The Wire

[HarlemHeat37]

Season 2 is the most polarizing season, tbh..virtually everybody I have discussed with disliked it at first, primarily due to the sudden change in characters..however, personally, I'd rank it as my #2 season, after watching the entire series for the third time..

4>2>3>1>5

The last 2 or 3 episodes of season 2 is in the upper pantheon of television IMO..

The final outcome of Frank's family + the entire Greek persona is outstanding..

[TE]

Season 2 is the most polarizing season, tbh..virtually everybody I have discussed with disliked it at first, primarily due to the sudden change in characters..however, personally, I'd rank it as my #2 season, after watching the entire series for the third time..

4>2>1>3>5

Dang, last season is worst iyo? You must have been disappointed :lol

Can't wait to get to season 4... alotta people proclaim it to be some of the best television they've ever seen...

[HarlemHeat37]

I wasn't disappointed, at all..the final episodes of season 5 are great, I loved the outcome of the series..I have it last due to the news storyline + the serial killer storyline, I didn't care for either, tbh..

It's superior to most seasons of any other show..

[AussieFanKurt]

Sounds like I should try watching S2 again

[baseline bum]

I actually think the first season of the show is the worst; my preferred order of seasons goes 4 > 2 > 3 > 5 > 1. Season 2 starts really slow though; much moreso than 1. Season 1 does have by far the best version of Down in the Hole for the intro, while Season 5 has by far the worst, lol. Season 2 has the original version by Tom Waits.

[baseline bum]

Damn Harlem, spoiler alert for your post? :lol

[baseline bum]

I stopped watching halfway through it. My mate who watched it says it is unforunately necessary to watch as new characters enter etc. But overall not a lot happens. I'm considering reading a full outline of the season online so I can just skip to 3, 4 and 5 which apparently are amazing.

The plot is quite slow and just didn't interest me, set at the ports. It could have been good but dragged on a bit.

I know a lot of people who quit watching the show a few episodes into season 2. It's a huge mistake, as Season 2 starts really getting great at episode 6 and beyond. Even the earlier episodes have their moments that are pretty memorable, like the scene with Zig, Frog, and Cheese. But episode 6 is where the second season really takes off, and as a whole it is incredibly strong. I'll admit to being really bored with season 2 until episode 5 though the first time through.

[baseline bum]

You can't really skip an episode with the series though: it needs to be watched from the first second to the last, and in a lot of ways resembles a great novel more than it does a tv show.

[TE]

You can't really skip an episode with the series though: it needs to be watched from the first second to the last, and in a lot of ways resembles a great novel more than it does a tv show.

So far I've learned from watching this show:
1) one has to hear every word uttered by the characters
2) understand the dialogue despite the heavy Baltimore street accent

If you miss either of the two, the scene shifts back and forth and it can get a little confusing if something important to the plot is missed or noncomprehended.

I've had to rewatch certain episodes twice now (first couple of the first season) just to get a general idea of the plot/character development.

[baseline bum]

Virtually every character in the show is interesting and worth paying attention to. I really only found one somewhat important character in it to be boring, but I won't say which.

[TE]

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That shit was awesome :lol

[baseline bum]

That shit was awesome :lol

Here's an amazing scene from the last season (don't worry; it doesn't tie into the plot at all)

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[TE]

Here's an amazing scene from the last season (don't worry; it doesn't tie into the plot at all)

AJ5aIvjNgao

dayummmm
:lol.............................

[redzero]

For anybody who has seen Homicide, that's basically the same scene.

[redzero]

2 is still the worst. I have two episodes of 5 left, and it's way better than 2. It's funny as fuck, too.

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[Spurminator]

Skipping a season is an absolutely terrible idea. While there is a whole new thread of characters and a new investigation introduced, the Barksdale storyline continues and you won't know wtf is going on in Season 3 if you skip Season 2.

Besides, Frank Sabotka is one of the best characters in the entire series.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

You want it to be one way

[CuckingFunt]

For heaven's sake, don't skip a full season. Any full season. Even one you hate. Important stuff gets dished out often throughout the entire series and usually without a ton of fanfare. If you skip episodes or don't pay full attention, you'll miss the fun when all of a sudden an episode refers back to some little nothing that happened two seasons previous.

Season 2 is my personal favorite. By a bunch. It's much heavier on character development than it is on big/exciting plot moments, however, so depending on what interests you personally it might be boring. At least until you get accustomed to the new world they're in. I find it to be completely engrossing the whole way through, though.

[baseline bum]

Season 2 also has the best Omar moment of the entire series.

[redzero]

I just didn't care about the people on the docks. I didn't care about them or their problems. Nick and Frank were okay, but everybody else was uninteresting and would never be seen again after the season (save for the Greeks and a cameo or two). I can't even jokingly claim to like Ziggy, although I do understand what his role was on the show.

The last two episodes were good, and the season finale's ending montage was great (like all the other seasons'). It's still great TV relative to everything else, but it's not great The Wire.

[baseline bum]

I thought Ziggy and his drinking buddy were the funniest characters on the entire show. The way he kept getting punked over and over again for continually trying to be a hard-ass was classic. Aside from that, the Barksdale crew storyline in season 2 was outstanding, not to mention the way the docks worked eastside into the equation.

[redzero]

I definitely agree with you on the Barksdale part. D'Angelo, Brother Muozone, Bodie, etc. al had great scenes.

[HarlemHeat37]

Red, you didn't like the Greeks, tbh?..

I absolutely hated Ziggy, I was hoping he would be killed, tbh..same for Nick, one of the most irritating characters in the series..

D'Angelo is my favorite character on the show, but I enjoyed his death in season 2..

[monosylab1k]

Season 2 is terrific, and Sergei was badass.

"Did he have hands? Did he have a face? Yes? Then it wasn't us!"

[redzero]

I didn't hate the Greeks.

What did Nick do wrong besides put up with his asshole cousin?

I prefer Avon over Stringer partly because of what Stringer did to D'Angelo. D'Angelo, Bodie, and Avon were basically my favorite characters on the criminal side.

[redzero]

"Did he have hands? Did he have a face? Yes? Then it wasn't us!"

Said in a terrible fake accent.

[baseline bum]

Why always Boris?

[baseline bum]

Red, you didn't like the Greeks, tbh?..

I absolutely hated Ziggy, I was hoping he would be killed, tbh..same for Nick, one of the most irritating characters in the series..

D'Angelo is my favorite character on the show, but I enjoyed his death in season 2..

You can't tell me Zig getting punked by Frog and then two minutes later by Cheese as Frog is standing there watching wasn't classic shit. :lol

Or the "Love Child" scene and Ziggy's reaction the next episode (Legend of the Docks :rollin)

[baseline bum]

I didn't hate the Greeks.

What did Nick do wrong besides put up with his asshole cousin?

I prefer Avon over Stringer partly because of what Stringer did to D'Angelo. D'Angelo, Bodie, and Avon were basically my favorite characters on the criminal side.

