How would you describe him? He’s always snarky and uptight. Not to mention, he ends up being the judge’s new bitch smh I don’t care for him

!McNulty's first words to Bodie are "do I know you?" and the reason Bodie is killed at the end of the series is because he knows and is comfortable enough with McNulty to get a casual meal with him. I like that symmetry. He even talks about how people "witnessing shit get got" which is what they got him for. This show rules.!<

It came randomly over desert and I had to do the math, I didn't see it first run on HBO but still watched it almost 15 years ago. We didn't quite get into Omar theology, but I figured I'd say The Wire is well alive young and old =D

The show is meh. First time watching it. I'm almost through it.

All these characters from the wire makes me want another season or two of the wire.

Dookie as an actor was just Dookie as a cop. I thought Donut was a more well versed actor. Marlo will always be Marlo.

Jenkins character is over acting - all those head twists? I just see shane from twd.

It's cool that it's based on a true story. I was hoping for that gritty feeling all over again.

Does anything ever compare? Did the wire set me up to dislike all other TV shows ?

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Just finished The Wire for the first time. Feeling a wave of emotions but i can say I felt optimistic at the end of it - partly because of Bubble's redemption. In a way he sums up the essence of the show for me: humanity prevails in spite of it all. Though Dukie and Randy's fate will stay with me for a very long time though...

I just want to praise the writing and cinematography. Great dialogue with profound lines that make the parallel between the drug game and the game we're in. Moment of self awareness that they're in a rigged system like we are. Existential musings. Sooo good. It's probably why Season 1 and 3 are my favourites. Peak Wire for me is when it's strongly character driven. Though the sociological lens of Season 2 & 4 was interesting.

Cinematography is underrated. Some of the best ive seen. Raw, gritty, docufiction style. But also incredibly stylistic. A big reason The Wire feels so great imo.

Also I think this show has some of the best characters I've experienced in any medium. Stringer. Bubbles. Omar. These are legendary large-than-life characters who continue to live after the show.

Like any great art, is teaches us something. We learn cops can be gangsters in uniforms. Drug dealers can be noble. The importance of living by a code, and never giving up your integrity. The downfall of all the characters was because they forgot this; maybe because they're trapped in a dehumanising broken system.

The show's flawless except for one thing: Omar's Death. Half an episode to deal with the aftermath. Really? Also such a disrespectful death. I don't think he deserved that exit given the GOAT performance he gave.

Season 5 was fine. It was a good bookend. And the serial killer arc wasn't as far fetched as I expected it to be. Journalist angle was again more of The Wire being ahead of its time. Thought it was a fine closing chapter.

Also fuck Herc, the waves of destruction he left behind was enormous. Hammsterdam. Randy. Bubbles. Marlo walking. A collosal fuck up of a human being...

Here's some of my fav moments:

• Best moment - stringer and avon on the balcony. "Just dream with me" "We don't have to dream no more". How much is said with just those two sentences wow. With the backdrop of a beautiful Balitmore night. For me this was the emotional climax of the show.
• Angriest moment - randy and carver at the hospital. Blood was boiling for days after that one. Randy let down. Carver feeling helpless. Trying to do good in a system that won't allow it.
• Most bad ass moment - Michael throwing hands outside of highschool. Easily.
• Funniest moment - Lester and Bunk interviewing boat staff. Mishi mishi haha
• most emotional moment - bubbles last speech.

When the boys were eating mcdonalds mcnuggets and D goes on his tyrade about Mr mcnugget inventing the nuggets, was he being metaphorical or do we actually think he believes the guy who invented the mcnugget was actually named mcnugget....

What do you think was the saddest death in the wire. Wallace gets me every time 😰

Noticed that Homicide is streaming on Crave when browsing it today. It lists 6 seasons, but actually all 7 are available. For some reason seasons 1 and 2 are both listed under season 1, causing a domino effect (season 2 is really season 3 and so on). I stand to be corrected, but I don't think you could stream Homicide in Canada until now without a VPN as Peacock is not available up here. Thought I'd share!

Does anybody know someone in real life that has the Cutty eyes? 😂 I know it’s random but it seems to be common with dudes from that generation. Could only imagine the wild shit they’ve seen that brings out that death stare

https://youtu.be/DWmryAVUoL8?feature=shared For those that haven’t seen this Gem yet.

It's one of my favorite McNulty quotes.

I was reminded of it the other day when someone posted the big "dope on the table" drug bust from the feds recently. Now that we're supposedly no longer fighting the global war on terror

I've picked up Homicide, which is so far incredibly interesting and All the pieces matter, which I've not read

Is it fair to say that Namond’s arc in season 4 was realizing he had a soul, while Michael’s was losing his soul. Part of this might be colored by the fact that I didn’t realize that Bug’s dad had molested Michael and Michael was being prejudiced against him for no good reason. (Sharp as a fucking cue ball I know).

Just started watching season 2 again. Never really paid attention to when Frank and Chessy are discussing Gene Lipscomb, aka Big Daddy. They're arguing over whether he played right or left tackle. He in fact played neither, he was a defensive tackle. Defensive tackles don't play left or right, but rather will line up on the strong or weak side of the offense depending on the play.

