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Bunny couldn't have Hamsterdam if he was the commissioner, city hall wouldn't allow it.
The Wire...
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I'm going back through season 4 as we speak....
This might be the realest out of the 5 to me just because I can relate to those kids so much more than anything else in the series.
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I tried to watch the Sopranos after the Wire. I couldn't make it past the 5th episode.
My team in order.
Stringer - Unparalleled leadership
Slim Charles - Goto guy
Brother Muzone - Pressure game is un-matched.
Chris and Michael - They do work son.
Boadie - Can run a corner like no other.
Omar - On call as needed.
My team in order.
Stringer - Unparalleled leadership
Slim Charles - Goto guy
Brother Muzone - Pressure game is un-matched.
Chris and Michael - They do work son.
Boadie - Can run a corner like no other.
Omar - On call as needed.
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word i tried watching the sopranos after the wire. its not even close.
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Omar ain't really dead. Michael became the new Omar.
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the sopranos became a cartoon after 3 seasons, get the #*#% outa here...
plus the wire ending is PERFECT.
the writers didn't even have the balls to kill tony soprano or at least wrap up his character. NOOOBODY thought Omar would go out like that. It's better off that alone.
The wire acting is bad?
that's why mcnulty landed a bunch of movies and daniels had roles in good shows like fringe and lost.
the guy who plays bubbles is also GREAT.
plus the wire ending is PERFECT.
the writers didn't even have the balls to kill tony soprano or at least wrap up his character. NOOOBODY thought Omar would go out like that. It's better off that alone.
The wire acting is bad?
the guy who plays bubbles is also GREAT.
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Originally Posted by McRaptor
All you need
That dude was a savage. Personally I'd choose Daniels.
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One of the best shows of all time
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Originally Posted by copped
Originally Posted by ExtRaOrDinaRy SwAg
Personally, I think The Wire is the GOAT television show. Superb writing, in depth character development and authenticity.
Plus it left no question unanswered like the Sopranos did
some of you guys in here are hilarious....
the wire is NO WHERE CLOSE TO SOPRANOS.... SOPRANOS is one of the best tv shows created EVER...
i watched the wire from pilot to last episode...it had its moments, it was good enough obviously for me to watch the whole thing...but some of you guys are getting carried away...
half you dudes probably think cam'rons movie shoulda won an oscar...
so many things that piss me off in the wire...the over-acted gangsterism is probably the most annoying...the forced 'yo-yo' gangster life is so horribly acted
then they try to balance it out with some weak greek gangsters...their attempt at trying to be soprano-@@+ in season 2 is laughable...
acting wise the wire is really bad...its because it was really low budget and most of the actors are just plainly not good
Seinfeld, curb your enthusiasm (although different genres), sopranos >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the wire
having burst some y'all bubbles....
stringer, avon, and slim are probably some of my fav characters, along with mcnulty and that fat detective whose always laughing
the Wire has a couple really bad actors that are seen from time to time like the heavyset lady who works at the school and introduces Prez and a couple others scattered here and there. Still, for being such a huge ensemble cast the acting is tip top. You have to respect that the creators didn't want any known stars because that would have taken attention away from the story. A former mayor, former drug kingpin and a ton of former drugdealers and cops are actually in the cast of the show. Plus the creators and writers have years of experience in homicide, newsroom, teaching and everything else in the story.
The Wire had a message. The Wire was authentic. The Wire was so deep that it's unfair to compare anything else to it.
Season 2 separates the people who watch for the shoot em up gangster street action and those who actually get it.
I don't want to take anything away from the Sopranos, but at the end of the day it's a show about a man with two families. The Wire is about America, and you'd need to watch it about 5 times all the way through to start to see it.
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I just finished rewatching the Season 1 finale today.
@ Wee Bey eating all those murder charges like it's nothing in exchange for some more "tater" salad.
McNulty to Stringer Bell @ the beginning of the season: "Nicely done."
Stringer to McNulty @ the end of the season: "Nicely done."
McNulty to Stringer Bell @ the beginning of the season: "Nicely done."
Stringer to McNulty @ the end of the season: "Nicely done."
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Originally Posted by DubA169
NOOOBODY thought Omar would go out like that. It's better off that alone.
The wire acting is bad?that's why mcnulty landed a bunch of movies and daniels had roles in good shows like fringe and lost.
the guy who plays bubbles is also GREAT.
Yeah the way Omar went out was the most surprising, unexpected death of any TV character I've seen. But it fit the story so perfectly.
