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The Wire Series 1
This is probably the best TV show I have ever seen, I used to rank the Sopranos as my number 1 but this knocked it off the top spot.
It is so good because the characters as so well thought out with no clear lines of the cops being good and the drug dealers being bad. It also seems very realistic showing the cops struggling with all the red tape, a boss who just wants quick results and other cops who don't care and don't pull their weight. On the other side it shows how the low level drug dealers are not well off and are just doing this to get by as they would have no other means of earning money, you do end up liking some of the low level dealers as they do seem like real people which is not always the case in cop shows. It also has a very well thought out story line with certain aspects only lasting 1 episode, some lasting a few episodes and some lasting over the whole series which really pulls you in.
This realism leads to what may be the only criticism, you have to pay attention otherwise you will miss stuff and they talk like real people in that area talk, meaning it can be a little hard sometimes to work out what they are talking about but once you have watched 3 or 4 episodes you will understand and be hooked.
This said though it is amazing and I ordered the 2nd series the day I finished this one.Read full review...
The Wire series one
Everyone's been raving about The Wire - top critics saying things like "the best thing that's ever been on telly". But we'd missed it completely.
Everyone said we needed to start at series one so I was delighted to find series one on good old EBay.
We're at programme three now and are really into it. Quite a hoot how many things have changed in 8 years - the mobile phones are like house bricks!
Can't wait to watch the next episode.Read full review...
definitely worth the effort!
The Wire is not an easy series to watch. The dialogue is fast and often confusing, the violence, at times, graphic, the depiction of social housing in Baltimore depressing. But it is also compulsive. The double-dealing and internal politics within the police means that few characters come out smelling of roses, but this moral ambiguity only increases the watchability of the programme. Then of course there is the gorgeous Dominic West ...
We decided to watch a series of the Wire on the recommendation of a friend. She knew we loved the Sopranos and thought this would also appeal. She wasn't wrong. But be prepared to have your emotions wrung out.Read full review...
The wire series 1
Good drama very witty dialogue. Makes you want to watch the next series. The drama is about police and drug dealers showing scenes as the cops try to catch the drug dealer's main man, will they suceed thats for you to watch and find out!Read full review...
the Wire Season 1
This is truly the best TV show to come out of America in years. It takes a while to get into, but its so worth it in the end. It has an original perspective on American poverty and the problems of the state departments and is deeper than most Tv shows, but its also exciting and surprising. Something for everybody. Couldn't recommend more!Read full review...
Best US Cop Series
Possibly the best US cop show made, with a Brit in the lead role !!
Shows the problems of life in the projects in Baltimore, the politics & money involved.
Is pretty gritty & the language is quite strong at times.
Don't watch this if you like your crime dramas all wrapped up in an hour, this is an ongoing story across all the episodes.
Excellent, buy it or watch it on FX at the momentRead full review...
A superb Box-set
Smashing box set. Definetly worth watching. Story Line superb. Comes highly Recommended. Starts off slow, although this is to make u familiar with the characters. But soon kicks in to action. 10/10
The Wire
This is an astounding show. Unlike most "cop" dramas this slow burns through the 13 episodes reaching it's bittersweet conclusions in such dramatic, well written ways that will stay with you long after the eject button has been pressed.
All the characters are believable archetypes and the cast are so good that I found myself thinking that if the only films and tv shows I see from now on only star these people, then actually life wouldn't be so bad.
I saw Idris Elba (Stringer) in a play a couple of years ago, which he was in during the summer filming hiatus of The Wire. I sort of knew the programme from word of mouth, if I felt then the way I do now, he got away with not meeting a gushing, geek man backstage after! Lucky escape.
Buy, buy, buy...Then go to the second season and keep going til you get to number 5!!!Read full review...
The Wire-Series 1 - Complete (DVD2005)
TRULY GREAT; GRIPPING SERIES that leaves all the other U.S.A. Crime Series behind.You can see why so many people become hooked on it.The Beauty of having it on DVD is that you can re-run apart that you did not quite catch.TRULY BRILLIANT.BUY THE SERIES AND YOU WILL SEE WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BECOME ADDICTED TO IT.SIMPLY THE BEST.CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAKERS OF THIS SERIES.Read full review...
Excellent series. Wanted to watch series 2 right after.
Excellent series. A Baltimore cop learns of a gangster Avon barksdale who has a body count to rival Tony soprano. This series shows the tough challenge that the police force have to try and track and convict Avon barksdale and his crew. Lots of twists it's a must buy. Buy this And the other series as I amRead full review...