The Wire or The Sopranos?

Prodgey · 01-10-2013 10:10PM #1

So ... Breaking Bad is finally over (RIP)

What would you recommend for someone who has watched neither, The Wire or The Sopranos? ( I understand neither will live up to BB)

anncoates · 01-10-2013 10:11PM

Sopranos.

Stojkovic · 01-10-2013 10:11PM

Sopranos better than both by a country mile.

Fr_Dougal · 01-10-2013 10:11PM

Sopranos. It's not even close.

Brego888 · 01-10-2013 10:12PM

The Wire wins hands down.

mikom · 01-10-2013 10:12PM

Wirpanos.

krudler · 01-10-2013 10:13PM

just watch both!

jesus_thats_gre · 01-10-2013 10:13PM

The Wire. Just though! Based solely on the fact that it got better as it went on. I love The Sopranos but thought it gradually went downhill with each season. It also pisses me off just how different episode 1 is from the rest. Episode 1 is incredible - incredibly funny and I like Tony narrating.

wp_rathead · 01-10-2013 10:13PM

Both very good, but I preferred The Sopranos

Burlap_Sack · 01-10-2013 10:13PM

Just watch both;)

beat to it

Sulla Felix · 01-10-2013 10:13PM

Why can't you watch both OP?

They're very different and both very different to Breaking Bad.

anncoates · 01-10-2013 10:15PM

Brego888 wrote: »

The Wire wins hands down.

Wins what?

A Nobel Prize for packing fudge?

OP, you'll have to watch the sopranos to know what I mean.

FortuneChip · 01-10-2013 10:15PM

Character Study - The Sopranos
Social Structure Study - The Wire
Witty One Liners - Justified

Ah feck it, just watch Sliders!

BreakingBoard · 01-10-2013 10:16PM

1. Breaking Bad
2. The Sopranos
3. The Wire

In my opinion

50/50 in the poll results at the moment. This one will go down to the... (wait for it) ... wire :P But yes, The Sopranos for me, all day long

Kylo Ren · 01-10-2013 10:18PM

Watch both.

I prefer The Sopranos, but they are both up there with the best of the best.

mewe · 01-10-2013 10:18PM

Sopranos all day long.

Dont be at yourself · 01-10-2013 10:20PM

Sopranos by a mile. The Wire is very hit and miss.

Also check out Oz.

Too Tough To Die · 01-10-2013 10:21PM

Law and Order: Criminal Intent

Brego888 · 01-10-2013 10:22PM

anncoates wrote: »

Wins what?

A Nobel Prize for packing fudge?

OP, you'll have to watch the sopranos to know what I mean.

Wins the prize for being better than the sopranos.

anncoates · 01-10-2013 10:25PM

Law and Order SVU as well.

Great show.

Cienciano · 01-10-2013 10:26PM

The Wire for me. But both are really good, enjoy! Would love to be starting either of them for the first time.

Too Tough To Die · 01-10-2013 10:27PM

Cienciano wrote: »

The Wire for me. But both are really good, enjoy! Would love to be starting either of them for the first time.

Check out Monk.

LETHAL LADY · 01-10-2013 10:29PM

Anyone like Boardwalk Empire? It's going to fill the gap for me this winter.

Caonima · 01-10-2013 10:29PM

Sopranos is character-driven, Wire is plot-driven, with some decent character development. Depends on what floats your boat.

If you want my recommendation, just download both series and watch 'em both. And after that, rediscover your masculinity and watch Californication. It's one of the funniest things I've ever watched. Perfect antidote to the uber-seriousness that sometimes pervades the former two shows.

anncoates · 01-10-2013 10:31PM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Anyone like Boardwalk Empire? It's going to fill the gap for me this winter.

Had high hopes but just could not get into it.

MadsL · 01-10-2013 10:32PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIom3LSbB0I

Cienciano · 01-10-2013 10:32PM

I really liked Entourage too. Nothing like the "big 3" (wire, sopranos, breaking bad), but funny and really enjoyable.

armchair fusilier · 01-10-2013 10:34PM

The sopranos. As good as the wire was, no one in it was in the same class as James Gandolfini.

IvaBigWun · 01-10-2013 10:36PM

The Wire is the most over rated TV show ever, I gave it a full season to see what all the fuss was about before deciding it wasnt for me.

The Sopranos is on my To Watch list for sure.

I recently discovered The Shield and so far so good

Tombo2001 · 01-10-2013 10:38PM

Will probably get slammed for saying this.....but...

The West Wing.

Not quite as good as The Wire or Breaking Bad, but pretty damn close imho.

The other thing is, as someone alluded to.....

Completely different shows.

Breaking Bad is basically a fantasy western with not much grounding in reality.

The Wire is about the world we live in and very much grounded in reality, in fact that is its raison d'etre.

West Wing is about the American Presidency, the most powerful position for any one person in the world.

Bit like arguing over whether the World Cup is better than the Olympics. I love them both.

(For whatever reason, I never got into The Sopranos......just didn't find it interesting, sorry. I've no interest in horse racing either, couldn't care less who wins at Cheltenham).

calanus · 01-10-2013 10:39PM

Im sorry but you are all incorrect in your opinions.... Six Feet Under

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