One of the defining scenes of the series and I agree with one of the top comments about Bodie's arc. After seeing the show, you watch scenes like this again and they have even more depth.
Pretty much a metaphor of the american dream.. Let's you believe that you can get to be the queen by getting to the other end.. But really you will most probably stay a pawn and die for the king..
@pem82sox It's a little bit overdone alright, a rare moment of melodrama in what is a steadfastly gritty show. I guess the justification is that it's not really metaphor for life, it's more of a commentary on 'the game' so to speak. It's laying out how we dance like puppets within institutions. All of us, whether we realise it or not.
its insane how all of these characters develop, in the short span they get, i feel like i learned more about who they are than any time given to characters on other shows
Yeah this is the most important TV ever made, David Simon even admitted that he made a way bigger impact with this than with his journalism. TELLING people how things are doesn't necessarily accomplish much, because you can be dismissed as an ideologue. But SHOWING the way things are, no one can deny it.
Definitely should give it another try. I watched it for the first time at a young age, 15, couldn't keep up with it to e honest, which made it SEEM boring. I'm 20 now, and just watched all 5 seasons in a month. It's brilliant writing filming everything. I love love love it, and wish that I didn't finish it so fast!! : (
You know I just starting watching this the last month or two on the 101 network(I think thats what its called). They are playing the first season. I just saw the episode where Wallace was killed(what a sad scene). All I can say is damn. What the hell did miss all those years. I think its probably better than the sopranos was. But want to know something. Breaking bad is better than them all. Granted I've just begun to watch wired(I hope they continue to the next season on the 101 network)
Stickum Bird, Dangelo an them niggas be the bishop, weebey the knight, and them lil bald head bitches as Bodie put it of course is Wallace, Poot, and all them lil niggas
I think you'll find I articulated myself perfectly. By adding "And I mean that", I was simply seeking to differentiate my comment from those people who say "this is the best TV show ever", but do not in fact mean that. What they are doing is using the phrase "best TV show ever" to portray how much they love a programme, even if they do not actually consider the programme to be the best show ever to grace our screens.
I however MEAN that it IS the best TV show ever made. Cunt.
I like how he explain the game of chess in street terms. where bodie and wallace could understand it. Bodie was the smartest pawn in the Avon's crew. look at his expression around 5:07.
Sorry for the spoiler but seriously, this show started back in 2002. I assumed that every fan would have seen it already. Most of the characters already meet their fates before Season 5 started anyway.
"The king stay the king"=the rich stay rich, the elite stay elite.
Pawn= in a chess game hardly do the pawns survive and very few actually make it to the other end. This shows how very few people living in the struggle actually succeed in life.
have built it from ground up or inherited it but knows little about how it works from this vantage point.
Queen=Middle Management, makes the
workers work but does not get hands dirty in the day to day.
Pawns=Workers, 9-5'ers, day laborers. They know how to WORK the business but can't ever get the money/power to actually own the business. They compete for middle mgt positions.
Castle=Business, Industry, Enterprise, set up to serve only itself.
So, I guess Bubbles is now a Prince (aka Queen), now since he shook his habit. He's really the ONLY success story of the entire Wire that did it on true committment.
i wanna watch this but i hate mcnulty and that cigar smoking cop so much it ruins the whole show for me. ive seen season 1 and its pretty nice but its no sopranos. and it has maybe the worst opening credits ive seen. it couldve been perfect
BBC are finally showing the wire starting with the 1st episode at 11:20 tonight 30/03/09. Why are they so late with it? And why hasnt there been a proper advertising campaign? just a stupid 5 seconds teaser advert. Really stupid, channel 4 would of done a better job like they did with sopranos. Anyway ive seen all of the wire, just thought id give the heads up.
yeah but at least theres no commercials on BBC to fuck up the flow.. seen it all myself to, but somehow found myself watchin it again when i should b sleeping!
nah I prefer it on the BBC ain't no advert breaks, but yeah they should done a better job with the advertising. I'm new to it, and...it's the best show I've ever seen by a country mile, leagues ahead of anything we Brits have done
All 5 seasons of The wire is on BBC nxt wed 11.20pm Finally the greatest drama on tv along wiv Sopranos will be getting the respect it deserves (like the Sopranos)
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The Wire as an street/police show was grand, but when Simon tried to shovel that "oh it was about the city of Baltimore the whole time" shit. Please. Only great without the pointless elements such as the newspaper, political posturing, and dock characters (minus the drug suppliers; greek and spiros.)
