The Wire has objective reasons as to why it's the best: Unparalled realism, scope and social revelance and depth. No other fictional show compares in these areas.
The Sopranos has a great first season but isn't that amazing of a show. People need get off Tony Soprano's dick, it isn't the year 2000 anymore, people - far better and tightly written shows like The Wire, Six Feet Under, Breaking Bad and Deadwood have come out since then.
@tampacop this was broadcast before season 3 had been shown in the UK, therefore Charlie didn't know about her at this point. I agree she's the best character though :)
West's accent it is so good! i had absolutely no idea he was an english actor until i had watched about 4 seasons, and in fact i came to think of him as the archetypal baltimore character
Opinions are neither right or wrong...you are absolutely entitled to your own. I sometimes do love the eloquent way in which people articulate their opinions though, CreditDue52...I am amused...
@CreditDue52 One word reason on why boardwalk empire (a good show) cannot even be muttered in the same sentence as the wire......Authenticity.....and...well...."Cool"....
@lyndabynda Oh right cool, yeah my opinion? Yeah thats easy then, The Office UK and new Doctor Who. Those two shows I enjoyed..and still do enjoy on re runs over and over again. , I think about them a lot. I read about them a lot , I am fans of. So to say another show is better them to me is laughable. But hey, if you and Charlie think The Wire is the best thats cool...But as I said. he lost me.
Charlie Brooker has nothing to moan about, must be really good!
I have seen it actually and it is as good as he says. What I'd as to his review is that its not really about cops and drug dealers, its really a detailed picture of the city of Baltimore, everything from the dock worker and the school kid to the mayor and the chief of police, even extenidng up to the federal government in parts. Its a study of all the social, politcal, cultural and economic workings of a city. Its brilliant.
Watching The Wire makes you obvlivous to quality in other tv shows, it is just a staggering achievment of characterisation. Personally, the screenplay in The Wire is unmatched by any tv show AND film I've ever seen. It should be held up as a benchmark for all future productions, they'll probably never come close though.
I think I'm going to be watching the entire season again soon, this always gets me in the mood. Brooker is spot on with this review, absolute perfection. Nothing is as good, and I've tried most shows.
@alzico agreed. I literally wanted to cry every time I saw him on screen. He was a cross between a gangster and a puppy. I was surprised to see him off screen in an interview and he was not at all like his character. Those decisions were intentional!!
just finished watching all five seasons + extras in 4 days. not too bad really. the whole thing could have ben done in 3 seasons, anyway i think it's overated, just another fucken police series with lots of killings. it won't top the sopranos in my likings. and i never watch tv series with fake laughs cause 99% of the times there's really nothing to laugh about, that's why the laughs
@AbcadefGhiJklman : After watching the whole series, I can't believe you would call it, "just another cop show". Your preferences though. The Sopranos is awesome to.
@Notebookwriter1 actually what i meant was that i'm quite sick and tired of all these liutenants, detectives, private i's etc.... (why can't these screen writers just write a truthful story about most criminals getting away with it for a change) the wire is the best cop series so far (thanks to the extra killings and cursing) personally i think the cursing could have been a lot more artistic, which i'm pretty good at in 2 languages
@fancythathat You are the only person I've ever seen who's posted anything negative about the show. If you had any balls, you would've posted what you watch.
Er...that's not even an argument, it's not even close to a coherent sentence. Had you actually raised any points to support you vacuous assertion that it's ''Dogshit'' maybe your comment wouldn't have been so pointless. If you think it's tiresome, then you obviously don't understand it or its depth. Perhaps you didn't watch the clip about my comment? He backs up the fact that Simon *wanted* it to unfold like a novel, because that's what Police work and the streets are really like
It's hilarious that you find The Wire ''Tiresome'' yet gave no examples of what Television should be like, nor why it's tiresome. But when you I clicked your profile I only see one Television show and thats ''Empire of Cricket''.
@fancythathat caps lock was on bitch ( I'm not a little girl so i didn't need to change it ) and just the fact that you point that out shows that the only thing you have to point out is pathetic.
UR A FUCKING IDIOT and just in case you don't understand, you're a fucking idiot!
Also, Generation Kill, another brilliant David Simon creation. A funny, tragic, clever articulation of the clusterfuck that was Bush Jnr's Iraq invasion.
Doesn't quite reach the dizzying heights of The Wire. But for anyone looking to fill the void left by it you can't do much better than this. David Simon's writing should go down in history along side the greatest novelists.
