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@dakritic

5 жыл бұрын

Why did you guys stop making these videos? Bunk, Kima, Omar, Rawls, Herc, Daniels, Carver. Come on!!!

@myshit6200

5 жыл бұрын

ScreenPrism do Avon

@inflectovision8728

5 жыл бұрын

Source?

@torrijosisnice5750

5 жыл бұрын

Ever going to get other videos about The Wire? (only 3 right now, yes?)

@GeraldHarris-cf2zh

5 жыл бұрын

Once Bunk Micheal and Chris are up i well join and contribute.

Jimmy "What the f*** did I do" McNulty

@SophiaAnn12345

3 жыл бұрын

That him

Do Cutty. His arc as a soldier that has the guts to go legit and stand up to the boss to ask to leave in the middle of a street war was an amazing scene.

@Goleary1

3 жыл бұрын

Cutty's story is easily my favorite of the Wire. Him and Bubbles are the only characters who are completely redeemed by the end of the show. Maybe Colvin as well but he never was exactly "bad" in the past. I feel like he's always been good police.

@krstrid

3 жыл бұрын

@@Goleary1 Colvin, McNulty, Greggs, Freamon, and Russell were all great police who cared about their communities and not necessarily the rank they held or was held above them. Bunk had several great moments too especially with Omar and retrieving Dozerman's gun. Rawls, Royce, and Valchek were godawful and very unhelpful but absolutely believable. Landsman and Daniels were effective middle managers that were not perfect but held up their end of their job when it counted minus an incident or two plot related.

@scifinerd17

2 жыл бұрын

@@krstrid Bunk was great police too

@ThirteenAmp

2 жыл бұрын

@@Goleary1 Perez had a nice ending too, he was shown in over his head as a teacher in season 4 but when we see him again in season 5 he's an assertive teacher that the kids listen to

@IagoVital

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThirteenAmp Prez*

Geez The Wire is STILL in a class all its own

@nicholasyanoshak3233

5 жыл бұрын

I will never stop talking about Breaking Bad or The Wire

@aleksisuuronen9094

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasyanoshak3233 you shouldn't. I'm that type of cliche also.

@KingAssmar

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasyanoshak3233 Breaking Bad wasn't nearly as good as the Wire, and wasn't even that good without having to compare it to the greatest TV drama that ever graced the small screen.

@LOLLYPOPPE

4 жыл бұрын

I was a huge fan of Breaking bad, but after watching The Wire there’s no doubt for me that it’s way better.

@johnsalem1795

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody has even tried to make something like it.

I remember the time Littlefinger was the mayor of Baltimore.

@marvinthemartian857

6 жыл бұрын

Or burning heads with Bane

@bravonolan

6 жыл бұрын

Actually,he did fly so good in The Wire.

@illiteratethug3305

6 жыл бұрын

or bumming young lads on Canal Street

@MachineGunMouth

6 жыл бұрын

Senior Woodz but then Sansa and Arya Stark put an end to that...

@trip2themoon

6 жыл бұрын

I remember when Begbie pissed on Littlefinger's legs and then made him put his dick back in his pants.

Lt. Daniels: Lawful Good Kima, Bunk, Lester: Neutral Good McNulty: Chaotic Good

@jorgefernandez8728

4 жыл бұрын

Chaotic relentless Genius, Mcnulty Genius, master mind Lester, Prez

@nomongosinthaworld

4 жыл бұрын

You can’t possibly call Lester neutral lmao

@liquidalb

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh that makes so much sense

@tomjaxson9669

3 жыл бұрын

Marlo Stanfield, Snoop & Chris, Kenard, Bird : Chaotic Evil

@janhuda8841

3 жыл бұрын

Daniels - if we forget about the bad old days

In a time when so many channels are covering Game of Thrones, Rick and Morty and Westworld it's refreshing to go back to the shows that made them possible. The Wire was a turning point in tv history. It respected the viewers enough not to spoonfeed every little detail to them. You had use your head to follow the plots and that's why it's a masterpiece. The Sopranos was just as influential in my opinion but that's not what we're talking about here...

