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started watching the wire . . . how many episodes does it take to get into it?
Posted on 6/21/13 at 9:52 am
Posted on 6/21/13 at 9:52 am
I'm about 5 episodes in but haven't really been that interested. Is this something I should keep going or are those first few episodes a good indicator of the series?
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Posted on 6/21/13 at 9:56 am to Duckie
turn it off then. This board has been filled with praise for it as best series ever, with good reason.
People have ADD.
People have ADD.
Posted on 6/21/13 at 9:56 am to Duckie
Watch the whole season, if you don't like it stop watching it.
Posted on 6/21/13 at 10:01 am to Duckie
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I'm about 5 episodes in but haven't really been that interested. Is this something I should keep going or are those first few episodes a good indicator of the series?
Germans
Posted on 6/21/13 at 10:05 am to Duckie
It grabbed me in the first two scenes. I had never seen or heard anything like it on TV before. I was fascinated and enthralled from there on out.
Posted on 6/21/13 at 10:10 am to TigerRad
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It grabbed me in the first two scenes. I had never seen or heard anything like it on TV before. I was fascinated and enthralled from there on out.
Never been into crime dramas or cop shows. i guess it's just not for me.
Posted on 6/21/13 at 10:13 am to Duckie
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Never been into crime dramas or cop shows.
it just goes so far beyond this
its about our identity as a culture and a nation. Its about the meaning of the American city.
This show hit me like a ton of bricks and rocked my world view.
Posted on 6/21/13 at 10:24 am to Duckie
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Never been into crime dramas or cop shows. i guess it's just not for me.
I've never watched a single crime drama or cop show and I don't really categorize The Wire as such. It's got way more going on for it.
Posted on 6/21/13 at 10:31 am to TigerRad
Yeah, crime drama is definitely a reductionist view. It's infinitely more nuanced than that and generally accepted to be one of the 5 greatest television narratives we've had the privilege of seeing. There's a reason for that. Be patient, familiarize yourself with the style/feel of the show, and I almost guarantee you'll be hooked.
IMO, if episode 12, “Cleaning Up," doesn't hook you (which assumes you haven't already been hooked) I'm not sure that I would trust your judgment about TV
IMO, if episode 12, “Cleaning Up," doesn't hook you (which assumes you haven't already been hooked) I'm not sure that I would trust your judgment about TV
Posted on 6/21/13 at 10:33 am to Duckie
The show makes white people feel like they "understand" black culture and what it's like living in the "hood." No more no less.
Posted on 6/21/13 at 10:47 am to Mikes My Tiger
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The show makes white people feel like they "understand" black culture and what it's like living in the "hood." No more no less.
Not sure why you think the impact on black people would be any less.
Since it was made by people that were actual reporters, cops, and criminals in Baltimore (the very same characters they are portraying), it could not be more realistic. It is basically a documentary. The photography is even done in a striped down hyper-realistic documentary style.
This post was edited on 6/21/13 at 11:00 am
Posted on 6/24/13 at 11:25 am to Matisyeezy
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IMO, if episode 12, “Cleaning Up," doesn't hook you (which assumes you haven't already been hooked) I'm not sure that I would trust your judgment about TV
Just finished it. I'm into the series now. Pretty good stuff. Just took awhile to take off.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 11:40 am to Duckie
Next piece of advice: Don't assume season two picks right up from season one's end...each season focuses on a different aspect of Baltimore. Season one was the drug trade, two is the docks, three is politics, four is the school system, and five is print media. But even though they all have different focuses, some underlying plots continue throughout the run of the show.
So that's just an FYI before you continue since season two rubs some people the wrong way because the Barksdale organization isn't the main focus.
So that's just an FYI before you continue since season two rubs some people the wrong way because the Barksdale organization isn't the main focus.
This post was edited on 6/24/13 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 6/24/13 at 11:45 am to Duckie
I'm in the minority on this board, but I feel The Wire is good, not great. It definitely has a slow pace, but the character development is superb. Still, the transition scenes are more sleep inducing than Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man, which is the only film I've ever fallen asleep in.
Some people say give a show an entire season, but I think that's entirely too long.
I always tell people watch the first minute of Breaking Bad. If it grips you (which it should), keep watching. If not, the show isn't for you.
Some people say give a show an entire season, but I think that's entirely too long.
I always tell people watch the first minute of Breaking Bad. If it grips you (which it should), keep watching. If not, the show isn't for you.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 12:13 pm to Dignan
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I always tell people watch the first minute of Breaking Bad. If it grips you (which it should), keep watching. If not, the show isn't for you.
No offense, but you are flat out wrong.
There are a lot of shows that I absolutely love that took me more than 1 episode, let alone 1 minute to enjoy.
Hell it took me more than a season to start really enjoying Fringe.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 12:23 pm to Mikes My Tiger
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The show makes white people feel like they "understand" black culture and what it's like living in the "hood." No more no less.
Actually it's a ton more than that.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 12:28 pm to Dignan
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I always tell people watch the first minute of Breaking Bad
its the best opening scene of any series ever imo
and amazingly the show keeps getting better every year
I still give the edge to the wire as the GOAT, it just had a huge impact on me
Posted on 6/24/13 at 12:34 pm to Duckie
This thread again?
If you aren't into it from the word "snot", turn it off.
If you aren't into it from the word "snot", turn it off.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 1:15 pm to TigerRad
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I still give the edge to the wire as the GOAT, it just had a huge impact on me
I still have The Shield ahead of The Wire. I have BB, Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield and Hill Street Blues (Old School) as the 5 best dramas I've watched. But, those shows are literally in their own league against the competition. I like Mad Men, but I don't necessarily consider it in the same league as those 5 - but BB and MM have a little more time to make an impression.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 1:27 pm to Duckie
Personally I try to give a show, especially one that is one of those "slow build" deals a full season before I make a call on whether to continue to watch.
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