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I just finished my second run through the entire series.
While the second season wasn't my favourite season overall (I can't decide between 3 and 4), my favourite episode is by far 2x11,I don't know why, but the way the episode played out and ended is just epic. Like super-chills-down-your-spine epic. My favourite character of the entire series is Frank Sobotka, maybe tied with Bubbles and Omar.
Also, from an objective and "intellectual" point of view and after hearing a couple of interviews with David Simon about what he wanted to achieve with this show, this show get's infinitely better when you watch it the second time.
I for one noticed a lot of stuff I didn't notice before. A lot of recurring themes of the show become more obvious, and a lot of metaphores (via dialogues speech lines etc.) really stand out once you're actually focusing on them as being a statement by David Simon and Co. as opposed to just an element which drive the plot.
You'll also see David Simon in at least one scene (I say at least since I didn't notice any other scenes, but there may be) and his voice will really stand out. Funny I didn't notice it the first time even though I knew how he sounded and looked like.
Awesome TV show. I'm German so there's almost no way to get friends of mine to watch this show (if most Americans or other English native-speakers weren't into it because it was too complex, guess how it turns out for someone who's barely able to understand a full dialogue in it's entirety) and that makes me really sad. Whenever I meet someone new, and I really mean anyone new, I try to lead the conversation towards TV shows and movies and I always try to get people to watch this show. But so far, I haven't succeeded.
Anyways, I'm looking forward to future projects of David Simon. Generation Kill was awesome too, and I started watching Treme a while ago.
GG David Simon
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Wow I saw this thread 1-2 months back and decided to give this tv show a try. Best show i've ever watched. I was sceptical after the first episodes but then I was just glued to my TV, I even skipped starcraft to watch The Wire, true story. If you're looking for something to watch I'd recommend this 10/10! :D
Would be quite fun if they made a new season now, but I guess that's not happening? 
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Isn't this show based of " The Corner " ?
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Best TV series ever made, period.
I mean theres The Sopranos and Oz out there too of course but The Wire is just on another level.
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On December 31 2010 10:00 CoMaS wrote:
Isn't this show based of " The Corner " ?
Please elaborate. Like where did you read this and what's the corner? :p
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Im posting in this thread to proclaim my love for that wire. Awesome fucking show.
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I'm going to have to agree with the thread's sentiment. This show is absolutely amazing. It has to be one of my favorites. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY, recommended.
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On December 31 2010 10:08 Hasse wrote:Show nested quote +On December 31 2010 10:00 CoMaS wrote:
Isn't this show based of " The Corner " ? Please elaborate. Like where did you read this and what's the corner? :p
"The Corner" was the show that David Simon, creator of "The Wire", made earlier in his career. Both shows are quite good, and I highly recommend checking out the former if you liked "The Wire" at all. The show is completely told from the perspective of 'the street', so it's a little bit different. Still compelling, still thought provoking--but different.
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-SPOILERS-
Just finished it 3 days ago! An unforgettable 3 month ride it was!
Some of the deaths are so heart wrenching.. + Show Spoiler +People go on about Wallace, Dee, Bodie etc but when Stringer concedes to his fate, it was actually unbearable,
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i currently have no tv series to watch, and saw this thread and any hbo series i've ever watched i liked. could sum1 give me a comparison of this show to others. from reading the OP it sounds a little bit like "the shield". note: i have not wikipediad the series yet to get a gist.
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On December 31 2010 10:38 majestouch wrote:
i currently have no tv series to watch, and saw this thread and any hbo series i've ever watched i liked. could sum1 give me a comparison of this show to others. from reading the OP it sounds a little bit like "the shield". note: i have not wikipediad the series yet to get a gist.
The Wire is unlike any other TV show. It's less of a show and more of a visual novel told in 5 chapters (seasons). Many characters show up across different seasons. In terms of scope it's kind of Dickensian as it tries to capture the real life experience of its characters, from the cops to the gangsters to the dockworkers etc etc. The show seems like a really good cop show at the start, but soon it becomes obvious that it's about much more. It's really about Baltimore, but also about any post industrial modern city and the problems of bureaucracy. Which means it's probably relevant to your own situation if you live in an urban area. Throughout the 5 seasons you will delve into the organisational hierarchy and internal issues of the police, gangsters, smugglers, blue collar workers, heroin addicts, drug-dealer-robbers, politicians and public education - a vertical slice of modern societal structure.
