OFFICIAL THE WIRE THREAD.. ''The game is the game"

[krazy88s]

years late but finished The Wire last night.

It was good. It wasn't some groundbreaking show imo. Who didn't know the inner workings on the inner city is screwed up?

The way it ended it was a little underwhelming. After all that Omar got shot by some kid smh?! The happy coincidences with the fake serial killer lol.

 

[kingkoopa]

It wasn't some groundbreaking show imo.

What was a show like this before this?

 

[Nouss]

Mans watched the joint 20 years later talking bout its not groundbreaking lol.

After he most likely watched dozens of shows that expanded on themes brought to light by this show.

What makes The Wire unique was showing the entire picture of a failing city. Not just the cops or poor people or politics. As of yet, not many shows have had major themes based on such a wide variety of segments of society.

 

[getback]

It was good. It wasn't some groundbreaking show imo.

It was one of the most groundbreaking shows in TV history

 

[Brownstone]

I remember when I first watched it and I was like hold up, they are humanizing the cops AND the drug dealers? Had black men as some greek tragic heroes on HBO! in 2002 no less lol. Not ground breaking

 

[ill steelo]

years late but finished The Wire last night.

It was good. It wasn't some groundbreaking show imo. Who didn't know the inner workings on the inner city is screwed up?

The way it ended it was a little underwhelming. After all that Omar got shot by some kid smh?! The happy coincidences with the fake serial killer lol.

It’s not groundbreaking because we already knew the inner city was foul all around?

By that logic what are your groundbreaking shows?

 

[1c3m4m]

Curious to know what are some of your fav shows K krazy88s

 

[krazy88s]

I see some feel some kinda way. Maybe groundbreaking was a poor choice of words. But it was a good show.

 

[edshoecator]

Greatest. Show. (Cable). Of. All.Time.

 

[spiderjericho]

I watched it for the first time last year.

They’re literally doing Hamsterdam as an experiment following the show. The theme of “fake news” materialized from journalists and also Juicy Smollets. The 90s crime laws. The impact of inner city schools and Lebron James or Jalen Rose starting their academies. Crooked cops? Not to say it wasn’t a thing before…but we obviously see now that they can possibly be held accountable for their actions. We still have a ways to go but the way Cops in the wire could conduct themselves…

It may not be my favorite TV show. But this and Sopranos running concurrently. That’s crazy and a testament to the quality of HBO TV series. It also probably led to the serial nature of TV shows today. Before TV was rando week to week stuff. Just generating content to generate it. But now, we expect a beginning and an end with our stories.

 

[206to813]

Prob not the right thread for this but man I just couldn’t get into the sopranos…. Too damn slow and boring

 

[Nike Jordan]

It's based on the Freddie Gray riots and has some Wire alum in it.

 

[getback]

Good read to prep for that series

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[B Sox]

Justin Fenton was a really good writer for the Sun. Was there for almost 20 years.

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[ICE CITY CF]

Mans watched the joint 20 years later talking bout its not groundbreaking lol.

 

[Nike Jordan]

J. D. Williams, the actor that played Bodie, was in the Lumidee music video, "Never Leave You".

 

[mrtarheel]

 

[Sinner]

Marlo switching sides?!

And Jay!

 

[ill steelo]

Unfortunately Baltimore still has so many stories to tell

 

[trynafeelmink]

David simon is never gonna miss an opp to work with some of his old cast

 

[paulwest1985]

Damn! Marlo and the punisher in the same show? That's an automatic watch

 

[kingfoamnyc]

WOW

 

[Master Zik]

It's based on the Freddie Gray riots and has some Wire alum in it.

This ***** Marlow looking like a superintendent! What happened?


Yeah I know its not the same continuity

 

[dmbrhs]

Marlo switching sides?!

And Jay!

Jamie Hector's character on Bosch was clearly a cover for him to let things cool off in between gigs in Baltimore.

 

[T0INE]

I see Marlo, Jay Landsman and Rolla from Power.