Unsung Hero without Crown Or Glory, yet he did a achieve two small yet undeniable victories. He proved middle management can still Buck the system when it's wrong and he gave a young man a chance and Future despite the low options.

Bunny was my fav character, he just had some kind of calmness and charisma that made him so likeable.

@SuperImmunologist

2 жыл бұрын

Bunny and slim

@ShiddyKong

Жыл бұрын

And capability

"It's easier to ask for forgiveness, than it is permission." -CM Punk

@timothy4011

2 жыл бұрын

He didn’t come up with that phrase, you know? Smh 🤦🏽‍♀️ Wrestling is fake btw

I can't even put into words how much I love Bunny Colvin. One of MANY phenomenal characters portrayed on The Wire.

Bunny: If a murder is committed, how do you make a body disappear? Chris Partlow: Hold my beer.

@Ketta211

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@thejohnmatrix1985

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@alexfizer

3 жыл бұрын

“ yo shakin it, jiggle it who wrote that” hahahaha

@SuperImmunologist

2 жыл бұрын

Now that is a good one.

@bluemoon95

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Been waiting on this to drop.. I'm on season 3 of my re watch. Best show all time!

@jamesstanton2012

3 жыл бұрын

I agree a hundred percent. I try and rewatch once a year and still my favorite.

@dakevs

3 жыл бұрын

Oh indeed.

@dominickbath2601

3 жыл бұрын

I literally found out about it in college Shakespeare was once looked at how we look at MCU movies The Wire will and should be taught in schools

@tfrankinitis

3 жыл бұрын

Gonna start re watching later tonight

He received his pension but at a lower rate, Lt.

@LionsandLegions

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think that was the biggest fuck you he got.

@h3was547

3 жыл бұрын

@@LionsandLegions if they did him wrong fully he could have been motivated to act as an enemy without any reason to hold back.

@number3stunner118

3 жыл бұрын

His mistake was showing a vulnerability they could exploit when he said to leave his team out of it. They probably weren't going after them anyway.

@vision-gc4hy

2 жыл бұрын

My job matches my contribution so I would at maximum lose the match. Which would be really bad. But Bunny still lived relatively comfortably. He and his wife seemed like a good partnership.

@janconner2087

2 ай бұрын

@@number3stunner118you’re speaking of the same group of cops that had Freamon in the Pawn Shop Unit for 13 years and 4 months. Then placed McNulty in the Marine Unit. They would definitely take it out on Western District cops, knowing they couldn’t do much to Colvin. In the end, he took him officers out of harm’s way. A true leader

On point like bow and arrow equipment with this one. Bunny had it rough on both ends... He did his best. Marla Daniels said it best “The game is Rigged.... But you cannot lose.... if you do not play!”

There’s a direct correlation between business and the streets. I love how your videos point that out.

I am currently in middle management. I have learned to become influential and extremely persuasive to higher-ups in order to get the stuff that I would like done. The key thing is to frame it so that it's "their" idea and show them what benefit they'd receive out of it.

It's so cool how you breakdown the show and its characters, then translate it to how they apply to real world strategies. You have a real grip on the "Dickinsean" aspect. Lol. It's true tho.

He appeared in 2 scenes in season 2 the 2nd where they do the raids following the kid being killed, Colvin is standing in the pit an says “what exactly is it we are doin”

@artluvonair

3 жыл бұрын

Bunny said "I'm gonna legalize drugs" then did it

Bunny said “f- it, I’m tired of living in middle management hell”

The narrator sounds like Joe Pesci.

@LionsandLegions

3 жыл бұрын

I'm about as tall as he is too

@number3stunner118

3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean "sounds like Joe Pesci"? What is he - an act to you?!

@badboybob1074

3 жыл бұрын

@@LionsandLegionsI actually thought you sounded more like Aidan Gillen.

@jermaineartis4323

2 жыл бұрын

@@LionsandLegions say: “the two yutes” lol…as a matter of fact…what can you do as far as breaking down “my cousin vinny”? Anything interesting that you can work with?

