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On March 14 2011 05:35 Haggis wrote:
I miss the wire. <3 the Bunk
I was just wondering if I was gonna make it through this whole thread without seeing any love for The Bunk!
Just finished The Wire off the glowing reviews from this thread, and I am 100% with you lot. Best friggen show ever. The fact that by the end of the last series there were so many major characters that I knew and cared about was amazing. Eventually I'll manage to convince my friends to watch it already so I'll have someone to gush to.
Sadly also agreed on The Wire ruining TV for me though. Trying to watch 24 (season 3) and Spooks (season...the latest one) at the moment and just can't get into them nearly as well as I did before. Kinda hoping these are just bad seasons...I do want to be able to watch some mindless stuff too >.<
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On May 09 2011 01:09 Optimist wrote:I was just wondering if I was gonna make it through this whole thread without seeing any love for The Bunk! Just finished The Wire off the glowing reviews from this thread, and I am 100% with you lot. Best friggen show ever. The fact that by the end of the last series there were so many major characters that I knew and cared about was amazing. Eventually I'll manage to convince my friends to watch it already so I'll have someone to gush to. Sadly also agreed on The Wire ruining TV for me though. Trying to watch 24 (season 3) and Spooks (season...the latest one) at the moment and just can't get into them nearly as well as I did before. Kinda hoping these are just bad seasons...I do want to be able to watch some mindless stuff too >.<
After getting somewhat of an overdose of realism from "The Wire" a lot of shows after it do seem too simplistic or too unrealistic. I certainly can't watch any cop shows anymore, The Wire just makes them seem laughably implausible.
"Welcome to CSI, let's use this multi-billion science gimmick to solve the killing of this hooker"
No CSI, let's not. Let's talk about police budgets 
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On May 09 2011 01:35 zalz wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2011 01:09 Optimist wrote:On March 14 2011 05:35 Haggis wrote:
I miss the wire. <3 the Bunk I was just wondering if I was gonna make it through this whole thread without seeing any love for The Bunk! Just finished The Wire off the glowing reviews from this thread, and I am 100% with you lot. Best friggen show ever. The fact that by the end of the last series there were so many major characters that I knew and cared about was amazing. Eventually I'll manage to convince my friends to watch it already so I'll have someone to gush to. Sadly also agreed on The Wire ruining TV for me though. Trying to watch 24 (season 3) and Spooks (season...the latest one) at the moment and just can't get into them nearly as well as I did before. Kinda hoping these are just bad seasons...I do want to be able to watch some mindless stuff too >.< After getting somewhat of an overdose of realism from "The Wire" a lot of shows after it do seem too simplistic or too unrealistic. I certainly can't watch any cop shows anymore, The Wire just makes them seem laughably implausible. "Welcome to CSI, let's use this multi-billion science gimmick to solve the killing of this hooker" No CSI, let's not. Let's talk about police budgets Check out "The Shield" if you want a decent cop show that is comparable but very different than "The Wire".
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On May 09 2011 02:04 Adebisi wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2011 01:35 zalz wrote:On May 09 2011 01:09 Optimist wrote:On March 14 2011 05:35 Haggis wrote:
I miss the wire. <3 the Bunk I was just wondering if I was gonna make it through this whole thread without seeing any love for The Bunk! Just finished The Wire off the glowing reviews from this thread, and I am 100% with you lot. Best friggen show ever. The fact that by the end of the last series there were so many major characters that I knew and cared about was amazing. Eventually I'll manage to convince my friends to watch it already so I'll have someone to gush to. Sadly also agreed on The Wire ruining TV for me though. Trying to watch 24 (season 3) and Spooks (season...the latest one) at the moment and just can't get into them nearly as well as I did before. Kinda hoping these are just bad seasons...I do want to be able to watch some mindless stuff too >.< After getting somewhat of an overdose of realism from "The Wire" a lot of shows after it do seem too simplistic or too unrealistic. I certainly can't watch any cop shows anymore, The Wire just makes them seem laughably implausible. "Welcome to CSI, let's use this multi-billion science gimmick to solve the killing of this hooker" No CSI, let's not. Let's talk about police budgets Check out "The Shield" if you want a decent cop show that is comparable but very different than "The Wire".
I allready watched the shield and it is indeed, also a very good show.
The Wire is my #1 show of all time but The Shield ranks pretty high aswell.