@1955DodgersBrooklyn

6 жыл бұрын

GerryBolger The Sopranos and The Wire changed television.

@GerryBolger

6 жыл бұрын

Sam Seaver I know it's a week later, youtube isn't notifying me for some reason, but I 100% agree with you. I would also throw Deadwood into the mix because that was the first tv show to use a budget closer to a movie than a series. I'm open to correction on that but no matter how you put it, HBO revolutionised tv and started to golden age of the silver screen we live in today..

@Ratchet2431

6 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more with you. I was impatiently waiting for the day when some channel would analyze The Wire or The Sopranos, because I was getting fed up with the fact that they always talked about the same shows (Nerdwriter, and their 1000 videos about Game of Thrones, for example).

@mattwell7236

6 жыл бұрын

OZ had some laughably ridiculous moments but was a great show (at least until season 4) and was the first series HBO put out in 1997. Helped pave the way a lot too.

@patrickmcglynn924

6 жыл бұрын

GerryBolger totally agree best 2 tv shows ever period..wire slightly better for me

The scene where the FBI reading out a description of the serial killer that’s really Jimmy was sheer genius

@gamecokben

5 ай бұрын

No, it was lazy writing that pretended that forensic criminology isn't pseudoscience

@JagmanJohn

Ай бұрын

@@gamecokben Works cited??

@PaidTheCost88

19 күн бұрын

And the fact he agreed with the analysis was hilarious

Hands down the best show ever made! Timeless. Timeless because it will be important 100 years from now. It shows America at its core. Holds a mirror up to the face of America and its bureaucracy. Baltimore in this show is Every major city in the western world. People need to see this, 3/4/5 times. The layers, the subtleties, all there. I can't see how it will ever be topped. The ones who know how good this show is will forever cherish it. I will never stop watching the wire. 'All the pieces matter...'

@xhibit.6986

6 жыл бұрын

Jamie Broomstick Yes, yes, yes!

@MRIDDLE72

5 жыл бұрын

Jamie Broomhall true. The police bosses, the politicians, the education system etc.. shows the truth

@Satanthony

5 жыл бұрын

Very timeless except the use of pay phones.

@michaelbelfer1069

5 жыл бұрын

Jamie Broomhall Hard to argue with that statement Jamie. I was hooked thirty seconds into episode 1 way back when and have watched it at five times since. On thing; McNulty was a great cop but a horse shit human being. Favorite character? Too many to pick one but Bunky Bunk leads the pack I guess.

@MRIDDLE72

5 жыл бұрын

Salpsan life was better and more simple before smart phones. People were smarter too! We had to remember 50 phone numbers by heart, we went outside and lived life and learned lessons at a young age. Young people lack that, but I blame the parents!

Bodie was my favorite. Loyal to a fault.

@thetake

6 жыл бұрын

Love Bodie. Definitely one of most interesting, nuanced, and badass characters on the show. Next to impossible not to root for him.

@Cutiepie-rc3wv

6 жыл бұрын

ScreenPrism His death made me cry. So vicious. He died for his corner.

@jipeon

6 жыл бұрын

His was the toughest. It was especially tough watching him and the rest of the Barksdale crew dwindle down to nothing in favor of Marlo and his crew.

@aivokallo77

6 жыл бұрын

Died like a chess pawn. Trying to shoot diagonally at a rooks coming towards him and eventually taken down by a knights L-move.

@marktaylor6491

6 жыл бұрын

Knowing David Simon, that's probably how he wrote it.

The Wire was so underrated. While I've been clean for a long time now, I lived the life of an addict for a long time, and this was one of the only shows, books, movies, or media of any kind that got close to what the system's really like. It's really sad that a fictional story is closer to the truth than anything you'll see on the news. The Wire was both entertaining, and true to what life is really like for addicts, dealers, the many dirty cops, and the few who actually care about helping the community that employs them.

@shawbrothers18

4 жыл бұрын

eric t dope. Thanks for the comment my brotha!

