The Wire appreciation thread

[Bubo]

Recently finished season 2. Frank Sobotka was a tremendously well written character and the whole premise of the series and his arc in particular was just superb.

 

[neil3k]

I think i need to watch these.

got them on my media thingy but never got round to it.

 

[shroomz]

Tried to get into this, failed, suppose I should try again, I only for partway through season 1

 

[RoboCod]

Guys I've just finished the first season. Love it.

One question....

Spoiler

later in the next 4 series, do we revisit anything to do with Avon Barksdale ? Or is that it do with that story and do the team move on to other investigations? I see mcnaulty is now in a marine role,so figured he will be on another case? What about Omar, is that it for him? I've gots to know!

 

[MagicBoy]

One answer :

Spoiler

They'll be back.

 

[silversurfer]

do we revisit anything

the whole series is connected in one way or another so its just a multiple faceted prism over the whole town revolving round drugs influence

I guess thats why its worth rewatching, i didnt understand the dialogue in first few episodes

 

[Will21st]

Guys I've just finished the first season. Love it.

One question....

Spoiler

later in the next 4 series, do we revisit anything to do with Avon Barksdale ? Or is that it do with that story and do the team move on to other investigations? I see mcnaulty is now in a marine role,so figured he will be on another case? What about Omar, is that it for him? I've gots to know!

you ain't seen nothing yet.

 

[RoboCod]

Mcnaulty is a Yorkshire lad!? Ha that's bloody brilliant

 

[King4aDay]

Heh yeah. There's such brilliant casting in this. Just about to start on the HD versions, really excited - I only watched this through once back in the day so it should feel pretty fresh.

 

[MagicBoy]

Mcnaulty is a Yorkshire lad!? Ha that's bloody brilliant

There's an episode of the second season where McNulty goes undercover as a Brit. The accent is ... term ...yeah. You gotta watch it to believe it.

 

[Drizmod]

White T-shirts, white t-Shirts for sale, white T-shirts

Best character in The Wire

 

[NexusK]

Was reading up on some of the cast of the wire and turns out this one pretty much just played herself

In real life she's a premature crack baby, grew up dealing drugs, went to jail for murder at 14 and only got out 4 years before she got the job on the wire, got done for dealing again in 2011 after an operation that had been going on since 2008. Oh and her name in the show and in real life is Felicia Pearson lol.

She got the job on the wire just by meeting Michael K Williams (Omar) in a bar and he took her on set and got her the job. You'd think getting a break out of the blue like that she would have got it together, guess not.

 

[Hutchy]

She's one of my favourite characters. Especially the hardware store scene.

 

[silversurfer]

^^ Cant remember that, I have the perfect memory to just keep watching series like this every few years

 

[Hutchy]

It's the intro to season 4 before the opening credits.

 

[Vonhelmet]

Yeah, buying the nail guns. Good scene, that.

 

["andy"]

it took me ages to realise she was a she IIRC

 

["andy"]

i was going to hold off after my seasons 1 and 2 rewatch for the bluray but i cant stop

forgot how good the whole sobotka story was. infact theres loads of little bits id forgotten about

so many good characters

 

[JediFragger]

Trying to hold on for the Bluray myself, keep getting tempted to start it again