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Old 02-13-2017, 02:46 PM   #2341
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I've seen this series 6 times all the way through, and am always amazed about how many little things/moments I missed that are just gold! Seasons 1 and 2 became exponentially better upon rewatch.
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    Watched the series finale last night.

    It's in my notes, Gus! Everything that happened!
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    Old 02-19-2017, 09:25 AM   #2343
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    Just finished my 875th rewatch of this show...

    Season 2
    Season 4
    Season 3
    Season 1
    Season 5
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    Old 02-19-2017, 09:48 AM   #2344
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    I've only seen it about 640 times through but I agree with the above ranking. It's hard to rank season 1 so "low" because it's fantastic. But the others are better.
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    Old 02-19-2017, 09:57 AM   #2345
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    Watching this show for the first time. Just finished season 3. Will backread when I finish the show.

    But damn, can't believe Stringer was offed at the end of season 3. I thought Avon was gonna be the one who dies before Stringer.

    Stringer was such a fascinating character.
    Avon stayed alive because he knew who he was and where he was. In The Wire, when you try to go too far out from where you should be swimming, the shark eats you. Happened to Frank, happened to Bunny (he didn't die, obviously), shit we got to see it in reverse with Prez (Never meant to be a cop, but ended up excelling as a teacher), McNulty got ruined by doing it.

    Stringer earned his death by thumbing his nose at what he was, and trying to swim with sharks as though he was one himself.
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    Old 02-19-2017, 10:52 AM   #2346
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    just finished my 875th rewatch of this show...

    Season 2
    season 4
    season 3
    season 1
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    3, 1, 4, 2, 5.
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    Old 02-19-2017, 11:44 AM   #2347
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    Re: Official The Wire Thread

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    2 is underrated as fuck though.
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    2 is underrated as fuck though.
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    Old 02-19-2017, 12:21 PM   #2349
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    2 is underrated as fuck though.
    2 used to be my least favorite. God damn was I wrong. So much depth.
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    imo
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    Old 02-23-2017, 01:07 AM   #2351
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    I think I'd go with

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    Just started this. Was only going to watch the first half of the first episode since it was so late last night but it was so good I couldn't turn it off.
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    Re: Official The Wire Thread

    I know I'm late as fuck with this show, but holy hell how is this thread not sticky'd? I could talk about this show every day. On episode 8 of Season 1 and it just keeps getting better.


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    I know I'm late as fuck with this show, but holy hell how is this thread not sticky'd? I could talk about this show every day. On episode 8 of Season 1 and it just keeps getting better.


    "You come at the king, you best not miss" Omar is a bad mother fucker.
    Season 1 didn't rank very high on my list on my first watch-through. I've come to appreciate it a lot more after two full re-watches of the series.

    University of Pitt Law School having a class on The Wire. Pretty neat. https://blavity.com/this-law-school-...ed-on-the-wire
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    Season 1 didn't rank very high on my list on my first watch-through. I've come to appreciate it a lot more after two full re-watches of the series.

    University of Pitt Law School having a class on The Wire. Pretty neat. https://blavity.com/this-law-school-...ed-on-the-wire
    This is the first time I've ever watched the series so I don't know how the other seasons stack up.
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    This is the first time I've ever watched the series so I don't know how the other seasons stack up.
    spoiler: they're also really good

    I'd say season 4 is probably the consensus best, so you have a lot of watching to do
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    Saw the blurb about the wire law school class but didn't realize it was at Pitt. Will have to look more into it.
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    Has anyone watched OZ?
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    Has anyone watched OZ?
    Yup. Tons of crossover actors between the two shows.

    OZ really lost a lot of realism in the last few seasons though.
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    Old 03-31-2017, 09:19 AM   #2361
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    4 > 3 > 1 > 2 > 5

    I watched Oz about 5-6 years ago. It was strange to come to it all of these years later, after shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Sopranos that really grabbed the direction Oz wanted to take television and moved it about 100 steps farther.

    Oz was really the bridge between the serialized dramas of the past and "the golden age of television" in the 21st century.
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    This is the first time I've ever watched the series so I don't know how the other seasons stack up.
    buckle up dude, you're not gonna be doing much until you finish it. so good
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    spoiler: they're also really good

    I'd say season 4 is probably the consensus best, so you have a lot of watching to do
    I read about the show a couple years ago and know some spoilers but it hasn't ruined anything at all which just shows how well this show was put together.

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    You're not kidding. I'm trying to knock out 2-3 episodes a day if I have time. On the basketball episode right now.

    Omar robbed the Pit without lifting a finger. Such a badass. "Best open dat door, before I huff and puff"
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    You're not kidding. I'm trying to knock out 2-3 episodes a day if I have time. On the basketball episode right now.

    Omar robbed the Pit without lifting a finger. Such a badass. "Best open dat door, before I huff and puff"
    love that line
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    Has anyone watched OZ?
    I watched the first 2 seasons and stopped. Not because it wasn't good (I thought it was okay), but because I had other things to watch. I am gonna pick it back up. Found it on one of the sites I've seen posted on here within the last 24 hours.
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    I read about the show a couple years ago and know some spoilers but it hasn't ruined anything at all which just shows how well this show was put together.



    You're not kidding. I'm trying to knock out 2-3 episodes a day if I have time. On the basketball episode right now.

    Omar robbed the Pit without lifting a finger. Such a badass. "Best open dat door, before I huff and puff"
    The basketball episode was the one that really set the hook in me after not being quite sure about the first half of season 1.

    I believe it was, or at least close to, the introduction of Prop Joe who became one of my favorite characters.

    The Herc and Carver dynamic was great, "Maybe we won."

    The dialouge from the game itself was fantastic. Everything from Avon ripping apart the ref to comparing Joe to Pat Riley.

    The part that really hooked me though was the gritty drama of the detail finally figuring out who Avon was and following through the streets. The way Avon made eye contact with and taunted Lester was one of my favorite parts of the entire series.
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    Just finished the first season. The ending got me hyped as shit when Omar came back to make come full circle. Kima and Wallace getting shot were definitely the most emotional parts, but the way everything was tied together to make the case to send it on home was brilliant. Best television I've ever watched. It feels like a novel/documentary. It's too damn realistic. Maybe I'm exaggerating over my first watch, but I don't give a shit I've never been more addicted to a drama this quickly.
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    You're in for a big difference with season two. Stick with it, pay attention and don't hate it.

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    You're in for a big difference with season two. Stick with it, pay attention and don't hate it.

    "All the pieces matter."
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    On episode 4 right now and it is a little odd not seeing McNulty with Bunk all the time. Freighter full of dead women wasn't something I was expecting either. Fuck this Ziggy guy. That's all I've got so far

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