The Wire

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It's weird to see this thread today...the guys and I were just talking about this show last night! I haven't had the chance to watch any of it yet, but I've heard it's pretty good.

I'm guessing the dvd's are worth buying?

[mrtr33]

I'm guessing the dvd's are worth buying?

....or at least worthy of receiving as a Christmas present. Like you, I had heard a lot about the show, but didn't know much about it. I had originally asked for season 1, but my brother-in-law has some connections, and was able to get the whole series at a good deal. He told me it's his favorite show ever. Knowing him, that's quite the compliment.

See if you can rent a few episodes on iTunes or something. I'd give it a minimum of 5 episodes, though. This didn't 'hook' me until about then. But I'd say the hook is in pretty deep now.

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Very cool...I think my wife is done hogging the netflix dvd queue so maybe I can throw the first few discs on the list.

[Mangyrat]

Very cool...I think my wife is done hogging the netflix dvd queue so maybe I can throw the first few discs on the list.

You think she is done hogging the queue, i have been waiting for over a 3 months for my turn.

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You think she is done hogging the queue, i have been waiting for over a 3 months for my turn.

You make a good point...should probably just buy the damn thing!

[heftysmokes]

I'd agree with the 5 episode assessment; I just finished the first season and it took me a while to get into it, but I'm fully in now.

[badwhale]

Hmmm....this may fill my SAMCRO void till the fall.

Will

[Tdre977]

Hmmm....this may fill my SAMCRO void till the fall.

Will

Nothing can fill the SAMCRO void.

[mrtr33]

Hmmm....this may fill my SAMCRO void till the fall.

Will

I've seen all the SOA's, but don't consider it to be in the same ballpark in terms of writing. Don't get me wrong, Kurt Sutter does a great job, and I love the way he ended season 3, but The Wire is on a whole different playing field. It does start slow. And I've found that there are entire scenes that I have to watch again - I'd probably do well to watch entire episodes again. I think it's very much a 'blink and you miss it' kind of thing. But then again, I'm slow.

[badwhale]

I've seen all the SOA's, but don't consider it to be in the same ballpark in terms of writing. Don't get me wrong, Kurt Sutter does a great job, and I love the way he ended season 3, but The Wire is on a whole different playing field. It does start slow. And I've found that there are entire scenes that I have to watch again - I'd probably do well to watch entire episodes again. I think it's very much a 'blink and you miss it' kind of thing. But then again, I'm slow.

Yeah, you're a regular Woody Boyd...

The wife and I really enjoyed SAMCRO, and have been kinda sitting around twidding our thumbs since then. No TV at our place, so I've been taking cues like this to try stuff out.

Better writing, deeper plots, or original series Airwolf, it's all good.

Will

[denver24]

Great series! I've seen all of the seasons and it is good stuff. It's pretty damn hard-hitting but from what I've heard from people who live in Baltimore this is a realistic portrayal of West B-More. Some great characters and also some great acting. A few of the actors grew up in West Baltimore which I thought was pretty neat.