@Japashka im checking that out next, i heard its a great show, but most people who have seen both seem to prefer the wire. Ill keep an open mind though"
@Japashka OZ was a great show,. don't get me wrong, but The Wire had....everything. Absolutely everything. Not a bad actor, not a bad plot line, no glaring plot holes, no sanctimonious message just how it is, no crowbarred storyline. It was literally flawless.
The wire OMG The Wire best television show ecer period the end. The relationship between Avon and Stringer is well thats just a heartbreaking storyline especially when there on Avons balcony reminiscing at the end of season 3. Wow
I just happened upon "The Wire" a week ago. Never saw it before. I had lived in Baltimore until 1996, retired as a P.O. and thought I knew something. Ha! Now, I'm getting educated...big time. I'm addicted. Bought or rented every dvd and spend my days and evenings watching and experiencing the Baltimore I never understood. Is "The Wire" good? It is beyond television; beyond great. It is simply "Beyond",,,somewhere in a space and time of its own. Rod Serling was my favorite tv writer ...was!
At allbok. Ur crazy thinking sopranos was better. Sopranos was very good, James gandolfini is the man. But come on for real? Against the Wire? Lest than a handful of the The Wire character shuts sopranoes DOWN. I won't even get into the difference of feel and authenticity. You just need to watch the Wire again. That's all.
Also, I'm of the opinion that The Sopranos is about half as good as The Wire. The Sopranos is so uneven, inconsistent, with so many plotlines that go nowhere and crappy episodes amongst great ones. SFU is better than it as well.
@jaredowty While The Wire is the best thing I've seen on television, I completely understand the argument for The Sopranos. The Wire is the kind of show that film-lovers think is the best TV show of all time, which is a statement that probably rubs TV-lovers the wrong way. The Wire is structured like a mini-series. It's like five 10-13 hour films cut into hour-long pieces. Whereas TV is usually serialised with stand-alone stories in each episode (or a theme). The Wire has no stand-alone quality.
I saw this chap on the telly the other night decrying the horrors of television, turn it off then!.If people want to turn into brain washed zombies,its their business as long as these cretins don't drag me down with them, no body watches T.V. so the telly companies don't waste there cash.Its not all about dumbing down, although that is part of it.
I've watched the first six episodes of the wire. I'm enjoying it but, I am a huge Sopranos fan and so far, I'm nowhere near convinced it's better. I'll keep with it though and I won't judge until I've seen all the seasons. One thing though, "realistic" does not always mean better. I get enough reality as it is. Secondly, I have not laughed once. I know it's supposed to be gritty etc, but comedy is as vital as tragedy. It's a slow burner alright...
@BaronMilkington - I think there's plenty of humour in The Wire actually, but I guess humour is very subjective. Personally I think the Sopranos is merely very very good, while The Wire exists in a stratosphere all its own. Definitely stick with it! Season 2 is possibly the weakest of the lot, but Seasons 3 and 4 in particular are simply amazing.
@tris421 maybe i need to watch it again. I guess its a personal thing, I didn't find the lives of the white working class guys as interesting as the Barksdale crew. It's a huge shift in focus from the first season and takes a few eps to get into. It's still awesome though.
yeah i see your point, i dno i guess i engaged with frank and nick really well. and the final walk under the bridge is just heart breaking. also the greeks are the ultimate bad guys, while i loved how it opened up the city and it began the development of the show. also classic moments, like the omar court scene....
@krismon76 Indeed. It takes a really special show to actually make me feel something close to heatbreak for the demise of the relationship between lifelong friends Sringer and Avon - two characters we should probably hate, some of their scenes together in S3 top anything The Sopranos ever gave us.
@BaronMilkington I felt the same way as you midway through season one, I couldn't see how anyone could compare it to Six Feet Under or Dexter. But after finishing the whole series, I can safely say that it beats the shit out of those shows and every other show, too. There isn't a single weak season or episode, it gets better with each viewing, and there are no wasted characters or plotlines. I've seen it five times and I still notice a ton of new subtleties (and humor). :)
I really can,t say enough good things about The Wire. It has such an rich societal analysis which I haven,t seen in any other series. A modern classic, like the Sopranos
He refers to Bubbles as a "crackhead", which isn't accurate. He's a heroin addict, which has very different implications in his personality. Also, he does struggle to get himself clean throughout the series.
recently i started watching boardwalk empire. an amazing show, right up there with the sopranos. but putting those shows together still comes nowehere close to the wire
@ultimatedynamo1 im in the uk but ive just been watching it online. yeh he is but he isn't such a major character. There's a few recognisable people from the sopranos (carmellas dad, the new york consigliere as well as buscemi of course) but they play very minor roles. Apart from that no one really but then i'm only five episodes in
@cinenglland the wire was the first show i ever watched episode 1 - episode 60 start to finish and ive been searching ever since and few shows even come close but none compare the wire will always be number 1.