Fucked up the way Bodie did Wallace in Season 1 though. So who is the worse mother between D'Angelo's mom and Wee-Bey's fat wife?

[redzero]

Of course, it was. But for every scene like that, there was one of him doing unfunny stupid shit like burning $100 bills or throwing money out a car window.

[Trill Clinton]

Fucked up the way Bodie did Wallace in Season 1 though. So who is the worse mother between D'Angelo's mom and Wee-Bey's fat wife?

fucked up, but Wallace brought it on himself by coming back. he wasn't bout that life to a certain extent. plus he was a snitch.

[baseline bum]

Fucking Wallace, the downfall of Dee.

[redzero]

Fucked up the way Bodie did Wallace in Season 1 though. So who is the worse mother between D'Angelo's mom and Wee-Bey's fat wife?

Namond's mom is a complete bitch. She didn't give a damn about what happened to her son.

D'Angelo's mom seemed to actually care about him to an extent, even though she got him to roll over and take the years. Her abandoning Avon at the end of season 3 in the courtroom showed it.

Shit, season 3 probably had the best finale montage. I actually felt bad for Avon. The only person who would acknowledge him in the end was the guy he was feuding with for a large part of the season.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

With more time to take in the show, I think season 5 could have used 2 more episodes. Marlo's reign and fall seemed way too rushed. Simon said HBO offered to give him a full season, but he only needed 10 episodes. I don't buy it. Writing and development seemed way too rushed towards the end.

[CuckingFunt]

Wee-Bey's fat wife?

Ugh. One of the most annoying things about the series to me from a writing point of view. There is absolutely zero leading up to season 4 that would indicate Wee-Bey had a wife or a kid or that he would have had even the slightest involvement in their lives. Needing a reason to tie the kids to the main cast always felt like too much of a contrivance (perhaps a reaction to negative feedback after season 2 introduced a whole new cast as their focus?) and kept season 4 from being as great for me as it was for everyone else.

[baseline bum]

I don't think Dee's mom gave a shit with her whole take the years so I'm not on welfare speech. I love when McNulty came in and told her she killed her son with that.

[baseline bum]

Ugh. One of the most annoying thing about the series to me from a writing point of view. There is absolutely zero leading up to season 4 that would indicate Wee-Bey had a wife or a kid or that he would have had even the slightest involvement in their lives. Needing a reason to tie the kids to the main cast always felt like too much of a contrivance (perhaps a reaction to negative feedback after season 2 introduced a whole new cast as their focus?) and kept season 4 from being as great for me as it was for everyone else.

Namond and the mother wouldn't have really served a purpose in Season 1; it's not like Wee-Bey was some kind of family man.

[CuckingFunt]

Namond and the mother wouldn't have really served a purpose in Season 1; it's not like Wee-Bey was some kind of family man.

I'm less annoyed by the fact season 1 didn't suggest a family life than I am by the need to shoehorn in a connection to Wee-Bey and the Barksdale crew.

It's not horrible, by any means. And, sure, maybe if you don't think about it too much you can accept that Wee-Bey had all this other shit going on behind the scenes in season 1 (though I stand by the fact it doesn't add up -- doubtful Wee-Bey was ever eating at the family dinner table or helping Namond with his homework at night, but he also wasn't a completely absent father based on his level of involvement in their lives season 4). But it's just one of those moments where you can too clearly see the machinations of the plot instead of just having everything fall into place smoothly.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I always assumed weebay kinda got more involved with his family on an emotional level, after being in prison.

[baseline bum]

I'm less annoyed by the fact season 1 didn't suggest a family life than I am by the need to shoehorn in a connection to Wee-Bey and the Barksdale crew.

It's not horrible, by any means. And, sure, maybe if you don't think about it too much you can accept that Wee-Bey had all this other shit going on behind the scenes in season 1 (though I stand by the fact it doesn't add up -- doubtful Wee-Bey was ever eating at the family dinner table or helping Namond with his homework at night, but he also wasn't a completely absent father based on his level of involvement in their lives season 4). But it's just one of those moments where you can too clearly see the machinations of the plot instead of just having everything fall into place smoothly.

I can understand him being a more involved father in season 4. The guy has nothing left by then with Bird, Dee, Stinkum, etc. gone and him doing life. And he's really only involved because Colvin is pushing on him. I don't see a way you tie the family into Wee-Bey in season 1. He doesn't bring them to the towers early on when Bubbles is doing the red-hat scheme. He doesn't bring them to the lake trout joint when they're celebrating Stinkum's promotion. He doesn't bring them to the party when one of Orlando's girls ODs. They can't be worked into the scene when Omar kills Stink and shoots Bey in the leg, nor the scene where he protects Avon from Omar. Nor the scene where he's taking all the murders in the interrogation room. Wee-Bey is one of the most one-dimensional characters of the first season. Now if it was a really central character like D'Angleo who has this kid we never heard of until Season 4 I could see the complaint, but Wee-Bey's just a supporting guy who wasn't explored in a lot of depth. And I love the Namond tie-in and how it explains the pressure he's under when he really doesn't want to slang. Plus how the whole game ties into making Prezbo's job a nightmare; I actually thought it was pretty brilliant the way they defined Namond.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Yeah Bodie kind of speaks for the viewer when he meets naymonds mom, and states that he understands now why naymond is the way he is.
Only its ironic because we are learning who he is, already knowing his mom and then realizing who his dad is, where Bodie is coming from the opposite, knowing bey, then realizing his mom is such a bitch

[redzero]

My problem with season 4 is Omar eating up time that could have been given to people like Bodie and Cutty. Yeah, we get it--Omar is great, but was there any reason to get him involved with Marlo, too? Season 5 had better Marli scenes, anyway.

[baseline bum]

Nigga, is you taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy?

[TE]

Halfway through season 2.


Season 2>>>>>>>>>Season 1

[AussieFanKurt]

Damn, son. Looks like I need to watch season 2

[TE]

Season 2 is so beautifully written, doesn't get any better (well for now)...

[baseline bum]

Season 2 is so beautifully written, doesn't get any better (well for now)...

You might feel differently after season 4... hell, maybe after season 3 too (though I like 2 a little better than 3).

[baseline bum]

Damn, I knew I recognised Bird from somewhere: he's Fredro Starr from Onyx. Check his verse is at the 1:00 mark below:

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Another verse by Fredro (1st verse)

ciGN8nBWkRY

[TE]

Halfway through with season 3. Got tripped up with school but I think I might be able to knock the season off by today.

[Red Hawk #21]

I love this show, and I wish I had watched it when it was on. So many likeable characters. My fave detectives were :
1: Daniels. Tall, Stern, Intelligent and Disciplined. A very good man overall.
2. Bunk. Funny ass guy, consistently saying classic shit lol.
3. Freamon. Such a genius, highly intelligent.
4. McNulty. He should be higher on the list but somehow I started disliking him after the Serial killer issue.
5. Greggs. I love that lady and I really don't know why. I know she's lesbian on the show but something about her tells me she would make a great mom in real life.

