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The Wire Season Two

whaler11 said:
I think it's just a matter of preference. I like The Wire a lot more than Breaking Bad. I also think The Wire is the best show in television history.

Some people agree, others disagree.
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I put it at #2. After True Detective Season 1. (but then that was more like a mini-series)
 
Rocktheworld said:
HAHAHAHAHAHA yeah the song is brutal in S2. Are you not skipping the opening credits at this point?
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Spartacus said:
The new song is worse than the old one. Ugh.
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CTMike said:
Omg it's awful.
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You guys are all bums. That was my favorite one. Tom Waits is an acquired taste, I'll grant you. He actually wrote the song.

Actually, I liked Steve Earle's version in Season 5 just as much.
 
tzznandrew said:
It's not a show that is interested in you liking it, I think. There are rarely cliffhangers, often episodes end thematically--or somewhat arbitrarily--rather than based around major plot points. It's just there to tell it's story, whether you give a Spartacus or not.

The metaphor I give people is that a show like Breaking Bad is a dog--it needs your attention, please please please; The Wire is a cat. It's gonna do you thing. Pay attention or don't.

In that way, though, I think it's a much more subtle and nuanced show than something like Breaking Bad. It's also a show where each Season tries something different. Season 3-4 is peak, so that's where you'll really figure out if it fits in your pantheon or not.

The expectations were certainly unreasonable. But I watched it for the first time after it became a myth, and ultimately thought it came close to, or met, those expectations. I think it's the best, most well-developed, thoughtful TV show I've ever seen. It'll never be Breaking Bad or GoT because that's not in its DNA, and yet its patience and devotion to storytelling itself--rather than viewership--is why I think it transcends those shows.
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This is so English Lit teacher it's not even funny. Ok, yes it is. It's also very observant.

You forgot to mention that the acting/character development is out of this world. For me, the best I've ever come across. Although GOT kills it in acting as well.

The Wire is, practically speaking, a period piece.
 
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intlzncster said:
This is so English Lit teacher it's not even funny. Ok, yes it is. It's also very observant.

You forgot to mention that the acting/character development is out of this world. For me, the best I've ever come across. Although GOT kills it in acting as well.

The Wire is, practically speaking, a period piece.
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I think it was also one of the first tv series with such a high volume of excellent child acting. Wallace grew up to star in Creed
 
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The kid who played Wallace had a few stops along the way. He had large recurring roles in Friday Night Lights and Parenthood.
 
Michael B. Jordan, he's been in a ton of stuff. Star turn in Fruitvale Station, he's one of the best young actors in Hollywood.
 
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Episode 3 Question ---- Spoiler Alert ----

Did Avon engineer the bad package of drugs the guard delivered or was it a coincidence? I'd have to rewatch it to make my own conclusion, but since I have all you freaks, I'd prefer an answer.
 
Yes . Bad package was planned. Stringer went to that blind guy butchie about it
 
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superjohn said:
You wouldn't make for much of a detective.
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********Spoiler Alert*********

When I was watching that scene I thought Stringer was talking to Avon's new supply source. The guy he told Stringer about when the normal source dried up. It became pretty clear I was wrong at the end, but still, thanks for nothing. Jerk.
 
How do you hide spoilers? I'm not asking you, stupendous juan. Don't do me no favors.
 
Spartacus said:
********Spoiler Alert*********

When I was watching that scene I thought Stringer was talking to Avon's new supply source. The guy he told Stringer about when the normal source dried up. It became pretty clear I was wrong at the end, but still, thanks for nothing. Jerk.
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Spartacus said:
********Spoiler Alert*********

When I was watching that scene I thought Stringer was talking to Avon's new supply source. The guy he told Stringer about when the normal source dried up. It became pretty clear I was wrong at the end, but still, thanks for nothing. Jerk.
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he went to blind butchie because that was the supplier to the crooked guard. Youll be seeing more of butchie . Old school
 
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