Notice that there are not any high speed car chases? There are not any last-second unbelievable rescues in the show? That is part of what makes it real to me.
à vrai dire The Wire a été traduit en francais et a été diffusé y'a quelques temps sur France Ô, vu quelques bouts et le doublage était franchement catastrophique...ceci dit j'ai eu du mal à décrocher hahaha
Last year Charlie Brooker suggested a campaign to beat the X Factor to Xmas #1 by releasing a 15 second track of children saying 'Simon Cowell: Shit for ears' a few times with all proceeds going to charity. The campaign to make this happen in 2011 has begun... check it out on Facebook by searching for "Simon Cowell, shit for ears" - 2011 XMAS campaign.
@calvin624 I'll agree with the Wire starting out really slow. Its not until 5-6 episodes in where things get really interesting. You have to understand this show is just huge, they want to set the foundation including the characters etc before shaking things up. Its like a giant chess board, and when something happens you need to see the ripples throughout the board. By the end of Season 1 and the start of season 2 you'll probably be well hooked onto the show.
@bamb0ostick Yeah I watched season 1, and a bit of season 2 but never got that urge to go on. Oh well I have the boxset so I guess I'll get round to it one day.
The last sentence sums it up perfectly : it is just fucking brilliant. Glad that this show hasn't been translated in French, it would have ruined the characters.
I love this, best review of a show ever.."If you like good drama, you have absolutely no excuse for not indulging in this; it is just fucking brilliant"
He said in the a Guardian article that the actors who play omar and bubbles recognised him from watching this clip. He said it was the best moment of his life!
Oh man, whenever someone mentions The Wire I have the almost uncontrollable urge to just rave about it. I love, love, love this show. I'm a HUGE movie nut and this series trumps pretty much everything I've ever seen. It's easily as good as The Godfather movies, and I don't give that praise lightly.
hahaha "SHEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT"
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REHblogs 3 days ago
You come for the king, you best not miss...
theunusualsuspectstv 3 weeks ago
Thank God theres 5 seasons now lol
MrMcFilthy 3 weeks ago
The Wire has objective reasons as to why it's the best: Unparalled realism, scope and social revelance and depth. No other fictional show compares in these areas.
The Sopranos has a great first season but isn't that amazing of a show. People need get off Tony Soprano's dick, it isn't the year 2000 anymore, people - far better and tightly written shows like The Wire, Six Feet Under, Breaking Bad and Deadwood have come out since then.
tymongoji 3 weeks ago
I prefer Doctor Who.
But agreed. The Wire is a masterpiece of dramatic storytelling.
MrFitzonic 4 weeks ago
I remember this charlie before the haircut
jimmasterjam 1 month ago
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3:46 Win.
sheps145 1 month ago
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sheps145 1 month ago
I've added this to my watchlist for when I finish it all - does it contain any spoilers? I've seen season 1,2 and most of 3
mbagely 1 month ago
@mbagely Not at all. Enjot the rest of the seasons. The Best Show ever made.
dakritic 4 weeks ago
Nice spoiler with Wallace's corpse, there
simonpdowling 1 month ago
I added Charlie Brooker and Omar Little to 'the people that inspire me' on Facebook
jindak126 1 month ago
If we wasn't such a hipster i'd probably like this guy.
53104 1 month ago
He didn't mention snoop. She's the best character IMO.
tampacop 1 month ago
@tampacop this was broadcast before season 3 had been shown in the UK, therefore Charlie didn't know about her at this point. I agree she's the best character though :)
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lol hmm Charlie Brookah used to be cool now he's a sell out whore. :[
ugforthewin 1 month ago
the wire is soooooo good
Kjalli 2 months ago
This guy is not joking. I finished Season 3 and like he says "Its fucking brilliant". Best TV series I've seen.
01342663563 2 months ago
West's accent it is so good! i had absolutely no idea he was an english actor until i had watched about 4 seasons, and in fact i came to think of him as the archetypal baltimore character
benehan 3 months ago
anyone wanna send me the dvds free of charge? like lending a book, i'll send them back.
Katanajoe7 3 months ago
I wish I could forget The Wire in order to re-watch it... God damn show has spoiled me rotten.
XionXi 4 months ago 2
@XionXi amen to that!
dino355 1 month ago
Whoah! Charlie Brooker actually LIKED something?
actorben 4 months ago 4
bubbles was a heroin addict not a crackhead...
