The Wire - Forgot how good it waz

[Wazza68]

Originally Posted by johnandmaz

I've watched all 5 seasons a few times many years ago. Saw it was on Sky boxsets again and watched little else these past 2 weeks. Mid season 3 now.

Tried so hard to convince other people to watch it without success. The pilot episode was regarded as one of the worst of any series anywhere but once you get past the first couple of episodes you're utterly hooked. Plus the earlier comment about putting the subtitles on makes it a different watch altogether.

The subject matter is difficult to watch and the main reason it was cancelled - the public found it a little too tough. It is very "gritty" but not as graphic as modern TV. You get to invest so much (and oddly feel compassionate) in the characters - the police, dealers and the people stuck in the middle like Bubs. A bit like Game of Thrones - bad people do good things and good people do bad (sometimes).

A lot of real life police officers and drug criminals played characters in the series. Just brilliant TV. Omar's coming!

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Just started season 2 again. Agree with the GoT similarities. Very fine line between good and bad!
Omar is one of the best characters ever in TV!

[gjdjud]

Such an amazing programme. Watched the whole lot a couple of times and will watch again one day. At first it's hard to get slang and street talk but you soon pick it up! Weird as their are so many Brits in the cast!

[novocastrian]

Originally Posted by gjdjud

Such an amazing programme. Watched the whole lot a couple of times and will watch again one day. At first it's hard to get slang and street talk but you soon pick it up! Weird as their are so many Brits in the cast!

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i started again last night with first 3 episodes

snoop was one character i had to have the subtitles on for

[keith1973]

Was a great show series 2 was a bit slow in my top 5 of all time

[Wazza68]

Originally Posted by johnandmaz

A bit like Game of Thrones - bad people do good things and good people do bad (sometimes).

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Just started on season 3 again and I’d forgotten. Aiden ‘Little Finger’ Gillen plays mayoral candidate Tommy Carcetti

[JoJo88]

We tried it a few years ago but like previous posters have said, I found it hard to understand, or even hear, the dialogue and gave up. However, having never heard a bad review, we're giving it another go and so far I'm really enjoying it. However, once again I'm sometimes struggling to hear it at times so I've now ordered the DVDs so I can put the subtitles on

[johnandmaz]

On a tangent. Some of the best character names in any TV series ever. My favourite TV series is West Wing but the characters are Sam and Josh and Donna and...

Not the Wire. Oh no. Great names like Poot, Cheese, Slim Charles, Stringer Bell, Proposition Joe, Butchie, Cutty, Snoop, Omar, Bodie and many more.

I could die happy if I had just one of Danny Baker's stories and a nickname like Slim Charles.

[Wazza68]

Originally Posted by johnandmaz

On a tangent. Some of the best character names in any TV series ever. My favourite TV series is West Wing but the characters are Sam and Josh and Donna and...

Not the Wire. Oh no. Great names like Poot, Cheese, Slim Charles, Stringer Bell, Proposition Joe, Butchie, Cutty, Snoop, Omar, Bodie and many more.

I could die happy if I had just one of Danny Baker's stories and a nickname like Slim Charles.

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Let’s not forgot Snot Boogie who was seen lying in the street, having met his demise, in the opening scenes of the pilot episode

[theCMG]

True dat

[Big Dog]

I’m watching Bosch currently and it’s funny watching Marlo Stanfield play a cop