this bitch made light skinned dude from the wire came to buy some shit at the store where I work at...when I recognized who he was I was all friendly and shit but this dude was acting like a dickhead in return..fuckin trick!!
why yall giving my man a thumbs down on this? if he was friendly and got an attitude in return i understand his feelings. I feel ya capone. if he was acting like u say he was then he is a trick. he probably letting his tv role go to his head and think he tough 4 real. lmao hopefully, for his sake, he stays outta the wrong areas with that.
if you from baltimore mutha fukkin city like me you know this shit still dont hold a cigar to the real thing... you wanna show? come through Poplar Grove, Edmondson Ave. Latrobe Projects, Greenmount... bytch we gotta show 4 ya as.. lol
The Wire is as close as you are going to come to the real sh*t. What are they going to do show brothers with duct taped heads and five to the dome? Or youngins' runnin' up in a funeral, pullin' the body out the casket, shootin' it up and escapin' in a police car. That's real DC sh*t. What white producer in his right mind is going to go there? It's about entertainment and the real sh*t ain't a movie, it's life and death.
You've got folks complaining about "The Wire" being real. The point is how real does the show need to be. The two examples I listed actually happened in DC years ago. I don't think producers of shows like the Wire need to portray these types of situations for the show to be "real." From the episodes that I have watched it's real enough. How much more sadistic does Chris have to be? I think the show gave a good account of the streets in Baltimore from what I've read, heard and seen.
I respect that. i originally asked the question for one reason only. where im from it aint real. i dont know how things are in DC or Baltimore. Someone argued to me it was as real as it gets. i found that hard to believe. when i was "hustlin" we focused to much on getting our money and tried like hell keep any other attentions from us. walking around shootin people for the hell of it was not somthin we did. dont get me wrong, there were times folks had beef but silly stuff was avoided.
Back in the day (late 1970s) it was all about keeping a low profile and handling your business. Now everyone wants to be "Scarface." Believe me the old heads aren't down with the youngins or the violence. About 15 years ago a youngin; killed a guy comingg around a corner right after the New Year just so he could say that he was the first person to kill someone that year. I know it sounds sick, but some of these youngins aren't right in the head or the heart. Peace.
good points. Although late 70's i was still in pampers, i didnt think of how time changes.around 90-91 when i was first really introduced to the previous hell i thought was living. at 16 i was robbed and shot3 times with a 12 gauge(i was running so i didnt get a full blast, although the first one almost took my right arm off). even through that things werent as bad as the show depicts. At least not then, where im from. but you are right. times do change and i wasnt taking that into consideration
Well young brother looks like you made it through the fire. I am feeling a little old now with your pampers reference, but it's cool. I hope that you have found peace now and will have it for the rest of your life. Take Care.
At no point does someone get shot just because...
There are such things as gang wars and at face value they may seem like senseless killings, but there's thought and strategy behind it (not saying its good).
This show is as real as it gets. When other TV shows focus on fart-jokes or a crime that is miraculously solved in a day, this show dedicates an entire season to the intricacies of one case.
Are u serious? "Calculated"? u telling me that uneducated thugs who usually dont know what the world looks like beyond their city are doing math on who needs to live and why? u pulling my leg right? I know u cant honestly believe that. imo (and I admit I never been in a gang ) gang wars is 98% of were A's and your B's so we shooting <--"just because". yall shot pookie so we shot gmoney. We shot gmoney so yall shot at us and hit t-dogs girl. T dogs pissed so now we on hunt ect.
Yes and when you think about it each one of those deaths serves a purpose. To show that the gang isn't scared. To gain territory. To send a message. It's not like one day a dude wakes up and has the sudden urge to shoot someone. It's about cold-blooded revenge or the thirst for power.
It is calculated. And...that doesn't have anything to do with math, wtf are you talking about? The word has more than one meaning.
They're not geniuses, but they still do things for a reason.
All calculations are math my friend. math isnt just 2+2 or 3x3. maybe youd understand it better if we say 5b + ak47(5)+9mm(2)=5a+(-5a)+5b ..(guns got ditched) 8)
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As a former "thug" i find the wire to be very unrealistic. entertaining but unreal. Being from atlanta it may seem differnt but i doubt it. can i get some input from others who have BEEN IN THE GAME not just watched it on their feelings. u find this show similar or like a lil on the hollywood side. if you never sold dope and never shot at someone you do not apply as been in the game!!
I think it was written or at least co-written by someone who used to be a Baltimore cop in the Narcotics department, so I guess he must know what he's talking about. Sure, they'll add some stuff in to make it more entertaining, but I reckon it's about the most realistic show of it's genre on TV.