@peppersaltman1805

2 жыл бұрын

No he does not

Wow I've watched The wire a million times bro, and the Colvin and bodie comparison was absolute genius !! Great job, keep'em coming !

Hell yeah! Back at it again! I work in banking and this happens all the time they want numbers ( higher checking accounts, higher loans, and want more fraud prevented) they higher ups want this stuff done but have never worked this job a day in their life but will be happy to fire if expectations aren’t met which are very difficult to complete.

Thank you for this. I am a former public school principal and I can relate to the middle management story.

I’ve been working in non profit with kids on and off for about 5 years and what you said about middle management is some of he truest shit I’ve ever heard . Your channel is dope keep making vids man

This is Senior Non Commissioned Officers(SNCO) in the Military. Myself included this literally brought tears to my eyes as this is what I felt in the Airforce after 24 yrs of service as I was Bunny

Kima got shot because she wasn't sure where she was. They flipped the signs. That show is brilliant. .

Bodie & Bunny would've gotten along well together, they were basically in the same situation.

Gotta do one on Chris . The man was pure black Air Force 1 energy

Been waiting for a new one, thank you!!

You get the Wire. You get how it all fits. In the words of Carver - it all matters.

@richlee509

2 жыл бұрын

Freamon, all the pieces matter

One of my favorite tv characters ever. Super solid dude 😤💪🏾

@jasminehill6312

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too!!!

@Gesuselsaviour

3 жыл бұрын

That man is my role model

Do one on Chris Partlow

@johnnysilvercloud4470

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Parlow seemed like an Iraq vet. It’s not said in the show but... he seemed like he had off-screen military background to me. I’m waiting for his analysis

@three4ten_

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he's gonna do most important characters

@jakecline7447

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnysilvercloud4470 or someone driven by something else?🤔

@boilingsnowwater2121

3 жыл бұрын

*Brother Mouzone*

@JayJackson1981

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakecline7447 A little column A, a little column B lol.

Thank you for this upload, love this character

Love all the ones you've done so far

Bunny was one of my favorite police officers on the show.

Truly admire and respect your educational KZread channel, Lions and Legions, and your exploring the character analysis of other characters is very clear, concise, and compelling.

I really hope you do every character in the show! I love these videos man! Keep it up!

Damn, never noticed the Bodie-Bunny parallel while watching but now I can't unsee!

Amazing breakdowns

These videos have been educational this is the mark of a great show

This is a brilliant channel! So happy I stumbled on this! Thank you Lions and Legions- keep up the great work!

I told you these videos would be popular. Thanks for not quitting.

I love how you made the correlation between Colvin and Bodie even when I was watching the show myself I always thought they were similar in some ways

Love these analyses and relation to the workplace. Excellent videos, you punch well above your weight

About time ❤️❤️

I’ve been blessed to find this gem and have been going crazy, at work I have a lot of time to listen on my phone. I predict your channel will explode soon, keep up the good work!

thank you for what you do. this is amazing commentary. i just finished my "#nth" rewatch and this is just giving me a whole new fresh perspective.

@LionsandLegions

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support!

Good stuff man ! Keep these coming. Mastery in analyzing these characters !

What I will never understand is that why couldn't Colvin just "retire" Then he would have the benefits of a Major rank and still get a good job elsewhere. Instead he created this "Hamsterdam" project that was doomed to fail.

@distinguishedallureproduct879

3 жыл бұрын

Just like a Greek Tragedy, "Bunny" was just like his name...kind...He wanted solutions instead of seeing the same faces on TV or meetings saying "We will try to fix this...just follow me" and then nothing follows from it...He could have just retired, but then his city and people would have continued to suffer, people like us can't just sit still and watch....and even though Hamsterdam didn't work out, it was a solution, and his selfishness would not let him "retire"

@MickyTubbs1985

2 жыл бұрын

There are "S.O.P. and PROTOCALS" that must be complied with before one can effectively retire from most, if not all "CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS " especially when one occupies a command and /or supervisory level office.

