OT: Rewatching “The Wire” with my wife...

[kash24]

My third time and still the best show to ever hit television!

1A- Wire
1B- Sopranos

 

[marshmk]

I loved that show at the time but in retrospect and upon viewing it again a year or two ago I think the first season, third season and fourth season are all still really good and still hold up pretty well but the second season is pretty meh and the fifth season is downright horrible.

 

[vp7ride]

Nice join the third time club

 

[Earle36]

Watched half the 1st season and got bored. Kept waiting for it to pickup. I love most of the other popular tv series. Have to say the Wire is very over rated in my book.

 

[FLOtiger93]

Wasn’t as good when Barksdale went down

 

[LVC11]

I loved that show at the time but in retrospect and upon viewing it again a year or two ago I think the first season, third season and fourth season are all still really good and still hold up pretty well but the second season is pretty meh and the fifth season is downright horrible.

Agree with you. The second season grew on me as I watched it the second time. Season 1 and Season 4 are my absolute favorites.

 

[alphamale621]

I loved that show at the time but in retrospect and upon viewing it again a year or two ago I think the first season, third season and fourth season are all still really good and still hold up pretty well but the second season is pretty meh and the fifth season is downright horrible.

Agree with you. The second season grew on me as I watched it the second time. Season 1 and Season 4 are my absolute favorites.

Generally agree with both of these. Season 2 grew on me after a second viewing. The only redeeming part of Season 5 was Bubbles' storyline. And I'll add that Season 4 is one of the top 3 greatest seasons of any show ever made.

 

[JSpears5]

Watched half the 1st season and got bored. Kept waiting for it to pickup. I love most of the other popular tv series. Have to say the Wire is very over rated in my book.

I have watched all the major tv shows, and I just could not get into it either. Just seemed to drag out.

 

[engeltiger]

Breaking Bad and Narcos say hello ..much better imo

 

[athigpe]

I loved that show at the time but in retrospect and upon viewing it again a year or two ago I think the first season, third season and fourth season are all still really good and still hold up pretty well but the second season is pretty meh and the fifth season is downright horrible.

All of this. Zero clue how people who were such brilliant writers came up with that disaster of a season about Baltimore's Amsterdam and a fake serial killer from overdosed druggies.

 

[DanceDaboDance1]

Deadwood says you cocks*****s are forgetting the best tv show ever.

 

[LVC11]

Breaking Bad and Narcos say hello ..much better imo

Breaking Bad is a top 5 show, but I couldn’t get halfway through Season 2 of Narcos.

 

[hj_gville]

My third time and still the best show to ever hit television!

1A- Wire
1B- Sopranos

Avon Barksdale, Stringer Bell and Omar Little are 3 of the best characters in TV history.

 

[LVC11]

Avon Barksdale, Stringer Bell and Omar Little are 3 of the best characters in TV history.

 

[SouthFloridaBroker]

I wish they would have used the final season to explore the Cedric Daniels file a little more and ended with some of that....

Excellent show. I may be one of the few that liked season 2 also.

 

[Chrisd4cu]

True greatness of a program series is if the show can stand the test of time by rewatching. I’ve seen sopranos 10x through and never gets old. One has to really dig to find a weakness in the writing.

 

[Howard's Jock]

True greatness of a program series is if the show can stand the test of time by rewatching. I’ve seen sopranos 10x through and never gets old. One has to really dig to find a weakness in the writing.

thats interesting because alot of people i talk to think the Sopranos has aged worse than the other often named top 5 shows

 

[OrangeRegalia]

I wish they would have used the final season to explore the Cedric Daniels file a little more and ended with some of that....

Excellent show. I may be one of the few that liked season 2 also.

Season 2 was super important to the show.

 

[TKL67]

True greatness of a program series is if the show can stand the test of time by rewatching. I’ve seen sopranos 10x through and never gets old. One has to really dig to find a weakness in the writing.

thats interesting because alot of people i talk to think the Sopranos has aged worse than the other often named top 5 shows

I’m watching the Sopranos for the first time, in the final season, and I think it holds up remarkably well. James Gandolfini is a treasure.

 

[Maverick369]

The best dramatic show out right now is Better Call Saul.

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[OrangeRegalia]

For those who really want to dive deep Johnathan Abrams, previously with Grantland and now BR, just released his book on The Wire called All The Pieces Matter. It’s an Oral history of the show. Have not read it myself but it’s getting a lot of buzz.

 

[tigerridge]

The best dramatic show out right now is Better Call Saul.

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Agree, but damn they drag out the airings... Need to go to at least 12 episodes per year and shorten the time in between seasons...

