The Wire

[Guinnessfan]

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65255&highlight=wire


Has the exact thread title too

Ugh, sorry, I did search too...whatta noob

 

[brownboy]

Best show ever. Best season: 3. Best character: Stringer Bell.

He's good but he cant top Omar!

 

[ali032373]

My wife and I just watched the entire series. We loved it but it ranks behing Breaking Bad.

Great characters and really gritty story. Loved Omar, Chris and Snoop, Dukie. I will echo the previous poster: if you haven't seen it, SEE IT.

 

[wofford29]

Mad Men + Boardwalk Empire > the rest of tv

 

[karamazov80]

This is by far the best drama I've ever seen on TV

That's probably because it's the best show to ever come on TV.

Mad Men + Boardwalk Empire < the rest of tv

Huh. I actually like Mad Men, but to each their own I guess.

 

[wofford29]

That's probably because it's the best show to ever come on TV.


Huh. I actually like Mad Men, but to each their own I guess.

Early morning. Fixed.

 

[ali032373]

1 breaking bad, 2 the wire, 3 boardwalk empire, 4 mad men

All outstanding shows but I like some shoot em up every now again which is why I put MM last.

 

[Bannister]

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[Calvin Candie]

omar is one of the best character of all time

 

[Dingo]

watched this series a few years ago, loved it
Omar was d man

 

[Calvin Candie]

i hope we get this on blu ray soon.

 

[Calvin Candie]

i hope we get this on blu ray soon.

yeah me too.

 

[surfin4]

the wire ruined tv for me........nothing will ever reach its heights

 

[Calvin Candie]

the wire ruined tv for me........nothing will ever reach its heights

 

[surfin4]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWmryAVUoL8:panic:

 

[surfin4]

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[Calvin Candie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWmryAVUoL8:panic:

looks good.

 

[Calvin Candie]

 

[Calvin Candie]

BEST SHOW OF ALL TIME.

1. the wire
2. breaking bad

 

[batfan08]

I just finished all five seasons, and I'm amazed by the sheer depth of it all. It was an amazing show, but, at the same time, one of the saddest, too. McNulty and Freamon's plot in the finale had me laughing at the absurdity of it, while cringing at the fact that the system had handicapped them so much that it was a necessity, but, honestly, I don't even know where to begin. With Breaking Bad, it was the saga of Walter White, The Sopranos told the tale of Tony Soprano, but this show encompasses an entire city. Politics, law enforcement, schools, unions, the media; the streets; it's crazy to me when I think of just how much content was packed into this program, and how they were able to contain it in a manner that was not only coherent, but also compelling.

One of the things that gets me, though, is thinking about Simon's past as a reporter and Ed Burns' experience in the Baltimore Police Department. I know that, ultimately, it's fiction, but when I think of all of the bureaucracy and red tape, I can't help but wonder if, perhaps, they aren't drawing from personal experiences, in some of those instances. It's remarkable just how often the officers trying to make arrests were arrested by their higher ups and their policies, and how, ultimately, the city suffered for it. The fact that it can take so many characters and give each of them such depth; I really can't think of anything else like it.

The characters were incredible, as well, and, again, there were so many of them. McNulty, Omar, Bubs; it would take multiple posts just to talk about what you loved about the characters, and Baltimore was a constantly evolving landscape. The kids from Season 4 were incredible.