@junkiejackflash

4 жыл бұрын

I was just saying to another friend how accurate they got it. It was great representation

@MM-qi5mk

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t blame the system for your drug addiction. It’s nobodies fault but your own. A former addict here too. We always like to pass blame when the blame is our own.

Damn it, now I need to watch The Wire for the fourth time.

@thetake

6 жыл бұрын

Lol.

@ProxyMinePro

6 жыл бұрын

Fourth time? I am on my seventh.

@samuelmuiruri4704

6 жыл бұрын

seventh? good lord, i know the wire is addictive but still

@mikelomez9313

6 жыл бұрын

samuel muiruri I've probably watched the whole thing maybe 4 times

@FutureArchitect1

6 жыл бұрын

same

Bubbles anniversary speech and the final scene he appears in - sharing a supper with his sister.. Still makes me cry. I don't believe this show can ever be surpassed.

@lawdzoe576

Жыл бұрын

I'm mad he didn't get clip

i feel like jimmy's ending is the most bittersweet of the entire series. yes, he has had a great personal victory, but ideologically, he has lost everything, as he tells that lying reporter "im just a big fucking joke." the system beat him, and i think that ending montage is him looking out at the city as it is: just the way it was when the series started (i.e. all the characters who take on the roles of previous characters, ex: michael becoming omar, dukie becoming bubbles."). all those betrayals, all that work he did, all the sacrifices he made in his own life, none of them stuck because the city doesn't allow the heroes to win. also i think carver, daniels, and rhonda all had pretty good endings like bubbles. carver made rank by being good police, and rhonda and daniels are able to do good work in the court system. thanks for the great video! not enough youtubers talk about the wire.

@xxxaragon

6 жыл бұрын

that's exactly how I understood it as well. while personal progress might be something that can be archieved, "the game stays the game" - as you correctly mentioned, just that the "positions" are now being occupied by someone else.

@stephengrigg5988

6 жыл бұрын

other parallels were sydnor becoming mcnulty, and carver was essentially the new Daniels, real police with a bad history that'll come back to bite him

@MrGrimlocke

6 жыл бұрын

also Michael became the new Omar and Dukey became the new Bubbles

@Allinone_MMA

2 жыл бұрын

The whole idea is Baltimore is the main protagonist and that’s the issue. Cities will always change the people in them and the ways systems work.

@codyschwarz5155

Жыл бұрын

Was there a new Lester? No one mentions him and he’s the best police ever

Shiiieettt.. about time.

@thetake

6 жыл бұрын

Lol, can never forget that famous line of Gov. Davis' slimy character

@TiroX517

6 жыл бұрын

"They come talking to me about money laundering? IN WEST BALTIMORE? Shiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet"

@jamieherring1803

6 жыл бұрын

+ScreenPrism Can you do one about Marlo Stanfield and Omar

@fuccckckkkkckkck

5 жыл бұрын

Can you do one on Marlo Stanfield please.

@jackfahy2283

4 жыл бұрын

Brother

"You come at the king you best not Miss." - Omar

Best series I've ever seen

@ethidian3444

5 жыл бұрын

S'all about The Wire, and The Leftovers.

@scottinbristol

4 жыл бұрын

You obviously never watched The Sopranos

@ffsave_me8008

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottinbristol Comparing The wire with Sopranos is blasphemy. The wire is far more superior.

@jayharris404

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottinbristol sopranos is boring

@scottinbristol

4 жыл бұрын

@@jayharris404 Maybe youve got a short attention span

And as a testament to its greatness, pretty much all the Wire alumni have gone on and prospered as actors. The show was a masterclass in journeyman acting and natural acting within an epic narrative.

@deb7457

5 жыл бұрын

laggardly 💯✅

@aleksisuuronen9094

5 жыл бұрын

Still bummed J.D Williams haven't got anything eye catching. He was so good at Oz and The Wire as Bodie. I think he had the potential and talent to broke the type casting like Michael Kenneth Williams did in bigger and better roles than he's gotten.

@joeski1073

3 жыл бұрын

@@aleksisuuronen9094 yes I've seen him in some music videos and a few crime shows for an episode at a time. Really underrated actor.

