The Wire appreciation thread

Vimes · 23 Jan 2015 at 13:21

I do envy those who are watching for the first time. I well get back into this, HD of course.

Paradiso · 25 Jan 2015 at 12:33

Just watched all 5 seasons for the first time over the last couple of weeks

good stuff. Things like this and Deadwood (which I only watched about 3 months ago) seemed to slip past me.

NexusK · 25 Jan 2015 at 14:43

Paradiso said:
Just watched all 5 seasons for the first time over the last couple of weeks good stuff. Things like this and Deadwood (which I only watched about 3 months ago) seemed to slip past me.

It happens. I missed most of the good ones from the 90's other than an episode here or there as i just didn't have the time until the past 5 or 6 years. I'm sure people will be missing the good ones from right now and will be posting in threads like this in 2020+.

Bubo · 25 Jan 2015 at 15:31

NexusK said:
I'm sure people will be missing the good ones from right now and will be posting in threads like this in 2020+.

E.g. True Detective. Incidentally, spotted 3 Wire actors that that, Lester Freamon, Brother Mouzone and Spiros Vondas. Probably are a few more.

One More Solo · 26 Jan 2015 at 09:33

Sorry for not checking the thread but I'm trying to avoid spoilers and my Google-fu is failing me. Is there anywhere (legit) I can watch The Wire HD remasters?

MagicBoy · 26 Jan 2015 at 18:40

They were supposed to be hitting iTunes and Xbox Video in early January...

Vimes · 26 Jan 2015 at 19:23

They are on Amazon Prime

One More Solo · 27 Jan 2015 at 10:54

Vimes said:
They are on Amazon Prime

Not the new versions unfortunately. As above it looks like they're not out yet.

Adsta · 27 Jan 2015 at 10:56

Vimes said:
They are on Amazon Prime

I did not know this.... time to re-watch The Wire in glorious HD then !

Edit:

One More Solo said:
Not the new versions unfortunately. As above it looks like they're not out yet.

aww

Vimes · 27 Jan 2015 at 11:05

One More Solo said:
Not the new versions unfortunately. As above it looks like they're not out yet.

must be my mistake then....

I thought that they were there for rent or purchase.

Bubo · 27 Jan 2015 at 14:53

Adsta said:
aww

Or as Clay Davis would have put it. "****************************"

kona786 · 21 Apr 2015 at 22:02

Doing a rewatch now after ~5 years.

It's soo damn good. Thank god for HD + WS.

RoboCod · 21 Apr 2015 at 22:30

We are working through it ever so slowly. Don't want to rush these things

NexusK · 22 Apr 2015 at 08:05

Bluray is just around the corner now.

kona786 · 27 May 2015 at 20:00

I first watched this series back in 2009. I enjoyed it then but not near as much as the second viewing.

I've finished watching it again in glorious HD and it was just down right superb. The best TV i have ever watched. Every single episode was just excellent, no filler, no BS, just jam packed with engaging drama. So many things going on with the amount of characters on show, never a dull moment.

And the HD remaster is great, very nicely done.

I reckon this is the best TV series I'll ever see.

Tummy · 29 May 2015 at 01:04

I do love The Wire, and now I've got the summer off from anything Uni related I'm going to enjoy a re-watch

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It's up there with The West Wing as one of the greatest shows ever for me, even though I hate 'comparing' shows.

A lot of love for this and The Shield, which was fantastic too. I was heartbroken when Southland was cancelled

, I really do enjoy a good 'cop show', True Detective and The Killing have been sublime television recently.

RoboCod · 29 May 2015 at 07:43

I've just started true detective. Loving it!

Yaayuh! · 29 May 2015 at 08:39

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

Yeah, he is.
Dominic West (McNaulty) and Idris Elba (Stringer Bell) both play their character's accents fantastically, so many people thought they were American.

NexusK · 16 Jun 2015 at 20:16

It's Mcnutty

I've been watching the bluray and the pq is fantastic compared to the dvd but it feels like it's missing the claustrophobic effect it had, or perhaps i'm just not up to the parts that imprinted that on my mind yet.

dowie · 25 Jul 2015 at 16:51

Only started watching this, finally, recently - downloaded the first few episodes then decided to buy the whole boxed set from Amazon. On Season 4 now and it is fantastic TV, don't know why I didn't watch it earlier.

MagicBoy said:
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.

thought that was quite funny... a British guy playing an American character trying to do a 'British' accent....