If what you say is true then that means you've never been in the game cause if you had then you wouldn't have replied right? well since you never been in the game then how the f@#$ you know what someone who was would do?? Always someone ignorant coming to the table with useless BS.
obviously you didnt read up like i requested. i'll help you this time but youll have to search for yourself afterwards. previously i mentioned that this is my past so im obviously not on a corner selling drugs and acting ignorant right now. this means i DO have time to play with you tube.
For those who love the wire and are getting offened be cool. it aint personal. if this is how you get your street education thats fine by me. i was having a discussion with someone i know lived a sheltered life and they told me this sh@^ is real. Where im from its fake az hell but it may be like that in baltimore. so im asking those who would KNOW what they think. and if you saw it all happen through the grapevine or out the window then you realy cant answer. Nothing wrong with a sheltered life.
A lot of this show is based on real people and real events. David Simon was a police reporter for the Baltimore Sun for many years. Ed Burns was a homicide detective for many years. Aside from the fact that its a television show and there are certain contrivances needed to tell a compelling story, what exactly about the show is "unreal"?
question for you, cuz i was reading theses comments.... where are YOU from ? (where this shit is "fake"..... like do u mean the sub-urbs? or country or something?...just curious
now i aint sayin where u at is "da hood" or aint... but what im tryin to get at is that "THE WIRE" is very realistic... that shit do be goin down.. n not JUST in B-more.. people be gettin killed over drugs everyday... aint nobody in "the wire" walkin around killin people for "no reason"....
"juss" its just. we pu&&y cause we arent completely ignorant and kill each other for fun?? man i didnt realize so many dummies exist. "yall" coming out now though.
People don't want to think these days when it comes to Televison. They want to be entertained. That's why shows like CSI are so popular. Simple shows for simple minds.
do you think ther will be another show like the wire i starting watching it in 2002 till 2008 lol i had 2 get all dvds for it im not buying season-5 dat one suck lol
just watched the first series,jesus hbo have some unreal shows.havent started the second series,can someone tell me,WITHOUT SPOILING FUTURE EPISODES, is the rest of the show still about the towers an barksdale an all that or do they move onto different criminals?
One of the defining scenes of the series and I agree with one of the top comments about Bodie's arc. After seeing the show, you watch scenes like this again and they have even more depth.
Tigerlily21 5 days ago
Its the same sixty-four-squ@res on either board.The Qu33n can't move like a Knight does...
an She can't dance with the King on a Castle.And Pawns can do the "Speci@L-P" word maneuver...and when one becomes Queen,
its always more apprieciated...
then that Bitch U married to your left.
The games simple, but there r sum rUles.
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MrStonecold69 1 week ago
what about Them bald headed bitches over there
(sigh)
MrStonecold69 1 week ago
The tragedy is, all the characters in this scene die.
hamzahgeek 3 weeks ago
Why did "The Wire" have such a shitty opening?
seekisforme5 2 months ago
~Bodie~ "What about them lil bold head bitches right there"
getitup11 3 months ago
@getitup11 HAHA! I just burst out laughin at the comment that bodie dropped!
TheEzioAssasin 1 month ago
For some reason this scene seems 100x more profound being on a show like this than if I were just chillin next to them in real life lol
xanderwat 3 months ago
better not be off duty in uh gay bar...
doppelgangerish1 5 months ago in playlist movie clips 3
better not be black and live in the US.
edwin1697 6 months ago
what about them lil bald headed bitches LOL
jinp92 7 months ago
its crazy everybody in this scene died before the 5th season
5napboyzmusic 7 months ago 3
Baltimore's ragitty Police Dept. resembles the Pleasanton, CA Police Dept.
Lotta illegal activity there...
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CletusEstrada 8 months ago
Pretty much a metaphor of the american dream.. Let's you believe that you can get to be the queen by getting to the other end.. But really you will most probably stay a pawn and die for the king..
pegelatrin 8 months ago
a bit cliched, no?...chess as a metaphor for life...not very original
pem82sox 9 months ago
@pem82sox It's a little bit overdone alright, a rare moment of melodrama in what is a steadfastly gritty show. I guess the justification is that it's not really metaphor for life, it's more of a commentary on 'the game' so to speak. It's laying out how we dance like puppets within institutions. All of us, whether we realise it or not.
