re: HBO rebroadcasting The Wire on HBOSG

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that doesnt mean the show was anywhere close to real. hamsterdam.. really?

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Yeah, it was a fricking sin for a fictional show to explore a fictional scenario, an example of a solution to an intractable problem people talk about IRL but rarely try to implement. What a misuse of fiction that was.

If you can't get past the concept, I can understand that, but a more interesting criticism would be one that examined how that concept played out, how the characters involved behaved, etc. If those things weren't reasonably believable, then it would tilt to an objective fail. If it wasn't entertaining, or you just thought it was a stupid premise, then a subjective fail, and then, "That's just like your opinion, man."

I may try to rewatch. I really wanted to like the show, but remember losing interest by season 3. I am certainty no expert on Baltimore or its crime. Not really sure who is. There are many people that will tell you the wire was the best series and writing on tv ever, and I do not agree. It was mostly hipsters saying that though.

Never heard someone have such negative feelings towards The Wire, but to each their own I guess.


I'm in the process of re-watching it on HBOGO. Almost through Season 2, and can't wait to watch Seasons 3 & 4 again. I remember being blown away by every episode those 2 seasons.

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The wire maybe the most overrated series of all time feeding lame conservative stereotypes on the war on drugs. Yawn.

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Well I'm going to start by saying David Simon, the creator of The Wire, is as liberal as it gets. You can see this all throughout the show, especially during the last two seasons, but seeing as you seem to have stopped after the second season, you don't know this so your opinion is ill informed.

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So these folks did a commercial for the show saying it was authentic. Any chance they were paid to say that? I suspect so. It was certainly in their own self interest to promote the show.

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Sure they could have been paid to say anything the producers want them to, but with Simon, who spent a years as the police writer for the Baltimore Sun, as well as a full year interning as a detective reaching his book, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (also turned into a show that was on NBC.)as well as Ed Burns who is a former BCP and Baltimore City school teacher, probably wouldn't ask the people of Baltimore to authenticate anything when they pretty much are the real deal. You add that plus:
Jay Landsman (Former BCP detective who appeared in the show during seasons3-5 and has a few characters based off of him.)
Felicia Pearson (Known Baltimore criminal)
Robert F. Chew (Baltimore resident)
Edward T. Norris (Former Maryland State Police Superintendent)
Richard Burton (Baltimore resident)
and many more but I'm not going down the list and checking all of them; they all worked on the show.
There is also a list of characters that were based off of actual people that live and worked on the streets of Baltimore.


Also like to add folks, that I just read where they are remastering it, but don't expect a marathon anytime soon.

fricking

How come?