EPT[TV] The Wire - Page 13
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Nchantress
United States12 Posts
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leeznon
United States255 Posts
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heishe
Germany2284 Posts
Was a LOT better this time around, which is hard to believe since it already blew me away in my first run-through. You catch a lot of small things that you didn't get before, more complex plot patterns are easier to understand since you already know what's gonna happen and figure it out from there. My favourite episode still is Season 2: Episode 11. While that episode might be lacking the very essence of The Wire - which is it's intricate knowledge of sociological structures and it's ability to portray these - it is an unbelievably smart episode by the way it was written. Never have I seen (and probably won't ever again) a series run concluded so dramatically well presented and thought out. My favourite Season was Season 4. It just delivered the full blow of sociopolitical insight. My biggest "chill-inducing" moment of the entire series is also in there - when (as mentioned a couple posts earlier in this thread) Bubbles finds his only real connection, his only hope o a meaningful life, dead on the floor, killed by his very own poison and afterwards try to hang himself in the offices of the homicide department. The last episode again left me with that bitter taste of knowing that nothing is every going to be quite as good as The Wire. Sure, David Simon and Ed Burns will collaborate on a couple of more things to come (currently Treme), but unless they return to Baltimore, I'm afraid they will deal with things with which they are not familiar enough to create something quite like The Wire. If only there was some magical receipe to get your friends and beloved ones to watch this show one time in it's entirety. Even if you get them to start the show, they will quickly lose interest at something that superficially starts out like a shrewd cop show and only turns into something more by the beginning of the second season. On a last note: I find it quite sad that this thread has 13 pages in it's entirety, when relatively simple (good, but simple) shows like The Walking Dead accumulate 40 pages after a 6 episode season. | ||
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odE
Finland177 Posts
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TigerKarl
1757 Posts
There's a shift from cinema to these "megamovie"-tv shows, which i like quite a bit. Especially HBO produces many good shows. The Wire is a legend. The characters are just superace. Look at Bodie, Wallace, Omar, Proposition Joe and all the other good folks. Just incredible and intense. | ||
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McNulty
Norway184 Posts
The thing which even makes it more awesome for me, is I can really relate to some of the things in the show, being in law enforcement myself. (No, we don't have a black gay drug dealer robber walking around in the middle of the day with a big ass sawed off shot-gun. =)) Even worked with a wire-tap case or two, and it's just as exciting as shown in The Wire! Especially the scenes with Rawls pushing the stat game, and all the bullshit and decieving around it, you can probably find it in any law enforcement agency in any country in the world. Always giggle a bit when they talk about it. I also LOVE the drug/money theme which streches from the 12 year old corner boy to the Senator. Shiiiiiiiiiit! How come we don't see any of these insanely gifted actors in any other big shows/movies? Maybe my judgement is a bit clouded by my opinion of The Wire, but still... I know Omar stars in Boardwallk Empire, but can't remember seeing too many of the others in big stuff. Seen Rawls here and there, but there are so many others too. | ||
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TigerKarl
1757 Posts
On January 15 2011 03:13 McNulty wrote: How come we don't see any of these insanely gifted actors in any other big shows/movies? Maybe my judgement is a bit clouded by my opinion of The Wire, but still... I know Omar stars in Boardwallk Empire, but can't remember seeing too many of the others in big stuff. Seen Rawls here and there, but there are so many others too. Oh, i see the folks quite frequently. Especially Idris Elba (Stringer Bell) made a ton of movies and tv shows afterwards (the only one i liked was Luther though) I really loved Treme with Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters. Insane show about post-Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans with a ton of music. | ||
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Rflcrx
503 Posts
the guy who played daniels has a siderole in "fringe" and bubbles had a minirole for two episodes. | ||
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SuiteLemunaid
United States3 Posts
The Wire is hands down one of the best shows ever. I would rank it on equal standing with the Sopranos. Another good show that I've started watching is Oz, as well as Breaking Bad. A lot of the actors from Oz were also used in The Wire (I believe Oz came first if I'm not mistaken): Wire : Oz Bode : Kenny Wangler Lt Daniels: Mobe (Undercover cop) Herc: Small 2-3 episode role Carver: Clayton Hughes there are some others I can't remember right now (and also Edie Falco from Sopranos). Anyone who liked the Wire I think would also like Oz. | ||
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ccou
United States681 Posts
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Subversive
Australia2229 Posts
On January 15 2011 04:34 SuiteLemunaid wrote: Can't believe this thread is still being posted in 5 years later. The Wire is hands down one of the best shows ever. I would rank it on equal standing with the Sopranos. Another good show that I've started watching is Oz, as well as Breaking Bad. A lot of the actors from Oz were also used in The Wire (I believe Oz came first if I'm not mistaken): Wire : Oz Bode : Kenny Wangler Lt Daniels: Mobe (Undercover cop) Herc: Small 2-3 episode role Carver: Clayton Hughes there are some others I can't remember right now (and also Edie Falco from Sopranos). Anyone who liked the Wire I think would also like Oz. I'm only into season 4 of Oz, but I'll add to the list: Avon plays in at least 1 episode as a CO and Lester Freamon is in a small scene where he portrays an influential member of the black community, talking to Warden Glynn (I won't specify the scene though, as it is semi-spoilerish). | ||
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TymerA
Netherlands759 Posts
This is the best show ever made. Period. | ||
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goldengold
Norway61 Posts
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995832/ | ||
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Eventh
Norway45 Posts
On February 20 2011 22:41 goldengold wrote: Generation Kill is made by the same guy that made The wire, you should watch that, its a 12 episodes following american soldiers in Iraq http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995832/ Generation Kill only had 7 episodes. Nevertheless it was brilliant, just like The Wire. I've seen every episode of the wire 6 times now I think. Should soon be time for another run. | ||
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daxile
Canada829 Posts
OMAR COMIN' | ||
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stroggos
New Zealand1543 Posts
i've watched the wire-> the sopranos -> rome ->the corner, now im watching oz. Interesting to see so many characters of oz going on to many things. Even the gay guy off american psycho plays a CO in oz. All the shows have been amazing so far. personally the wire is probably my favorite show still, though sopranos season 1>any season of the wire imo. The great thing about the wire is that each extra season adds an extra layer of awesomeness to the show and makes each previous seasons even better. One thing i would have liked is for them to have done a season or at least a segment on the greek and shown where the drugs actually come from or where/what country they are made in. but i guess the show only wanted us to see the inside of baltimore | ||
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brum
Hungary187 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/EeGMA.jpg) As for Oz: I think it was fine for a while but then it got pretty repetitive after 2 seasons. | ||
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AlphaWhale
Australia328 Posts
On September 05 2006 19:19 Liquid`Jinro wrote: Yeah, I used to watch it but they no longer send it -,.- I didn't like the 2nd season as much tho (maybe because they replaced the themesong with a cover of the old one ; )). Are you being serious? (About the song) I'm rewatching The Wire right now. Every scene with Rawls is the best scene, especially at the department meetings. Generation Kill is well worth a watch. Oz is a bit more cheesy and sleazy, but still good. | ||
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skindzer
Chile5114 Posts
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KahunaNui
Spain257 Posts
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