And the acting on The Wire was great. Most of the characters were believable, which is all you can ask for.
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Originally Posted by 18key
Originally Posted by DubA169
NOOOBODY thought Omar would go out like that. It's better off that alone.
The wire acting is bad?that's why mcnulty landed a bunch of movies and daniels had roles in good shows like fringe and lost.
the guy who plays bubbles is also GREAT.
Yeah the way Omar went out was the most surprising, unexpected death of any TV character I've seen. But it fit the story so perfectly.
And the acting on The Wire was great. Most of the characters were believable, which is all you can ask for.
Andre Royo (Bubbles) gave the most under-appreciated performance probably ever.
Omar's death was foreshadowed, he was a Shakespearean tragedy type character, but it was also about the streets just like with Stringer (which was really more "surprising" cause he was probably the most popular character on the show at the time and the show wasn't ending yet, no other show would kill such a popular character just like that), anyone can get it at anytime.
literal foreshadowing:
Kenard at least twice overtly showing he's not scared of him
Season 4 - Omar at Michael "he's just a kid"
there's more underlying stuff too.
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Yeah Bubbles was one of my favorite characters. The actor was amazing throughout the series.Originally Posted by infamousod
Originally Posted by 18key
Originally Posted by DubA169
NOOOBODY thought Omar would go out like that. It's better off that alone.
The wire acting is bad?that's why mcnulty landed a bunch of movies and daniels had roles in good shows like fringe and lost.
the guy who plays bubbles is also GREAT.
Yeah the way Omar went out was the most surprising, unexpected death of any TV character I've seen. But it fit the story so perfectly.
And the acting on The Wire was great. Most of the characters were believable, which is all you can ask for.
Andre Royo (Bubbles) gave the most under-appreciated performance probably ever.
Omar's death was foreshadowed, he was a Shakespearean tragedy type character, but it was also about the streets just like with Stringer (which was really more "surprising" cause he was probably the most popular character on the show at the time and the show wasn't ending yet, no other show would kill such a popular character just like that), anyone can get it at anytime.
literal foreshadowing:
Kenard at least twice overtly showing he's not scared of him
Season 4 - Omar at Michael "he's just a kid"
there's more underlying stuff too.
And Omar surprised me because I knew he was gonna die, just not like that. I figured he'd die in a climactic setting, with a build up, instead of Kenard creeping on him in a damn corner store.
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I get what you're saying. Kinda like Dookie was becoming the next Bubbles.
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a lot of what happens with the wire is people 'reading in' too many conclusions and themes into a show...
in depth this in depth that....at the end of the day anything can be analyzed anyway...and just because one person analyzes it one way and another doesn't...does not necessarily mean that that person missed the 'point' of the show...
a lot of people in here are 'reading in' themes into the show, and trying to justify that its what made the show 'the greatest of all time'...
at the end of the day everyone has their own opinions and their own lifestyle, which allows for certain shows to be more appealing than others...
and the acting is NOT good in the wire...
some of the better actors are stringer, mcnulty, avon, brother mouzone and omar, and the greek's seocnd hand man if orgot his chracters name
the rest of the 'crews' and ghetto gangsters are not good actors...pick people off the street and could do the same job
in depth this in depth that....at the end of the day anything can be analyzed anyway...and just because one person analyzes it one way and another doesn't...does not necessarily mean that that person missed the 'point' of the show...
a lot of people in here are 'reading in' themes into the show, and trying to justify that its what made the show 'the greatest of all time'...
at the end of the day everyone has their own opinions and their own lifestyle, which allows for certain shows to be more appealing than others...
and the acting is NOT good in the wire...
some of the better actors are stringer, mcnulty, avon, brother mouzone and omar, and the greek's seocnd hand man if orgot his chracters name
the rest of the 'crews' and ghetto gangsters are not good actors...pick people off the street and could do the same job
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False. You don't know what you're talking about.
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u know they basically did that rite?
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Never watched one episode..
.. I know right?
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Originally Posted by yungmatt
exactly
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way over your head buddy boy...Originally Posted by McFlyyy
comments like this negate anything important or intelligent you could've possibly had to say.
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Originally Posted by copped
way over your head buddy boy...Originally Posted by McFlyyy
comments like this negate anything important or intelligent you could've possibly had to say.
very diplomatic. however, u stating that "the rest of the 'crews' and ghetto gangsters are not good actors...pick people off the street and could do the same job" shows that you dont know what the hell ur talking about.
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