The Wire

[UConn990411]

I don't think they got lazy, so much as they ran dry on material/had no idea how to end the series.

But season 5 definitely knocked the show down a little bit for me. It's still on my Mount Rushmore of shows, but the weak final season put it below BB in my eyes.

 

[John]

I don't think they got lazy, so much as they ran dry on material/had no idea how to end the series.

But season 5 definitely knocked the show down a little bit for me. It's still on my Mount Rushmore of shows, but the weak final season put it below BB in my eyes.

The entire Baltimore Sun story line should have been left on the cutting room floor.

 

[meyers7]

The entire Baltimore Sun story line should have been left on the cutting room floor.

David Simon, the creator, showrunner and writer for The Wire, was a crime reporter for the Baltimore Sun. Most of the story lines were from his experience. The whole Baltimore Sun story line was said to be the most realistic portrayal as anything ever done on a newsroom.

I'd agree though, Season 5 wasn't near as good as the prior seasons.

 

[Deepster]

I couldn't find anything that linked the fake serial killer plot line with anything that really happened, but would have to assume something spurred that on.

A couple pieces that were based on real situations? There was really a "Hamsterdam" and the guy who Omar was based on did jump off a building to escape once....except it was allegedly two floors HIGHER than what they showed in the episode.

 

[Buy Now]

I am halfway through Season 2. I like it, but I don't consider it as good as Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, West Wing or Game of Thrones. Even ER at its peak was better than the Wire. I like Omar and the Barksdale crew, bit some of the cops are a bit stereotypical.

Season one was the best...

 

[Husky25]

Welcome aboard, but I've gotta ask...That's how you come out of the gate? A 5 word post about a 7 year old TV show? At the end of the day, this is a UConn sports message board. Everything else is filler (Including one of the best shows in television history). No issues...Gotta crawl before you walk.

 

[John]

Welcome aboard, but I've gotta ask...That's how you come out of the gate? A 5 word post about a 7 year old TV show? At the end of the day, this is a UConn sports message board. Everything else is filler (Including one of the best shows in television history). No issues...Gotta crawl before you walk.

I gave him his first like. I'm now his Daddy.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Season 5 closed better than it started. I wasn't expecting happy endings, particularly with some of the most popular characters, so I was OK with how everything ended. I particularly enjoyed the last meeting of the New Day Co Op ("You just cost us 900").

I am sure it was realistic, but I thought the Baltimore Sun story line was a waste. Why introduce such a broad new storyline and setting in the last season?

As for the actors,

Bad: I thought the cast was very strong with a few exceptions.

I didn't like Littlefinger as the mayor. He has a strange accent which was not appropriate for a guy that should have grown up in a big city.
I am not a Sonja Sohn fan. I didn't understand the character after 5 seasons despite the fact that she got a ton of screen time. She seems to just recite lines rather than act.
I thought Chad Coleman sucked as Cutty, and apparently so did the writers because they dropped the character about halfway through the last season.
Paul Ben-Victor's fake Eastern European accent was kind of funny.

Good:

Isiah Whitlock was awesome as Clay Davis. That was a hard character to act and if he went too far it could have resulted in a lot of unintentional comedy. He nailed it.
Dominic West was excellent as the de facto lead. Playing a screw up so credibly is difficult.
Michael Kostroff killed it as Maurice Levy.

 

[John]

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[Aluminny69]

More proof that Truth is stranger than fiction.

Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter killed day before testimony in police corruption case

This stuff writes itself. This could provide enough material for season six of The Wire.

 

[Aluminny69]

There are actually several humorous moments throughout this series. By far the funniest moment was the BAU analysis of the serial homeless killer. This is even funnier if you are familiar with CSi, and the fact that most police consider behavioral analysis as "junk" science. (Love McNulty's facial expressions.)