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@mikhailv67tv

2 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised you’re only watching this series now. The Wire is right up there with the Sopranos with much of the dialogue equal and better in parts. I just rewatched Tony and crew so maybe I’ll rewatch the wire now. The careers of Idris and Michael were launched in this show. The lines of Omar is coming and the murder scene are iconic. Wait you’re yet to meet brother Malcone and Marlo these 2 have ice in their veins.

@andreasvandersal9837

2 жыл бұрын

I think the wire is better than the sopranos

@mikhailv67tv

2 жыл бұрын

@@andreasvandersal9837 the Wire is different and I think they are equally good.

@acduck2813

2 жыл бұрын

You end up fallen in love with the show before you even know it...to me it happens somewhere in the 3rd season

@TimGrail

2 жыл бұрын

"I can't think of one main character that I can point to and say...this is a wholly bad guy" You want it to be one way. You want it to be one way. But it's the other way

The Wire ruins most other cop shows because it's so good. I could never watch Law & Order again after seeing The Wire.

@BostonsF1nest

2 жыл бұрын

City on a Hill is pretty good

@zb3734

2 жыл бұрын

Try the shield

@petebondurant58

2 жыл бұрын

@@zb3734 The Shield is over the top and ridiculous after the first season.

@zb3734

2 жыл бұрын

@@petebondurant58 Well compared to slow burning shows like sopranos and the wire, yeah. I personally still enjoyed it. Lots of great storylines, great quotes, great characters.

@thesatisfiedcustomer4869

Жыл бұрын

The way it doesn’t do traditional moralising also makes it stands out.

Great review. Just one thing. The criminals are not the only ones in “The Game”. The cops are a big part of it. Without them, there is no game. Everyone in the game knows what they are getting into. The stakes are high and any moment you can get killed. Playing the game properly means you don’t involve “civilians” or people who never signed up for the game. A man’s got to have a code.

@lyphe9675

2 жыл бұрын

When they rolled up on fruit and his crew, fruit reminds them that the cops are supposed to enforce the law on them.

@chrisyoung5254

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, no doubt.

@Delightfully_Bitchy

2 жыл бұрын

The cops, the politicians, the unions, the reporters... IT'S THE GAME OF LIFE.

@BoleDaPole

5 ай бұрын

The # rule to the game is that there are no rules. There are guidelines, but no real rules.

Technically the city of Baltimore is the main star of the show.

@vaughnalston2993

2 жыл бұрын

That's the truth of the show

@jacksonbear1

2 жыл бұрын

And that’s what separates it from The Sopranos and Breaking Bad

@2timesNOLA

2 жыл бұрын

Na the phone booth is the main star

@paulgordon6949

2 жыл бұрын

@@2timesNOLA the couch in the middle of the pit was a pretty good role. And it was a great performance by bodies doo rag.

@2timesNOLA

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulgordon6949 Omar's shotgun had 1 of the best one-liners in the entire show

Interestingly enough- Prez is the only cop to fire his gun in all 5 seasons of the show. Once was a misfire and the second time he shot a cop by accident

@kdizzle901

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@naswiipp

2 жыл бұрын

He also fires his weapon when him, Carver and Herk go down to the projects at night. Here also fires his weapon.

@BostonsF1nest

2 жыл бұрын

@@naswiipp yep exactly

@zoetic12

2 жыл бұрын

Did he shoot his own patrol car too?

@Greeny1308

2 жыл бұрын

@@zoetic12 its mentioned that he did but it happened before the season starts

Season 2 was the most necessary season of all of them. It showed you the real criminals. And how in the end bringing down Avon or stringer isn’t going to do anything because the Greeks can make a thousand other them.

@leonbrooks2107

2 жыл бұрын

Misunderstood masterpiece imo. You only need to look at the fights going on in America today with workers trying to set up unions to see Simon was ahead of his time with that issue too.

@JBurnz001

Жыл бұрын

I’d say that’s season 4

@JayyJay92

Жыл бұрын

@@JBurnz001 nah cuz that’s still just a local level the Greeks were legit international conglomerate corrupting or using FBI agents is no small feat. Plus they sold it all and in the end they never went down because no one really cares about catching the real bad guys when we can get a good popcorn headline bringing down a couple black guys in Baltimore.

@joemckim1183

Жыл бұрын

And the sad thing is even if you take down the Greeks, there will be somebody else that steps into that void who imports the drugs.

