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re: The Wire
Posted on 8/4/25 at 6:03 pm to Rooster2023
Posted on 8/4/25 at 6:03 pm to Rooster2023
Tried watching it and it was the same. Everyone had a stupid nickname. Seemed like it was trying too hard to be cool.
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Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:06 pm to AlxTgr
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If it's ranked so high, why isn't it good?
I mean, most people consider it good. That’s the general consensus, hence why it’s always ranked so high on those lists.
It’s not for everybody, like most shows, and maybe you don’t like it. I mean you cant honestly think though that just because you don’t think it’s good that it’s not great. I mean you admitted you didn’t even finish the show so you can’t even really speak on the quality of it.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:16 pm to LSUisSEC
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Everyone had a stupid nickname.
I mean that is pretty accurate for any inner city area. Even growing up in 90s in BR public schools, there was some wild nicknames.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:23 pm to LasVegasTiger
Idk it just didnt click with me. Maybe its because i never watched it while it was on then i watched the Shield. The Shield is top notch tv imo. I really tried to watch the Wire to see what the hype was all about. None of the main characters were interesting either.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:23 pm to Corinthians420
“Season 1 TLOU > the first 7 episodes of the wire”
Lmfao
Lmfao
Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:27 pm to LSUisSEC
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Tried watching it and it was the same. Everyone had a stupid nickname. Seemed like it was trying too hard to be cool.
lol this board will tell you your eyes and ears were wrong and that the wire was better than game of thrones,
this board is also full of dudes that love dick though
Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:41 pm to LSUisSEC
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None of the main characters were interesting either.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:46 pm to Rooster2023
Maybe Tiger king is more your speed
Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:47 pm to Lawyered
Posted on 8/4/25 at 7:48 pm to deltadummy
May want to edit that, or at least label it as spoilers. Especially if OP wants to keep watching. Pretty dick move to post on a thread where the OP is halfway through S1.
This post was edited on 8/5/25 at 7:37 am
Posted on 8/4/25 at 8:21 pm to Rooster2023
quote:They will downvote me to oblivion, but the show is the most overrated show on this board.
I’ve started the wire after all the praise it has gotten on this board. Idk if it’s me or the show, but I’m 7 episodes into the first season and I find it to be very boring and slow paced. Does it pick up any, or is that how the show is?
It's decent, but very boring and slow. I agree with you.
Thanks in advance for the downs.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 8:48 pm to Rooster2023
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I’ve started the wire after all the praise it has gotten on this board. Idk if it’s me or the show, but I’m 7 episodes into the first season and I find it to be very boring and slow paced. Does it pick up any, or is that how the show is?
I had the same experience, quitting after about 7 episodes.
But I resumed it several years later and I’m glad I did.
Each season got incrementally more interesting.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 8:55 pm to Rooster2023
Best show of all time.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:47 pm to CocomoLSU
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May want to edit that, or at least label it as spoilers. Especially if OP wants to keep watching. Pretty dick move to post on a thread where the OP is halfway through S1.
My bad. Wasn't trying to be a dick. I do apologize to anyone that read it that hasn't seen it.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 10:34 pm to Rooster2023
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Does it pick up any, or is that how the show is?
I watched two seasons. Pretty much had to force myself to watch it. Started the first episode of season 3, and said F this.
Didn't enjoy it whatsoever. I have no idea why the show gets so much love on here.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 11:03 pm to LasVegasTiger
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shite, guess its time for another rewatch.
I am on S3 E6 of maybe my 12th watch.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 11:28 pm to Ace Midnight
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Tell me a police procedural show that you consider "good".
Justified
Bones
This post was edited on 8/4/25 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 8/5/25 at 8:17 am to Corinthians420
quote:Probably my favorite show of all time.
Justified
Posted on 8/5/25 at 8:27 am to Rooster2023
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Idk if it’s me or the show, but I’m 7 episodes into the first season and I find it to be very boring and slow paced. Does it pick up any, or is that how the show is?
That's how it is. It's a grind to get through. It's not bad but it shouldn't receive the praise it gets because it doesn't hold up well. The last season is straight garbage.
I'm sure at the time it came out it was great but you really aren't missing anything.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 8:42 am to saintsfan1977
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It's not bad but it shouldn't receive the praise it gets because it doesn't hold up well.
The technology obviously doesn't hold up well but it doesn't have to.
If this thread proves anything it's that it doesn't receive the praise it deserves.
If you liked shows like Braking Bad, Peaky Blinders, Justified, and True Detective, you can thank David Simon and The Wire. It was a groundbreaking story telling and character development and dived into subjects shows wouldn't touch on that they now do regularly because of The Wire.
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I'm sure at the time it came out it was great but you really aren't missing anything.
That's like telling someone not to watch Casablanca because better movies have come out since then.
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