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I'm gonna watch it now because of this review.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx5 4 months ago
Opinions are neither right or wrong...you are absolutely entitled to your own. I sometimes do love the eloquent way in which people articulate their opinions though, CreditDue52...I am amused...
Wiretap555 4 months ago
Broadwalk Empire shits all over this in my opinion, but The Wire is good.
CreditDue52 4 months ago
@CreditDue52 One word reason on why boardwalk empire (a good show) cannot even be muttered in the same sentence as the wire......Authenticity.....and...well...."Cool"....
MrLukeroberts91 1 month ago
The wire is the greatest TV series of all time.
TrotskysBeard1917 4 months ago 6
Best TV show in the last 20 years? Lost me there Charlie.
ProjectLonely 5 months ago
@ProjectLonely what's the best then?
lyndabynda 5 months ago
@lyndabynda How long is a piece of string?
ProjectLonely 5 months ago
@ProjectLonely how about name two tv programmes which are, in your opinion, better than the wire..?
lyndabynda 5 months ago
@lyndabynda Oh right cool, yeah my opinion? Yeah thats easy then, The Office UK and new Doctor Who. Those two shows I enjoyed..and still do enjoy on re runs over and over again. , I think about them a lot. I read about them a lot , I am fans of. So to say another show is better them to me is laughable. But hey, if you and Charlie think The Wire is the best thats cool...But as I said. he lost me.
ProjectLonely 5 months ago
@ProjectLonely Double half it's length...
purtivic 4 months ago
I'm pretty sure Charlie Brooker could convince me eating my own face would be a good idea
creepingdeth666 5 months ago 39
can we please have more broadcasts with charlie sitting on his bed in his pajamas? :)
fujikokun 6 months ago
Charlie Brooker is the only person on earth who's advice I would accept without a shred of doubt.
Insubordinate90 6 months ago 6
Charlie Brooker has nothing to moan about, must be really good!
I have seen it actually and it is as good as he says. What I'd as to his review is that its not really about cops and drug dealers, its really a detailed picture of the city of Baltimore, everything from the dock worker and the school kid to the mayor and the chief of police, even extenidng up to the federal government in parts. Its a study of all the social, politcal, cultural and economic workings of a city. Its brilliant.
48620y 6 months ago 2
that freeze frame of some nameles dumbfounded fellow was unadvertedly brilliant...I felt like it was a mirror :p
conceitarturo 6 months ago
@conceitarturo Said fellow was American comedian/professional angry old man Lewis Black.
FOTSOproductions 6 months ago
@conceitarturo unadvertedly?
lyndabynda 5 months ago
@lyndabynda ok, inadvertently. wow, complicated word :p sure, that wasnt the best written comment ever.
conceitarturo 5 months ago
Thought wire was good, but I don't have a hard-on for it like most people. OVERATED
tokando69 6 months ago
Charlie Brooker should review Breaking Bad.
smpowis 7 months ago 5
Man now i know Wallace gets killed, i'm only on episode 8...
JTack82 7 months ago 3
Charlie Brooker applauding something feels so wrong, like the world is upside down
MrWoodsMan1 7 months ago
Watching The Wire makes you obvlivous to quality in other tv shows, it is just a staggering achievment of characterisation. Personally, the screenplay in The Wire is unmatched by any tv show AND film I've ever seen. It should be held up as a benchmark for all future productions, they'll probably never come close though.
beanieboy91 7 months ago 2
@beanieboy91 Band of Brothers was definitely as good if not better than The Wire, but to be fair it is better than pretty much any film as well.
jimmyhayers 7 months ago
I think I'm going to be watching the entire season again soon, this always gets me in the mood. Brooker is spot on with this review, absolute perfection. Nothing is as good, and I've tried most shows.
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leftovers0 8 months ago 32
Guy at the end 3:57 WIN WIN WIN
superwin930 8 months ago
Dennis 'Cutty' Wise for best character in S3.
alzico 8 months ago
@alzico agreed. I literally wanted to cry every time I saw him on screen. He was a cross between a gangster and a puppy. I was surprised to see him off screen in an interview and he was not at all like his character. Those decisions were intentional!!
chrisanthemum7 8 months ago
Season 3 is just a fuckin masterpeice.