Real life Barksdale, Marlo, Prop Joe, and Fat-face Rick gangs taken down together.

Looks like the Feds are back on the war on drugs after finishing the war on terror.

In season 5, McNulty actually had the entire police force chasing a fake serial killer? 😂 I don't know of it was because of his intelligence or incompetence of the Baltimore PD.

Johnny: “Same thing, ain’t it?”

Do people actually call other people this in real life, or is it just another bit of Simon posturing?

I'm from California, never heard that word there. East coast thing?

Being a native in from Baltimore, this series had such an impact on so many. So many stories to share and talk about one of the best series on HBO. Every Sunday night was the best day of the week. I cannot belive it has been this long since I waited every week to see the next epoisode, and now doing this amazing rewatch. All the same emotions as well. Tonight, I could not stop laughing when I heard "You ain't nothing but a shakedown artist".

Some of you hardcores eill know this bit for those that dont...

I put up suggestions for books to read on here before and thanks to that I read "the corner" Book from where david simon and Ed burns spent a year on fayette stre etc on the corner

Gave me a real insight into addicts in baltimore , as a recovering one from UK it fascinates me. Absolutely great book , I could see the corners in my mind from the watching the wire.

Now I'm reading homicide where david simon this time spends a year in homicide. I can literally see the characters , imigine it all , everything from watching the wire.

No wonder the wire was do realistic he had 2 years of lived in research.

I'm loving it , putting the two together is almost like a alternative version but still familiar version of the wire , but even better wr have there own individual thoughts.

If your obsessed with the wire reading these two books needs to be made a priority One page of the book , sound familiar 🤣

EDIT - i don't know why the page did not attach. when the Edgerton and Ed burns going off and spending a year smashing a drug ring , spending a year on wires and tapes sounded familiar 🤔 😂 ed burns sounds like mcnulty and edgerton sounds like Lester.
Even down to the beef It caused in office

I think the most notable instance is in season 4 with Namond repeating Clay Davis in the same episode. “I’ll take any notherfuckers money if he’s giving it away.”

Another instance I caught was in season 5 Gus asking what it feels like to work for a real Newspaper, then later Jimmy asking what it feels like to work for a real police department. I want to say in the same episode Gus uses a similar shameless shit reference Clay Davis uses.

Literally as I’m typing this I heard Jimmy say “This fucking game is rigged” Bodie used this line as well.

Both Avon and Brother saying “The game is the game.”

What other instances are there if any?

Mr omar little was my favorite character in the series. I finished the wire and started with the sopranos and to my surprise he has a role in the sopranos too

Just saw the Box Set is 35 euros on Amazon France, is that price too good to pass up? What does it normal sell for?

I remember years ago when the show was still airing weekly on HBO, people insisted Mike killed Bodie. Do people still believe that? I knew that was wrong but I never knew the character's name who did it. In fact, after several rewatches, I still don't know his name. It's not difficult to see his face when he walks up on Bodie.

I just watched the scene when Marlo orders the hit on Bodie. Marlo recommends Mike do it, but Chris says Mike used to work for Bodie and his first hit has to be someone he doesn't know.

Anyway, do people still believe Mike did it?

Apologies if this has already been discussed. I’m on my millionth rewatch and observed something new. At the end of season 1 we see Bey in the box admitting to nearly a dozen homicides, including William Gant. For some reason he is there with an attorney other than Levy and a different prosecutor. We know that Bird is already charged with Gant’s murder and Omar claims dubiously to be an eyewitness. Later Bunk and McNutty talk about Bey as the shooter and agree his description is wrong because he was not shot at such close proximity as Bey claimed. Bey is likely just trying to free Bird (!).

Nonetheless, in season 2 we see some of Bird’s trial and Omar’s testimony (undoubtedly one of the best scenes in the series). At no point do we hear Levy argue, or any mention whatsoever, of Bey confessing to the crime. Bird is convicted.

Levy is a sharp lawyer. Had the SA complied with the Brady rule and disclosed this info to Levy, he certainly would have centered his case around it. Having an alternate shooter confess is about as exculpatory as it gets. The state could still argue the GSW didn’t match but this seems like more than enough for an acquittal.

Did I miss something?

Just saw it again on a rewatch. One of the greatest, most devastating episodes of all time. This is the Ozymandias of the show. Really, really fucking sad and intense but amazing. Hats off to those kids’ performances man. Makes me wanna hug my nephews. Peace

That, to me, is one of the saddest lines in the show. Dukie is a decently bright and kind person with a natural aptitude for computer skills, but because of what he was born into and the lack of resources, he can't put any of that to use.

Life just be that way, I guess.

I've been sober for 22 days. The scene where Cutty leaves the game hits me in a whole different place now. When Avon asks him "What the fuck else you gonna do?", the response "I don't know, but it can't be this" perfectly describes where I am.

Anyone else ever had a scene hit completely different after a life-changing event?