@exitstay1955

Жыл бұрын

Trump isn't a real criminal. He's an idiot. Trump should be done in like Cheese.

I like this show bc they show how every thing is connected in some way or another. I have never seen a better first season of a show ever

@Bigdiego74

Жыл бұрын

Facts

I got the complete series on blu-ray. I was late to the show when it first came out. Seen it for the first time back in 2013 & watched every season within a month. It was so good, I couldn't stop watching.

Season 2 has to be the most polarizing season. I happen to think it’s outstanding and crucial. Look forward to your review.

@jones848

9 ай бұрын

When I originally heard the theme about the docks I thought it wasn't gonna be as good. I'd watched the first season and was pretty blown away but season 2 was a level above. Not finished the whole thing but I've heard the quality is sustained throughout. I thought I'd never find a show to beat Breaking Bad but The Wire has come as close as it can get

@madgavin7568

Ай бұрын

People who don't like the first two Seasons have poor taste and probably like Adam Sandler films 😂

@Therejectionartist

Ай бұрын

It is pretty good but it seemed to be hampered by some hammy acting with the whole Ziggy and Nick storylines, those strands sometimes were overacted and a little cliche, but in general it’s still a great show, it just ranks lower against the other seasons, which i would rate 4,3,1,5,2. The last season is often panned but it’s a perfect finale in my view.

The Sopranos was great. In top 3 but I think the Wire was the coolest most interesting crime drama series I've ever seen.

The wire and the sopranos can't be compared though. They are two very different shows the sopranos is family drama and the wire is a crime/cop show

@muntublackson4757

2 жыл бұрын

wrong. the wire is a show about the an entire city. pay attention

@cmilner2708

2 жыл бұрын

Never understood this argument personally. You can compare not only your personal enjoyment of any two TVs shows as well as judge which one you think is better based on, for example, quality of the writing, plot, actors and cinematography. The question isn’t which one is a better example of the genre, it is which one is better and which one do you enjoy more. Personally Sopranos edges it out for me as there are some plot points in the later seasons of the Wire that I thought could have resolved better whereas Sopranos final season is perhaps it’s best but to say two TV shows can’t be compared is just ridiculous.

@mikefloyd3152

2 жыл бұрын

@@muntublackson4757 I was just differentiating the show genres. I know the wire is about Baltimore

@jacksonbear1

2 жыл бұрын

Aside from starting with “The”, being from the 2000s, and HBO’s two greatest shows ever made, they actually have A LOT in common

@dubmait

2 жыл бұрын

I never see the wire as a crime cop show. It's about institutions. The police, criminals, politics, the ports, schools, the media, also deals with families. The wire is written slightly better than the sopranos. I feel like after rewatching the sopranos I can see that they have different writers for different episodes. The Wire however you can tell the writers are the same

I love both series, and am glad we don't have to choose. That said, The Wire is a more cohesive body of work.

@marissalona

Жыл бұрын

How so

The wire was a outstanding show So was deadwood...But Sopranos is what started it all

@raymondsims7042

11 ай бұрын

Yeah yeah the wire is the best show ever made though

It's not season 1 that can be a bit stiff and hard to get through the first time, that's season 2. Season 1 does a great job of bringing you into the world of drug gangs and police procedures, and the people and institutions behind them. Season two then kinda takes a left turn and although the storylines of season 1 are being continued, the focus has completely shifted to the docks, and many of the main characters of season 1 are being pushed to the background in favor of the dock workers. On my first watch it was definitely my least favorite season, and the hardest to get through, but every rewatch made me appreciate it so much more. It's now my second favorite season just behind season 4. But even the worst season of The Wire is better than the best season of pretty much any other show that's ever been made in my opinion, except for maybe The Sopranos, which is a close second for me. After those two there is an enormous gap until you get to stuff like Breaking Bad and Mad Men, which are also great, but can't compete with The Wire and The Sopranos, which are in a league of their own.

The sopranos is more meme able. The wire is more gritty. The wire is a harder watch because its darker in plot. Wallace getting killed is darker than brendan filone getting killed. Bubbles shooting up after trading copper is a harder watch than chirsthopha shooting up.

@kingfadal4711

2 жыл бұрын

I Diden..t

I LOVE that you’re reviewing The Wire. One of the best shows ever made

I’m so glad you watched and reviewed this. I still think it’s the greatest TV series ever made.