Criminals.
1. Bodie. That's my guy, always a soldier all the way till the end. I love how he was one of the few to actually stand up to Chris and Snoop.
2. Omar. Just a clever guy who really couldn't be stopped throughout most of the show. I hate the way he went out though :(
3. Michael Lee. I believe Michael will eventually become a boss on the streets. He's one of those guys who doesn't have a menacing personality but will do whatever it takes to survive. (Tristan Wilds is actually from the city I live in now, so hopefully I run into him one of these days)
4. Chris. One Word to describe this guy : Relentless. He put in so much work for Marlo without asking questions. A loyal soldier all the way till the end.
5. Weebay. Funny guy, who also was loyal and got the job done. Very fitting to see him and Chris link up in the series finale.

[Red Hawk #21]

I also love the foreshadowing that took place in Season 5, you can see a new generation on the come up.
Michael Lee - The New Omar
Slim Charles - Avon Barksdale
Sydnor- McNulty
Kenard - The New Bird (?)
And a few others I can't recall right now.

[CuckingFunt]

3. Michael Lee. I believe Michael will eventually become a boss on the streets. He's one of those guys who doesn't have a menacing personality but will do whatever it takes to survive.

Could be I missed the point of the series, but I don't think you're really supposed to end up happy that Michael ends up in the game.

[Red Hawk #21]

Could be I missed the point of the series, but I don't think you're really supposed to end up happy that Michael ends up in the game.

Who said I was happy?

[Creepn]

Could be I missed the point of the series, but I don't think you're really supposed to end up happy that Michael ends up in the game.

Not happy but it is what it is.

[redzero]

Bodie is always number one.

http://i50.tinypic.com/dus6t.jpg

[baseline bum]

I love this show, and I wish I had watched it when it was on. So many likeable characters. My fave detectives were :
1: Daniels. Tall, Stern, Intelligent and Disciplined. A very good man overall.
2. Bunk. Funny ass guy, consistently saying classic shit lol.
3. Freamon. Such a genius, highly intelligent.
4. McNulty. He should be higher on the list but somehow I started disliking him after the Serial killer issue.
5. Greggs. I love that lady and I really don't know why. I know she's lesbian on the show but something about her tells me she would make a great mom in real life.

Criminals.
1. Bodie. That's my guy, always a soldier all the way till the end. I love how he was one of the few to actually stand up to Chris and Snoop.
2. Omar. Just a clever guy who really couldn't be stopped throughout most of the show. I hate the way he went out though :(
3. Michael Lee. I believe Michael will eventually become a boss on the streets. He's one of those guys who doesn't have a menacing personality but will do whatever it takes to survive. (Tristan Wilds is actually from the city I live in now, so hopefully I run into him one of these days)
4. Chris. One Word to describe this guy : Relentless. He put in so much work for Marlo without asking questions. A loyal soldier all the way till the end.
5. Weebay. Funny guy, who also was loyal and got the job done. Very fitting to see him and Chris link up in the series finale.

I thought Prezbo was second only to Bubbles in terms of most interesting character arc (I consider Dukie to be part of Bubbles' character). Dee would be my #3 and Ziggy my #4.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Damn, I knew I recognised Bird from somewhere: he's Fredro Starr from Onyx. Check his verse is at the 1:00 mark below:

vPQAFH0InsY

Another verse by Fredro (1st verse)

ciGN8nBWkRY

:lol how in the hell did you pinpoint that one?
Prahps

[baseline bum]

:lol how in the hell did you pinpoint that one?
Prahps

I watched the commentary over one of the episodes and Michael Williams (Omar) mentioned it.

[Red Hawk #21]

This was one of my favorite scenes, just shows that if these guys were just raised somewhere else they would've actually gotten a chance to enjoy being kids. I'm always sad when they had to go back to their hood :(
HNMC-rj_64Y

[HarlemHeat37]

For police/politics, I'd go..

1- Bunk
2- Carver
3- McNulty
4- Freamon
5- Rawls
6- Landsman
7- Clay Davis
8- Burrell
9- Sydnor
10- Daniels

As for the streets/crime, I'd go..

1- D'Angelo
2- Brother Mouzone
3- Stringer Bell
4- Omar
5- Marlo
6- Bodie/Poot
7- Slim Charles
8- Avon
9- Chris Partlow
10- Wee-Bay

Most disliked characters..

1- Cheese
2- Kima
3- Brianna Barksdale
4- Scott Templeton
5- Nerese Campbell
6- Fruit
7- Ziggy
8- Marla Daniels
9- Nick Sabotka
10- Colocchio the cop
11- Namond
12- De'Londa
13- Prezbo
14- Mcnulty's wife
15- Valchek

[baseline bum]

Most disliked characters..

10- Colocchio the cop


You're crazy. That scene of Colocchio throwing the hoppers' nikes down the storm drain was classic. Then trying to play a hardass with Carver when he was trying to help him was hilarious.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Downright ignorant to consider bodie and poot the same character, tbhhh

[baseline bum]

Mouzone was one of the few weak characters on the show. There was never anything that would make one believe he was some kind of great muscle other than the talk about his rep, so seeing he and Omar portrayed as relative equals seemed forced. The only other character I didn't like was Nick Sobotka. Seeing him as someone who was able to negotiate with Cheese and intimidate Frog into not shorting him before The Greek had his back seemed pretty unrealistic. Nothing about Nick said person to be respected and feared.

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't consider Bodie and Poot to be the same character, but I wanted to include Poot on my list, so I listed him as a sub-character to Bodie, tbh, a sidekick figure..

Disagree about Mouzone..as you said, his reputation instilled fear, there was no time nor requirement to thoroughly build his character..Prop Joe and Stringer's reactions to the mere mention of Mouzone provided a glimpse into his past IMO..

His persona and dialogue is great, as were his interactions with Lamar..

I don't see any way that the writers could have displayed Mouzone's muscle to satisfy your criteria, tbh, he's an out-of-towner..

[baseline bum]

I don't consider Bodie and Poot to be the same character, but I wanted to include Poot on my list, so I listed him as a sub-character to Bodie, tbh, a sidekick figure..

Disagree about Mouzone..as you said, his reputation instilled fear, there was no time nor requirement to thoroughly build his character..Prop Joe and Stringer's reactions to the mere mention of Mouzone provided a glimpse into his past IMO..

His persona and dialogue is great, as were his interactions with Lamar..

But they did build it into his character with how he came back on Omar. By sending Lamar to the gay bar over and over again. I hated the standoff scene between he and Omar.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Nick commanded respect out of the simple fact he was not a bitch like ziggy.
I don't think those guys really respected him, but they sure as hell did not disrespect him, just look at the way he talked and confronted them.
Even from a purely physical standpoint, Nick was towering over most the east siders he ever confronted.
I never found it a stretch why those broke east siders gave Nick a package

[DJ Mbenga]

am I the only one who thought season 5 sucked? I know they had 2 less episodes to deal with, trying to re integrate mcnulty back in after he was essentially on sabbatical but that homeless story was just not consistent with the wires writing . On yeah the journalism focus was boring.
I guess the last tv season curse is real. I hope breaking bad doesn't fall victim too :(

[redzero]

Season 5 was great. The journalism angle was a lot better than the shitty docks.

