So The Wire is finished, was it the finest television of all time? Did it end better than the Sopranos ? Was the newspaper storyline a weakness or did it raise questions about the media and its treatment of the problems discribed in the rest of the show?
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I keep hearing about The Wire as if it was the 2nd coming or something...
Is it really that good? Should I waste good HDD space to find out?
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I've been wondering that too. The last series I 'committed to' (can you say that) was Ugly Betty. It was great but then all the videos disappeared from Stage 6 and then Stage 6 died altogether and now I am bereft.
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I've just finished watching Seasons 1-3, will buy Season 4 imminently. I think it's fucking aces. Best thing I've seen on telly in ages. Lester and Bubbles are my favourites.
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BM you are in for a treat by the end of season 3 i was thinking 'this is damn good'. By the end of season 4 I was thinking 'my god this is great'
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I like how it pulls you up short sometimes. Like with McNulty, he's such an arsehole, there I am thinking to myself "Why is he such an arsehole? He's, like, the central character!" and then I think, "Doh! I forgot. This The Wire."
I'm really impressed at the bravery of planning a five season show that follows a single investigation. And the characters..!? Prez! What a fucking idiot. STAY... IN... THE... OFFICE!
Omar and Mouzone are a pretty terrifying team, aren't they?
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This happened to me very quickly on in the first season up to that point Kima seemed to be portayed as the level headed 'good cop' you then see her kicking the crap out of a suspect during a raid. Thinking back it was Bodie that she does it to.
Sabian if you decide to 'obtain' it, and you really should. You may want to be careful of this thread as it looks like it might get a bit spoiler filled, and it WILL damage your enjoyment of the show.
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I watched about three eps of The Wire after being told by many people that I'd love it, but I just found it drab. From time to time I think about trying again, but I doubt I ever shall.
The only things I watch regularly are My Name is Earl and Shameless, though, so maybe my opinion counts for shit.
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Maybe I will have another go at the wire then. I watched a bit but I struggle with things where many of the characters look similar – white men in suits, or black men in sportswear in this case. Mafia films are a nightmare for me! Though I was quite drunk/depressed/tranquilised at the time as well which probably didn’t help!
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This is one of the features of the programme, it gives no easy way in, but it is worth the effort. However the first time I watched it i spent many episodes thinking Idis Elba (who actually plays Stringer Bell) was in fact Avon Barksdale!
So any important pieces of information are contained within seeming trivial conversation or on the screen with no "flashing arrow" to point it out to you. As one of the detectives says at one point " ... and all the pieces matter"
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Luckily, Pink watched most of the first season before me, so I could continuously ask "Who's that? What are they doing? Why?" like an inquisitive three year old until I'd got my head around the whole thing.
I still haven't seen the last two episodes of season 5, and can't bloody wait til friday when he gets home and I can watch them.
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I'm not going to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen season five yet (and you absolutely must watch all of the seasons in order) but I will say that a couple of incidents in the run up to the end left me feeling like I'd been punched in the stomach. As J pointed out though "it's The Wire. You've got to suck it up". I didn't cry at any point, however. Not like I did when The Incident With Wallace occured.
But, yes. Omar = excellence and Bubbles = excellence and Dukie = heart wrenching.
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quote: For the past three years, whenever you say “The Wire” white people are required to respond by saying “it’s the best show on television.” Try it the next time you see a white person! Though now they might say “it WAS the best show on television.”
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Increasingly that site gives me the impression that non-whites are a bunch of lazy, ignorant, selfish savages who stumble around with all the discerning taste and social conscience of a labrador that's been half-starved for three days.
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I wasn't having a go at you though Dr B! Don't be like that. Please come back! You're still my little sugar plumb! Come on! Give me a smile! Who's my little cream puff? Come on. Don't be like that.
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My momma's so stupid she stayed in the grocery store for one day looking at a can of orange juice just because it said concentrate.
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I'd advise people against clicking on that link unless they wish to re-assess Cedric Daniels as a total, total gaylord.
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