The Wire: Greatest Show Ever Made
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Azrayne
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Are you sure he's on coke? Looks like they all just got pretty stoned. Either that or it's one of those '7am and we've been going since last night' kinda things. Funny shit either way.
iannis
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Yeah, S5 was sort of "BIG FINISH" or "Just in case someone watching didn't fucking get it already".
IMHO. Mad Men is the only serial from the past decade which gives The Wire a run for the title. Plenty of good shows, even a couple of great shows. Very few masterworks.
IMHO. Mad Men is the only serial from the past decade which gives The Wire a run for the title. Plenty of good shows, even a couple of great shows. Very few masterworks.
Azrayne
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I like Mad Men, and I agree that they're pretty much on par for acting and storyline. But while Mad Men's a great show and provides an awesome window into an interesting time and place in recent history, The Wire not only does that but provides some serious and deep commentary on current social and political issues. It also has a bit more depth imo, I've rewatched The Wire twice and picked up on new things each time, whereas I've yet to rewatch a single episode of Mad Men. I know there is stuff there that I'd probably pick up on re-watching it, but the core theme just isn't relevant enough to make it worth the time investment. Maybe if I was American, or alive in the 60's, or worked in advertising, that would be different, but I'm not, I wasn't and I don't, so I have to put The Wire ahead.
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One of the things I enjoy the most out of the show is how the actors play the characters the very same through the whole show. In almost every other show I go back and watch, you always see actors growing into their roles. Simon and directors for The Wire were able to get this cast to be these character right off the bat and I think that's really impressive.
spronk
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i wonder if to a poor or ethnic family mad men would be just as eye opening as the wire is to white/affluent people. its 99% white people who are always going on and on about how awesome the wire or breaking bad is, but to a poor person its just "what the fuck, how do none of you assholes know this shit".
like to me justified (at least s1-4) were really awesome, since I don't really know shit about the South
like to me justified (at least s1-4) were really awesome, since I don't really know shit about the South
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This reminds me, one lunch we were all discussing shows, HBO, GoT, Band of Brothers etc... So we got on the subject of good HBO shows and im like "Hey dudes, you should watch The Wire, its like one of the best HBO shows ever made." They all look at me like "WTF?" look away and ignore me.
Their loss.
Their loss.
ohkcrlho
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i know right?many people who i talk to only heard about the wire because many were comparing (if that is even possible) to Breaking Bad.
like you said, their loss.
for me,this is the best scene from season 3,one of the best (maybe the best) of the whole show:
what mcnulty says at the end.....fuckin brutal but well said.
Selix
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This was me. It surprised me to learn from several of my white friends that they thought drug dealers were all unintelligent gangbangers who would shoot anyone who "dissed" them for any reason and steal from their own grandmothers for a single hit.
Szlia
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The Wire is not eye-opening on the fact organized crime is organized. It's eye-opening on the realities of police work and the complexity of society. This show is without peer, simply because it's the only show that, once you have seen it, changes they way you see dozens of other shows on similar subjects. It is more than just itself.
Tuco
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agree 100%. I don't know a single person who thinks drug dealers were all unintelligent gangbangers. I think most white Americans think that the powerful drug dealers use unintelligent gangbangers to move, protect and sell their product. Which I believe to be true.
spronk
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even after watching the wire i'll admit i'm still racist as fuck when it comes to negative connotions of ghettos, drug dealers, etc
also I don't get the idea that watching the wire changed how you think about other TV shows. I never thought highly of CSI, Law and Order, Hawaii 5-0, House, or any other medical/criminal/political show. Their situations were always stupid but they are entertaining because of great actors and interesting stories that always get neatly wrapped up in 45 minutes. Did people really need to watch The Wire to realize that most TV shows are pretty dumb but entertaining?
also I don't get the idea that watching the wire changed how you think about other TV shows. I never thought highly of CSI, Law and Order, Hawaii 5-0, House, or any other medical/criminal/political show. Their situations were always stupid but they are entertaining because of great actors and interesting stories that always get neatly wrapped up in 45 minutes. Did people really need to watch The Wire to realize that most TV shows are pretty dumb but entertaining?