[leemajors]

Season 5 was great. The journalism angle was a lot better than the shitty docks.

I agree about s5, but I liked s2. More than anything I liked how the show moved from area to area season to season.

[leemajors]

am I the only one who thought season 5 sucked? I know they had 2 less episodes to deal with, trying to re integrate mcnulty back in after he was essentially on sabbatical but that homeless story was just not consistent with the wires writing . On yeah the journalism focus was boring.
I guess the last tv season curse is real. I hope breaking bad doesn't fall victim too :(

McNulty was unable to stay away from being himself, I thought that was very consistent with his character.

[baseline bum]

McNulty was unable to stay away from being himself, I thought that was very consistent with his character.

I got the impression that he was able to get away from himself at the end in the same way Bubbles was able to. Still, Freamon had the best post-series prognosis, since he got a paid retirement to go fuck Shardene all day, lol.

[AussieFanKurt]

Just watched the first 3 episodes of Season 2.

Tried watching it before but made it through half an ep. Seems better this time, dunno why.

Definitely worth keeping on to get to seasons 3, 4 and 5?

[ernest787]

my wife had never watched this show, so we just finished the final season.

it's like my 3rd or 4th time through the series and it seriously gets better each time

[JudynTX]

Ok peeps, I'm gonna try to watch this series, again.

I gave it a try a few years ago.

[DJ Mbenga]

Just watched the first 3 episodes of Season 2.

Tried watching it before but made it through half an ep. Seems better this time, dunno why.

Definitely worth keeping on to get to seasons 3, 4 and 5?

4 is clearly the best season. but dont know if you can wait till that far away. season 2 is hit or miss for people. by the time you get past 4 you;ll want to finish the series even if season 5 was mediocre.

[redzero]

even if season 5 was mediocre.

Which it isn't.

[Fpoonsie]

This...is greatness.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6821163/the-wire-rpg

[redzero]

:lmao Ziggy
:lmao It wasn't your turn to give a fuck!
:lmao most memorable scene bonus
:lmao "You skipped level 2 and missed nothing important." (I half agree)

This is as good as the Breaking Bad RPG.

[JudynTX]

I'm giving this show one more chance. Started the series last night.

[timtonymanu]

Bodie is always number one.

http://i50.tinypic.com/dus6t.jpg

:tu Bodie is my favorite character as well.

[timtonymanu]

I'm on my 2nd viewing of the series. Halfway done with Season 3.

[oh crap]

don't really care for or follow entertainment weekly but i think they got this one right.. the wire ranked #1 on list of all time greatest tv shows

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20712079_20711820,00.html#21351457

[leemajors]

Yeah, Wire is probably tops for me too easily. I've watched it through 6 times now and I am still not tiring of it.

[oh crap]

http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2013/07/in-defense-of-season-two-of-the-wire

[LarryDavid]

http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2013/07/in-defense-of-season-two-of-the-wire

I hated Ziggy Sobotka. The guy just seemed out of place. Frank on the other hand...fuckin boss.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NmUsG9eQKg

[spursncowboys]

I hated Ziggy Sobotka. The guy just seemed out of place. Frank on the other hand...fuckin boss.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NmUsG9eQKg

2nd season I almost fast forward to past all the pollock scenes.

[CuckingFunt]

For whatever reason, I judge people who like The Wire but don't like season 2 more harshly than I judge people who don't like The Wire at all.

[redzero]

Season 2 is the worst season, though. The dock workers are the least interesting characters in the entire show. It's still good, but that's mostly because all the other characters Season 1 carried it.

[Spurminator]

Frank Sabotka is one of the best characters that show ever created.

[CuckingFunt]

Season 2 is the worst season, though. The dock workers are the least interesting characters in the entire show.

Fully disagree.

[Trill Clinton]

the creator of spurstalk's favorite show gives his take on the trayvon martin verdict

digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a498249/the-wire-creator-david-simon-ashamed-at-trayvon-martin-verdict.html (http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a498249/the-wire-creator-david-simon-ashamed-at-trayvon-martin-verdict.html)

'The Wire' creator David Simon "ashamed" at Trayvon Martin verdict

The Wire creator David Simon has said that he is "ashamed" to be an American after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin.

The unarmed 17-year-old was shot dead in Florida last February in a case that caused outrage and highlighted race issues in America.

The jury accepted Zimmerman's claim of self-defense and delivered their verdict last night (July 13), leading to many high-profile public figures expressing their anger at the outcome.

Referring to America's 'stand your ground' law, which permits the use of force in the event of an "unlawful threat", Simon wrote on his website: "You can stand your ground if you're white, and you can use a gun to do it.

"But if you stand your ground with your fists and you're black, you're dead. In the state of Florida, the season on African-Americans now runs year round. Come one, come all. And bring a handgun. The legislators are fine with this blood on their hands.

"The governor, too. One man accosted another and when it became a fist fight, one man - and one man only - had a firearm. The rest is racial rationalisation and dishonorable commentary.

"If I were a person of color in Florida, I would pick up a brick and start walking toward that courthouse in Sanford.

"Those that do not, those that hold the pain and betrayal inside and somehow manage to resist violence - these citizens are testament to a stoic tolerance that is more than the rest of us deserve. I confess, their patience and patriotism is well beyond my own."

Simon added: "Behold, the lewd, pornographic embrace of two great American pathologies: Race and guns, both of which have conspired not only to take the life of a teenager, but to make that killing entirely permissible.

"I can't look an African-American parent in the eye for thinking about what they must tell their sons about what can happen to them on the streets of their country.

"Tonight, anyone who truly understands what justice is and what it requires of a society is ashamed to call himself an American."

[leemajors]

Simon, dead on as usual. Florida is basically another country.

[DJ Mbenga]

season 2 is unfairly picked on. its actually aged rather well. people just see it as an intermission to getting to the main storyline. it was better than that.
i have no clue how people dont trash season 5. it was awful. that whole storyline about making up the shit. that was when i said "finally i have a complaint about this show", but for some reason people dont seem to see it.

[CuckingFunt]

i have no clue how people dont trash season 5. it was awful. that whole storyline about making up the shit. that was when i said "finally i have a complaint about this show", but for some reason people dont seem to see it.

I think season five is fantastic thematically. It's on an episode-by-episode basis that it suffers.

[Oh, Gee!!]

season 5 was the worse season of the wire (which makes it better still than 99% of shit out there).

[Joyrider]

First time viewing and already 6 episodes in of season 1 as of last night. How the hell do they extend this to five seasons?? Great tension and writing on every level. This is definitely worth all the hype I've read. Looking to finish the series by Thanksgiving.