Dude you should REALLY do Lt. Daniels. Being in a leadership position in the army myself, I've seen NCOs and other leadership (I've been guilty of it as well) having to cover up insubordinate soldiers when they try to show you out in front of the team, having the pressures of following guidance from up top that you dont agree with but have to convince your team to follow otherwise. A lot of stuff he went through hit home for me and I bet a lot of other junior leaders as well.

Beautiful observation man keep it up!! 💪🏾

I think Bunny was much like Poot when he was younger

Man, now I want videos on Daniels, Chris, and Mouzone.

Speaking as a former member of middle management, your analysis is spot on.

Tommy Garcetti next?

@anthonymede9216

3 жыл бұрын

He played the game the best.

@DavidMay2nd

3 жыл бұрын

Just like littlefinger

You killed that speech on some other stuff 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾✅🅰️➕💯

Great video, man. I'm looking forward to watching all the other ones you've done. Easy subscribe.

You have hit on something here...It strikes a serious nerve because you are coming with solutions while exposing the problems in high definition.

@LionsandLegions

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

I was gonna ask for this one! Also, fire intro buddy!!! You'll eventually run out of characters, cant wait to see what you tackle next with your excellent observations, critical thinking, abd rationale. Idk if you write a script but if you do, it's well structured. Solid intro that gives us your main hypothesis before you move into explaining your opinion while using examples but it's your conclusions that are the best part. It Reminds us of your main point but in a different way that includes all that was used before but condensed and non repeatitive. Then you justify your answer to the hypothesis with conviction and make it consumable for us. Kudos bro. You should write a book.

I actually look forward to these videos ! I strive to be like Slim Charles .

Bunny and Boady lacked the ability to set up their own situation and stand as A boss themselves. If they headed they own set up they could have surprised themselves as being good at truly leading. People get stuck as middle managers lacking confidence and any vision. A Boss wants them to be boss in their absence yet not really wanting to appoint competition to themselves at the top, so they let them remain as is. No Boss wants A manager to change the game in their absence. No Boss wants the stand in Boss unable to revert back to A lesser position.

Great content, dude. Keep it up!

Colvin is my favorite character!!! I wish that I had a Colvin as my supervisor 😕. Thanks for the analysis 🙂

Naymond a angry corner kid is one funniest things i heard today

Great job bro.

Lions and Legions, I enjoyed listening to your analysis. I found it to be spot on. The Wire has so many great characters; I find it hard to rank them. Still, I think Bunny Colvin has to be in my top 5. I think Hamsterdam was a great idea , and I understand why Bunny tried it. However, I would have never done it if I were in his position. I worry too much about my next meal and having a job to pay for it. I would love to have a positive and lasting effect in this world or simply my community, but I would not risk my job to do so. That is why I like Bunny: he risked it all.

Robert Wisdom should have gotten a huge bump out of The Wire, he was fantastic in every scene.

1:18 Herc didn’t get the message, never did

@dudebro5527

3 жыл бұрын

It's why hes Levys security at the end

@jasminehill6312

3 жыл бұрын

Right! He never grew into good poh-lice

I like how the background poster on 11:40 is in sync with the explaintion you made in the video

Best show ever

I just discovered your vids today and am binging lol so forgive my bombardment of your comment sections!! Obv I LOVE Thr Wire and yout vids provide a unique analysis for those of us who have exhausted all options for The Wire 'essays' on YT... Respect due!! Anyway... Major Colvin was never one of my favorite characters because: I always found him a little TOO perfect/selfless and profound. Nothing really goes wrong for or threatens him. He's like the Captain Marve of his universe! He even ends up gaining more than he lost from being fired. However, this vid def made me look at things a different way. I still think he's too perfect but that's the character. An example of a veteran police with optimism who still wants to enact real change vs the jaded veterans who gave up and just want to coast thru their remaining years and make more money. No real point here other than I really dig your vids tho, I guess lol

