dower
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    WHAT!....No Gossip Girl ? :eek:

    :(


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  • #22
    kupus
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    RodgersLFC wrote: »
    Keep meaning to watch that. Its worth the time investment then?


    Well worth it, a fantastic show from beginning to end......
    AND well worth it even if you dont like sci-fi, because the scifi takes a back seat to everything else thats going on in the series.

    But this thread will throw up the usual suspects: BSG, the wire, deadwood, the shield, the sopranos, dexter, breaking bad, Oz, six feet under, carnival, game of thrones---for that one I have to thank a friend for making me watch the 2nd episode as I thought the 1st was horsemuck. Rome, Tudors, borgias, Sherlock.

    All good in their own way and different from each other.....so if you dont like any of these, well, there's always...........

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    YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.


  • #23
    Emeraldy Pebbles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Emeraldy Pebbles


    Richard Dower wrote: »
    WHAT!....No Gossip Girl ? :eek:

    :(

    Or Dawson's Creek! :mad::pac:


  • #24
    kupus
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    Richard Dower wrote: »
    WHAT!....No Gossip Girl ? eek.png
    frown.png
    Emeraldy Pebbles wrote: »
    Or Dawson's Creek! :mad::pac:



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  • #25
    Richard Dower
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    kupus wrote: »
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    i cant enter, because...i am not a

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  • #26
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,131 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    The Wire
    The Sopranos
    Breaking Bad

    In that order.

    I love breaking bad, but it's a step below the other 2.


  • #27
    Patty O Furniture
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    RodgersLFC wrote: »
    Keep meaning to watch that. Its worth the time investment then?

    It is worth it, You may get your chance tonight:
    Time - 23:50 to 00:50 (1 hour long).
    When - Sunday 4th November on Sky2


    33. Series 1, episode 1.
    The hit TV show returns with an exciting and edgy new look. After Cylons destroyed the universe, can mankind's few survivors find the mythical planet Earth?
    Director: Michael Rymer
    Starring: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park
    Emeraldy Pebbles wrote: »
    Never seen the Wire, and the Sopranos just pipped Breaking Bad for me, as it is a more richly-layered show, IMO. Every time you re-watch an episode of the Sopranos, you take something new from it. I don't think BB quite has that depth.

    Also on:
    Time - 22:00 to 23:00 (1 hour long).
    When - Tuesday 6th November on Sky2

    Water. Series 1, episode 2.

    repeated on Sun

    I'm surprised Breaking Bad is in the lead, and TBH I'd just put that down to it being current. This poll should be redone once they've all been finished a few years.

    Same here, The Sopranos just finished recently on Sky Atlantic & watched it immensely, but have only watched 1st 2 series of The Wire & have found 3rd series hard to watch on Sky Atlantic.

    Only able to watch Breaking Bad thanks to TG4 & deserved award to Aaron Paul, compared to the shows, i wonder whose got the most awards, or maybe that's another poll?:P


  • #28
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    you'd want to watch the pilot before you watch the first ep of BSG, jumping straight in might be a bit confusing


  • #29
    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    You're right there, but i dont know if sky had showed it as i saw that when i was browsing the tv guide earlier on today, as sky2 is is a bit of the radar on ch121.


  • #30
    Emeraldy Pebbles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Emeraldy Pebbles


    What makes both BB and the Sopranos is the acting, which is almost universally top notch.


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  • #31
    MaxSteele
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    The Wire Season 1 was OK, but season 2 was dreadful I'm afraid.

    The Sopranos never disappointed, the same with Breaking Bad.

    I don't know who to pick.


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