[Joyrider]

Ok. Just marathon season 1 in 3 days and into season 2. What a fucking television series. Just great writing all around. I heard the port season is ok but so far I'm very invested in the characters remaining and the smuggler storyline is interesting.

[Brunodf]

Ok. Just marathon season 1 in 3 days and into season 2. What a fucking television series. Just great writing all around. I heard the port season is ok but so far I'm very invested in the characters remaining and the smuggler storyline is interesting.
Good show but I stopped in season 2, i was like :wtf, he will not work on the same place anymore. Really?

[baseline bum]

I think Season 2 absolutely kills Season 1. Season 2 starts really slowly, but gets incredible about halfway through. I think it's my second favorite season of the show, and that Season 1 is arguably the weakest.

[Joyrider]

I think Season 2 absolutely kills Season 1. Season 2 starts really slowly, but gets incredible about halfway through. I think it's my second favorite season of the show, and that Season 1 is arguably the weakest.

It gets better than season 1??! Fuck. That's a huge statement because that season was near flawless.

[baseline bum]

It gets better than season 1??! Fuck. That's a huge statement because that season was near flawless.

Yeah, the show gets a lot better than Season 1. Specifically, Seasons 4,2, and 3 are way better IMO. Season 5? Tough call between 1 and 5.

[baseline bum]

Not that I'm scoffing Season 1, which is one of the best seasons of a show I have ever seen. It's just that you haven't even gotten into the meat of the series yet.

[baseline bum]

I hated Ziggy Sobotka. The guy just seemed out of place. Frank on the other hand...fuckin boss.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NmUsG9eQKg

Zig's existence on the show is justified just by that scene with Cheese clowning him right in front of Frog. Now Nick Sobotka was the character I truly hated in Season 2.

[Joyrider]

Finished season 2. I can see the complaints but don't agree. Season 1 was clearly more character driven while 2 was more story driven with how the drug trade extends much further than the towers. It was weird to see less of McNulty but liked additions of Frank, Nick, and the Farakhan motherfucker. I absolutely saw Ziggy doing something crazy but didn't think it'll happen at that very moment. I really thought he was gonna get straight murdered. Poor Frank.

Starting season 3 now!

[Darius McCrary]

Zig's existence on the show is justified just by that scene with Cheese clowning him right in front of Frog. Now Nick Sobotka was the character I truly hated in Season 2.
Why'd you hate him?
I thought he started out decent, but the way he quickly just was all about making drug money was annoying.

Ziggy was hilarious. Like when he put his dick on that guys computer, and him getting that duck drunk.

[Joyrider]

Season 3 of the Wire in the books and fuck, was that an incredible season. Up there with the last and first season of The Shield. Great new characters in Marlo, Slim Charles, Cudi and Carcetti. The development or devolution of Stringer and Avon relationship was a sight to see. Poor String. Even though he was a **** the whole time you can see he was tired of the gangster life. So many riveting scenes like Bell confronting Avon about D'Angelo, his eventual death, Marlo killing Devine in straight cold blood and him sitting down in the courthouse. Just kept me watching for 5 hours straight (today at least). And Omar remains a must watch whenever he's on screen. Oh yeah, does anyone NOT cheat on their wives in this show. Damn. Anyways. Easily the best season of the series so far and I have no idea where they can go from here.

[baseline bum]

Season 3 of the Wire in the books and fuck, was that an incredible season. Up there with the last and first season of The Shield. Great new characters in Marlo, Slim Charles, Cudi and Carcetti. The development or devolution of Stringer and Avon relationship was a sight to see. Poor String. Even though he was a **** the whole time you can see he was tired of the gangster life. So many riveting scenes like Bell confronting Avon about D'Angelo, his eventual death, Marlo killing Devine in straight cold blood and him sitting down in the courthouse. Just kept me watching for 5 hours straight (today at least). And Omar remains a must watch whenever he's on screen. Oh yeah, does anyone NOT cheat on their wives in this show. Damn. Anyways. Easily the best season of the series so far and I have no idea where they can go from here.

I was so glad to see String gone after the way he did Dee. Avon too. He was almost as annoying as Ziggy with his constant bitching about rep instead of just sitting back and getting paid. Season 4 is probably the best season of any show I have ever seen.

[redzero]

Well, all those characters from Season 3 ain't going anywhere, so you'll probably like Season 4 just as much. Season 4 is the clear-cut best for me.

[Joyrider]

String being played by Clay Davis was cold. And Perez going out for shooting that cop was a shitty end for him. Just shows some people aren't cut out for the force. Hearing the best line so far in the series was great. "Nigga, are you taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy?!". If only Gale Boetticher took that advice..

[redzero]

And Perez going out for shooting that cop was a shitty end for him.

Umm...

[baseline bum]

String being played by Clay Davis was cold. And Perez going out for shooting that cop was a shitty end for him. Just shows some people aren't cut out for the force. Hearing the best line so far in the series was great. "Nigga, are you taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy?!". If only Gale Boetticher took that advice..

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:lmao

Love seeing Stringer get pissed. My favorite is the 40 Degree Day speech

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[Joyrider]

Umm...

Yeah, just don't. I've done my best to keep away from spoilers even though I vaguely remember something about Omar that has yet to happen.

[Joyrider]

Season 4 of The Wire (https://www.facebook.com/TheWire) in the books and yes, that was hands down the best season. Although season 3 isn't that far behind. I really hope a good amount of characters catch a bullet in season 5. Bodie went out like a champ.

[Joyrider]

Ok. Wrapped up the entire series and I thought season 5 was fantastic. The newsroom angle had me really intrigued. Watching a second empire crumble just like Avon's was great. Omar death was poetic because Omar probably started the game just like that kid did. By killing someone at an extreme small age. It's a shame because I remember watching Omar last scene years ago before I became interested in the show. So when I saw him walk into the store, I knew what was gonna happen.

All in all, the show is tied for top 2 of all time with The Shield and behind Breaking Bad respectively enough.

Seasons ranked.

3
1
5
2
4

Not a single bad season though and I've never been that invested in so many characters.

Next up is either Homeland, Sopranos or Games of Thrones. I spoiled Games of Thrones myself by watching some random episodes at a friends house. One being the death of the hand of the King.

[baseline bum]

Ok. Wrapped up the entire series and I thought season 5 was fantastic. The newsroom angle had me really intrigued. Watching a second empire crumble just like Avon's was great. Omar death was poetic because Omar probably started the game just like that kid did. By killing someone at an extreme small age. It's a shame because I remember watching Omar last scene years ago before I became interested in the show. So when I saw him walk into the store, I knew what was gonna happen.

All in all, the show is tied for top 2 of all time with The Shield and behind Breaking Bad respectively enough.

Seasons ranked.

3
1
5
2
4

Not a single bad season though and I've never been that invested in so many characters.

Next up is either Homeland, Sopranos or Games of Thrones. I spoiled Games of Thrones myself by watching some random episodes at a friends house. One being the death of the hand of the King.