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This thread has so many posts where people say mindblowing stuff about how amazing the wire is that it would be great to add them to the OP.
Why?
To get more damn people to watch this classic.
It's so good that I need to get other people to watch it and then have them talk about it so I can get a little taste of what is was like for me the first time I watched. I just didn't know TV could be that good.
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On May 09 2011 02:13 zalz wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2011 02:04 Adebisi wrote:On May 09 2011 01:35 zalz wrote:On May 09 2011 01:09 Optimist wrote:On March 14 2011 05:35 Haggis wrote:
I miss the wire. <3 the Bunk I was just wondering if I was gonna make it through this whole thread without seeing any love for The Bunk! Just finished The Wire off the glowing reviews from this thread, and I am 100% with you lot. Best friggen show ever. The fact that by the end of the last series there were so many major characters that I knew and cared about was amazing. Eventually I'll manage to convince my friends to watch it already so I'll have someone to gush to. Sadly also agreed on The Wire ruining TV for me though. Trying to watch 24 (season 3) and Spooks (season...the latest one) at the moment and just can't get into them nearly as well as I did before. Kinda hoping these are just bad seasons...I do want to be able to watch some mindless stuff too >.< After getting somewhat of an overdose of realism from "The Wire" a lot of shows after it do seem too simplistic or too unrealistic. I certainly can't watch any cop shows anymore, The Wire just makes them seem laughably implausible. "Welcome to CSI, let's use this multi-billion science gimmick to solve the killing of this hooker" No CSI, let's not. Let's talk about police budgets Check out "The Shield" if you want a decent cop show that is comparable but very different than "The Wire". I allready watched the shield and it is indeed, also a very good show. The Wire is my #1 show of all time but The Shield ranks pretty high aswell. Nothing can touch the shield D:
Only show you can watch all the way through like 6 times and still see new things and appreciate new aspects on the 7th viewing :D.
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What a great reminder to re-watch this again. So many great characters, it's no surprise everyone has different favorite character. Reading through some of the old scenes still gives me chills. Honestly a masterpiece of a show.
If you haven't seen it, watch it. Don't rush through it though, it is sad to get near the end and realize there aren't more episodes to look forward to.
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One of the best shows of all time. The realism,the characters,the plot,everything is mindblowing.
And yes,as someone said,it ruined many shows for me,the bar is too high now.
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One of my favorite series.
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Reckon there's any chance of this ever being released on bluray? Or was it shot with stone age equipment?
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oh wow just thinking about the omar scene @ court makes gifts me a banana smile all over my face.
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never seen it and i cant find it online ;/
someone pm me a reliable link?
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This is such an amazing series. Honestly 100% the best THE BEST series I've ever watched in my entire life.
However, this isn't for everyone. This show is slow slow slow and has close to no cliffhangers. It's not like the crap you watch today where every show ends in a cliffhanger and explosions are everywhere. If you want to watch a quality TV series that has a plot so strong you keep watching, this is totally for you. This show doesn't rely on gimmicks that other shows do to keep its viewers watching. I absolutely love this series!!!
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On May 16 2011 08:30 Thrill wrote:
Reckon there's any chance of this ever being released on bluray? Or was it shot with stone age equipment?
It was shot in what looks like 4:3, not exactly a prime candidate for upgrade. I think the relative "graininess" is also something that helps, rather than hurts the visuals anyway.
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Gota say the strangest thing for me by the end was that I really liked Marlo, after in the beginning thinking of him as a 'worthless usurper' to the 'true' gangstas. But by the end man I thought he was awesome :>
PS I personally like the idea of just the 5 seasons. Maybe 'cause I'm British and used to small amounts of series in my favourite shows.
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On June 05 2011 19:37 sc4k wrote:
Gota say the strangest thing for me by the end was that I really liked Marlo, after in the beginning thinking of him as a 'worthless usurper' to the 'true' gangstas. But by the end man I thought he was awesome :>
PS I personally like the idea of just the 5 seasons. Maybe 'cause I'm British and used to small amounts of series in my favourite shows.
I never really liked Marlo but that whole under-acting never really goes down well with me so it's hardly his fault. I much prefer the grandiose larger then life Omar.
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If anyone is interested in watching the series there is a deal going on Amazon.com for the complete DVD set for $73
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Nice! This is still my favorite TV series!
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