@yoshijb9428

3 жыл бұрын

Love the description. But I'd say there is Broadway/Hollywood level acting here. It's an amazing to see a show that is more grounded or "real" I love this show for that reason. It's not a seasoned actor you need to emulate a addict, a dealer, a thug. Some big head crime boss. Stringer,Cheese, mouzone, bodie; and many many others. Either way I love the show.

David Simon has offered to make a 6th season in exchange for ending the War on Drugs. Seems fair.

@depthsofabjection

5 жыл бұрын

@@StufiBuy nah

@KingAssmar

5 жыл бұрын

@@StufiBuy Like everything you said was wrong or dumb. Simon was talking about human trafficking before anyone else, and it was riveting television.

@brettgallant2791

4 жыл бұрын

@@StufiBuy you seem like a piece of shit lmao

@vaahtobileet

4 жыл бұрын

@@StufiBuy "Nearly every entertainment journalist and fan consistently rates season two as the worst" no they don't lol. Literally everyone knows season 5 is the worst. Season 2 was probably my favorite, but that's beside the point. Season 5 is by far the most hated one.

@AlexanderDivineEmcee

4 жыл бұрын

@@StufiBuy u are super cringy and a huge piece of human garbage 😬

Thank you for doing an episode on The Wire, it's a shame that it remains widely unseen.

@PeterEhik

6 жыл бұрын

word of mouth has gotten it more traction than any marketing ever could. I dont know anyone who watched it while it aired but right now, most people have heard of it and it's probably the most quotable show ever.

@GerryBolger

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin McLaughlin I don't know where you are from but for some reason The Wire became massive here in Ireland. Most people I know have either watched the whole thing or gave up too early. But it certainly is popular here...

@Ratchet2431

6 жыл бұрын

I am from Mexico and I have not met anyone who has seen the series. And it is a show from which hundreds of reasons can be given to see it.

@dallastexas5653

4 жыл бұрын

This is the one series I just can not get people to watch no matter how much I recommend it.

@bothi00

4 жыл бұрын

@@GerryBolger I know this much much later but didn't TG4 air it? Or was RTE?

I wasn’t torn one bit when Jimmy told D’Angelo’s mother that essentially killed her own son.

Actually the moment where McNulty lays it on Deon's mom was one of my favorites. I was like "eat that. You deserve that."

@gamecokben

5 ай бұрын

DeAngelo*

Watching The Wire was life changing. I felt like I was watching myself as a cop when McNulty was on scene.

MCNUTTY!

@derrickwatson4597

6 жыл бұрын

Bar San MoppyTop

@chiefbrody184

6 жыл бұрын

My mainest man!

@TheRealFirstTeam

6 жыл бұрын

Bubbles was killin it lol!!

@illiteratethug3305

6 жыл бұрын

sounds like Bubble's favourite cereal bar McNutty

@Mrsorrynovids

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck did I do?

omars coming yo!

Season 4 I never realized how much I missed jimmy. He’s the fire in this series

@davidrele

7 ай бұрын

4 was the best

Mcnaulty is one of the greatest, most muti- dimensional characters in television history....he’s the Everyman who happens to be great person o eeo

One of the few shows in TV history that will be timeless. This has aged so well and is still crazy relevant today

McNultty: im late for something bubbles: what you late for? McNultty: soccer Bubbles: SUCK WHAT?! lol always makes me lol

This is probably a good cue for me. It's easily been a year since I last watched The Wire. Time to hear McNutty say "Snotboogie" again.

The Wire is still one of the greatest TV show of all times. And a certain contender for the top spot.

@bigsteve1664

3 жыл бұрын

I don't see how anything can top it. Could potentially be an argument for Breaking Bad but that's only about a handful of main characters. The sheer scale of The Wire wins it for me, every aspect from casting, performances, writing, directing, realism and themes make it truly unmatched and will never be matched. To get every aspect right continually over 5 seasons makes it the number one that I'll probably ever watch.

@Grandmaster-Kush

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigsteve1664 I think The Sopranos come close especially since mafia is my favourite genre, but The Wire is still IMO the best media i've seen

The greatest TV show ever!