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DionMcneill 8 months ago
Never trust anybody who dislikes The Wire.
billhicks8 8 months ago 3
just finished watching all five seasons + extras in 4 days. not too bad really. the whole thing could have ben done in 3 seasons, anyway i think it's overated, just another fucken police series with lots of killings. it won't top the sopranos in my likings. and i never watch tv series with fake laughs cause 99% of the times there's really nothing to laugh about, that's why the laughs
AbcadefGhiJklman 9 months ago
@AbcadefGhiJklman : After watching the whole series, I can't believe you would call it, "just another cop show". Your preferences though. The Sopranos is awesome to.
Notebookwriter1 8 months ago
@Notebookwriter1 actually what i meant was that i'm quite sick and tired of all these liutenants, detectives, private i's etc.... (why can't these screen writers just write a truthful story about most criminals getting away with it for a change) the wire is the best cop series so far (thanks to the extra killings and cursing) personally i think the cursing could have been a lot more artistic, which i'm pretty good at in 2 languages
AbcadefGhiJklman 8 months ago
Idris Elba is definitely a north london boy, hackney i think
oneminutetomidknight 9 months ago
Bubbles isn't a crackhead.
iLLmat1k 9 months ago
The Wire is dogshit, I would rather lick up dogshit than waste my life watching pointless tiresome like the wire
fancythathat 9 months ago
@fancythathat You are the only person I've ever seen who's posted anything negative about the show. If you had any balls, you would've posted what you watch.
CertifiedGooner729 9 months ago
@CertifiedGooner729 I watch anything but Arsenal
fancythathat 9 months ago
@fancythathat
Er...that's not even an argument, it's not even close to a coherent sentence. Had you actually raised any points to support you vacuous assertion that it's ''Dogshit'' maybe your comment wouldn't have been so pointless. If you think it's tiresome, then you obviously don't understand it or its depth. Perhaps you didn't watch the clip about my comment? He backs up the fact that Simon *wanted* it to unfold like a novel, because that's what Police work and the streets are really like
BelfastAtheist 8 months ago
@fancythathat
It's hilarious that you find The Wire ''Tiresome'' yet gave no examples of what Television should be like, nor why it's tiresome. But when you I clicked your profile I only see one Television show and thats ''Empire of Cricket''.
Oh, the irony..
BelfastAtheist 8 months ago
@fancythathat YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVENT WATCHED MORE THAN 1 EPISODE AND IF YOU DID YOU ARE JUST TO FUCKING STUPID TO FOLLOW THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SHOW
Levination 8 months ago
@Levination I am being called stupid by someone who uses all cap and no punctuation.
fancythathat 8 months ago
@fancythathat caps lock was on bitch ( I'm not a little girl so i didn't need to change it ) and just the fact that you point that out shows that the only thing you have to point out is pathetic.
UR A FUCKING IDIOT and just in case you don't understand, you're a fucking idiot!
Levination 8 months ago
@Levination Its clear that you are the real idiot here little girl.
fancythathat 8 months ago
Also, Generation Kill, another brilliant David Simon creation. A funny, tragic, clever articulation of the clusterfuck that was Bush Jnr's Iraq invasion.
elephantarmy 9 months ago
@elephantarmy
Doesn't quite reach the dizzying heights of The Wire. But for anyone looking to fill the void left by it you can't do much better than this. David Simon's writing should go down in history along side the greatest novelists.
Samwhoisacowboy 9 months ago
OZ is far better than Sopranos and The Wire!!
Japashka 9 months ago
@Japashka im checking that out next, i heard its a great show, but most people who have seen both seem to prefer the wire. Ill keep an open mind though"
MCSubliminalSol 9 months ago
@Japashka Oz was great up until season 4... The pill thing, what were they thinking?!
nonplusjungle 9 months ago
@Japashka OZ was a great show,. don't get me wrong, but The Wire had....everything. Absolutely everything. Not a bad actor, not a bad plot line, no glaring plot holes, no sanctimonious message just how it is, no crowbarred storyline. It was literally flawless.
cuchulainn187 9 months ago
The wire OMG The Wire best television show ecer period the end. The relationship between Avon and Stringer is well thats just a heartbreaking storyline especially when there on Avons balcony reminiscing at the end of season 3. Wow
crimsonjunk 10 months ago
I love The Wire but The Sopranos is definitely the best TV show ever.
lateralusman87 10 months ago
I just happened upon "The Wire" a week ago. Never saw it before. I had lived in Baltimore until 1996, retired as a P.O. and thought I knew something. Ha! Now, I'm getting educated...big time. I'm addicted. Bought or rented every dvd and spend my days and evenings watching and experiencing the Baltimore I never understood. Is "The Wire" good? It is beyond television; beyond great. It is simply "Beyond",,,somewhere in a space and time of its own. Rod Serling was my favorite tv writer ...was!