This is how Omar started off

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[TE]

On my third viewing of the series. Currently on the 1st season, 3rd episode.

Shit is as real as it gets.

[IronMexican]

Just rewatched the show with the baby momma. It's even better the more views through. So many things you don't catch the first time, like seeing that dude with the beard that worked in the docks down at the homeless camp, and Kennard just eyeing Omar while all the kids ran.

[Darius McCrary]

Saw that the first time through, tbh

[leemajors]

Saw that the first time through, tbh

regardless, it's a show you can enjoy watching multiple times imo. I have watched it all the way through 6 times, and plan to watch it again in the future if nothing else to make me forget Sobotka was in True Blood.

[Red Hawk #21]

I may need to re-watch this show as well tbh...

[Darius McCrary]

Seen it in its entirety twice, but seen certain episodes more than that and quintessential scenes way more than that.
It def has replayability.

[ColinB]

On Amazon streaming if you have prime. Great show.

[MannyIsGod]

Seriously fuck Season 5. They couldn't have fucked up McNulty more if they tried. I've still got a couple of episodes to go but they seriously went from the best season to the worst.

[MannyIsGod]

I think Season 2 absolutely kills Season 1. Season 2 starts really slowly, but gets incredible about halfway through. I think it's my second favorite season of the show, and that Season 1 is arguably the weakest.

I came around to liking Season 2 quite a bit by the end. Still think Season 4 is the best but I liked Season 2 a lot.

[Infinite_limit]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k6O-8Q-uBOg/TtIUW-zC7eI/AAAAAAAAih0/bITvEyzXsRI/s1600/U2-Achtung-Baby.jpg

[MannyIsGod]

Finished Season 5. Overall weak season but that finale was fucking awesome.

[baseline bum]

I came around to liking Season 2 quite a bit by the end. Still think Season 4 is the best but I liked Season 2 a lot.

I think I rank the seasons 4,2,3,5,1. Favorite moment of the series is still McNulty crashing his car twice, grabbing breakfast about to pass out at the table, banging that big titty waitress and then seeing his car all fucked up and parked crooked outside her apartment in Season 2 I think. :lol

Either that, or when they did that prostitution sting and he was banging two of them when the police bust in. :lol

[DD]

Don't understand the hate for Season 1, it's still my favorite--aside from the Brother Mouzone scenes in 2&3 it's the best imo. The finger-wagging scene between Avon and Daniels is still a great moment every time I see it. A virtually unknown nemesis until that point

[Mark in Austin]

I think I rank the seasons 4,2,3,5,1. Favorite moment of the series is still McNulty crashing his car twice, grabbing breakfast about to pass out at the table, banging that big titty waitress and then seeing his car all fucked up and parked crooked outside her apartment in Season 2 I think. :lol

Either that, or when they did that prostitution sting and he was banging two of them when the police bust in. :lol

McNulty is just a great character. (I vote here and now for a True Detective Baltimore w/ Jimmy and Bunk.) I think right now I rank 'em as 4,3,1,2,5. But the middle 3 are always flipping around for me depend on what I've watched last. 5 is always at the bottom though. The whole made up serial killer angle from season 5 was just too much of a stretch for me; made me think Simon had such a hard on to prosecute the press that season that all the blood left his head and he missed the obvious - not even Jimmy McNutty would pull that shit.

[IronMexican]

Unrelated, but I am watching The Sopranos for the first time. Really good show so far, and only towards the end of season 2.

That scene with the black guys trying to whack Tony was such shit, though. Looked so fake. The Wire would never do some awful shit like that.

[Fpoonsie]

Unrelated, but I am watching The Sopranos for the first time. Really good show so far, and only towards the end of season 2.

That scene with the black guys trying to whack Tony was such shit, though. Looked so fake. The Wire would never do some awful shit like that.

Mah nigga.

[AaronY]

Seriously fuck Season 5. They couldn't have fucked up McNulty more if they tried. I've still got a couple of episodes to go but they seriously went from the best season to the worst.
Yeah I hated season 5 too. Omar became like a character out a of a Wesley snipes movie too I thought.

[~O~]

Season 2, 3. 4, 1, 5


Actually no season was really terrible. The show in its entirety was entertaining. Its a hard show for others to watch who don't want to follow the police end. To me, no HBO show has disappointed me at all. However, True Blood gets less love each season.

I also can tell by the acting that the cast doesn't seem to have a great chemistry. They look like they don't get along.

[Fpoonsie]

Starting my first re-watch of the series.

Snapback on, OE 40oz in hand.

[Fpoonsie]

I also can tell by the acting that the cast doesn't seem to have a great chemistry. They look like they don't get along.

I don't understand this post. The acting's phenomenal, even with the actual hood niggas they picked up off the street.

Every character is edgy and angry, but...that's kinda the whole show.

[baseline bum]

Starting my first re-watch of the series.

Snapback on, OE 40oz in hand.

Damn. Fucking 8-ball? I loved that shit when I was 16, but every time I have tried to drink a 40 since then I have ended up pouring at least half the motherfucker out. The thing with 40s is you have to finish quick, because the shit is horrible when it gets warm. Well, unless it's your second or third 40.

[Fpoonsie]

Damn. Fucking 8-ball? I loved that shit when I was 16, but every time I have tried to drink a 40 since then I have ended up pouring at least half the motherfucker out. The thing with 40s is you have to finish quick, because the shit is horrible when it gets warm. Well, unless it's your second or third 40.

I go all out when I do this shit. Leave the cracka ass craft burr in the fridge.

[~O~]

I don't understand this post. The acting's phenomenal, even with the actual hood niggas they picked up off the street.

Every character is edgy and angry, but...that's kinda the whole show.

I was talking about true blood

[Fpoonsie]

I was talking about true blood

Hahahahaha Ohhhh, my bad, O.

That makes a helluva lot more sense.

[baseline bum]

I go all out when I do this shit. Leave the cracka ass craft burr in the fridge.

You think Stringer drinks OE and Ides man?

[Fpoonsie]

You think Stringer drinks OE and Ides man?

Rofl. Pretty sure he's a cocktail and green tea-type nigga. I'm more 'bout that Bodie and Snoop life.

[Fpoonsie]

At the very least, one great thing about Ssn 2 is how they shit on white boys tryna' ack "nigga."

[Fpoonsie]

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/08/anwan-glover-actor-in-the-wire-stabbed-in-d-c-nightclub-105713.html

Da game is da game.

[Fpoonsie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpC3JtED-Po

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[FkLA]

Been watching it since HBO shows were added to Prime. Season 1 was solid. Then kinda dragged myself through the first part of Season 2 and at that point didn't understand what the big deal was...second half of the season was good though as was Season 3.

Season 4 though, hands down the best season of any show Ive ever seen. I've always been a Sopranos guy but if Season 5 is close to as good as 4 The Wire might take over the top spot for me. Can't believe I waited this long to watch it tbh.

[FkLA]

Through Season 4...