Literally u guys have no idea how much my eyes lit up when I saw this 😀😀😀😀 hands down my favorite show. A show that I could (and have) watch over n over again and see it in a new perceptive each time. That's what a GREAT show does. It never gets old. Thank u guys.

Yaaaas! Can't wait for the rest of this series, especially Stringer and the best character in TV history, OMAR!

@TheSaplingFriendz

6 жыл бұрын

+iinmediasres Stringer dies in S3E11, Omar dies in S5E8

@BrorealeK

6 жыл бұрын

*whistles farmer in the dell*

@telephonic

6 жыл бұрын

Omar's coming!!

@MachineGunMouth

6 жыл бұрын

scruffy farmdog what's your point? I'm sure everybody and anybody who's a fan of the wire is aware of when these two deaths took place...

@ndogg20

6 жыл бұрын

scruffy farmdog, why the spoilers? You ruin it for those who have not seen it. Geez while your at it why not mention that McNulty is lying dead on a pool table in S5E10, or that Bunk gets killed in the same episode?

Compared to other series the ending to The Wire was the most satisfying, they wrapped up main characters and set the future for others!

I'm so glad you're doing this series! Love this show!

I've been rewatching the wire for about the 10th time and it's still the greatest show ever made. It's everything game of thrones failed to be in its conclusion.

I'm addicted to the wire breakdowns that you guys do their phenomenal

I wish I could like this 1,000 times.

@thetake

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Perhaps tell a few friends instead, lol!

sooooooo excited about this series!

Super hyped for this new Wire study. Thanks SP!

Thank you for the video! The wire is a masterpiece. You have to do an episode on Omar!

@devontejefferson6520

5 жыл бұрын

Books We Heart your wish has been granted

@Grandmaster-Kush

3 жыл бұрын

Oh indeed.

This series is off to a great start. You guys have really hit on a great series idea.

You dissect the character of "McNutty," I hit that subscribe button.

@thetake

6 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, thank you!

The GOAT TV show. I hate to say it, but better than “The Sopranos”. The Wire was so complex and grew from year to year into something so different than how it started. It touched on every aspect of modern urban life like no other show even came close.

I wish you would've done more of these. The Wire is just amazing.

We were torn about McNulty's reaction to DeAngelo's mother?! Nah haha I have never screamed YEAH BITCH so loudly in my life She 100% deserved that

The Wire is my favorite show ever, and this is the best piece of content I've seen anybody make with it. Bravo.

One of the finest channels on KZread - looking forward to more on The Wire

@thetake

6 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that Redcap Productions!

So excited for this series!!

wish u guys kept up with this series on the wire...lots of people rewatching or watching for the first time right now...please do more!

They just had a season 1 marathon on HBO. I LOVED show, more videos PLEASE!!!

Man, I waited to watch these. I just finished the show today. We need some more Wire videos!

These videos so good I genuinely like to rewatch them. I hope you make more The Wire videos

I'm really looking for to the rest of this series. Subscribed.

I hope you do more of these episodes, they're really good!

A Screenprism series? Count me in!

Just when I thought I couldn't love this channel even more. You release a video on 'The Wire'. You absolute beauty.

I'm so thrilled this is gonna be a series! The Wire is unparalleled, could talk about it for hours. Crossing my fingers you'll do an entire video on my man Omar.

omg I never expected there will be KZread videos talking about The Wire in these days because it's kind of an old series. But you guys did it! The Wire is the best TV series I have ever watched in my whole life. When I finished The Wire several years ago, it's hard to find analytic videos on internet. Really looking forward more character or plot analysis!!

@sergeseanmison7787

5 жыл бұрын

Cherea Tsai the wire is more than life

So ready for the stringer bell video.

Love how The Wire made McNulty a great detective without also having to make him a perfect husband, father, friend, boyfriend, etc. Other shows would've made the main protagonist a perfect person outside the force.

@sharan9993

2 жыл бұрын

even within police work, he is not a know it all character either.

