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[SuitedAces21]

If you havent seen season 1 yet, dont read it.

Spoiler

Poor fukkin Wallace. His murder hit me harder than anything I've ever seen on a tv show. I swear, I had tears in my eyes during that scene.WHERE THE BOY STRING!? WHERES WALLACE?

[Jadaki]

Finished season 1 just in time for season two to hit VOD this week.At first, I didn't know what I was watching or at least who I was supposed to be following. There didn't seem to be a lead character that you were following, or at least one that you gave a crap about. About the 5th episode in, it kicked in and I started to get it. Then the Wire became an addiction, I needed to see what happened next. The acting was top notch all the way around, everyone was interesting, nothing was black and white, for every good deed a person does it was followed by something evil and vice versa... It was like watching a more intricately developed version of New Jack City on steroids. It's pretyt much jumped into my top 3 HBO shows list at this point.I hope season two continues the trend. I need to space watching it out over a month though before season 3 gets back on VOD.

[SuitedAces21]

Jadaki, on Wednesday, October 31st, 2007, 5:30 PM, said:

Finished season 1 just in time for season two to hit VOD this week.At first, I didn't know what I was watching or at least who I was supposed to be following. There didn't seem to be a lead character that you were following, or at least one that you gave a crap about. About the 5th episode in, it kicked in and I started to get it. Then the Wire became an addiction, I needed to see what happened next. The acting was top notch all the way around, everyone was interesting, nothing was black and white, for every good deed a person does it was followed by something evil and vice versa... It was like watching a more intricately developed version of New Jack City on steroids. It's pretyt much jumped into my top 3 HBO shows list at this point.I hope season two continues the trend. I need to space watching it out over a month though before season 3 gets back on VOD.

It keeps getting better and better. I loved it so much I bought the DVDs. Well worth it, for me anyways.

[Jadaki]

SuitedAces21, on Wednesday, October 31st, 2007, 5:12 PM, said:

It keeps getting better and better. I loved it so much I bought the DVDs. Well worth it, for me anyways.

If you are lying you are going to end up like Wallace son...Sidenote: homothugs are very creepy.

[SuitedAces21]

Jadaki, on Wednesday, October 31st, 2007, 8:39 PM, said:

If you are lying you are going to end up like Wallace son...

That scene tore me apart. His fear was so real. Bodies hand shaking, it was awful.

[BigDMcGee]

I know I talk alot of shit about alot of entertainment, so this may seem strange. But I think the Wire is the greatest drama in the history of televison, hands down. Better than the Sopranos, better than Deadwood, better than any other drama I can think of ( except for maybe season 1 of twin peaks.. I'm not sure if that's a drama.. I'm not sure what it is, really). What makes the wire so great, is that it's completely contemporary. It's completely shrugged off all older drama's TV show's conception of good characters, and bad characters. The evil is the system. All the systems.... the buacracy, the social pressures, the static power of where you came from. The cops and drug dealers aren't really battling each other, they are battling the system and their status in life. They are trying ( and mostly failing) To become more than what the system they are in want them to be. Every drug dealer that tries to get out, tries to become more fails. Every cop that tries to do his job is twarted by the politics of the job. It's an absolutely fascinating show, and the only crime drama I've ever seen that comes close to describing what "fighting" crime is truly like.. that describes the true problems that lie in the drug war. And not only that, but the charcters are absolutely gripping. Amazing characters, and amazing show. If anyone out there is still on the fence about jumping into a new drama, I really encourage you to go out and rent/buy/steal season one. Give it a couple episodes, like jadaki said, it takes a while to really get a grip on what the show is really about. But, man.. this show is like no other cop show ever made, really like no other show ever maid. HBO keeps knocking out the hits.

[SuitedAces21]

BigDMcGee, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 5:25 AM, said:

I know I talk alot of shit about alot of entertainment, so this may seem strange. But I think the Wire is the greatest drama in the history of televison, hands down. Better than the Sopranos, better than Deadwood, better than any other drama I can think of ( except for maybe season 1 of twin peaks.. I'm not sure if that's a drama.. I'm not sure what it is, really). What makes the wire so great, is that it's completely contemporary. It's completely shrugged off all older drama's TV show's conception of good characters, and bad characters. The evil is the system. All the systems.... the buacracy, the social pressures, the static power of where you came from. The cops and drug dealers aren't really battling each other, they are battling the system and their status in life. They are trying ( and mostly failing) To become more than what the system they are in want them to be. Every drug dealer that tries to get out, tries to become more fails. Every cop that tries to do his job is twarted by the politics of the job. It's an absolutely fascinating show, and the only crime drama I've ever seen that comes close to describing what "fighting" crime is truly like.. that describes the true problems that lie in the drug war. And not only that, but the charcters are absolutely gripping. Amazing characters, and amazing show. If anyone out there is still on the fence about jumping into a new drama, I really encourage you to go out and rent/buy/steal season one. Give it a couple episodes, like jadaki said, it takes a while to really get a grip on what the show is really about. But, man.. this show is like no other cop show ever made, really like no other show ever maid. HBO keeps knocking out the hits.