kweju3 10 months ago
Charlie Brooker is a twat, used to like tvgohome and screenburn but now he is just an alternative Richard Littlejohn mainstream cunt.
fancythathat 10 months ago
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calumjlindsay 9 months ago
Oz , The Wire and The Shield. It's like choosing between children.
shutyamouth 10 months ago
i really wanna know what it feels like to get brooker's approval, it must be worthed more than an oscar.
aaron4820 10 months ago
At allbok. Ur crazy thinking sopranos was better. Sopranos was very good, James gandolfini is the man. But come on for real? Against the Wire? Lest than a handful of the The Wire character shuts sopranoes DOWN. I won't even get into the difference of feel and authenticity. You just need to watch the Wire again. That's all.
TheSoulmantp2 10 months ago
The Wire is very good, The Shield is amazing,
no0neiv 10 months ago
@no0neiv the wire pisses all over the shield, I mean c'mon, an entirely different league
cocaineuk87 10 months ago
I love this guy.
fosterslover 10 months ago
Also, I'm of the opinion that The Sopranos is about half as good as The Wire. The Sopranos is so uneven, inconsistent, with so many plotlines that go nowhere and crappy episodes amongst great ones. SFU is better than it as well.
jaredowty 10 months ago 15
@jaredowty While The Wire is the best thing I've seen on television, I completely understand the argument for The Sopranos. The Wire is the kind of show that film-lovers think is the best TV show of all time, which is a statement that probably rubs TV-lovers the wrong way. The Wire is structured like a mini-series. It's like five 10-13 hour films cut into hour-long pieces. Whereas TV is usually serialised with stand-alone stories in each episode (or a theme). The Wire has no stand-alone quality.
sestsa 5 months ago
Even Charlie Brooker can't dislike the Wire, its just that good!
kobold86 10 months ago 7
LONG LIVE BUNK
7gramrocks 10 months ago
Never watched it but I will now.
BenPN1000 10 months ago
if you don't like The Wire... we can't be friends.
NorthSea0il 10 months ago
best thing ever
madFlam1 10 months ago
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mrblackholesunn1 11 months ago
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I saw this chap on the telly the other night decrying the horrors of television, turn it off then!.If people want to turn into brain washed zombies,its their business as long as these cretins don't drag me down with them, no body watches T.V. so the telly companies don't waste there cash.Its not all about dumbing down, although that is part of it.
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mrblackholesunn1 11 months ago
He so speaks the truth, The Wire is quite simply in a class of it's own - ***** 5 stars.
pitchie90 11 months ago 3
for ages I thought the channel called schmapp n'schmazz was a charlie brooker side project.
Go charlie!
alanalanandalan 11 months ago
Whole heartedly agree. The wire is a masterpiece.
kayozz13 11 months ago
what? Charlie Brooker being positive about something?
TheCoffee195 11 months ago
@TheCoffee195 right? i watched the first minute with a "ok where's the trick" sort of feeling
ciuffoZanetti4 11 months ago
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BaronMilkington 11 months ago
I've watched the first six episodes of the wire. I'm enjoying it but, I am a huge Sopranos fan and so far, I'm nowhere near convinced it's better. I'll keep with it though and I won't judge until I've seen all the seasons. One thing though, "realistic" does not always mean better. I get enough reality as it is. Secondly, I have not laughed once. I know it's supposed to be gritty etc, but comedy is as vital as tragedy. It's a slow burner alright...
BaronMilkington 11 months ago
@BaronMilkington - I think there's plenty of humour in The Wire actually, but I guess humour is very subjective. Personally I think the Sopranos is merely very very good, while The Wire exists in a stratosphere all its own. Definitely stick with it! Season 2 is possibly the weakest of the lot, but Seasons 3 and 4 in particular are simply amazing.
krismon76 11 months ago
@krismon76 season 2s amaziing.
tris421 11 months ago
@tris421 maybe i need to watch it again. I guess its a personal thing, I didn't find the lives of the white working class guys as interesting as the Barksdale crew. It's a huge shift in focus from the first season and takes a few eps to get into. It's still awesome though.
krismon76 11 months ago
@krismon76
yeah i see your point, i dno i guess i engaged with frank and nick really well. and the final walk under the bridge is just heart breaking. also the greeks are the ultimate bad guys, while i loved how it opened up the city and it began the development of the show. also classic moments, like the omar court scene....
tris421 11 months ago
@krismon76 Indeed. It takes a really special show to actually make me feel something close to heatbreak for the demise of the relationship between lifelong friends Sringer and Avon - two characters we should probably hate, some of their scenes together in S3 top anything The Sopranos ever gave us.