It's all done extremely well, and personally after watching The Wire I can't take any other show seriously at all. This show treats its audience assuming they are intelligent, it doesn't hand you anything on a platter so you have to pay attention. I forget which rewatch I'm on right now (probably 7th or 8th watch-through) but I'm STILL picking up little details which I never realized before. It's deep, and when you watch other shows after you can't help but notice all the little TV tropes they throw in to make it "better viewing" for the audience.
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Someone once described 'The Wire' as the Dickens for the 21st century and I thought it was an apt summary.
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Genius show, as detailed as a novel. Best show i have ever watched and the characters in "thei wire" are just unique and unforgettable.
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On December 31 2010 10:38 majestouch wrote:
i currently have no tv series to watch, and saw this thread and any hbo series i've ever watched i liked. could sum1 give me a comparison of this show to others. from reading the OP it sounds a little bit like "the shield". note: i have not wikipediad the series yet to get a gist.
Most drama shows with development, like The Shield, have their plot that they're trying to drive forward - where every episode gives you a little cut of it, while trying to keep you interested with twists and a cool character or two. The Wire just doesn't feel like that at all. I don't think any Wikipedia entry or TL post will do it true justice though. Less reading more watching gogogo!
On December 31 2010 10:26 FireBlast! wrote:Some of the deaths are so heart wrenching.. + Show Spoiler +People go on about Wallace, Dee, Bodie etc but when Stringer concedes to his fate, it was actually unbearable, I couldnt watch.
I hear you; I deeply admire the character. I'm normally unemotional and untouchable, but I became a torn up mess for a few days after watching that. Pretty funny in retrospect, I remember crying to my friends- explaining how some character on some show they've never heard of dies, like they needed be upset about it too lmao.
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On December 31 2010 10:26 FireBlast! wrote:Some of the deaths are so heart wrenching.. + Show Spoiler +People go on about Wallace, Dee, Bodie etc but when Stringer concedes to his fate, it was actually unbearable, I couldnt watch.
i think the rooftop reminiscence scene just before it happens is possibly the greatest scene in the wire.
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On December 31 2010 10:54 snotboogie wrote:
It's all done extremely well, and personally after watching The Wire I can't take any other show seriously at all. This show treats its audience assuming they are intelligent, it doesn't hand you anything on a platter so you have to pay attention. I forget which rewatch I'm on right now (probably 7th or 8th watch-through) but I'm STILL picking up little details which I never realized before. It's deep, and when you watch other shows after you can't help but notice all the little TV tropes they throw in to make it "better viewing" for the audience.
I still watch youtube clips of The Wire all the time. Just watched when + Show Spoiler +Marlo dissolved the co-op Marlo's admission just to flex his dominance before giving a cover story that no one believes, but will heed to anyways. Marlo showing some respect to Slim Charles when he knows Slim Charles would reject his offer. Cheese's irreverence and Slim's reservation are also seen in this scene.
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Omar is by far my favourite character, everything he says is just epic.
+ Show Spoiler +"Yo String! You come at the king you best not miss."
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On December 31 2010 14:17 annYeong(o11) wrote:Omar is by far my favourite character, everything he says is just epic. + Show Spoiler +"Yo String! You come at the king you best not miss."
+ Show Spoiler + my omar favourite, so funny :D
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Omar is by far my favourite character, everything he says is just epic. + Show Spoiler +"Yo String! You come at the king you best not miss."
"I'm not much for cards but I think these .45's beat a full house" is one of my favs
season 5 spoilers + Show Spoiler +Im really quite satisfied with how it ended for omar, he couldnt survive that just wouldnt of seemed right. The most badass character shot dead by a kid not in some epic gun fight.. just seemed like the right end, no glory for a gunslinger.
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Finished the first season recently, and figured I would love it based on the reviews I have read and being I live 10 minutes from Baltimore, sadly I found it very mediocre and at times quite boring... may be due to the fact I never really got into cop shows very much (Law & Order, CSI and the hundred clones).
Are the later seasons about the same as season one?
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