Whatever about the problems with season 5, it has the most perfect, satisfying final episode of any of the big shows.
Television The Wire
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Immediately thought of Omar
The Wire has entered the realm of American politics.
Doing my usual summer rewatch of The Wire and holy shit, I just realized Rawls was in the gay bar. Either I never noticed it before or if I did, I forgot I saw it.
Sheeeeeeit.
Wait til you hear about Omar.
But really, I’d never registered it was him in that little half second they showed him as Muzzone’s guy left
Just started it again myself, show has endless rewatchability
The writing is exceptional. So much great dialogue and quotes.
It‘s a timeless classic. Did you see the new version (different format / widescreen)?
I need to mute this thread or I’m just going to end up rewatching every time it gets bumped.
What’s even more annoying is I didn’t watch it first time around and my partner was the one who convinced me to watch it. And obviously she lets me know that.
What’s even more annoying is I didn’t watch it first time around and my partner was the one who convinced me to watch it. And obviously she lets me know that.
I love coming back here after a hiatus from the Cafe.
Yep, crazy rewatchability. I feel the fact that seasons are so distinct from one another adds a lot to that, apart form the fantastic writing, of course. Season 2, which leaves you sort of upset at first due to the change of focus and characters, is absolutely fantastic once you stop missing season 1 or when you're prepared for what's coming.
Season 2 is probably my favourite now.
Frank is such a great character and the whole dock storyline is really interesting.
I've never watched this. I misses it first time round and just never got round to it.
It's been a while since I saw this, but I think season 4 was my favorite.
Huge mistake. The writing more than holds up today, the social commentary is still 100% relevant, and the remastered widescreen full HD version doesn't look particularly dated.
I was late getting in to Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones as well. Never watched Soprano's, The Wire, The Shield or Succession either.
Didn’t age well technology-wise with cellphones and whatnot. But still a great watch for the characters and dialogue.
Not meaning to go after you specifically, but I've never understood these arguments. It's kind of like watching a movie set in Ancient Rome and be bothered by their lack of machine guns.
I wish I was in your shoes.
Not just that, showing Kima struggling on a typewriter and the like was in part meant to illustrate some of the obsolescence riddling our institutions.
Exactly, that's very much part of the story the show is telling. How the police are struggling to keep up with the relatively new (at the time) tech the gangs are using (burners and so on), due to lack of resources, political will and several other reasons. It's the fecking title of the show
Exactly, that's very much part of the story the show is telling. How the police are struggling to keep up with the relatively new (at the time) tech the gangs are using (burners and so on), due to lack of resources, political will and several other reasons. It's the fecking title of the show
Unsettling for people who are used to police labs having poncy touch screen technologies following your verbal commands. "Enhance image!"
We get Prez with his terrible jokes
Thanks for the thread will give it another watch, great show and the noise Snoopy makes is brilliant “yerp”
Prez’s struggles as a first year teacher are on point.
I can tell that Ed Burns had taught before.
I can tell that Ed Burns had taught before.
Isn't it a bit odd how many of the actors in this never really had much of a career after this? It's as if they were average players made to look good by an incredibly well-drilled system. Marlo for example was so intimidating in this and I don't even recall seeing him in anything else.
I mean Michael K Williams was in a lot. Same with Lance Reddick. Aidan Gillen has been in loads of things. Idris Elba became a megastar. But yeah some gave the impression they weren’t really about the glam acting life and suited being character actors. I mean Snoop especially was literally picked up off the street.
Marlo was in Bosch in a large-ish role, but I can’t recall any other.
You're right there are quite a few who went on to have decent careers, and of course, Idris became a Hollywood star. I was sort of thinking about Marlo, Bubbles, Avon, Lester, Kima, D'Angelo, Bodie, Frank Sobotka, Proposition Joe... so many memorable characters
Also, now that you mention Snoop, weren't there other characters who were not proffesional actors either?
Jamie Hector (Marlo) had a prominent role in another big show 'Bosch', as mentioned above. Michael B Jordan (Wallace) is obviously huge. Wood Harris (Avon) is in loads of stuff.
Chris Bauer has been it shitloads of stuff, most recently in the main cast of For All Mankind on Apple TV+. Prop Joe actor passed away in 2013
What platform is this available on in the UK? Is it Sky?
Haven’t watched it in ages, such a great show.
Haven’t watched it in ages, such a great show.
Yeah, Sky. They have most of HBO's shows.
Marlo and baby others from The Wire were in We Own This City which is a must-watch if you’ve not seen it.
I think I lost count at 6 or 7. There were more than that.
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https://www.newsweek.com/all-wire-a...Mondays on HBO.-,Bobby J.,also in "The Wire."
Not really. Once you reach the top, the only way next is downhill.
All these actors from The Wire, made the greatest tv show ever. 99.999999% of actors in history will never participate in anything close to be as perfect and real as the Wire.
And once they end the filiming, they (the actors) knew that they were part of something special that won't ever again be repeated. So many of these actors were confused as real gang bangers from the streets, and not real actors.
Producers knew as well. Hard to give them roles when all these guys will always be remembered by their Wire characters. Like Tony Soprano...
Its the price you pay for being part of perfection.
I'm currently watching "The Deuce", which is a fine tv show, but I can't take it seriously, with so many The Wire characters using funny toupees. Feels like David Simon felt bad for rendering all those actors as hard to cast, so he made a TV show just to give them something to do with their lives.