John37001 8 months ago 4
Very Underrated show. Amazing writing
cujossoul 9 months ago
BEST SCENE IN TV HISTORY
BoyThe1234 9 months ago
"Yeah you-com'in-up-in-the world... Long as you ain't F@LL in wit' the
trash 'dey tak'in out..."-Bodie
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uwlwsrpm 9 months ago
"Unless they some smart ass pawns" - But Bodie, you weren't smart enough to make it to the end.
kandinskyforfootball 9 months ago
its insane how all of these characters develop, in the short span they get, i feel like i learned more about who they are than any time given to characters on other shows
MCSubliminalSol 9 months ago
i miiss tht show
pvtking18 10 months ago
Ya studder'in Pric ya!... Bodie was he shak'in??... I don't know about you
sometimes Wallace!...You may fold under questioning.-Pirated Goodfellas Quote
thecalistallion 10 months ago 2
Yeah this is the most important TV ever made, David Simon even admitted that he made a way bigger impact with this than with his journalism. TELLING people how things are doesn't necessarily accomplish much, because you can be dismissed as an ideologue. But SHOWING the way things are, no one can deny it.
ravenouscolonelhart 10 months ago
Learn la lifetime from this.
oany81 10 months ago
the wire>>>>the sopranos>>>>the rest
omeedtheking 10 months ago
i should probably try to watch this show again. i got like four episodes into it and got bored. this scene is great though.
kingkhan2894 11 months ago
@kingkhan2894 Greatest show of all time. Doesnt get the credit it deserves. Definitely give it another shot!
wesleyshawn 11 months ago
@kingkhan2894
Definitely should give it another try. I watched it for the first time at a young age, 15, couldn't keep up with it to e honest, which made it SEEM boring. I'm 20 now, and just watched all 5 seasons in a month. It's brilliant writing filming everything. I love love love it, and wish that I didn't finish it so fast!! : (
phatty67 10 months ago
In the end, the pawn 'and' the King
go in the same box... dumb-dumbs. -thecalistallion
thecalistallion 1 year ago
BEST Tv show that has ever been showing in the TV
Fudgefacez 1 year ago
This is just a flat out great scene!! Ghetto Philosophy 101
sliccmoufschalaa 1 year ago
@bchen0709 ye sad little blirt snap out of it, go fuck ye sister ye inbred
steviewb4 1 year ago
AMAZING SHOW ! ! ! i think sopranos, dexter and the shield are slightly better tho
steviewb4 1 year ago
@steviewb4 The fuck is wrong with you? The Sopranos, maybe....but Dexter and The Shield? Go fuck yourself
bchen0709 1 year ago 2
@steviewb4 'The Shield' better than The Wire. Lol get a life son
jackwardjw 1 year ago
yeah stringer is a bitch for sure
ReezyC 1 year ago
damn. Some drug dealers are really smart
ndc18 1 year ago
.snwap ssa-trams emos yed' sel''les 'dey some smart-ass pawns.
thecalistallion 1 year ago
Dead people talking here.. The game is the game
Maplesyrup41 1 year ago
Yeah you come'in up in the World.......long as you ain't fall in wit' da trash dey tak'in out. -Bodie
thecalistallion 1 year ago
Oh shoot I'm watching The Wire now, but I don't see Snoop now on T.V.
luxurious297 1 year ago
You know I just starting watching this the last month or two on the 101 network(I think thats what its called). They are playing the first season. I just saw the episode where Wallace was killed(what a sad scene). All I can say is damn. What the hell did miss all those years. I think its probably better than the sopranos was. But want to know something. Breaking bad is better than them all. Granted I've just begun to watch wired(I hope they continue to the next season on the 101 network)
K2Karakoram 1 year ago
Watching this part again makes me realize how fucking awesome Bodies character arc was.
Vengify 1 year ago 10
trop ford bodie tu es le plus sympas avec angelo
gambino927 1 year ago
"...unless they be some smart ass pawns."
Bodie never did make it..
thewhatifs 1 year ago
deep yo
darvlol 1 year ago
Watch Thiz DVD search on youtube
BrooklynNiteGeneral 1 year ago
Absolutely brilliant screenwriting. Love it!
hgld 1 year ago 2
this one scene simplified chess for me.
Shack83 1 year ago 2
chess is like fucking life
shinypin101 1 year ago
665re76t
djkingsolomon 2 years ago
god damn, this scene is so graciously epic.
best tv series i ever saw.
DUPERMAN99 2 years ago 7
this scene really got me hooked
HipHopiz4Real 2 years ago 3
Would the Knight be wee-bay?