It’s the greatest show ever made

I love that you're doing the wire now. Hopefully it brings a few new fans to the show

@ianauki

2 жыл бұрын

i just started it this year. currently on season 4 and I'm really enjoying the show... top 3 shows all time

I've always thought it was by far. Storylines' weren't dragged down by a Meadow and AJ plots. As in The Wire: All the pieces matter.

@rustykuntz94

2 жыл бұрын

You come at the King…you best not miss

@patricephilip8012

2 жыл бұрын

Next time come heavy or don’t come at all

@RR-lv3tp

2 жыл бұрын

The family life in sopranos added realness, and made it relatable for the viewers. Everyone has family

@pavaopsihistal6989

2 жыл бұрын

Thats the whole point of sopranos lmfao. The family drama and how tonys role in mafia affects his real family

I bought HBO max for a month and just finished re-watching it on the big screen TV (I watched it 2x-3x on my phone lol) and it was my brothers first viewing, he loved it. I think it's slightly better than the Sopranos but just because it's a little more relatable to me growing up in city full of junkies and crime than being part of the mafia. Both are the best two shows ever made

the wire bests the soprano's as it was the most realistic portrayal of real life of a city than anything ever on tv. the two are incomparable

@QeepingItReal

2 жыл бұрын

oh good thing you just compared them then

“THE WIRE”, was one of the best shows ever. And if you were to stretch back a few years “OZ” was definitely UP there…even though I use to watch that show with one hand over my face peeking out through my fingers😳

@meneerlagerwaard2047

2 жыл бұрын

Oz is criminally underrated! Pun intended

@frankmurphy7234

2 жыл бұрын

Me2

@raymondsims7042

11 ай бұрын

@@meneerlagerwaard2047Oz is complete garbage though and should never be in the same sentence with the wire

As a Baltimorean, the wire can go toe to toe with Sopranos. Only thing I’ll say is better is the fact that wire is authentic because I’ve seen the city and know it. I don’t know Jersey lol

@calidude1114

2 жыл бұрын

Sopranos is a million times better, The First Season of the Wire, which I just watched is painfully boring.

@mikesistrunk6545

2 жыл бұрын

@@calidude1114 that's because the wire is a show that requires an audience with brains and a great attention span

Please check out The Shield. It’s the second big Anti-Hero show after The Sopranos, and very overlooked nowadays. It’s one of the rare shows that gets better almost every season and has one of the best endings ever. At first glance it may not look that great but upon closer inspection it’s filled with some of the best written characters of all time and some of the most insane and intense storylines ever. The Wire, The Sopranos, and The Shield are my personal Top 3 TV shows.

@leonpike689

2 жыл бұрын

Mine also the shield is so underated

@jluchette

2 жыл бұрын

The Shield was amazing! I’m almost 40 but it’s been so long I guarantee I’d have a whole new perspective if I watched it again.

Deadwood is such an underrated show. Its so good.

@jimmycakes7158

2 жыл бұрын

Deadwood only good in season 1

@QeepingItReal

2 жыл бұрын

MASH

@Assimilator702

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmycakes7158 Deadwood was brilliant throughout the entire series.

@billybaugus1249

2 жыл бұрын

Deadwood is great

OZ HBO is hands down the most disturbing crime series I’ve ever seen

@amargad69

2 жыл бұрын

@National Fascist Party then if you like disturbing shows you’re in for a wild ride

@amargad69

2 жыл бұрын

@Colby Martinez ok well it’s a television drama, not real life.

@amargad69

2 жыл бұрын

@National Fascist Party school is almost out, have fun weirdo

The one thing I liked about The Wire that I didn't find in the Sopranos is realistic characters. I loved the Sopranos. I have all 6 seasons and rewatch them from time to time. But I have to admit, other than the man characters, everyone else was a cartoon caricature. The Jews were not just Jews. They had the hats with the curly sideburns and shit. The black gangsters dropped their guns on the floor and held their weapons to the side. A rapper wants to get shot in the ass to sell more records. C'mon man. That's not real LOL. Those scenes are so cringy. But I still love the show. Now the Wire feels super real, damn near documentary.

