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zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 11 2010 18:20 GMT
#121
I sort of lost all interest after the focus of the series switched to the press. The first few seasons were definitely the best. I even thought the dock storyline was well done and thoroughly engaging.
brain_
Profile Joined June 2010
United States812 Posts
July 13 2010 04:34 GMT
#122
Halfway through season 1. So far this is the best show ever to air on TV. Higher quality than most movies.
DrainX
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Sweden3187 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-13 07:14:35
July 13 2010 06:42 GMT
#123
On July 12 2010 03:20 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I sort of lost all interest after the focus of the series switched to the press. The first few seasons were definitely the best. I even thought the dock storyline was well done and thoroughly engaging.

Wasn't that the last season?

Here is an interview with David Simon by Bill Moyers.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04172009/watch.html

A talk by David Simon at USC.

davis.of.km
Profile Joined May 2010
United States23 Posts
July 13 2010 06:50 GMT
#124
Greatest television series ever, period.
littlechava
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States7220 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-03 06:49:23
August 03 2010 06:20 GMT
#125
On July 12 2010 03:20 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I sort of lost all interest after the focus of the series switched to the press. The first few seasons were definitely the best. I even thought the dock storyline was well done and thoroughly engaging.

That's sad. I'm almost finished with season 4, and every season, despite the changes in each, has been compelling as fuck.

Hope the fifth season can compare to the earlier ones.

I never actually put in the time to watch this show until I saw Treme - which is an incredible show as well - and then did a little reading up on it and found out that David Simon is amazing. No one else can produce shows that make me want to watch again and again just to make sure I don't miss anything.

edit: Why don't more people mention Oz when they're talking about this series? The Wire was higher quality I think, but Oz almost feels like it should be complementary to this series now. I really want to watch it again, it's been so long.
Entusman #12
heishe
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany2284 Posts
August 04 2010 19:08 GMT
#126
On August 03 2010 15:20 littlechava wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2010 03:20 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I sort of lost all interest after the focus of the series switched to the press. The first few seasons were definitely the best. I even thought the dock storyline was well done and thoroughly engaging.

That's sad. I'm almost finished with season 4, and every season, despite the changes in each, has been compelling as fuck.

Hope the fifth season can compare to the earlier ones.

I never actually put in the time to watch this show until I saw Treme - which is an incredible show as well - and then did a little reading up on it and found out that David Simon is amazing. No one else can produce shows that make me want to watch again and again just to make sure I don't miss anything.

edit: Why don't more people mention Oz when they're talking about this series? The Wire was higher quality I think, but Oz almost feels like it should be complementary to this series now. I really want to watch it again, it's been so long.


the fifth season was actually by far my favourite season.
If you value your soul, never look into the eye of a horse. Your soul will forever be lost in the void of the horse.
So no fek
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3001 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-04 19:15:32
August 04 2010 19:12 GMT
#127
I'd rank my seasons is two different ways. Which I enjoyed most, and which I think were the best.

Enjoyed would probably be like:

2 > 3 > 1 > 4 > 5

Best:

4 > 1 > 3 > 2 > 5


With that said, I enjoyed all seasons thoroughly. Seasons 2 and 3 were my favorite to watch; I enjoyed them more than season 4. But I don't deny that season 4 was just absolutely amazing. Season 5 was still good, and I actually dug the press thing, but wasn't too fond of the whole homeless murders arc.
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Node
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States2159 Posts
August 04 2010 19:22 GMT
#128
The Wire is quite possibly the greatest television series of all time, and without a doubt the best in the past decade.

As far as seasons go, the fifth probably is the weakest, but it still blows away anything else on television. The fourth season is unbelievably strong, and would probably be my favorite. It's definitely the culmination of everything the show had been working on up to that point. I think the show itself follows the pattern of each individual season -- the penultimate episode is the climax, the final one the denouement. If you look at it that way, there's no way the fifth could live up perfectly to everything else.

For those interested in analysis of the show, check out this site. The guy is really insightful, and if you're going back and rewatching the series (which I highly recommend), reading the veterans reviews can be eye-opening.
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Arnstein
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway3381 Posts
August 04 2010 22:11 GMT
#129
The best TV-series I've seen! Love it! If you haven't watched it, watch it. If you haven't watched all seasons, watch all seasons!
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Narwhal
Profile Joined September 2009
United Kingdom314 Posts
August 04 2010 22:22 GMT
#130
I loved the sopranos but I hated lost, is this as good as the sopranos? the king of drama?

I need to find anew show to get hooked on but so far I tried lost and a few others.
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
Mataru
Profile Joined June 2010
Norway356 Posts
August 04 2010 22:27 GMT
#131
As good as the sopranos? It blows the sopranos out of the water, easily. Best written and acted TV show I've ever seen.
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dimfish
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States663 Posts
August 04 2010 22:55 GMT
#132
On August 05 2010 07:22 Narwhal wrote:
I loved the sopranos but I hated lost, is this as good as the sopranos? the king of drama?

