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NonchA · 2008-12-04, 18:44:15

OH I just saw that the complete series will be out soon ! Definitely buying it
http://www.amazon.com/Wire-Complete-Domi...271&sr=8-2

Broady Heads Up! · 2008-12-05, 11:05:34

Anyone watch Louis Theroux in Philly?

Pretty much was the Wire but in real life. I heartily recommend an iPlayer session for anyone that missed it.

Mat Payne · 2008-12-05, 11:06:19

Broady Heads Up! Wrote:Anyone watch Louis Theroux in Philly?

Pretty much was the Wire but in real life. I heartily recommend an iPlayer session for anyone that missed it.

I thought exactly the same thing, haha!

~~polaroid~~ · 2008-12-05, 12:07:44

AlexTheKid Wrote:
polaroid Wrote:I concur The Wire is splendid but it aint a patch on The Sopranos

Btw Im on season 3 so no spoilers please!
Lies its much better than sopranos!

MUCH better!

My flatmate just started watching it last nite so have decided to watch it through again with him :D

Ha, I could go into a massive rant about why the Wire is not as good as the Sorpranos, I'm seriouslly anal about it

But its OK ill spare you all :)

randomg17 · 2008-12-05, 16:14:19

polaroid Wrote:
AlexTheKid Wrote:
polaroid Wrote:I concur The Wire is splendid but it aint a patch on The Sopranos

Btw Im on season 3 so no spoilers please!
Lies its much better than sopranos!

MUCH better!

My flatmate just started watching it last nite so have decided to watch it through again with him :D
Ha, I could go into a massive rant about why the Wire is not as good as the Sorpranos, I'm seriouslly anal about it

But its OK ill spare you all :)

But what are forums for if not to rant?

I'm interested now as I, like AlexTheKid, think The Wire is better. And you've yet to watch season 4, the best season IMO.

~~polaroid~~ · 2008-12-05, 16:38:55

randomg17 Wrote:
polaroid Wrote:
AlexTheKid Wrote:Lies its much better than sopranos!

MUCH better!

My flatmate just started watching it last nite so have decided to watch it through again with him :D
Ha, I could go into a massive rant about why the Wire is not as good as the Sorpranos, I'm seriouslly anal about it

But its OK ill spare you all :)
But what are forums for if not to rant?

I'm interested now as I, like AlexTheKid, think The Wire is better. And you've yet to watch season 4, the best season IMO.

OK I guess there's time for me to convert yet.

(some spoilers below!)

Just think there are certain subtleties in Sorpranos that you dont get in The Wire. I think the Wire can be predicatable sometimes, I didnt feel you got that with Sopranos. The way they built the suspense, you never knew who was gonna get whacked. The producers and writers really put you on the edge. Like with the deaths of Adriana and Ralphy, I was like Whoa shit, never saw that coming! I dont feel you get any knockout scenes like that in the Wire

But as I said theres still time :)

~~polaroid~~ · 2008-12-05, 16:47:57

I do like how in the Wire though you get to see how both the organisations of the criminals and the police work, the intricacies and the politics. Sometimes you never know who the good guys are.

I saw an interview with Ed Burns and he was saying how they tried to create the Wire as a book, each episdode is supposed to unfold like a new chapter of a book. Have to say think they've got that spot on.

Le_Coop · 2008-12-05, 17:00:30

Imagine Sopranos done in the style of The Wire. I think it would be pretty awesome.

About to start season 4. Blockbuster fucked up and started sending me season 5 so ive had to save them all to disk....stick to lovefilm folks, its the shit

rollie · 2008-12-08, 15:17:41

Quote:Like with the deaths of Adriana and Ralphy, I was like Whoa shit, never saw that coming! I dont feel you get any knockout scenes like that in the Wire

Yeah but the thing is thats half the point of the wires storytelling. As matey points out, it's like a book everything unfolds in a logical manner - sudden unexpected deaths aren't likely because you've seen everything thats lead up to the death so it makes perfect sense. I do kinda prefer that sort of storytelling, it seems more satisfying based on clever well thought out plotting rather than quick thrills from unexpected stuff. Although there are one or two unexpected ones - but i won't spoil.

