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Man, I need to give the wire another shot.
by d23 4y ago
Man, I need to give the wire another shot.
- jwlake 4y agoThe first season is slow but it really picks up.
- jeffbee 4y agoI don’t see how anyone could watch the opening scene of The Wire and not be compelled to watch the rest of it.
- lupire 4y agoThe show is extremely dangerous to mental health, if you care about living in a good world and can't handle the impossibility of it.
- jeffbee 4y agoSimon's previous TV show, and his book, revolved around the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. I feel like that was already enough to squash hopes of living in a good world.
- lostlogin 4y agoThere is some excellent comedy in it too though. Dark for sure, but very funny.
- jamiek88 4y agoNigga, is you taking notes on a motherfucking criminal conspiracy?
- Godel_unicode 4y agoI love that scene, it’s such a great example of cargo-culting.
- UncleMeat 4y agoIt really is a stunning scene. As a big fan, I do wish they cut out a little of McNulty's repetition to the audience so they understand the slang but the final button on the scene is just so good it is impossible to really complain.
- mayormcmatt 4y agoFWIW, I restarted it last week after falling off years ago before finishing the first season. It was my problem, not the show's: I wasn't paying attention, my attention span was awful. This time, I'm paying attention and have trouble not watching three or more episodes per night. What a riveting show!
- JackFr 4y agoFunny - the first time I tried it didn’t catch. Felt ‘meh’ after 1.5 episodes. Then went back and tried again and have watched the entire run twice and consider myself a big fan.
- chrisweekly 4y agoIt's a slow burn for sure. But so worth the investment.
- MobileVet 4y agoIt is daunting at first, if for no other reason than the shear number of characters. It probably takes 3 episodes just to understand who is who, despite the amazing acting. There is no show that I have seen before or after The Wire that puts such a lens to American culture in the inner city. It is a masterpiece of story telling. The writing and acting are just spot on and the story... it's brilliant.
- lostlogin 4y agoThe re-release has upped the quality. I’m not American and struggled with the accents for a few episodes, but it’s absolutely the best show I’ve ever watched.