The Wire

So I just finished up the series finale and I have to say this show was impressive from day one all the way through. Anyone else seen it? Is it not the very best cop show ever crafted by the hands of mortal men?

Nobody spoil season 5, I'm only 3 episodes in

I love this show, it makes every other 'cop' show look shallow and... crap. Easily one of the best TV programs ever, I think I just about prefer 'Twin Peaks' but that's about it.

I think I might watch an episode now after this...

Do it. Things really heat up. I watched three episodes in a row just cause I wanted to know how it ended so bad.

One of the greatest TV shows ever made. Extremely authentic. I recommend you read the book that inspired it, "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets" by David Simon, who produced and wrote the show.

It's the best thing to appear on TV, ever.

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It is very good.

Awesome series.

Omar, McNulty and Stringer Bell were extremely well written imo.

I watched a bit of one episode, and it kinda looked boring . Maybe I need to watch it more to find it interesting.

It's not boring. You just need to start from the beginning. The characters are so rich and interesting and it really gives you a new understanding of life in the inner city, and the difficulties that face a real police department. I mean, it's ridiculously realistic.

Indeed.

The Wire is as close to perfection as a television show has become. Bunk, Omar, and Bubbles are probably my favorite characters.

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So is it finished now? How many seasons does it have, because I'm currently busy watching all of the Sopranos .

Five seasons.

I just bought all the seasons on DVD i'm only just finished season two and i've had them for like a week but it seems amazing.

You won't find a negative review ANYWHERE about the Wire. Which is completely insane in this day and age, but yeah, you just won't find anyone anywhere saying anything bad about it.

Harvard is even introducing a course that will use "The Wire" as a case study for poverty in America. So yes, the show is so good that you can earn college credits at Harvard watching it (if you got the necessary SAT scores and money anyway).

David Simon is working on a new show for HBO now btw. called Treme. Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, the focus is set to be on musicians but just like The Wire you can expect it to explore all the facets and problems of New Orleans.

Was David Simon credited as creating all of the characters? I mean, I know a lot of them were based on real people, but the entire cast was so interesting with their own little traits that made you care about their situation. It certainly explains the inner-city better than anything else out there. It's much better than those inner-city gangbanger movies from the early nineties that tried to shed light on LA gangs, but make you feel sorry for the people in order to excuse their ways. The Wire doesn't excuse them, it doesn't make you feel sorry for them, but it certainly helps you understand their predicament to a much greater degree. Very insightful, especially when it expands into the politics and the education system.

Originally Posted by Captain Jin

Is it not the very best cop show ever crafted by the hands of mortal men?

The very best.

I came to it late, so I've watched most of the series back to back, which is better for keeping track of all the characters. I'm halfway through the last series at the moment. We simply don't have the budget to produce anything approaching the quality of the Wire over here. (But Jimmy Mcnulty is a Yorkshireman!)

Favourite character, Omar.

Originally Posted by Katsumoto

I watched a bit of one episode, and it kinda looked boring . Maybe I need to watch it more to find it interesting.

It takes a while to get into mate. Give it some patience and time.

Originally Posted by Yorkshireman

Favourite character, Omar.

You can't not like Omar. Him and Stringer are the best.

Originally Posted by The Man Who Sold The World

It takes a while to get into mate. Give it some patience and time.



You can't not like Omar. Him and Stringer are the best.

No i like horse in S2