TV Series

[Goat]

Anybody have an thoughts on The Wire.. i know its a bit old and that, but i might give it a whirl..

Worth it?

For me its without doubt the best show ever made.

 

[The Binman]

For me its without doubt the best show ever made.

High praise indeed

Its good then?

 

[Goat]

High praise indeed

Its good then?

Everything is subjective.

For me its peak TV and has so many legendary characters.

"The Wire is lauded for its literary themes, its uncommonly accurate exploration of society and politics, and its realistic portrayal of urban life. During its original run, the series received only average ratings and never won any major television awards, but it is now often cited as one of the greatest shows in the history of television."

 

[gonetomorrow]

Anybody have an thoughts on The Wire.. i know its a bit old and that, but i might give it a whirl..

Worth it?

Well worth it. It's a landmark in television. It's basically split into five chunks, each one dealing with life in Baltimore from different aspects.
So you can watch one series, have a break and resume. There's plenty of spillover from one series to the next and it's peopled with unforgettable characters and great performances. Good music too.

 

[Buckers]

I've watched the first 2 and nothing has really happened. It either kicks in during episode 3 or I'm giving up on it.

Not sure I’m going to even try episode 2, might come back to it if I get desperate.

 

[degsy]

For me its without doubt the best show ever made.

This

 

[Lapeno77]

For me its without doubt the best show ever made.

It's in the conversation but the 5th season wasn't great.
The Wire or the Sopranos and nothing else has come close.

 

[COYBL25]

For me its without doubt the best show ever made.

It`s outstanding, but for stand alone perfection, it``s series one of True Detective, ( I know this has been done to death )

 

[COYBL25]

It's in the conversation but the 5th season wasn't great.
The Wire or the Sopranos and nothing else has come close.

Please see above.

 

[Lapeno77]

It`s outstanding, but for stand alone perfection, it``s series one of True Detective, ( I know this has been done to death )

Please see above.

True, but then for a 1 season hit, Band of Brothers probably tops it

 

[COYBL25]

True, but then for a 1 season hit, Band of Brothers probably tops it

It`s all subjective mate, but good Tv is good Tv, something we can all agree on

 

[Wizard]

It's in the conversation but the 5th season wasn't great.
The Wire or the Sopranos and nothing else has come close.

If I remember correctly season 5 was heavily affected by the writers strike and the fact that it was also going to be the final season. It is way below the standard of the first 4 seasons sadly but still has some good stuff in it. The first 4 are just unbelievably good though

 

[Charro]

The main plot of season five was just silly.

Other than that it it’s faultless.

Sopranos, the wire, six feet under, succession,

All 10/10 shows everyone should watch.

 

[Blue peter]

Anybody have an thoughts on The Wire.. i know its a bit old and that, but i might give it a whirl..

Worth it?

Really good. I only watched it last year despite its age, and it’s so good. It’s the characters that just drew me in.

 

[Blue peter]

It`s outstanding, but for stand alone perfection, it``s series one of True Detective, ( I know this has been done to death )

Now I’d agree with this, if it was this time last year, but I watched TD season 1 again earlier this year, and it may be my built up perception of it over time, but whilst I enjoyed it, I revised my opinion of it. Still amazing just not as good as I remembered, whereas I rewatched The Wire and enjoyed the first couple of seasons just as much. I confess however I have still not see The Sopranos