Exactly. The show is by far better than anything else in the HISTORY of television, except Sopranos, Deadwood, and the Shield, which are aall on teh same level. Every aspect of it is amazing.

[bigkg]

SuitedAces21, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 2:01 PM, said:

Exactly. The show is by far better than anything else in the HISTORY of television, except Sopranos, Deadwood, and the Shield, which are aall on teh same level. Every aspect of it is amazing.

Have you seen season 4 yet?

[Jadaki]

I'd say season one of Sopranos and Deadwood were better, but not by much.

[bigkg]

Season 4 of The Wire is the greatest season of any show I have ever seen, period.

[SuitedAces21]

Jadaki, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 4:03 PM, said:

I'd say season one of Sopranos and Deadwood were better, but not by much.

Its like choosing between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Why do it? They are all amazing shows.

bigkg, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 4:04 PM, said:

Season 4 of The Wire is the greatest season of any show I have ever seen, period.

I love to hear that. I havent seen it yet. December 4 the DvD comes out.

[Jadaki]

SuitedAces21, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 3:05 PM, said:

Its like choosing between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Why do it? They are all amazing shows.

Deadwood had me hooked much faster, and Al Swearangen is still the badest mother fucker to ever be on the small screen.

[SuitedAces21]

Jadaki, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 4:08 PM, said:

Deadwood had me hooked much faster, and Al Swearangen is still the badest mother fucker to ever be on the small screen.

True. Deadwood had me from the opening scene. Just like The Sopranos. My "Wire" viewing was much different. I heard great things and wanted to check it out. So I watched the first episode of Season 2 on HBO On Demand a few months back and wasnt really drawn in. Then a few weeks ago I saw that season 1 was up on demand and I got into from the begining and was hooked. But it takes a few episodes to get into it, for sure. I think thats why it isnt as popular as Sopranos. But it is just as good.

[BigDMcGee]

The thing about the wire, is that it isn't as Iconic as the Sopranos or Deadwood. There's no one character that looms over the show. There are many likable ( and hatable) and interesting characters, but there's no one like Tony or Al. I don't really think that's a weakness. And it's not instantly recognizable as the Sopranos or Deadwood. When I first watched those shows, I KNEW I was watching something different. When you watch the wire, at first you think it's just another dumb cop show. IT takes a few episodes to see where it's going. I actually think that's part of the brilliance of the show. I never thought it would be possible for me to like a cop show, unless it was some Bad lieutenant type bad cop show. The wire isn't really a bad cop show.. sure, there are corrupt cops... but there are few "bad" cops, few "bad" guys.

[Dirtydutch]

About a year ago, I grabbed season one, watch one episode, and promptly deleted it, which I NEVER do; I gave even Burn Notice three episodes. I guess I'll give it another shot, since Mac built so much jizz with his Oz pitch.

[BigDMcGee]

Dirtydutch, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 1:58 PM, said:

About a year ago, I grabbed season one, watch one episode, and promptly deleted it, which I NEVER do; I gave even Burn Notice three episodes. I guess I'll give it another shot, since Mac built so much jizz with his Oz pitch.

Well, the show isn't Oz either. While the wire doesn't really have any good guys or any bad guys, OZ is like bad guys verses worse guys. I've never seen a show full of so many irredeemable characters, I love it. There was something about Oz's melodramatic style that kinda bugged me, and that's what kept it from being my very favorite of all time ,but it's in my top 5 for sure.

[Dirtydutch]

BigDMcGee, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 2:01 PM, said:

Well, the show isn't Oz either. While the wire doesn't really have any good guys or any bad guys, OZ is like bad guys verses worse guys. I've never seen a show full of so many irredeemable characters, I love it. There was something about Oz's melodramatic style that kinda bugged me, and that's what kept it from being my very favorite of all time ,but it's in my top 5 for sure.

I think you'd all ready made this clear; nothing about this show seems like it would resemble Oz. Oz is just the last show you sold me on.

[BigDMcGee]

Dirtydutch, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 2:10 PM, said:

I think you'd all ready made this clear; nothing about this show seems like it would resemble Oz. Oz is just the last show you sold me on.

I know, I just felt guilt for leaving off OZ on my listing of great drama's that the wire is better than, because it's an obvious choice.My top five is probably.Twin Peaksthe wireOzDeadwoodSopranos.

[Don Giovanni]

anyone know a place i can watch this show online? ive seen the first season, it was good.

[SuitedAces21]

bigkg, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 4:03 PM, said:

Have you seen season 4 yet?

Nope. Gonna get the DVD on the 4th o Decembre.

BigDMcGee, on Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 6:16 PM, said:

I know, I just felt guilt for leaving off OZ on my listing of great drama's that the wire is better than, because it's an obvious choice.My top five is probably.Twin Peaksthe wireOzDeadwoodSopranos.

My top five, in order would be:1a. The Sopranos1b. The Wire3. Deadwood4. The Shield.5. ?????????? Gonna check out OZ, but right now I cant think of anything that belongs here.