The Wire appreciation thread
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Just watched all 5 seasons for the first time over the last couple of weeksgood 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+.
E.g. True Detective. Incidentally, spotted 3 Wire actors that that, Lester Freamon, Brother Mouzone and Spiros Vondas. Probably are a few more.
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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?
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Not the new versions unfortunately. As above it looks like they're not out yet.
I did not know this.... time to re-watch The Wire in glorious HD then !Edit:
aww
must be my mistake then....
I thought that they were there for rent or purchase.
aww
Or as Clay Davis would have put it. "****************************"
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.
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.
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 .
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.
.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.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.
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.
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.
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.
thought that was quite funny... a British guy playing an American character trying to do a 'British' accent....
thought that was quite funny... a British guy playing an American character trying to do a 'British' accent....