The Wire appreciation thread

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Well, I believe the final 5th season is/has started on FX today.

Hopefully we'll see the whole 60 episodes soon on a terrestrial channel, so more people can watch this amazing show and see how script writing and characterisation really should be done.
 
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Yep, none of this "there might be another season if we can milk it" nonsense. It's such a fantastic ride from start to finish. For anyone that hasn't seen it, go out and buy the season 1 boxset - don't think "will I like it?" - just buy it. I guarantee you will want to watch season 2, then season 3 etc....

Choosing a favourite character is tricky - they're all good in their own way, each with their own faults, humour and tics. Omar is great, but I'm going to say Bubbles.
 
Yep, you'd need to star his catchphrase :D I would've picked him purely for that, but ultimately there are many strong characters.
 
Weebull said:
it can be tough viewing at first
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(careful with your spoilers btw...)

Yup - no characters are fullly introduced - in fact quite often I found myself watching several episodes in a row where I had no idea what a character's name was!

But this is the brilliance of the scriptwriting, you are so hooked into the it's just natural that the pace of the show flows on without patronising the viewer.
 
I see the full series 1-5 boxset is coming out on 8th of December for those curious, or those die-hard fans, for around £90.

Definitely worth asking Santa for this one :)
 
Epic bump.

In case you haven't seen the trailers - this is coming soon on BBC2!

Make sure you watch it if you haven't so far - it truly is a great programme. A far different league to Heroes / Lost etc. I'll admit I didn't watch it week-by-week, I often watched 3 episodes back to back, so I don't know if watching one week at a time will affect the experience.

Either way, series record and watch it!
 
King4aDay said:
Any further news on the remaster? Been putting off watching it again...
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A lot of rumours but I can't find any definite announcement of Blu Ray or a scheduled air date.

I would hold off for now. If it does go 1080p 16:9 (and the crops are handled well... after all it was always intended to be 4:3) it could be amazing.
 
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