Best Posts: Wire sequel when??

Boos · Jul 15, 2020

Jul 15, 2020

Worm said

I am a LOST stan. I have every season on Blu Ray and rewatch every few years. The first 3 seasons are amazing imo and then it gets a little whacky. Some people hated the ending. I thought it was good for what it was. I still love the show for all it's faults in the later seasons. Give it a chance and watch the first season at least

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Buddha said

Yes if you’ve never seen it I highly recommend it. It’s so different and was revolutionary in many ways. The first couple seasons are some of the best television ever created.

The problem with the show was that the writers were making it up as they went along so things get really f--king weird in the later seasons. And having to wait a week to watch the next episode or year for next season, many fans would obsess over it and come up with all these theories during these waiting periods and when things didn’t play out how they expected, it left many fans frustrated.

Most episodes end in a major cliff hanger and even if the writers don’t perfectly explain stuff or tie up loose ends in a satisfactory way, you won’t care because you’re just watching them back to back. You’re not spending any time considering what should or might happen in between episodes since you can just watch it immediately and find out.

Not sure if this makes sense but it will after you watch it. I haven’t seen it since it was on tv. Just talking about it makes me want to revisit it.
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h--- yea. Appreciate you guys responding. Looks like I’ll have my next show to watch. Like you guys said, I’ve heard great things about the first few seasons and then a so-so response about the last few seasons. I remember being in like middle school and this show being the biggest thing going. I think I sort of know how it ends (if that purgatory thing is true), but I already knew how The Sopranos ended before I watched that as well, and it didn’t take away from the show in the slightest. So I’m excited to get into this

DKC · Jul 15, 2020

Jul 15, 2020

Worm said

I get so many mixed reactions when I ask about Mad Men. I'll probably end up watching it next. Breaking bad would be my #2 behind Sopranos and Wire 3rd. I watched the Deuce season 1 and it was incredibly slow. I stuck with it in the 2nd season and it lost me. Should probably try and watch it again. Leftovers was great also
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I can see why Mad Men wouldn't be for everyone, but I think it's amazing. It's created by one of the main writers for the Sopranos if that helps. It's def slow to start and there's not as much action as the Sopranos of course, but it deals with some of the same themes regarding existential dread, depression, etc. except it was the 60s so doctors just prescribed you more Lucky Strikes. Stick with it at least halfway through season 2.

Buddha said

Thanks man. I had to cut off all my friends which really s----d at the time. So many years have gone by I wouldn’t even know where to score now so that’s a primary reason why I’m still clean. Not having friends who use and not having a connect make staying clean so much easier. But make no mistake, if i were around it I’d get high. I have no doubt in my mind.

Oh s--- yea Homicide. I always get that confused with his other nonfiction book.
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You gotta give yourself more credit man—I'm sure being far removed from that life and group helps a ton, but it's your own resolve that keeps you from trying to find and contact those people.

DKC · Jul 15, 2020

Jul 15, 2020

Buddha said

I’ve been meaning to read it for so many years now but I always forget about it and end up reading something else lol (side note, I’m reading Into Thin Air right now, i highly recommend it).

d--- that’s sad to hear about that dude. Opiates are a f--king b----. I was addicted for almost 10 f--king years. I haven’t gotten high on them since 2010 but I’d be lying if I said I don’t think about them at least once a day. I’m 10 years removed from abusing them and I still fantasize about them smh

For the book, didn’t he also ride around with a cop too to see and experience all the calls and interactions firsthand?
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d--- glad to hear you have 10 years clean man. That's impressive that you have that willpower.

He has a different book where he rode with the cops called Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. It was also developed into a network TV show, I've never seen it though and only read a bit of the book.

DKC · Jul 15, 2020

Jul 15, 2020

Buddha said

Have any of you seen The Corner? It’s an HBO miniseries that David Simon created before he made the wire. It’s really good, i highly recommend it.

David Simon wrote a nonfiction book about inner city Baltimore and this miniseries is based off that book. Then after the success of the book and miniseries, he created The Wire which is conceptually based off of the book/miniseries.
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I read the book which is a great read, you can really see how it formed the basis for the series. Bought the DVD of The Corner and watched the first ep but never finished.

BTW: Brother Mouzone's security who always forgets to bring him his magazines is played by the guy David Simon followed around Baltimore for the book, DeAndre McCullough. He sadly OD'd a few years ago.

Detroit24 · Jul 14, 2020

Jul 14, 2020
Greatest show of all time...

please don’t touch this...spinoff...sure

lil uzi vert stan · Jul 14, 2020

Jul 14, 2020

WPG said

i just mean that the show doesn’t really touch on g--- culture at all, but to be fair the wire might not have been the vehicle for it — i don’t really know anything about baltimore
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The biggest g--- is BGF Black gorilla family. You may remember a few years back an inmate at Baltimore city detention center was found to have f----- and impregnated a bunch of female COs. He was BGF and they were essentially running that jail. Def that was the culture there for a bit: the g--- problem now isnt as bad as it was in maybe 2015, they assess ppl heavily for g--- affiliation at intake to keep them separated . Or try to. Ofc one large issue is this weird subculture in the inner city black community there where a lot of the COs went to high school w the inmates, know their cousin or something. Strange power dynamics

Also YouTube Brooks Robinson

Worm · Jul 14, 2020

Jul 14, 2020

M Solo said

I can see why season 5 isn't as praised as the others(excluding season 2 which is still boring AF) but it's my personal favorite. Prime Marlo and McNulty plus the Newspaper stuff which I thought was fun. Scotty Templeton>>>
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My first run through I hated season 2 as well, but on repeat watching I started liking it more and more. I still put it near the end in my ranking but ahead of 5 which isn't saying anything bad with how great the series was. McNulty's character really jumped the shark in season 5...and just remember, with no season 2, there's no Fuzzy Dunlop

icecube · Jul 13, 2020

Jul 13, 2020
Don't ruin a classic

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