I am totally a Wire fan. I bought all five seasons on DVD so I binge watch it whenever I am in the mood. I like was they explored all aspects of the city surrounding the drug trade. It reminded me of my employment with the State, same kind of attitudes and the way the do things. I liked both shows The Sopranos and The Wire🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

The way the wire threads all the different components of the drug trade & how different institutions change it and are changed by it. The way it mirrors & matches contrasting characters & their experiences is phenomenal.

Season 2 was a bit rough the first time but its great after a rewatch.

season 1 is incredible, i think its more season 2 people say you need to get through to get to the best the wire has to offer, season two is a a big change as it goes to white dock workers but is still excellent

I don't know if it was Michael K Williams untimely death or something else that has seemingly caused this great show to be "rediscovered". During its original run, it lived in the shadows of The Sopranos and was perennially ignored by the audiences and critics. I can't say it's better than the Sopranos, but I can say I've watched all the seasons more times than I've watched The Sopranos. The fact the technology it is based on is 20 years out of date seems to make no difference. It's all about the relationships, the writing and the actors. Treat yourself and watch the rest of the seasons. Then take a breath and watch them again.

Not for me, the wire is a masterpiece but the sopranos was really something special.

Welcome to the world of The Wire!!! You are in for a truly rich experience. I look forward to further reviews and analysis.

I almost missed this one...Watched the first couple of episodes and was gonna give up on t when after a couple more it started to dawn on me how good the show actually was. By the end of season-1 I knew I had just seen a classic. By the end of the final season I knew I had seen the best show ever. I ALWAYS tell people who havent seen this show that that MUST watch at least 5 episodes before giving up on it

Best show ever!! I watch the whole series at least 2-3 times every year. Add We Own This City on to that too.

@raymondsims7042

11 ай бұрын

No question he wire is the best ever!!! In your opinion what’s the top ten? For me I’d go 1. The wire 2. Game of thrones 3. Mr robot 4. Dark 5. The boys 6. Breaking bad 7. Succession 8. Stranger things 9. Sopranos 10. Mad men

As much as I love Sopranos, The Wire i better. It is written better, has better dialogue, more realistic. But I think the Wire is harder to get into, it doesn't grab your attention, you have to give it your attention. Theres no throw-away storylines or convos. You have to pay attention, but the pay off i large, all the bits and pieces finally come together. The Sopranos i "lighter" it easier to follow

@kdizzle901

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed and that’s why people don’t like it

@BostonsF1nest

2 жыл бұрын

I like both shows but the writing in the sopranos is the best there ever was

@breal101

11 ай бұрын

The wire doesn't come close to the sopranos. The writing, the variety of characters, the depth to them. Based on a real life crime gang. It has everything, deep psychological layers to the characters, pain, humour, love them, then despise them. It's multi dimentional and comes together flawlessly.

Such a classic show - The Wire is one of the best!

@calidude1114

2 жыл бұрын

Overhyped and boring dialogue, jumping around with two many characters, Sopranos is a million times better.

@CoinOpTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@calidude1114 was a big Sopranos fan back in the day but I rewatch Wire more frequently

@raymondsims7042

11 ай бұрын

@@calidude1114the wire is the best show ever made. Like by far and nothing is even close lad. You’re out of your mind if you think any show is better. I love the sopranos but it’s not even in the same universe as the wire

The realest, most grimy show ever made!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏿

The Wire is fantastic. It did get some recognition but never got as much love as Sopranos. Very similar to Rome is to Game of Thrones, at least the first seasons anyway.

@kdizzle901

2 жыл бұрын

It got nominated for no acting emmys and two writing emmys that’s it…..it’s a joke

People struggle with Season 1 because you don't know what kind of show it is yet. They also get into it without spoonfeeding the audience. The scene where Lester breaks down how to follow the money to Carver and Sydnor has to be a top 10 scene in the series. This show demands attention to detail and if you werent ready you missed absolute gems.

You are completely correct about The Wire. It definitely belongs in the same category as The Sopranos...BUT there is another. A show that can also easily hold it's own with them and that show is THE SHIELD! Please please PLEASE give it a shot! It's amazing and deserves so much more attention from dedicated talented KZreadrs like yourself. More people need to know about and watch it. After only one watch through, it was rocketed into my top 5 favorite shows of all time.

@mkdisciple

Жыл бұрын

Nothing produced by FX is worth watching IMO.

@raymondsims7042

11 ай бұрын

The wire is not in the same category with any show. It’s in a class by itself

You are going to enjoy this watch. Will be back for your other reviews.