BTW I haven't actually watched much of the sopranos so I'm somewhat basing this on your comments - I may have totally got the wrong end of the stick

I also feel the Wire gets the opportunity to tackle a lot of things; both crime and the law but also the problems working class/blue collar workers face, rehabilitation (both with people and cities), schooling systems and the media. Whilst it's very much about crime it's also about all sorts of organisations and issues within the way we live. What I saw of the Sopranos (again this may be over generalising) it was more focussed on the characters and the key theme of family.

And yeah, watch season 4 - it's probably the best one.

~~polaroid~~ · 2008-12-08, 16:18:35

Cool, wouldn't disagree with any of your comments about the Wire there.

Perhaps I didnt explain it very well but I wasnt saying Sopranos did things for a quick thrill, quite the opposite in fact.

DiscoMikael · 2009-02-16, 18:25:50

just started watchin this, its phenomenal!

grover · 2009-02-17, 23:17:41

DiscoMikael Wrote:just started watchin this, its phenomenal!

Me too,nearly half way through season one.I watched Underbelly last week and while it was ok there was no depth to it at all.I cant explain why i put off starting The Wire till now really,i just never thought it would stand next to the Sopranos but then again its not supposed to.

bleep_bleep · 2009-02-18, 00:00:26

just finished watching the last episode, shiiiiiiiiiiiit, that was awesome since 2006 i was feeling a great void as sopranos had called it a day but having got the whole 5 seasons of the wire over christmas, its been a pleasant couple of months. Don't think it quite touches the sopranos but def no 2 and " The game is the game" don't matter if your a bunch of corner boys from B'more or fat middle aged blokes from NJ. why cant we have some quality uk tv like that?

bumptybump · 2009-03-10, 17:20:18

Apparently it's going to be on bbc 2 from the very beginnning, starting in a couple of weeks.

Will probably watch it now, just hope i'm not disappointed, what with the universal adoration of this programme.

jamdoughnut · 2009-03-10, 17:30:49

i also hear that channel 4 have secured the rights to Generation Kill, which started last year in the US and was created by David Simon. haven't heard much about it to be honest but this is the trailer: (

apparently it'll be shown late 2009.

aidan_h · 2009-03-10, 17:35:31

dvd is out now if you have the cash

jamdoughnut · 2009-03-10, 18:11:19

Sweeeeet. Birthday in a few weeks so will get it then.

AlexTheKid · 2009-03-10, 21:21:18

jamdoughnut Wrote:i also hear that channel 4 have secured the rights to Generation Kill, which started last year in the US and was created by David Simon. haven't heard much about it to be honest but this is the trailer: (

apparently it'll be shown late 2009.

Generation Kill was pretty good, not a patch on the Wire tbh, then again it was a 7 epsiode mini series!!!

DiscoMikael · 2009-03-11, 13:00:39

jamdoughnut Wrote:i also hear that channel 4 have secured the rights to Generation Kill, which started last year in the US and was created by David Simon. haven't heard much about it to be honest but this is the trailer: (

apparently it'll be shown late 2009.

was that ziggy in the trailer!?

AlexTheKid · 2009-03-11, 13:40:34

DiscoMikael Wrote:
jamdoughnut Wrote:i also hear that channel 4 have secured the rights to Generation Kill, which started last year in the US and was created by David Simon. haven't heard much about it to be honest but this is the trailer: (

apparently it'll be shown late 2009.
was that ziggy in the trailer!?

Yeh tis indeed!! Theres a couple of people from The Wire in Generation Kill!

aidan_h · 2009-03-11, 14:53:42

i spotted beecher and the investigator guy who's also in gossip girl (my not so secret shame) on the box

DiscoMikael · 2009-03-12, 20:37:18

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7940061.stm

joe public are gonna get to see it, of course being in britain some twit will find some way to moan about it. and they will inevitably be tracked down and slapped, by me if need be

jamdoughnut · 2009-03-23, 16:20:48

Finally finished series 5 last night :( and have no idea what to watch now:

aidan_h · 2009-03-24, 00:08:03

mad men!

also i realised beecher is in wayne's world. like, woah.

KIRBY · 2009-03-24, 00:39:34

Mad Men is superb; I'm also partial to a bit of Damages.