The Wire Thread

[littletedwest]

13 minutes ago, Redder Lurtz said:

Watching again from start to finish. Halfway through S2. I'm still not happy about D going out like that. Too soon, too quick and by someone we didn't even know. After 19 episodes of D being one of the key characters it just felt like, "Oh, well kill him off now. Yeah, that'll do."

 

Shite. 

I didn't mine it. Proved unlike Some program's they wouldn't play it safe. 

[KMD7]

 

[Curly]

I’ve just finished a rewatch of it all. Surprisingly enjoyed the final 2 series more than previous times, but still think they made it too off piste with how lester was quick to join in with the bollocks. Was like a new character 

[littletedwest]

[Redder Lurtz]

Can't find a video clip but Zenobia in the restaurant telling Darnell to take his napkin out of his collar

 

"Put that on yo lap, fool. You see anyone else up in here lookin all Fred Flintstone and shit?" 

 

That's the greatest line in season 4 

[Remmie]

To go with the incredible performances there are some great voices in The Wire. My favourites are Bunk, Lester Freeman and Prop Joe

[lifetime fan]

3 hours ago, Remmie said:

To go with the incredible performances there are some great voices in The Wire. My favourites are Bunk, Lester Freeman and Prop Joe

Prop Joe was brilliant. 
 

 

[Redder Lurtz]

Gutted I've finished it (2nd viewing). 

[littletedwest]

16 hours ago, lifetime fan said:

Prop Joe was brilliant. 
 

 

Speaking of cock suckers

[Section_31]

Class this by David Simon. The guy who provided Michael K Williams with the drugs that killed him got 30 months, but Simon asked for leniency because he said Williams was against mass incarceration and would have fought to prevent it in this case, also that he'd alway taken responsibility for his own actions.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jul/26/michael-k-williams-the-wire-overdose-death-drug-dealer-sentenced

[A Red]

Never seen this but on  S1 ep3, its not the Sopranos quality, does it get better?

[littletedwest]

Yes. Its the only show I'd say is as good. 

[Byrnie]

18 hours ago, A Red said:

Never seen this but on  S1 ep3, its not the Sopranos quality, does it get better?

I found the first couple of episodes of every season to be like that. Stick with it, it's an incredible show and right up there with The Sopranos.

[Remmie]

It's probably already been posted in this thread already but Fringe is on, my wife is watching and in the same episode Daniels and Bubbles appear, I was playing with my phone so only heard Bubbles' voice but knew who it was instantly. 

 

I don't know why that makes me so happy. 

[A Red]

I still can't read this thread, 4 episodes to go in series 5. I've absolutely loved it. Dying to read up about the actors etc.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I rate the Wire as high as anything but I can't muster the desire to watch it again, and considering I've SOA, Breaking Bad and Sopranos at least 4  times through (sopranos must be 10) it makes no sense, it just seems to have aged worse.

[Section_31]

1 hour ago, Ezekiel 25:17 said:

I rate the Wire as high as anything but I can't muster the desire to watch it again, and considering I've SOA, Breaking Bad and Sopranos at least 4  times through (sopranos must be 10) it makes no sense, it just seems to have aged worse.

Yeah i know what you mean. I think each series has to be taken as one, where the likes of the sopranos and breaking bad have very strong individual episodes.

 

I rarely think of the wire in terms of "that" episode, like I do with other great shows. They're like chapters of a book.

[littletedwest]

10 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Yeah i know what you mean. I think each series has to be taken as one, where the likes of the sopranos and breaking bad have very strong individual episodes.

 

I rarely think of the wire in terms of "that" episode, like I do with other great shows. They're like chapters of a book.

Exactly this. Although I do rewatch individual episodes it doesn't suit it as much as say the sopranos does