The Wire (series)

WHY IS "THE WIRE" GOOD? I'VE ASKED LIKE 600 TIMES NOW. I WATCHED THE FIRST 5 EPISODES WITH A FRIEND AND IT SUCKED - IT WAS DUMB, BORING AND UNREALISTIC. SERIOUSLY ME AND ONE FRIEND SAT DOWN ON HIS BED AND WATCHED 5 EPISODES IN A ROW. ALL WE COULD DO WAS LOL AND I STRUGGLED TO GET HIM TO WATCH THE NEXT EP. EVENTUALLY IT WAS SO BORING AND DUMB WE JUST TURNED IT OFF, LOLLED, AND NEVER WENT BACK.

SERIOUSLY I HAVE ASKED ABOUT 9 TIMES LITERALLY WHAT THE HELL IS SO GOOD ABOUT "THE WIRE" AND NO ONE HAS COME UP WITH AN ANSWER!!! NOT EVEN A COMPARISON!!!

THE EASIEST WAY TO GET SOMEONE TO RELATE TO SOMETHING IS TO GET THEM TO RELATE SOMETHING THEY ALREADY KNOW TO THE NEW THING!! LIKE IF I WAS TO SAY "WATCH MR BROOKES, ITS LIKE DEXTER" THEN AT LEAST PEOPLE WHO LIKE DEXTER WOULD HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT "MR BROOKES" IS LIKE.

BUT NO-ONE HAS FUCKING DONE THIS REGARDING THE WIRE!!!

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE TELL ME WHY "THE WIRE" IS GOOD AND WHY I SHOULD SPEND ANOTHER 5 EPISODES WATCHING IT!!!

DOES IT HAVE AN AMAZING YET-TO-BE-UNCOVERED PLOT? DOES IT HAVE INCREDIBLE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THAT I HAVE AS YET NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO AFTER 5 EPISODES? AND ARE THERE SUDDENLY NINJAS - THOUSANDS OF THEM, COMING OUT OF NO-WHERE, ATTACHING GRAPPLING HOOKS AND POISON-LACED ANTENNEA TO EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF THIS GREASED-UP WIRE, SLIDING DOWN IT LIKE 100 DEATH-LACED SNAKES READY TO SPIT AND STRIKE AT ANY ORRIFICE OF MY EXPOSED NUBILE BODY?

damn, caps

surely you mean:
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stop yelling at me i didnt do anything to you

was it to little unrealistic, retarded action for you?

honestly i thought it was incredibly unrealistic how the gangstas decided to use payphones and irl contact instead of cell phones (which out of all of these things are untrackable)

On August 30 2010 18:38 Perisie wrote: honestly i thought it was incredibly unrealistic how the gangstas decided to use payphones and irl contact instead of cell phones (which out of all of these things are untrackable)

lulz. now i see why you dont get it.

you understand nothing about drug trade in america. run along now.

please enlighten me, seriously, this whoel thread is to explain why i dont get the wire

OH AND EXCUSE MEEEE, MR AMERICAN, that i dont understand "nothing" about drug trade in america. mr american.

please for those of us who arent mr americans, explain what "drug trade" is in american (preferablly british english) for us?

it has incredible everything a show can have.

it shows you how drug trade mostly works in all major cities. it has amazing character development. it has amazing plot development. it has amazing everything.

tl;dr, but watch the whole season and you will be stunned.it's slow at the beginning but enjoy all the details.

On August 30 2010 18:43 Perisie wrote: OH AND EXCUSE MEEEE, MR AMERICAN, that i dont understand "nothing" about drug trade in america. mr american. please for those of us who arent mr americans, explain what "drug trade" is in american (preferablly british english) for us?

my point is you're shitting on it being very unrealistic when it is actually extremely realistic and basically exactly how the drug trade is in america in the big cities anyways. well its as close as anything gets anyways.

cell phones are easily tapable. once you can prove the person uses the phone for drugs then GG that cell is done.

with payphones and beepers with codes it is much harder to get taps on them. plus you switch up which payphones you use so even when they tap them they are always behind. its basically a way to manipulate phone tapping laws in america etc.