Cops
1. McNulty
2. Colvin
3. Carver
4. Freeman
5. Prez as a teacher

Criminals
1. Omar
2.Stringer
3. Michael
4.Prop Joe
5. Frank Sobotka
6. Partlow
7. Slim Charles
8. Bodie

Worst
1. Herc
2. Walker
3. Fat sergeant in charge of homicide
4. Most of the Western district

1. Mouzone
2. Marlo
3. Snoop
4. Avon
5. Kenard

Really rooting for Bubs but I'm expecting him to OD or something seeing how most good guys on this show end up. The way Michael and Randy ended up was pretty fucked up. Dukie too.

[Malik Hairston]

Season 2 is always better on the 2nd viewing IMO..

Everybody dislikes it at first, myself included, since it deviates from the original premise/characters of the show, but after I watched it again, I became a big fan, tbh..

[AussieFanKurt]

Season 2 is always better on the 2nd viewing IMO..

Everybody dislikes it at first, myself included, since it deviates from the original premise/characters of the show, but after I watched it again, I became a big fan, tbh..

Not knowing much about Baltimore, I didn't understand the need for it then I saw that the ports are a big part of the city so I guess it made more sense to me that it was necessary to have a season devoted to it

[baseline bum]

The first three episodes of Season 2 are so fucking slow, but yeah, the buildup is worth it. Especially for my favorite scene of the entire series, when Ziggy is trying to act hard when Frog shorts him and then Cheese comes and beats his ass and steals his car while Frog is watching. :lmao

Always liked Zig's character and how he was obsessed with street cred like Avon, but Nick Sobotka was a faggot.

[leemajors]

The first three episodes of Season 2 are so fucking slow, but yeah, the buildup is worth it. Especially for my favorite scene of the entire series, when Ziggy is trying to act hard when Frog shorts him and then Cheese comes and beats his ass and steals his car while Frog is watching. :lmao

Always liked Zig's character and how he was obsessed with street cred like Avon, but Nick Sobotka was a faggot.

That actor was perfect in Orange is the New Black tbh :lol

[Fpoonsie]

That actor was perfect in Orange is the New Black tbh :lol

:lol Still blows my mind that Nick is PornStache.

[Spurminator]

How about McNulty and Rawls going at it again in The Affair? Jury's still out on the show, but kind of fun to see the two of them on screen at the same time again.

[baseline bum]

:lol Still blows my mind that Nick is PornStache.

Wait what? That's fucking Nick Sobotka? So this guy is the most annoying character on two series?

[leemajors]

Wait what? That's fucking Nick Sobotka? So this guy is the most annoying character on two series?

http://professionalfangirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screen-Shot-2014-04-17-at-7.19.00-PM.png

[DarrinS]

http://professionalfangirls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screen-Shot-2014-04-17-at-7.19.00-PM.png


Just finished binge watching The Wire. I didn't recognize him. Lol.


I did notice a few of the actors were cast on The Walking Dead.


I liked the series, but not as much as most people. There are a dozen or more series that are better.

[FkLA]

I watched Orange is the New Black before this and laughed pretty hard when i noticed Nick was pornstache. :lol

Actually didn't mind Nick though. He just seemed like the competent cousin that was always trying to bail Ziggys dumb ass out. He was alot more like Frank than Ziggy. Even the drug dealing he did for his family just like Frank did what he needed to do for the union.

[Fpoonsie]

There are a dozen or more series that are better.

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[DarrinS]

http://i.imgur.com/YXuNHoy.gif



That character was actually believable.


These two? Not so much

http://lunionsuite.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/snoop-and-marlo-from-the-wire.jpg

[FkLA]

That character was actually believable.


These two? Not so much

http://lunionsuite.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/snoop-and-marlo-from-the-wire.jpg

Marlo and Snoop are annoying as hell. Chris is really the only one I like from the Stanfield crew. The way Snoop talked always came off as forced to me but apparently that may just be how that bitch is, since she got busted in real life too. :lol

http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2011-03/60009098.jpg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/felicia-snoop-pearson-arrested-baltimore-drug-raid_n_834157.html

[baseline bum]

Marlo and Snoop are annoying as hell. Chris is really the only one I like from the Stanfield crew. The way Snoop talked always came off as forced to me but apparently that may just be how that bitch is, since she got busted in real life too. :lol

http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2011-03/60009098.jpg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/felicia-snoop-pearson-arrested-baltimore-drug-raid_n_834157.html

Snoop is genuinely retarded and a legit crack baby.

[Trill Clinton]

That character was actually believable.


These two? Not so much

http://lunionsuite.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/snoop-and-marlo-from-the-wire.jpg


those are two of the most authentic characters in television.

[Cry Havoc]

Just finished the series. Stayed away from this thread until now, cause spoilers. :lol

What a show. So much intricacy. I can't wait to watch it again and find all the parallel threads that run from the first season to the last. Beautiful.

2 is underrated, but so is 5. People who said that McNulty wasn't stupid enough to pull off the serial killer stuff, well, he was hammered when it got into his head, and he was desperate. Desperation and alcohol do strange things to people.

4 > 3 > 2/5 > 1. I thought 1 just took too long to get wound up and wrap the audience up in the character's lives. I'm sure upon rewatching it'll be better.

[leemajors]

Just finished the series. Stayed away from this thread until now, cause spoilers. :lol

What a show. So much intricacy. I can't wait to watch it again and find all the parallel threads that run from the first season to the last. Beautiful.

2 is underrated, but so is 5. People who said that McNulty wasn't stupid enough to pull off the serial killer stuff, well, he was hammered when it got into his head, and he was desperate. Desperation and alcohol do strange things to people.

4 > 3 > 2/5 > 1. I thought 1 just took too long to get wound up and wrap the audience up in the character's lives. I'm sure upon rewatching it'll be better.

I'm checking out the hd coming out soon on hbo just to see what I can spot :lol its been a year or two anyway, I don't get tired of it 5-6 timed through

[baseline bum]

Just finished the series. Stayed away from this thread until now, cause spoilers. :lol

What a show. So much intricacy. I can't wait to watch it again and find all the parallel threads that run from the first season to the last. Beautiful.

2 is underrated, but so is 5. People who said that McNulty wasn't stupid enough to pull off the serial killer stuff, well, he was hammered when it got into his head, and he was desperate. Desperation and alcohol do strange things to people.

4 > 3 > 2/5 > 1. I thought 1 just took too long to get wound up and wrap the audience up in the character's lives. I'm sure upon rewatching it'll be better.

Season 2 is incredible. The scene where Cheese punks Ziggy and steals his car right in front of Frog when Zig was trying to act hard after getting shorted was incredible. And Omar clowning Levy in court was classic too. Season 2 is second only to 4 for me.