Unpopular opinion. But I've been saying it since both shows ended. Sopranos is great in its own right, but The Wire towers far above for being an all encompassing character and era study.

Binged season 3 today whoa pinnacle of the art form

Oh man you are in for a treat watching the rest of this

Nah you had it wrong. The 2nd season is the one people didn't like because it was mostly focused on the union and docks. The 1st season was what drew people in

@JayyJay92

2 жыл бұрын

Season 2 might be the best. Or at least second best. Season 3 might be the best.

@atribecalledlen3567

2 жыл бұрын

@@JayyJay92 4,1,3 are top 3

My 3 favorite all time shows are Sopranos, The Wire & Breaking Bad. In Any order, on any day I could put any of those shows at my #1

@JayyJay92

2 жыл бұрын

Breaking bad is overrated af compared to the other two. So fake. It’s a great show but these are meant to be real life crime shows.

@kdizzle901

2 жыл бұрын

@@petegonad I’d put the wire over the sopranos

@DismasM

2 жыл бұрын

@@kdizzle901 Agreed. The Sopranos has too many weak episodes--some BS Tony dream sequence or Tony losing his accent or some shit. Like they had a guest writer who couldn't come up with anything on story--this stuff SUCKED when it was on only once a week. Don't get me wrong, Sopranos is a great show, but overall, The Wire beats it like a rented mule.

@kdizzle901

2 жыл бұрын

@@DismasM I personally think The Sopranos has the best dream sequences in any show I love The Sopranos I’ve watched it like 7 times through but The Wire is on another playing field

@elmaestropolla7184

2 жыл бұрын

@@DismasM The Dream sequences are some of the best parts of the show, they are just genius

I'm a Sopranos fan to the core, but The Wire is king. Maybe I'm biased since I'm from Baltimore. Also, I've never heard of people not liking Seasom 1. I think it's the best season.

I thought nothing could beat The Sopranos. After watching The Wire, The Sopranos now feels almost cartoonish. I love The Sopranos, but The Wire just feels more important. If that makes sense.

They're all great shows, stop worrying about trivial rankings and just enjoy each of these great shows based on their own merits.

I ended up loving the Wire. However it took me a while to get into it. The first half of the season seemed to move very slow. I almost gave up on it.

My engagement with The Wire was similar to The Sopranos at first confused then thoroughly entertained. I was confused and bored at the first few episodes but when Omar came around I started picking up on things. Same for Sopranos, by the time the college episode came around I was really into it (definitely gonna give both a second watch, having finished the sopranos and on my first watch of the wire)

You brought up a good point that many new shows and movies seem to be suffering from this past decade. Writers these days seem to be more preachy and general quality of writing doesn't seem to be there.

Good to see this. Thanks. I'm trying to place your accent. Are you a Voortrekker?

Oh boy you going to love the rest of the show! I with I could watch it again without seeing it already, but even after 4-5 times I still found new things that I didn't notice before. I think it's irrelevant to compare Sopranos and The Wire, they both extraordinary in their own way.

im glad people are watching this show again because when I saw it (back when it was all on amazon prime) it felt like no one cared about it anymore so it good to see

Cant believe it took you this long, but glad youre onboard. Lookin forward to your insight

I didn't come to The Wire until season 3 and had to catch up. I should be ashamed because I was in college at the same time as David Simon and lived in Baltimore during the time it, The Corner, and Homicide: Life on the Street were filmed. It is the best show ever made IMO. The best part is to pick out the real Baltimore personalities who guest on the show.

when i was younger i would have said the Sopranos. but as i gotten older the wire is just too intelligent and shows the phases of an urban city like Batlimore. Philly is exactly the same even today

@Jimmyfly215

Жыл бұрын

@Bobby Flynn no chance. That isn’t setting any trends or standards in TV shows or cinema.

Great review. Makes me want to watch it again (seventh or eighth time?).

I remember being annoyed at first when the F-word investigation scene happened, but by the end of it I thought it was awesome and had me laughing. One of my favorite scenes from the whole series.

"The fuck did I do!?" "Shieetttttt"

It absolutely is. I think both got weaker as time went on, but Sopranos got weaker faster for me.

@user-kt4cg2fn7l

2 жыл бұрын

@AP Parker Great production but I lost interest in Nucky over time, especially when you had real life counterparts to "root for" like Lucky, Meyer, and so on. But good overall, despite a tragically rushed final season.