 

[whitesixmile]

I just finished Deadwood and was loving it until the last episode. It got canned before they could tell the full story. Seems to happen a lot on open ended series.

 

[Maverick369]

Agree, but damn they drag out the airings... Need to go to at least 12 episodes per year and shorten the time in between seasons...

Agreed! They are just now filming season 4 so it'll be late this year at best before airing.

 

[dpatterson85]

I loved that show at the time but in retrospect and upon viewing it again a year or two ago I think the first season, third season and fourth season are all still really good and still hold up pretty well but the second season is pretty meh and the fifth season is downright horrible.

It’s funny how different people have different perspectives. Personally I really like season 2, honestly really like all the seasons except season 5 (agree with you, major drop in quality).

 

[dpatterson85]

My third time and still the best show to ever hit television!

1A- Wire
1B- Sopranos

Agreed! Probably my favorite show of all time (excluding season 5).

 

[ForzaTigre]

I guess I need to hop on The Wire train after I finish Breaking Bad. I've never seen The Wire. I may cry when Breaking Bad ends. I'm starting season 5 tonight. Such an epic show.

 

[Earle36]

Breaking Bad and Narcos say hello ..much better imo

Totally agree, 1st 2 seasons of Bloodlines was money as well.

 

[Maverick369]

I really need a new show to get in to. I've run out. I've watched or tried to watch most of the big ones except the The Wire. Maybe I can give it a shot. Watched the first episode of The Alienist. It still has my attention, so we'll see.

 

[JAMCRACKER99]

My third time and still the best show to ever hit television!

1A- Wire
1B- Sopranos

You are not wrong my friend. I have watched it 4 times at least. The depth and the number of amazing characters in The Wire is just so damn impressive. Season 2 doesn't get the respect it deserves because of season 1 and the change in story. By itself it is damn good TV. Another show that I really loved was The Shield.

 

[TigerDutch]

Tried watching The Wire, found it boring as Hell. I got to the 3rd season. Too many characters, mumbling dialogue, and too many boring storylines. Oh, the drug dealers, the drunk cops and corrupt politicians......yawn.

Breaking Bad, Deadwood, Mad Men, Westworld, Game of Thrones.....now that's good writing and great TV series.

 

[Lot4tailgater]

Tried watching The Wire, found it boring as Hell. I got to the 3rd season. Too many characters, mumbling dialogue, and too many boring storylines. Oh, the drug dealers, the drunk cops and corrupt politicians......yawn.

Breaking Bad, Deadwood, Mad Men, Westworld, Game of Thrones.....now that's good writing and great TV series.

Watch out. Omar coming.

 

[TigerDutch]

Watch out. Omar coming.

The only good character & storyline. Also a good actor. But, the 35 others all mixed in was confusing and got boring. The second season is a cure for insomnia.

 

[Lot4tiger]

I guess I need to hop on The Wire train after I finish Breaking Bad. I've never seen The Wire. I may cry when Breaking Bad ends. I'm starting season 5 tonight. Such an epic show.

Man, do you have some "Oh shit" moments coming your way! That and some true heartbreak too.

 

[Rossguy]

This may be blasphemous.... but I HATED Breaking Bad. I'm not a hard person to please entertainment wise either. I watched the first three seasons of Breaking Bad trying to get hooked and it never grabbed me. My only guess is that I just got tired of everything going wrong all the time.

The Wire is top 3 TV show of all time IMO. Great show.

 

[Daytontiger]

The Americans?

No?

--Mr. DT

 

[tigerjl]

Justified is a must. Boyd Crowder is the greatest character of all time.

 

[clemsonpaw00]

checking in to see how many of these people that love the wire still vote republican

 

[mskoonce]

I just cant process how anyone could dislike any of Breaking Bad, The Wire, and The Sopranos. They all are different, but the writing and acting is incredible in all three. I think Breaking Bad is the most addictive of the three, but I tend to agree that The Wire is the best all around. Damn there are so many great characters! Just off the top of my head:

McNulty
Omar Little
Avon Barksdale
Stringer Bell
Wee-Bey
Poot
Proposition Joe
Marlo

I could go on and on. I might have to watch it for a 3rd time after typing that. I think part of the reason I like it so much is the fact that I have done a lot of business in the Baltimore/D.C. area over the past 10 years and see exactly how corrupt everything is up there. I almost pulled for the drug dealers because the government is worse.

 

[Lot4tiger]

Justified is a must. Boyd Crowder is the greatest character of all time.

Justified is definitely a top 5 all time in my book!