cocaineuk87 10 months ago
@BaronMilkington I felt the same way as you midway through season one, I couldn't see how anyone could compare it to Six Feet Under or Dexter. But after finishing the whole series, I can safely say that it beats the shit out of those shows and every other show, too. There isn't a single weak season or episode, it gets better with each viewing, and there are no wasted characters or plotlines. I've seen it five times and I still notice a ton of new subtleties (and humor). :)
jaredowty 10 months ago
i watched the wire and sopranos both amazing but sopranos was better
albokk 11 months ago
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LiamCrowley1990 11 months ago
fantastic review
83BigRed83 11 months ago
I really can,t say enough good things about The Wire. It has such an rich societal analysis which I haven,t seen in any other series. A modern classic, like the Sopranos
ikosabre 11 months ago
3:55!!! :DDD
comaunite 11 months ago
Update. 5 seasons in a box set these days. Thanks Brooker for this and Deadwood.
Nexius8 11 months ago
He refers to Bubbles as a "crackhead", which isn't accurate. He's a heroin addict, which has very different implications in his personality. Also, he does struggle to get himself clean throughout the series.
funkmike 11 months ago
Boardwalk Empire is a show which is shaping up to be a quality.
cha0sthunder 1 year ago 4
recently i started watching boardwalk empire. an amazing show, right up there with the sopranos. but putting those shows together still comes nowehere close to the wire
donorleone 1 year ago
@donorleone that starts in the uk soon, i cant wait, am i right in thinking omar is in it? any other wire actors? cheers
ultimatedynamo1 1 year ago
@ultimatedynamo1 im in the uk but ive just been watching it online. yeh he is but he isn't such a major character. There's a few recognisable people from the sopranos (carmellas dad, the new york consigliere as well as buscemi of course) but they play very minor roles. Apart from that no one really but then i'm only five episodes in
donorleone 1 year ago
And That is a Fucking Understatement Mr. Brooker.
BenTheMotionist 1 year ago
I actually never new this about The Wire, I thought it was just another cop t.v. series. I thought wrong. Charlie Brooker is a legend.
krazyhartin 1 year ago
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I will never watch it.
read books instead people..
nickwade1 1 year ago
Twin Peaks is still the best
chunkyricesushi 1 year ago
Sounds good. I'll look into it. In return, check out Rome for me.
EddieTheFishReturns 1 year ago
The Wire is amazingly realistic in its portrayal of Polticics and Public Services.
Corrupt politicians trying to save their skin and earn a buck results in the ridiculously unefficient Police Force.
Winning The War on Drugs is impossible, even in theory, and is only consuming taxpayer money and police efforts that could be better spent elsewhere.
diurdi 1 year ago
I wish The Wire went on to Annapolis and the return of Marlo etc. Great TV.
Abhanyore 1 year ago
I'm still trying to find another show as great as this. If only I can forget this show so that I can watch it again for the very first time!
thearaban 1 year ago
I miss my regular hit of WIre goodness so bad that I've taken to rubbing talc in my face and threatening to give my pals a good whacking. Scarey
JeremyHarker 1 year ago
Idris Elba is from HACKNEY (EAST LONDON) not Brixton (South London!!)
LaSofia 1 year ago
best show ever, reviewed by best tv reviewer of the last 20 years. When's screenwipe back????
2010 review was excellent, avatar review was right on !
w1n6ed83a5t 1 year ago
The Wire ruined television for me. Everything I've watched since pales in comparison.
cinenglland 1 year ago 136
@cinenglland I hear ya
GarGPS 1 year ago
@cinenglland what are some options... i'm dying here.
spiltbluhd 1 year ago
@spiltbluhd lol not quite The Wire, but try the shield, southland, sons of anarchy, spartacus blood and sand
cinenglland 11 months ago
@spiltbluhd Definitely check out Generation Kill and The Corner if you haven't seen them... David Simon had his hand in them... nuff said...
drktigger 11 months ago
@cinenglland the bbc's ashes to ashes did the same to me. if you haven't seen that i'd reccomend it
cfcolly 11 months ago
@cinenglland the wire was the first show i ever watched episode 1 - episode 60 start to finish and ive been searching ever since and few shows even come close but none compare the wire will always be number 1.
thumbs up if omar is your favorite character.