just watch the show and learn. you cant just explain why the wire is good very easily. its a very complex show. the first few episodes are indeed probably the slowest of the show but i dunno i was hooked pretty instantly.

i just liked watching that faggot omar rip off drug dealers

On August 30 2010 18:23 Perisie wrote: SERIOUSLY ME AND ONE FRIEND SAT DOWN ON HIS BED

On August 30 2010 19:08 HeRoS)eNGagE wrote: Show nested quote + On August 30 2010 18:23 Perisie wrote: SERIOUSLY ME AND ONE FRIEND SAT DOWN ON HIS BED

What? Guy had a comfy bed. What can I say.

DOES IT HAVE AN AMAZING YET-TO-BE-UNCOVERED PLOT? DOES IT HAVE INCREDIBLE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THAT I HAVE AS YET NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO AFTER 5 EPISODES



Yes


First few episodes are very lame cause you don't know any of the bad guys yet, and intead of investigating they are still setting up shop. Once they start going under-cover and wire-tapping it gets really good

On August 30 2010 19:35 TalentedTom wrote: DOES IT HAVE AN AMAZING YET-TO-BE-UNCOVERED PLOT? DOES IT HAVE INCREDIBLE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THAT I HAVE AS YET NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO AFTER 5 EPISODES Yes First few episodes are very lame cause you don't know any of the bad guys yet, and intead of investigating they are still setting up shop. Once they start going under-cover and wire-tapping it gets really good

I didn't care for the first season that much either tbh, the second season and beyond was fantastic though. You and your boyfriend just need to watch the rest of the series and then you'll understand.

The Wire is probably the best TV drama ever.

Watching The Wire is like reading a good book.

idris elba just crushes

On August 30 2010 18:38 Perisie wrote: (which out of all of these things are untrackable)

made me lol

This show is awesome! Tom and i are watching it atm. Were on season 5 atm, episode 3. You show will not be disappointing.

I watched the first episode with a poor quality online and thought it was so boring. Then I got the DVD on netflix a few days ago and watched the first 3 episodes and they were pretty damn good. Now my DVD queue at Netflix is filled with The Wire. The guy that said "Novel" had it right. The show is very realistic. Real life IS boring, it's not like 24.

Worst part about The Wire is the annoyingly long and stupid intro song

watch the sixth episode, I just started watching it too, and was like wtf this is not that good. At first it's really hard to tell what's going on. It kind of feels like they're talking in code or something. But the character development really does get intricate and it kinda pulls you in. As long as you're not deadset on hating it I think you'll eventually like it. Cause I'm on ep. 8 or 9 of the first season and am just starting to get into it.

the wire is the sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit

clay davis sighting in rubicon

sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit.

"Because if some federal motherfucker come through the door, I say hey, it's all in the game."

Bunk is on Treme, Omar is on Boardwalk Empire, an upcoming HBO show.

If anyone else saw Next Day Air you'd see Avon Barksdale.

Bunk was the bomb in Hackers yo.

On August 31 2010 00:18 NMcNasty wrote: clay davis sighting in rubicon

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Somebody should take the time to count the fucks in that cause i'm too lazy

Thats some quality TV right there, yes sir!

loved the wire from the very first episode... Idris elba is the shieeeeeeet

On August 30 2010 22:50 blackjacki2 wrote: Worst part about The Wire is the annoyingly long and stupid intro song

j/k right ?
best version imho

ive always liked the original version best

Original version is best IMO.

On August 31 2010 00:18 NMcNasty wrote: clay davis sighting in rubicon

lol i literally get excited when i spot characters from the wire.

they are honestly all over the place.

Untraceable cellphones?


You from the future? (or more likely. another dimension)

On August 31 2010 06:43 Soprano wrote: Show nested quote + On August 30 2010 22:50 blackjacki2 wrote: Worst part about The Wire is the annoyingly long and stupid intro song j/k right ?

1:30 is way too long for a theme song. I pretty much hate all tv intros. Even The Office is getting on my nerves and its only like 30 seconds

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