I need to find anew show to get hooked on but so far I tried lost and a few others.


I'm glad this thread got bumped, I never saw it and The Wire is my favorite show. Narwhal, I like Sopranos, Deadwood, and The Wire enough to buy them (over a long period of saving... :oP) and out of them I most love lending The Wire to people and getting them hooked. Check it out!
brain_
Profile Joined June 2010
United States812 Posts
August 04 2010 23:05 GMT
#133
On August 05 2010 07:27 Mataru wrote:
As good as the sopranos? It blows the sopranos out of the water, easily. Best written and acted TV show I've ever seen.



I have to agree. I watched every episode of The Sopranos, and The Wire is far superior.
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
August 04 2010 23:13 GMT
#134
This show is amazing. I recently watched all 5 season. They are all good, but the homeless murder thing in season 5 really bothered me. I almost stopped watching after the first fake murder because I was just so appalled and disappointed with Jimmy. I'm glad I stuck with it because the season turned out to be good.
Narwhal
Profile Joined September 2009
United Kingdom314 Posts
August 05 2010 00:03 GMT
#135
On August 05 2010 07:55 dimfish wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 05 2010 07:22 Narwhal wrote:
I loved the sopranos but I hated lost, is this as good as the sopranos? the king of drama?

I need to find anew show to get hooked on but so far I tried lost and a few others.


I'm glad this thread got bumped, I never saw it and The Wire is my favorite show. Narwhal, I like Sopranos, Deadwood, and The Wire enough to buy them (over a long period of saving... :oP) and out of them I most love lending The Wire to people and getting them hooked. Check it out!



Thank you guys for the reply, I was going to try Deadwood as mentioned but I herd it was cancelled prematurely so I didn't want to commit to it knowing there was no ending - if that's true I don't know, I herd it was cancelled around a year ago.

poster above above , I find it hard to think it would "blow the sopranos out of the water" but I'm game to try it, imo you can't judge a drama series untill you watch at least half of the first season that is why I ask you fellows.

I'm waiting for Dexter new season but from hearing what the people have to say bluntly I am definitely going to give The wire a go! cheers.
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
maple8
Profile Joined March 2010
United States27 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-05 00:13:57
August 05 2010 00:12 GMT
#136
To echo everyone else in here, yes The Wire was amazing. Those who liked The Wire might also want to check out Homicide: Life on the Street. It's an older show, it ran in the 90s (93-99 I think?). It was based loosely on a book by David Simon (creator of the wire) and he produced it and wrote many of the episodes. It also features several (minor) actors from The Wire, and also takes place in Baltimore. The Wire is the best cop show i ever saw, bar none, but Homicide is a close second.
heishe
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany2284 Posts
August 05 2010 00:13 GMT
#137
this is kinda of topic, but if you haven't checked it out yet, "Breaking Bad" is also really awesome, mainly because of the performance of Bryan Cranston, but everything in the show is just as awesome. (nothing compared to the wire though )
If you value your soul, never look into the eye of a horse. Your soul will forever be lost in the void of the horse.
Zato-1
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Chile4253 Posts
August 05 2010 00:19 GMT
#138
On August 05 2010 04:22 Node wrote:
The Wire is quite possibly the greatest television series of all time, and without a doubt the best in the past decade.

I couldn't put it better myself.

On August 05 2010 04:22 Node wrote:For those interested in analysis of the show, check out this site. The guy is really insightful, and if you're going back and rewatching the series (which I highly recommend), reading the veterans reviews can be eye-opening.

Thanks for the link, I'll take a look at it.
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chocopan
Profile Joined April 2010
Japan986 Posts
August 05 2010 00:40 GMT
#139
It's true the final season was the weakest. Still, this is one of the finest TV shows I've ever seen. Truly exceptional work.

If you have any interest in TV as a medium at all, you owe it to yourself to try this show. (Takes some time to follow it, be sure to watch an episode or two before you give up hehe.)
Dance those ultras
Narwhal
Profile Joined September 2009
United Kingdom314 Posts
August 05 2010 01:07 GMT
#140
On August 05 2010 09:40 chocopan wrote:
It's true the final season was the weakest. Still, this is one of the finest TV shows I've ever seen. Truly exceptional work.

If you have any interest in TV as a medium at all, you owe it to yourself to try this show. (Takes some time to follow it, be sure to watch an episode or two before you give up hehe.)



The last few episodes of the sopranos were a slight disappointment but it's how you take it that counts, in real life there usually is no happy OR sad ending to story's they just keep going.
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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