4 > 2 > 3 > 5 = 1

[cd021]

Marlo and Snoop are annoying as hell. Chris is really the only one I like from the Stanfield crew. The way Snoop talked always came off as forced to me but apparently that may just be how that bitch is, since she got busted in real life too. :lol

http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/photo/2011-03/60009098.jpg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/felicia-snoop-pearson-arrested-baltimore-drug-raid_n_834157.html

I liked both characters. I though Marlo was a bit of Stringer and Barksdale. Snoop grew on me quite a bit. Marlo's scene in the final episode where he finds out that Omar had trashed his reputation was great."My Name Is My Name!"

[Jacob1983]

Any of you been watching the marathon in HD on HBO Signature? I'd only watched a handful of episode before. I have to say that this was a pretty good show. Kind of a shame it never got any love at awards time.

[spurraider21]

I'm about 5 episodes in. Always heard people raving about it. So far so good.

[SnakeBoy]

I finally watched this series early this year. Very good but it is amazing how dated it seems these days.

Only thing I didn't like was the Hamsterdam story line. Just so unrealistic.

[SpursforSix]

I finally watched this series early this year. Very good but it is amazing how dated it seems these days.

Only thing I didn't like was the Hamsterdam story line. Just so unrealistic.

Interesting. I'll probably never go back and rewatch it. But it's gotta be a top 5 series.

[benefactor]

I'm about 5 episodes in. Always heard people raving about it. So far so good.
I watched for the first time last year. From a pure entertainment standpoint, Bunk and McNulty might be two of the best series cops ever casted outside of True Detective. Just wait until you get to the "fuck" episode.:lol

[spurraider21]

I watched for the first time last year. From a pure entertainment standpoint, Bunk and McNulty might be two of the best series cops ever casted outside of True Detective. Just wait until you get to the "fuck" episode.:lol
Yeah I already saw that :lol

[baseline bum]

I watched for the first time last year. From a pure entertainment standpoint, Bunk and McNulty might be two of the best series cops ever casted outside of True Detective. Just wait until you get to the "fuck" episode.:lol

Damn I was hooked on the show after the Snot Boogie scene. This America, man. :lmao

[baseline bum]

I watched for the first time last year. From a pure entertainment standpoint, Bunk and McNulty might be two of the best series cops ever casted outside of True Detective. Just wait until you get to the "fuck" episode.:lol

Damn I was hooked on the show after the Snot Boogie scene. This America, man. :lmao

[SpursforSix]

Here's one of my favorite scenes...
"Snoop buys a nailgun"

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[leemajors]

My fave part outside of various Omar scenes was Rawls just chillin

[Reck]

I'm going to rewatch this shit again, soon.

Spoiler for Spurraider season 2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




They fucked up by offing D'Angelo so soon into the series. He was one of the most funny, most dynamic character in his short run.

[redzero]

They fucked up by offing D'Angelo so soon into the series. He was one of the most funny, most dynamic character in his short run.

No, they didn't. He served his purpose. He was good in season 1, and then he was done away with in season 2. Seasons 3 and 4 are the best in the series, so D'Angelo being gone was irrelevant. Stringer and Avon weren't in season 4, and that was amazing. There are other characters who filled D'Angelo's role just as well.

[timtonymanu]

I honestly thought D’Angelo would last longer, but I was fine with his death. Also caught me off guard because they portrayed him as the sympathetic one and just kill him off. I knew at that moment this show would be special.

[monosylab1k]

My fave part outside of various Omar scenes was Rawls just chillin

:lmao i forgot about that. that was the genius of that show. never explained it, never went back to it. amazing.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

No, they didn't. He served his purpose. He was good in season 1, and then he was done away with in season 2. Seasons 3 and 4 are the best in the series, so D'Angelo being gone was irrelevant. Stringer and Avon weren't in season 4, and that was amazing. There are other characters who filled D'Angelo's role just as well.

He lived on in Bodie's character development.

[140]

It's a fact this is the best show ever IMHO tbqfh

[cd021]

It's a fact this is the best show ever IMHO tbqfh

I wouldn't go that far but ok...

[Will Hunting]

:lmao i forgot about that. that was the genius of that show. never explained it, never went back to it. amazing.
There was a really subtle reference back to it when Landsman sees "Rawls sucks cock" scribbled on the bathroom wall and chuckles in a weird way but yeah, I was almost sure the show would pivot back to that but it never does :lol

[gambit1990]

It's a fact this is the best show ever IMHO tbqfh

[gambit1990]

rewatching the series. even better than i remembered.

[spurraider21]

very very good show. watched the whole thing for the first time a few months ago.

i'm now caught up on some very relevant gifs. for that i am grateful

[baseline bum]

lost interest halfway through season 4

:cry Randy :cry

WTF? That's like losing interest in sex halfway between the wife pulling the beads out the babysitter's ass.

[monosylab1k]

lost interest halfway through season 4

:cry Randy :cry

That classic mookie crew contrarianism.

[SpursforSix]

Decided out of the blue to watch it again. This is the first drama series I've ever gone back to rewatch.
Even though I knew how great it was, I'm surprised how much I had forgotten. It really hasn't lost anything and is almost as enjoyable as the 1st time through.

It's got me thinking I'll check out Breaking Bad and Sopranos again. I'll personally be interested to see how I rank these after seeing them back to back to back.

[leemajors]

Decided out of the blue to watch it again. This is the first drama series I've ever gone back to rewatch.
Even though I knew how great it was, I'm surprised how much I had forgotten. It really hasn't lost anything and is almost as enjoyable as the 1st time through.

It's got me thinking I'll check out Breaking Bad and Sopranos again. I'll personally be interested to see how I rank these after seeing them back to back to back.

IMO Sopranos drops off dramatically after season 2. I have watched Breaking Bad several times and always enjoy it.

[SpursforSix]

IMO Sopranos drops off dramatically after season 2. I have watched Breaking Bad several times and always enjoy it.

Yeah...Sopranos is the one I'm least excited about. Mostly because I already binged it when I watched it the first time. Which I didn't have the benefit to do with Breaking Bad. Watched the season as it came out then waited the year (or more iirc) to see the next season. So I'm looking forward to seeing it without the huge gaps. I might actually watch Bosch 1-4 again. After all that, season 5 should be out.

[spurraider21]

i've watched sopranos/wire/mad men for the first time in the last 1-1.5 years.

sopranos and mad men are not really binge shows imo. episodes are more or less self contained stories, especially in mad men. those are slower, character driven shows. the wire was great. it was admittedly difficult to adjust and watch these shows after stuff like game of thrones or breaking bad

breaking bad is the ultimate binge show. every other episode seemingly ends with a cliffhanger

[FrostKing]

Never seen Wire or Sopranos

Saw a couple Breaking Bad & had my attention (might go back soon)

Game of Thrones lost my desire after episode 4

Mad Men I really enjoyed and need to watch beginning to end

[InRareForm]

Rip lance Reddick

[spurraider21]

rip

[timtonymanu]

Damn I was just thinking about rewatching this and then Cedric Daniels passes away

[baseline bum]

Damn I was just thinking about rewatching this and then Cedric Daniels passes away

Fucking Burrell wins again

[Adam Lambert]

This motherfucker was 38 in season 1? Damn I feel old.