Fittsburgh 2 years ago
Stickum Bird, Dangelo an them niggas be the bishop, weebey the knight, and them lil bald head bitches as Bodie put it of course is Wallace, Poot, and all them lil niggas
MachineGunMouth 2 years ago
@MachineGunMouth amen thats a great answer man
PERFECTCOMMENT 2 years ago
fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck...fuuuuck...shh fuck...fuuuuckkkk...fuck..aww...fuck fuck
al88sfinest 2 years ago 6
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this is fucking shit
neezyakajaromeblud 2 years ago
Best TV show ever made. And I mean that.
KaliberKing 2 years ago 166
wht channel is it on?
splep 2 years ago
@KaliberKing
better then friends?
MikefromMadrid 1 year ago
@KaliberKing It's your opinion. Why would you express it if you didn't mean it? Go watch The Sopranos, then read a book. You inarticulate idiot.
jackwardjw 1 year ago
@jackwardjw
I think you'll find I articulated myself perfectly. By adding "And I mean that", I was simply seeking to differentiate my comment from those people who say "this is the best TV show ever", but do not in fact mean that. What they are doing is using the phrase "best TV show ever" to portray how much they love a programme, even if they do not actually consider the programme to be the best show ever to grace our screens.
I however MEAN that it IS the best TV show ever made. Cunt.
KaliberKing 1 year ago 2
@KaliberKing I agree
FuLLYBLuNTsPAGE 11 months ago
@KaliberKing go and watch breaking bad and u the wire is ure number 2 (;
FUCKTHAPOLIZE 6 months ago
@FUCKTHAPOLIZE breaking bad is sick, still prefer the wire though, its deeper and grittier
jimoen0009 4 months ago
@jimoen0009 i love breaking bad and the wire ! Breaking Bad The Wire Lost thats my top 3
FUCKTHAPOLIZE 4 months ago
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801332 2 years ago
Ladies and Gentleman, 801332 is rewarded the recognition of posting most retarded comment ever.
Stop playing yourself. We all know Arlington, VA is nothing but suburbs and wealthy cities there.
shinsta123 2 years ago
ahha, you fart in the mouths of gay dudes? Sounds kinda gay to me! lol
Vatos75 2 years ago 2
LOL yea right the pawns are the little bald headed bitches
katanawarrior2008 2 years ago 2
the little bald headed bitches....lol
donttasemebro92 2 years ago 3
arguably the greatest scene of the series
cs00024 2 years ago 2
ner, of all time
mylestails 2 years ago
I think the scene with Jimmy and Bunk going through a crime scene in series 1 only using the word 'fuck' tops it
sum41sk8rdude 2 years ago
This scene is epic beyond words. I mean that is the complete storyline of the hard life in Baltimore in THE WIRE
Kryptsanies 2 years ago
this is one of the best and strongest scene's in the show .
mistanature 2 years ago 6
I like how he explain the game of chess in street terms. where bodie and wallace could understand it. Bodie was the smartest pawn in the Avon's crew. look at his expression around 5:07.
percymiller09 2 years ago
You can't forget Poot. He's the only guy from season one to survive/not get arrested. And he's been through ALLOT of shit.
darragh44 2 years ago
he was arrested and went to jail
cubsfan776 2 years ago
He got out of jail though.
Sorry for the spoiler but seriously, this show started back in 2002. I assumed that every fan would have seen it already. Most of the characters already meet their fates before Season 5 started anyway.
darragh44 2 years ago
thanks for the spoiler.
controllerbrain 2 years ago
yeah u should be on youtube watchin videos, cuz no matter what some one going to spoil it 4 u...sorry i know how u feel
kingnard17 2 years ago
These guys were like the Greek Chorus of the Wire for the first couple seasons...Falstaff and his fellows.....RIP The WIRE
bloodskid 2 years ago
i watched this clip like one of the first days of me at my university while i still lived in the dorms, its been like 3 years already, fucking crazy
anonymouskick 2 years ago
o cool!
claytopia675 2 years ago
oh wow sick...best show on tv
claytopia675 2 years ago
Chess game=metaphor.
"The king stay the king"=the rich stay rich, the elite stay elite.
Pawn= in a chess game hardly do the pawns survive and very few actually make it to the other end. This shows how very few people living in the struggle actually succeed in life.
This is capitalism, a society of competition.
What are your interpretations?
jete121991 2 years ago 5
King=Executives, Top Management. May
have built it from ground up or inherited it but knows little about how it works from this vantage point.
Queen=Middle Management, makes the
workers work but does not get hands dirty in the day to day.
Pawns=Workers, 9-5'ers, day laborers. They know how to WORK the business but can't ever get the money/power to actually own the business. They compete for middle mgt positions.