@user-kt4cg2fn7l

2 жыл бұрын

@AP Parker I'm not even angry at GoT, just disappointed. But still great. I know it's popular to downplay it as a whole, but no, it's still one of the greatest shows ever. That's WHY people were so disappointed. But you got dummies acting like it was all bad or that D&D didn't do good shit before the last two seasons. It wasn't ALL Martin.

@ndogg20

2 жыл бұрын

Went to re-watch The Sopranos series after hearing about the new film spinoff The Many Saints etc. Sad to say it just didn't hold up over time and yeah it got weaker as it went along. Couldn't sit through the final season. The Wire on the other hand aged well.

@dubmait

2 жыл бұрын

@@ndogg20 agree

The characters are not only based on real people but are also played 'by real people' actual gangsters and characters from Baltimore, politicians and so on. It's the best TV series in a lot of ways, I loved breaking bad and never got hooked by the sopranos. I've seen the wire start to finish in a few days run and I watched each episode weekly as broadcast in the early 2000's. Watched in about 10 times overall, still knocks it out the park. Haven't watched it start to finish for years, anyone who hasn't seen it and likes TV is doing themselves a disservice by not watching it.

The "kid" Who was murdered by his own crew was MICHAEL B. JORDON!

I fuckin love you so damn much right now, for 2 whole years I’ve been trying to remember the name of that show and couldn’t for the life of me, thank you

@muhammadmuhey7824

2 жыл бұрын

Like you could imagine the hundreds of attempts I made to search google for it I eventually had to stop after realizing how racist my searches sounded

Season 1 of The Wire may be the slowest season out of the show, but I definitely don't think it's stiff. It just has the unfortunate job of having to set up all the characters and plotlines and whatnot. When they finally get the wire up on the barksdale crew, season 1 takes off.

Season 1 was really good All of the seasons were great. (5 is less great lol)

Watching this made me realize they are completely different shows and cannot be compared. Sopranos is a family drama, The wire is a Greek Tragedy

The first season was great. It didn't feel stiff or forced. Season 2 was the Season that was rough to watch.

@jones848

9 ай бұрын

I think season 2 was even better than season 1. I thought the characters it introduced were great and some how the greeks were even more menacing and mysterious than Avon's cohort imo

The wire was great. However the second season was eh then it picked back up. It wasn’t bad just not as good as the rest. There was no poor seasons in The Sopranos.

@Hgthjhgffhjkhrr

Жыл бұрын

👎

They short changed us on the Wire...and right when it was still going strong. Could have at least gave us another season or two.😑😔

I like both for different reasons, both were great

The Shield sure really be in this conversation

@Diggler-vl3nd

2 жыл бұрын

No, it shouldn't.

@QeepingItReal

2 жыл бұрын

The Shield should be in a retirement home playing checkers with NYPD Blue while Hill Street Blues sleeps with their wives.

I'd never say one is better than the other. They both have unique stories to tell and told differently. I have The Sopranos entire series on Blu Ray, The Wire entire series on DVD. Both from HBO. I highly recommend The Wire as much as I recommend The Sopranos. Not a huge fan of Breaking Bad mainly because I simply despise Walter and Jesse.

@kingfadal4711

2 жыл бұрын

Why Jesse? He’s probably the most good hearted character from all the shows u mentioned And my favorite is The Sopranos than BB than the wire Although I believe the wire is better than BB I enjoyed BB a little more

@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingfadal4711 fair enough, I just find Jesse to be an insufferable douche. Yeah, I agree he's probably the most good hearted, but I still don't like the character. Christopher can be an idiot, but when it comes to being this Thing Of Ours, he does it well when he's not on junk. I find Tony more relatable than Walter. I had a hard time watching BB. It made me incredibly anxious throughout the show, and Walter sells his soul very early, and never stop telling terrible lies easily proven lies to his son and wife. I also didn't care for the filming style of BB. All of this added on with along with The Walking Dead, I could not get away from these 2 shows a decade ago and I just never got the appeal, not the fan obsession appeal of them.

