Dec 29, 2014 Personally I love both shows, and its difficult to decide, they're both from different eras, with amazing cast, story, cinematography, realistic, acting, real-world connections, etc... but since Complex mag did they're 10 reasons...lets see what section.eighty forum has to say or
Dec 29, 2014 I love Breaking Bad so much. But The Wire gets my vote only because it had a wealth of characters who carried the show equally. McNulty was the main character sure, but characters like Bodie and Michael were super relatable characters who had a big part in the show. Even Stringer when he was f---ing D'Angelo's girl The relationship between Herc and Carver McNulty's series of unfortunate events when it came to women The excellent story with the focus on the interpersonal relationships put it over the top for me But I love Breaking Bad so much
Dec 29, 2014 Breaking Bad was better in... It's protagonists performance. It's best episode, in my view, towers above anything else. It's fifth and second seasons (The forth is incredible and the first is on a par.) It's supporting characters are, in the long run, better. It's use of sophisticated literary techniques. It's incredibly written plot arc. Shock value and ability to throw in twists (see Face Off, Ozymandias, Dead Freight, Half Measures, ABQ, Phoenix and Full Measure for proof.) Focusing on very few characters it masterfully tells its tale through the eyes of a character who transforms stunningly. Its looks, set pieces, clothing, attention to detail and its slickness. While The Wire was better in... Realism. Cultural significance and worldly relevance. It has the best season ever. Dialogue and pacing. Nailing different factions of society and presenting them in a neutral light to its audience. Its multi-layered world is spectacular. It's representation of drug gangs and street life. It gives you a better idea of social predicaments of these people and people like them in the real world and their standing in the world. It's ambition.
Dec 29, 2014 GREAT ANALYSIS! BB does focus on a family primarily, while The Wire focuses on a city...which makes a big difference in each show and how it is written
Dec 30, 2014 I just started the wire a few weeks ago and its awesome but my vote goes to Breaking Bad just cause i will never forget the days i binged watched the series on netflix all day. Those were some awesome times once i look back at it. Both shows are amazing though
Dec 30, 2014 So much of this stuff could be debated one way or the other. In no way. shape or form are the supporting characters better on Breaking Bad. No way. IMO the best episodes on The Wire (the last few on seasons 3 and 4) are better than those of Breaking Bad. The Wire was very well written imo and has tons of mind f--- moments.
Dec 30, 2014 Good time to start. Don't know if it's over yet, but there was a marathon of The Wire on HBO recently in remastered HD; it's easy to find on various torrent websites. If you have Amazon Prime, you could also watch it there. PM me if you need a link or something.
Dec 30, 2014 The wire because it seems like its more likely to happen rather than the events in BB to happen. Lol yeah I based it off that and the supporting actors. BB had a handful while wire had a lot of characters that grew. No diss to BB that s--- was goat I miss watching it already
Dec 31, 2014 The Wire is the best written TV crime drama of all time. Breaking Bad is great too but the overall story and message of The Wire trumps it. As far as the video is concerned, S2 and S5 of The Wire are great. I haven't heard as many people complain about S5 as S2. The series finale is one of the greatest finales of all time. S2 was great and when you look back, they needed to do that season to establish how the drugs were being brought in. It also showed that d--- dealing isn't just a Black problem. The scope of The Wire is much larger than Breaking Bad.
Dec 31, 2014 Caught a lot of the episodes during the marathon the past few days. I really need to do a full rewatch soon. I've always said this but I'll never understand the hate for season 5 of The Wire. For me it's second only to season 4 in the series.
Jan 1, 2015 well it looks like they were reaching for reasons for the video about BB being better, so they probably agree with you...