Castle=Business, Industry, Enterprise, set up to serve only itself.
504Diva 2 years ago 5
word
TheDjgb 2 years ago
So, I guess Bubbles is now a Prince (aka Queen), now since he shook his habit. He's really the ONLY success story of the entire Wire that did it on true committment.
Propz74 2 years ago
realise somethin yo dey all dead
NYCSHADY72 2 years ago
ohh shit!
thaserialchilla 2 years ago
best tv show i have ever watched
SherrifSkullface 2 years ago 128
You damn right it is!!!
tehmode 2 years ago 2
HBO wheres to watch it at.. omar little u from ireland?
iRepBOSTON021 2 years ago
Great show...
KernelThread 2 years ago
my estate looks like the low rises
omarlittle09 2 years ago
the wire is AMAZING
SurelyitisnotSam 2 years ago
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i wanna watch this but i hate mcnulty and that cigar smoking cop so much it ruins the whole show for me. ive seen season 1 and its pretty nice but its no sopranos. and it has maybe the worst opening credits ive seen. it couldve been perfect
punjab15 2 years ago
Bmore representing!
meshbomber 2 years ago
The Wire is pure GOLD.
Jeff652854000 2 years ago 4
this might be the most telling scene in the entire series...
this or the omar robberies : )
mf0526 2 years ago
BBC are finally showing the wire starting with the 1st episode at 11:20 tonight 30/03/09. Why are they so late with it? And why hasnt there been a proper advertising campaign? just a stupid 5 seconds teaser advert. Really stupid, channel 4 would of done a better job like they did with sopranos. Anyway ive seen all of the wire, just thought id give the heads up.
gagecube 2 years ago 6
yeah but at least theres no commercials on BBC to fuck up the flow.. seen it all myself to, but somehow found myself watchin it again when i should b sleeping!
tedfrantic 2 years ago
nah I prefer it on the BBC ain't no advert breaks, but yeah they should done a better job with the advertising. I'm new to it, and...it's the best show I've ever seen by a country mile, leagues ahead of anything we Brits have done
hammerandclaw 2 years ago
you dont no shit
trilldoezya 2 years ago
All 5 seasons of The wire is on BBC nxt wed 11.20pm Finally the greatest drama on tv along wiv Sopranos will be getting the respect it deserves (like the Sopranos)
Torreslegend 2 years ago
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The Wire as an street/police show was grand, but when Simon tried to shovel that "oh it was about the city of Baltimore the whole time" shit. Please. Only great without the pointless elements such as the newspaper, political posturing, and dock characters (minus the drug suppliers; greek and spiros.)
heroinandmoreheroin 2 years ago
people just chill and watch
YellePops 2 years ago
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Does anyone else think this shit is absurdly overhyped? It's just a TV show for cunt's sake!
bootymanager 2 years ago
Stop talking about what you know nothing about.
MrMirKuja 2 years ago
this bitch made light skinned dude from the wire came to buy some shit at the store where I work at...when I recognized who he was I was all friendly and shit but this dude was acting like a dickhead in return..fuckin trick!!
blackcapone187 2 years ago 3
why yall giving my man a thumbs down on this? if he was friendly and got an attitude in return i understand his feelings. I feel ya capone. if he was acting like u say he was then he is a trick. he probably letting his tv role go to his head and think he tough 4 real. lmao hopefully, for his sake, he stays outta the wrong areas with that.
darren2little 2 years ago 3
Where's Wallace??
big2loc 2 years ago
im deathly afraid of niggers... the mean looking ones not the nice ones >_>
Misha070 2 years ago
if you from baltimore mutha fukkin city like me you know this shit still dont hold a cigar to the real thing... you wanna show? come through Poplar Grove, Edmondson Ave. Latrobe Projects, Greenmount... bytch we gotta show 4 ya as.. lol
keysisdashit 2 years ago
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Typical Nigra Scum!
billwhit1357 2 years ago
greatest show ever
bunkman2002 3 years ago 6
The Wire is as close as you are going to come to the real sh*t. What are they going to do show brothers with duct taped heads and five to the dome? Or youngins' runnin' up in a funeral, pullin' the body out the casket, shootin' it up and escapin' in a police car. That's real DC sh*t. What white producer in his right mind is going to go there? It's about entertainment and the real sh*t ain't a movie, it's life and death.
damilitantone 3 years ago
what the fuck are you saying?
rasputinmuggle 3 years ago 6
You've got folks complaining about "The Wire" being real. The point is how real does the show need to be. The two examples I listed actually happened in DC years ago. I don't think producers of shows like the Wire need to portray these types of situations for the show to be "real." From the episodes that I have watched it's real enough. How much more sadistic does Chris have to be? I think the show gave a good account of the streets in Baltimore from what I've read, heard and seen.
