saint dave Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just finished rewatching the first series as at first watch I didn't really get the hype , but , sat and worked my way through it and I've come to the conclusion that it really is a great show. Noticed a lot more going on this time and upgrade it to almost sopranos. I also reread the book Homicide : A Year On The Killing Streets by David Simon. Some of the stories and characters from the book make it into The Wire and some of the Detectives from the book play parts in The Wire , definitely worth a read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabGaz Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I just started watching season 1 again the other night and it really is fantastic. For what it’s worth I have The Wire at the top of the TV tree with Breaking Bad and Sopranos in 2nd and 3rd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmen Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 ssshhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeetttt Breaking bad isn't even close to this. (i liked it but it nowhere near as much as others.) The wire is amazing but i do wonder how many viewers it lost during season 1. it is very slow but you can see it is building the characters and getting you to buy into the realism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I’ve just finished and it’s the best television I have ever watched 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 For the past year I have been wondering if I should buy the entire box set or not and the last time it was on offer it was £50 which I thought was good, but by the time I decided to buy it, it had gone back up to £120-odd. So my question is, is it worth the £50? I've heard that it's amazing and of the best TV shows ever, but is it actually?The pricing here is obscene! [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Finally getting down to watch the box set after arriving in North Wales to reunite with old friends, and the place has just been put in lockdown (£35 btw). Weird how dated it seems already but it's a couple of decades I suppose. Things like not even having a tracker on an undercover police car. Great telly though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Watched this from start to season five now. Would rate it along with anything tbh and although the first season was slow you could tell it was quality and had something about it. Season 4 was a tough watch but probably the best along with the second (docks) series imo. Omar, bubbles, mcnulty, bunk, sobotkas probably my favourite characters but lots of great casting all round. Agree about the earlier comments about Stanfield though I’d rather have had Chris or the boxing coach as the other crimelord. He wasn’t terrible just not really believable. The thing that shocked me was that it all felt very real and in a country like America. When things are bad there it’s as bad as anywhere in the world. It hit the nail on the head in terms of all the forces that keep cities like that down. I can’t see any recovery for places like Baltimore or ex heavy industry cities. Sheeeeet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northsea80 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I’m rewatching this also, just closing out season 2. I on first watching wasn’t a fan of season 2 and the Sabotkas, this time around I’m really enjoying it, might be my favourite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Started a full rewatch of this now after battering through the Sopranos again. 3rd time round, season 2 ep 2 atm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Henderson to deliver ..... said: Started a full rewatch of this now after battering through the Sopranos again. 3rd time round, season 2 ep 2 atm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 41 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: "We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now we just put our hands in the next guy's pocket" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 15 hours ago, Henderson to deliver ..... said: Started a full rewatch of this now after battering through the Sopranos again. 3rd time round, season 2 ep 2 atm. Doing the same myself just now first time watching a series 3 times. Just reached end of season 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkthebigclub Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Quit "Curb your enthusiasm" and started this today. Three episodes in, loving this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDoddyKane Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 My favourite show ever, by Season 4 I thought it was TV's finest ever show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 13 hours ago, BigDoddyKane said: My favourite show ever It's very, very good. I'm onto ep. 8 now. Theme song is bloody nippy though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 44 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: It's very, very good. I'm onto ep. 8 now. Theme song is bloody nippy though! Series 1 has the best version. Series 2 has the original Tom Waits version, the versions in Series 3-5 are meh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I’ve been meaning to do a The Wire rewatch. Might get started this weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Commenced my second watch of the Wire lastnight, fully 7 years after my first. Excited. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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