[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Thats just my opinion. Watch all of them just to see how the characters pan out.

I forgot to mention Bubbles as a great character too. Brilliantly played by Andre Royo. Its a travesty that he was never even nominated for a major award. Probably the best performance ever of a drug addict.

Oh yes Bubbles I forgot about him. Honestly there is so much great acting in this show but Royo plays his role perfectly. Did this show get many awards when it first aired? I would’ve thought this series had quite a few major nominations for awards?

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Big Evil

Oh yes Bubbles I forgot about him. Honestly there is so much great acting in this show but Royo plays his role perfectly. Did this show get many awards when it first aired? I would’ve thought this series had quite a few major nominations for awards?

It largely went under the radar and received few awards. I agree its crazy how underappreciated it was when it was aired. It was largely word of mouth that got the Wire its reputation and when people heard about it they were comparing it to the multi award winning shows of the time like The West Wing and Sopranos

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

It largely went under the radar and received few awards. I agree its crazy how underappreciated it was when it was aired. It was largely word of mouth that got the Wire its reputation and when people heard about it they were comparing it to the multi award winning shows of the time like The West Wing and Sopranos

Seriously? That’s a shame considering it’s a HBO series as well I thought it would’ve got quite a lot of awards. It is a complex series but at the same time it is engaging and very well written. I only discovered it as it was in my YouTube recommended list.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Big Evil

Seriously? That’s a shame considering it’s a HBO series as well I thought it would’ve got quite a lot of awards. It is a complex series but at the same time it is engaging and very well written. I only discovered it as it was in my YouTube recommended list.

It was a strange situation as so many people were saying The Wire was better than shows like Six Feet Under and Sex and the City; two shows that HBO plugged the hell out of. I dont understand why the HBO execs couldnt see how good the show was and then plugged it. It only became popular and got the attention it deserved when it became well know worldwide. The first two seasons of the Wire didnt get a rating on IMDB until the whole series finished. It was a greatly under appreciated show. I'm happy that I got into it back in 2003

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

It was a strange situation as so many people were saying The Wire was better than shows like Six Feet Under and Sex and the City; two shows that HBO plugged the hell out of. I dont understand why the HBO execs couldnt see how good the show was and then plugged it. It only became popular and got the attention it deserved when it became well know worldwide. The first two seasons of the Wire didnt get a rating on IMDB until the whole series finished. It was a greatly under appreciated show. I'm happy that I got into it back in 2003

Considering the shows popularity now I could imagine the HBO execs regretted ending this show so soon. Maybe the show being very raw or maybe the Emmys always going for safer options is why the show flew under the radar for so long? Like you say it’s very under appreciated I can’t believe it first aired in 2002 and it’s taken this long for me to discover it

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Big Evil

Considering the shows popularity now I could imagine the HBO execs regretted ending this show so soon. Maybe the show being very raw or maybe the Emmys always going for safer options is why the show flew under the radar for so long? Like you say it’s very under appreciated I can’t believe it first aired in 2002 and it’s taken this long for me to discover it

It was David Simon who ended the show but I think there was some pressure to get the last season done.

The final season is only ten episodes while all the other are either 12 or 13 episodes and it shows and why I put it last. Having said that, and not to give too much away but I think the police story in the fifth season is one of the best but ten episodes was not long enough to fully tell it IMO. Hope thats not too much of a spoiler but I find it hard to talk about it without spoilers cuz I like it so much and have so much to say on it.

Incidentally, where are you watching it? I remember when I last watched it I had to download it as they were charging for each episode on youtube and I aint paying.

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

It was David Simon who ended the show but I think there was some pressure to get the last season done.

The final season is only ten episodes while all the other are either 12 or 13 episodes and it shows and why I put it last. Having said that, and not to give too much away but I think the police story in the fifth season is one of the best but ten episodes was not long enough to fully tell it IMO. Hope thats not too much of a spoiler but I find it hard to talk about it without spoilers cuz I like it so much and have so much to say on it.

Incidentally, where are you watching it? I remember when I last watched it I had to download it as they were charging for each episode on youtube and I aint paying.

Ah that’s fine GiRTh I’m never normally bothered by spoilers I’ve already watched quite a few clips on YouTube so I’m aware how things turn out for certain characters.

I’ve actually bought the DVD box set from Cex. I was originally going to watch the episodes on Amazon Prime because I have a subscription that I pay monthly for, but it turns out you have to actually buy the series on there as well. The price seemed expensive so I tried to find a DVD boxset and it worked out a lot cheaper. HBO series are always a bit of pain for me to watch I can never find anywhere online to actually watch them for free.