@JorgeRodriguez-ih8ub

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharan9993 Exactly, he's way more "down to earth" than most detective characters in other shows

@sharan9993

2 жыл бұрын

@@JorgeRodriguez-ih8ub yea much more relateable unlike a mary sue cough cough sherlock

These videos are so well done- thoroughly thought out, insightful, educational. Keep going, huge fan!!!

i love this show so much. i've watched it 5 times and it still surprises and depresses me

just now i finished watching "The Wire" and frankly such an amazing series , i cant stop thinking about it and seriously jimmy is such a character that everyone like him in the long run

Great! Please please please make more!!!!

a great summary of one of the best shows ever.

I can't wait for you guys to do bubbles. His story made me cry so many times. Great character and amazing acting.

Loved this! More please!

god i love this series so much

this is a beautiful video, love the closing points

Masterfully done... thank you.

1:52 his british accent came out a little whoa!

@UMANGPLAYS

4 жыл бұрын

Sounded like John Cena for a bit

@ndot3886

4 жыл бұрын

UMANG PLAYS he looks a little like john cena too

@UMANGPLAYS

4 жыл бұрын

@@ndot3886 same lol

@joeski1073

3 жыл бұрын

What about Idris saying killer when he told Avon about D. That shit cracks me up

More like "Natural Police"

@hanklesacks

5 жыл бұрын

poh-lice

After watching this video, I just realized my Dad is just like Jimmy and coincidentally, he's a retired police officer :) It's so strange how many parallels I find between them. My Dad would tell the truth, even when if it meant risking his job (which it did) and being denied promotions (which it did). He would say things to me like "I don't care if you like me, but you will respect me" and "If you're wrong, you're wrong. Don't expect me to lie just because we're friends". He drove me bonkers when I was a kid, but at the end of the day , I learned the importance of speaking your truth and standing up for what you believe in. Thanks Dad.

@danieladusei1993

Жыл бұрын

I like your dad

I'm glad y'all showing love to my favorite show. I look forward to seeing more characters from the show like y'all do with the houses of Game of Thrones.

I want to see one of these videos on Bubbles. Omar was my favorite character, but I feel that Bubs was the heart and soul of the show.

You really need to do an episode on all the characters! The show is THAT good.

It was after McNulty's fuck ups in season 5 that mayor carcetti realized chaos can also be a pit.

Subbed because of this vid. Please do more of The Wire. I was so disappointed that you didn't have a playlist of a dozen videos on it. It's consistently #1 on people's top TV lists. Loving your deconstructions.

Best Drama Ever - The Wire. Period.

who ever narrates these videos is an angel.

This was excellent..thanks you for this!

Shiiieett what a great video, I hope you do one about Omar!

Thank you for this video. It was a very good insight about the characters. Really, thank you; it is always good to know another person who loves The Wire!

OMG you mean you are gonna do MORE videos on The Wire?! This is amazing, so many channels like these seem to forget about the the greatest tv show ever made.

Yes!!!! The Wire is definitely worthy of review. Looking forward to future analysis😍

More Wire please!!! Love the channel

I saw this posted a few weeks ago and was already considering binging the series. I'm glad to have binged it, but I came back hoping for more analyses from the show to be up lol

Excellent, as always.

There are very few KZread channels with analyses as consistently good as the ones I see on here. Every time I watch one I'm surprised how good it is.

McNulty was just so awesome...Nice that you have the "funeral"...Jay I loved too!

“Bunk Moreland says your natural PO lice” loved that season 1 line that Jimmy said to Freeman.

Best show ever

This is an excellent analysis/critique. I was really impressed! Thank you!

I think at the end of the day, Jimmy wanted to be able to say he did everything he could, no matter what people thought of him in the end

Please do more videos on The Wire! These are great

*Please* do keep making these videos on The Wire. I've been on KZread since before Google bought it and this is the first channel I'll subscribe to.

The subtle parallels between McNulty/Greggs and Don/Peggy ; Lester and Sterling, are quite amazing!

The Wire is what happens when you make a city's institutions the ultimate characters of a show instead of the characters themselves. That is the secret to it's brilliance beyond, "great acting and writing." :)