Hi, I love your work. May I suggest picking one of the characters next that seem to float above the muck ie the idiosyncracies of that institutional mythology? Contrasting what origins from their special position in the plot, and what results from traits well developed could be a new angle I'd be interested to see and hear your angle on. I think the closest to this already done would be your essay on Michael. Example: Lester Freamon on the law side, maybe Landsman as a twisted but effective version; or (of course) Omar, or Vandas+The Greek. Fitz (the FBI agent) could make a nice miniature, too, I think. But hey, any character you find Insights to :D

@LionsandLegions

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good suggestion! I'll definitely see what I can do with that

@aramyssierra2355

3 жыл бұрын

def Landsman

@simlei5475

3 жыл бұрын

@@aramyssierra2355 i know right? I need my fix of funny Landsman clips interspersed with thoughtful commentary :D

I think what happened to Colvin was a tragedy. Not excusing what he did, but he should've never been forced to face that pressure as a 35 year vet with 6 months to go until retirement. They owed him better than that, for all of the years of exemplary service. This is why I don't feel sorry for employers when they suffer or struggle to keep/hire employees. There is no such thing as loyalty in business or politics.

I know it's big to ask but it would be nice if u could start the sopranos breakdown of characters still great work man I really love ur content

I’m so thirsty for the Omar version

Great commentary, you should do SPIROS!!!

Love the bodie comparison

You have a well developed talent at critical analysis. I hope you have the time to continue to publish videos on the Wire. Would love to see your take on the Sons of Anarchy which is the second best political drama from the 2010 - 2020 period.

@timothy4011

2 жыл бұрын

That show sucked. Unrealistic trash is what it was.

You can build a nice project out of my excrement. As you manage that please make sure I get a "stained glass" window in my bathroom.

See Army non-commissioned officers

The game is The game... Always - Avon Barksdale

Excellent!

Colvin:Bodie... Great connection... Didn't even see it that way

Do 1 one on Carver after rewatching it again he really had a developing character arch, he was a total asswhole in the first season nobody could get thru to him till Colvin told him the real u ain’t shit when it come to policing, after that he became a Hell of a police this coming from somebody who hate police

@LionsandLegions

3 жыл бұрын

Carver became one of my favorite characters

@LikebloodEntertainment

3 жыл бұрын

@@LionsandLegions man I didn’t realize how great his character was till this re watch maybe my 5th time rewatching the whole series

@aramyssierra2355

3 жыл бұрын

its the fucking deputy ops man

@LikebloodEntertainment

3 жыл бұрын

@@aramyssierra2355 😂😂 coffee & a danish

we need one on rawls and burrell

Bunny was great! Sorry to say that the same problems exist in Los Angeles Unified School Dist of which I attended ( it was horrible) Seattle public schools sucked. Admin staff, dumb teachers who refused to invest with some students.

Yes!!!!! Bunny!!!

The one Prop Joe will be a must view.

I think the goal of the program was find out why the kids go out on the corners and how to prevent them from the ending up dead or in Jail . I agree with you he should have documented the program and the feel good stories and that's what Bunny did with Hamsterdam but it didn't save him there but what i love about that is when Royce sees the drop in felonies and the goodwill from the community he tries his hardest to save it till the game returns the balance of things and Clearance gets screwed

Can you do one on The Greek and/or Spiros?

He was too good to be police.

@rowland5951

2 жыл бұрын

The sad reality

You can also analyse power tv show if you like

Colvin was my favorite cop on the show. Hands down. McNulty was the most interesting, but Colvin was the best.

Academics?! Shit! They gon study your study

Would like to see one on McNulty

Do More wire videos lol

Do Avon, McNulty, Chris, and Omar

@Iambastard121

3 жыл бұрын

Carcetti and Daniels

Please do.more from the wire. Also Oz

Where does Frank Sobotka rank in the leadership scale?

@boilingsnowwater2121

3 жыл бұрын

One man. One vote.

Yes! More more more.

When are you going to do Frank sobotka

Bunny and jimmy should’ve had a scene instead of jimmy and the homeless guy

u should do omar

The way you say "naymond" is infuriating but other than that I like your videos haha

Please do one on tommy carcetti

Do Daniels next