@kingfadal4711

2 жыл бұрын

@@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto even though I really like BB I do agree that it is overrated. It’s a difficult show because there’s not many likable characters when Walt makes his turn. And his wife is correct when she is scared about what Walt is doing but Anna gunns performance just makes everyone want to shoot her in the head. She has no charisma, she’s just like a big baby complaining on screen. Where as Edie Falcos Carmela is probably more hypocritical and worse person but I like her way more. Edie makes her likeable.

@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingfadal4711 yeah Carmella knows who Tony and his family and friends since they be ame an item. She knows the general life, the score, but no idea on specifics so she can't be compelled to testify against Tony, even the emergency stash if wealth she had access to if Tony dies. Yeah I don't like Skyler.

The wire had 2 phenomenal Seasons number 2and number 4 the Sopranos had 5 phenomenal seasons 2 3 4 and 5.

Just got around to watching season 1. So impressed with this show I can’t believe I waited so long to watch it. Onto season 2 now.

@themanthemyththelegend9498

11 ай бұрын

Same

@slappytheclown4

10 ай бұрын

Season 2 is a bit controversial for most people on their first watch but most people always end up ranking it high up after they rewatch it. Personally, I rank season 2 as my favorite season of The Wire simply because I was able to relate to the cast a lot more than the drug dealers of the inner city. The acting was also phenomenal and I love how the season was filmed almost like a Tragedy in that you SPOILERS Watch the downfall of the entire Sobotka family. The final episode where you see Frank get dragged out of the pier with his throat slit, Ziggy ending up in prison for murder and will most likely spend at least the next 20 years behind bars, Nicky ending up in witness protection and having to spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder for The Greek. So sad but so good.

Nothing beats the sopranos but the wire is a bona fida 10/10 masterpiece. 2 very different shows. Couldnt believe mcnulty was english after watching it!

@raymondsims7042

11 ай бұрын

The wire is way better than the sopranos. No disrespect to the sopranos it’s a top ten show ever mad but the wire is on a tier by itself

Have to say I watched the wire even before sopranos, so if a bar was set for television in the past, I didn’t live through it, so for me the bar was the wire, and sopranos couldn’t match it. I tried hard to like the sopranos but so many cliche, unlikeable characters in it and it was doing the routine mafia thing at times. Just couldn’t get into it and bailed out after about 10 episodes. The wire is a more complex beast, deeper, more profound and less entertainment oriented.

GOAT of all series across the observable universe, period.

Thanks for sharing

This show was incredibly shocking and sobering. It reminded me of the gangsters I had acquaintances with growing up. They're nihilists sort of attitude. Life in the inner City.

Not one person ever said season 1 was stiff & unauthentic

The sopranos is much better then the wire.just binge watched the wire.finnished yesterday. Sopranos rule

@shortywompwompthejerseypri6134

2 жыл бұрын

The Wire is so boring 😴

What about Frank Sobotka? I'm not hearing Frank Sobotka's name in here.

@Moltisantiproductions

Ай бұрын

He is the real target!

"Come at the King, best not miss..."

Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 👏 Sloooow burner that keeps slow burning 🔥 👏 So good that I've not gone into re watching it. Legacy lasting.

A top review.

Wish I could go back to seeing it for the first time again

The wire is great, but BROTHER MOUZONE is ridiculous.

Dope on the table gentlemen

I think you would like the show Snowfall as well

It would’ve been cool if HBO made the Wire, Oz and Sopranos take place in the same universe

Nuthin Was Ever Better When Saprano"s Were On Sunday"s 9 pm & Wire At 10 pm. & Even That You Watched Both Carefully, West Coast HBO.Would Come Back On At Saprano"s At 1 am.& Wire At 2 am. So Did Not Miss A Beat & Galvanized Every Part Of Each Show !!!! 👍👍 The Best !!!! ✌✌✌✌.....Peace..

The Bunk was a cartoonishly good guy to me with his lawyerly affectations and tweedy impertinence.

I felt safe right away. This wasn't going to be a show that would make a fool of my enthusiasm. It kept going and the layers kept building but everything still made sense. I wasn't happy with the way it decided to wrap things up. I'd have preferred something open ended or ambiguous but to be honest what made me most unhappy was the fact it was ending at all. It just captured something and like the audience at a magic show I have no idea how it managed it. I watched the next thing David Simon did ( Treme ) and it didn't stick with me. It was good but not great. I'll forgive him. After all this was the guy who did Homicide : Life on the Street. Something else that is right up ther with the best.

I preferred the wire to the Sopranos

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