damilitantone 3 years ago
I respect that. i originally asked the question for one reason only. where im from it aint real. i dont know how things are in DC or Baltimore. Someone argued to me it was as real as it gets. i found that hard to believe. when i was "hustlin" we focused to much on getting our money and tried like hell keep any other attentions from us. walking around shootin people for the hell of it was not somthin we did. dont get me wrong, there were times folks had beef but silly stuff was avoided.
darren2little 2 years ago
Back in the day (late 1970s) it was all about keeping a low profile and handling your business. Now everyone wants to be "Scarface." Believe me the old heads aren't down with the youngins or the violence. About 15 years ago a youngin; killed a guy comingg around a corner right after the New Year just so he could say that he was the first person to kill someone that year. I know it sounds sick, but some of these youngins aren't right in the head or the heart. Peace.
damilitantone 2 years ago
good points. Although late 70's i was still in pampers, i didnt think of how time changes.around 90-91 when i was first really introduced to the previous hell i thought was living. at 16 i was robbed and shot3 times with a 12 gauge(i was running so i didnt get a full blast, although the first one almost took my right arm off). even through that things werent as bad as the show depicts. At least not then, where im from. but you are right. times do change and i wasnt taking that into consideration
darren2little 2 years ago
Well young brother looks like you made it through the fire. I am feeling a little old now with your pampers reference, but it's cool. I hope that you have found peace now and will have it for the rest of your life. Take Care.
damilitantone 2 years ago
No one is shooting for no reason...
All deaths are calculated and serve a purpose.
At no point does someone get shot just because...
There are such things as gang wars and at face value they may seem like senseless killings, but there's thought and strategy behind it (not saying its good).
This show is as real as it gets. When other TV shows focus on fart-jokes or a crime that is miraculously solved in a day, this show dedicates an entire season to the intricacies of one case.
murdockqotsa 2 years ago
Are u serious? "Calculated"? u telling me that uneducated thugs who usually dont know what the world looks like beyond their city are doing math on who needs to live and why? u pulling my leg right? I know u cant honestly believe that. imo (and I admit I never been in a gang ) gang wars is 98% of were A's and your B's so we shooting <--"just because". yall shot pookie so we shot gmoney. We shot gmoney so yall shot at us and hit t-dogs girl. T dogs pissed so now we on hunt ect.
darren2little 2 years ago
Yes and when you think about it each one of those deaths serves a purpose. To show that the gang isn't scared. To gain territory. To send a message. It's not like one day a dude wakes up and has the sudden urge to shoot someone. It's about cold-blooded revenge or the thirst for power.
It is calculated. And...that doesn't have anything to do with math, wtf are you talking about? The word has more than one meaning.
They're not geniuses, but they still do things for a reason.
murdockqotsa 2 years ago 2
All calculations are math my friend. math isnt just 2+2 or 3x3. maybe youd understand it better if we say 5b + ak47(5)+9mm(2)=5a+(-5a)+5b ..(guns got ditched) 8)
darren2little 2 years ago
Calculate:
2. to determine by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience; estimate; evaluate; gauge.
murdockqotsa 2 years ago 4
You owned him.
heroinandmoreheroin 2 years ago
amazing show
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Moneymakerx13 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
As a former "thug" i find the wire to be very unrealistic. entertaining but unreal. Being from atlanta it may seem differnt but i doubt it. can i get some input from others who have BEEN IN THE GAME not just watched it on their feelings. u find this show similar or like a lil on the hollywood side. if you never sold dope and never shot at someone you do not apply as been in the game!!
darren2little 3 years ago
yeah it is a good show but it is kind simple in the game i mean alot of shit HAPPenz but this is some kinda fake things.
ALMIGHTYIGZ 3 years ago
I think it was written or at least co-written by someone who used to be a Baltimore cop in the Narcotics department, so I guess he must know what he's talking about. Sure, they'll add some stuff in to make it more entertaining, but I reckon it's about the most realistic show of it's genre on TV.
sparky1522 3 years ago
nobody thats actually in the game or has been gets on youtube to share their feelings get out of here with this
derekrward101 3 years ago 3
If what you say is true then that means you've never been in the game cause if you had then you wouldn't have replied right? well since you never been in the game then how the f@#$ you know what someone who was would do?? Always someone ignorant coming to the table with useless BS.
darren2little 3 years ago 2
that makes sense. if ur dealing and stuff like like that, then u got bigger shit to worry about than socializing with other dudes on youtube.