Levination 10 months ago 63
@Levination give Friday Night Lights a go, outstanding show
robEls911 8 months ago
@Levination Freamon man gotta love that guy
ASDMarauder007 7 months ago
@Levination try "the corner"
Peaced2on 6 months ago
@Levination try Mad Men...
djamorpheus 3 months ago
@Levination The Sopranos and Breaking Bad trump it imo
snipski0894 1 month ago
@cinenglland - Check out Justified and Spartacus (either series). They're not The Wire, but you'll enjoy them.
morpheusxnyc 9 months ago
@cinenglland
Try Breaking Bad. It's definitely not better, but possibly as good.
leftovers0 8 months ago
charlie go it wrong the wire is 2nd - to the show Screen wipe :D
jonanice 1 year ago
@jonanice If I was a robot, my head would explode! The wire is no. 1... but Charlie is God... does not compute... que explosion sound effect.
artspooner 1 year ago
@artspooner wtf r u on
jonanice 1 year ago
The Sopranos the best in my opinion, then The Wire!!
JoePesciVSBillyBatts 1 year ago
Notice that there are not any high speed car chases? There are not any last-second unbelievable rescues in the show? That is part of what makes it real to me.
cmjohnson61 1 year ago 4
I hate people like him.
bamboo 1 year ago
Best show on earth ever.
CopPsychDoc 1 year ago
The Wire is fucking brilliant. That's all there is to it.
Physicbuddha 1 year ago
à vrai dire The Wire a été traduit en francais et a été diffusé y'a quelques temps sur France Ô, vu quelques bouts et le doublage était franchement catastrophique...ceci dit j'ai eu du mal à décrocher hahaha
gurgounet 1 year ago
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Last year Charlie Brooker suggested a campaign to beat the X Factor to Xmas #1 by releasing a 15 second track of children saying 'Simon Cowell: Shit for ears' a few times with all proceeds going to charity. The campaign to make this happen in 2011 has begun... check it out on Facebook by searching for "Simon Cowell, shit for ears" - 2011 XMAS campaign.
hereticmagpie 1 year ago
I watched season 1 and couldn't get into it. I was surprised because I really enjoyed 'Homicide: Life on the Street' and 'The Shield'.
calvin624 1 year ago
@calvin624
If you're unable to like the wire, in Darwinian terms, I think it's better if you shoot yourself
tehgingercode 1 year ago
@calvin624
Don't worry, you're not the only one. I love the Wire and The Shield but they are pretty different.
Luthicwoot 1 year ago
@calvin624 I'll agree with the Wire starting out really slow. Its not until 5-6 episodes in where things get really interesting. You have to understand this show is just huge, they want to set the foundation including the characters etc before shaking things up. Its like a giant chess board, and when something happens you need to see the ripples throughout the board. By the end of Season 1 and the start of season 2 you'll probably be well hooked onto the show.
bamb0ostick 1 year ago
@bamb0ostick Yeah I watched season 1, and a bit of season 2 but never got that urge to go on. Oh well I have the boxset so I guess I'll get round to it one day.
calvin624 1 year ago
The last sentence sums it up perfectly : it is just fucking brilliant. Glad that this show hasn't been translated in French, it would have ruined the characters.
letrappiste 1 year ago
MY NAME IS MAH NAME
Lwrncisascientist 1 year ago
After The Wire...TV Ain't The Same
2916316 1 year ago 61
word
GopedGunnar 1 year ago
its because of this one video n my love for charlton brooker that i actually watched the wire n im so glad i have, it is simply the best
lukas316815 1 year ago 4
I love this, best review of a show ever.."If you like good drama, you have absolutely no excuse for not indulging in this; it is just fucking brilliant"
shashauno 1 year ago
He said in the a Guardian article that the actors who play omar and bubbles recognised him from watching this clip. He said it was the best moment of his life!
indusvalleytrooper 1 year ago
his cliche anger and venting is disingenuous and staged yet still rather funny. Middleclass anger I call it.
TroutMaskReplicaa 1 year ago
@TroutMaskReplicaa
Yup, only the toffs and the plebs feel genuine emotion don't'cha know.
Restayvien 1 year ago
@Restayvien yeh just like humour, only the 'plebs' achieve a status with it.
TroutMaskReplicaa 1 year ago
Fucking brilliant indeed, Charlie.
afrojayjay 1 year ago
Oh man, whenever someone mentions The Wire I have the almost uncontrollable urge to just rave about it. I love, love, love this show. I'm a HUGE movie nut and this series trumps pretty much everything I've ever seen. It's easily as good as The Godfather movies, and I don't give that praise lightly.
bvanlier 1 year ago 9
@bvanlier Amen.
Badgersprite 1 year ago
BEST. TV. SHOW. EVER.
dewfish 1 year ago 2
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DonZabu 1 year ago