TranquWill 3 years ago
read up chicko. this was a life i knew years ago. i am a proud and great father and husband now. catch up on the times
darren2little 2 years ago
thats just my opinion. and i could be wrong. thats all im saying
TranquWill 2 years ago
obviously you didnt read up like i requested. i'll help you this time but youll have to search for yourself afterwards. previously i mentioned that this is my past so im obviously not on a corner selling drugs and acting ignorant right now. this means i DO have time to play with you tube.
darren2little 2 years ago
u think ur all that don't u?
TranquWill 2 years ago
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darren2little 2 years ago
For those who love the wire and are getting offened be cool. it aint personal. if this is how you get your street education thats fine by me. i was having a discussion with someone i know lived a sheltered life and they told me this sh@^ is real. Where im from its fake az hell but it may be like that in baltimore. so im asking those who would KNOW what they think. and if you saw it all happen through the grapevine or out the window then you realy cant answer. Nothing wrong with a sheltered life.
darren2little 3 years ago
A lot of this show is based on real people and real events. David Simon was a police reporter for the Baltimore Sun for many years. Ed Burns was a homicide detective for many years. Aside from the fact that its a television show and there are certain contrivances needed to tell a compelling story, what exactly about the show is "unreal"?
killyourselfrightnow 2 years ago
question for you, cuz i was reading theses comments.... where are YOU from ? (where this shit is "fake"..... like do u mean the sub-urbs? or country or something?...just curious
dblock91484 2 years ago
if you look a lil futher up you will see that i am from Atlanta,GA.. (bankhead courts). we dont consider that the "sub-urbs".
darren2little 2 years ago
now i aint sayin where u at is "da hood" or aint... but what im tryin to get at is that "THE WIRE" is very realistic... that shit do be goin down.. n not JUST in B-more.. people be gettin killed over drugs everyday... aint nobody in "the wire" walkin around killin people for "no reason"....
dblock91484 2 years ago
yall juss pussy over there
Gravemf 3 years ago
"juss" its just. we pu&&y cause we arent completely ignorant and kill each other for fun?? man i didnt realize so many dummies exist. "yall" coming out now though.
darren2little 3 years ago
best season has to be 4
yungadizzle 3 years ago 3
the scene that made me stop and realise The Wire was different to any of the thin gruel passed of TV shows these.
starcalibre 3 years ago 3
People don't want to think these days when it comes to Televison. They want to be entertained. That's why shows like CSI are so popular. Simple shows for simple minds.
godanselmo 3 years ago 3
do you think ther will be another show like the wire i starting watching it in 2002 till 2008 lol i had 2 get all dvds for it im not buying season-5 dat one suck lol
homeboyz679 3 years ago
just watched the first series,jesus hbo have some unreal shows.havent started the second series,can someone tell me,WITHOUT SPOILING FUTURE EPISODES, is the rest of the show still about the towers an barksdale an all that or do they move onto different criminals?
jmcgrth 3 years ago 2
same criminals but more focus on a new bunch, more focus on the docklands in series 2
SNIFFMYBADGER 3 years ago
Season 2 is the Barksdales and also Shipping Docks and stuff like that (Irish families who work on the docs)
Season 3 is the Barksdales and Marlo Stanfield
Season 4 is Stanfield and the Public School system
Season 5 is Stanfield, Homeless, and Newspapers
what151 3 years ago
cheers for that,near the end of season four now,such an addictive show
jmcgrth 3 years ago
Best scene ever on the show...that was sum real knowledge being spoke
yung47 3 years ago
is there some where i can but the series?
ParkourDanGB 3 years ago
you can but the seasons at best buy probaly find them online to
souperman89 3 years ago
but?
nurani8 3 years ago
I seen dat haha ima but dem series!!
elpelao05 3 years ago
thing about the stash is someone always has to go to the stash to get the shit....dont matter how many times you move the stash.
holmesd5003 3 years ago
ok where's the next scene after the chess lesson? iono which scene to pick next.
TubeGuest5178 3 years ago
what about dem little baldhead bitches. lol
jbuugi 3 years ago
what about the bishops?
porn1978 3 years ago 2
i liked the barksdale crew d'angelo was a good leader
too bad they all died or in jail.
killamang7126 3 years ago 12
slim charles is still alive
specialded 3 years ago 3
oh forgot about him
killamang7126 3 years ago
poot still alive too
souperman89 3 years ago
hey yo poot
starcalibre 3 years ago