Yeah man I am always searching for more great drama series. The sopranos, The wire, Oz, brotherhood, also Boardwalk Empire. Hopefully there will be another great series soon!
yeah I would say the wire is good because it does reflect the drug trade and violence in Baltimore, its very realistic and violent. I would put it a very close second to The sopranos, but a lot of people have the wire as better. You may find the first couple of episodes of the wire slow but stick with it and you will find it amazing!

Exactly, they should make more of them. I dont mind if its not so active at the start, gives you a better start to understand the characters and what the series is all about.

I am not sure whether to buy the alle in one pack or per season. In the long term i do pay more if i go for seperate seasons, but if i go for the deluxe pack i loose like 70 euros one time.

I would look at it as an investment to buy the box set

You are right, i aint got the money right now. At least not for the box, but i will at the end of the month. The thing is, i got this disease that if i like something i want it right away
Got no patience with these kind of stuff. Shame on me

I meant people like White Mike, Nicky, and the guy Nicky made fun of that one time as far as white street guys went. Not a huge presence but they're there.

Although Brotherhood was cut off early, I thought it had a pretty good ending.

Haha, true, a bad episode of the Wire is worth many other episodes of any other show. I couldn't help but cringe during the newspaper scenes, though. It was so apparent that David Simon had an axe to grind. It felt shoehorned in. I can't really think of what could have replaced it though. I guess they could have cut out the Templeton character. Just focus on the decline of newspapers and the effects of that.

Breaking Bad could be another show you would be interested in. Throughout the series you watch Walter White and Jesse Pinkman rise through the various levels of the drug trafficking underworld. It's no where near as in depth as The Wire in terms of breaking it down in an almost textbook manner. But it's interesting to see how their relationships and problems, personal and criminal, change as they rise. It feature money laundering, various criminal organizations, a lot of seedy characters.

There's also Sons of Anarchy. It's about a motorcycle gang in Northern California. There are other motorcycle gangs, street gangs. The San Jose mafia family makes an appearance (which I've heard is the most powerful and elusive LCN family in the country due to their impressive ability to avoid federal indictments for decades). A dissident IRA group figures pretty heavily into the story. The gang traffics guns for the most part. They also receive protection money. It's partially based on Hamlet.

im watching the wire now. im almost done with the second season! its great! i was a big fan of "the corner" it centered around the life a inner city drug addicted family in bmore. it was by the same guys. its odd seeing people that played these drug addicts in the corner as police in the wire.!

I bougth the Wire, all seasons in one for 40 euros.

I hope you enjoy it Mukrenim. Give it some time as you may need to adjust to it if you're used to the Sopranos.

Its been a while since i watched the Sopranos, nowadays i am still busy with Brotherhood. I will keep the Wire rested for a week or 2

Prop Joe in season 3: "I'm proud of y'all for putting aside petty grievances and putting this thing together. For a cold-ass crew of gangsters y'all carried it like Republicans and shit."
This conference reminds me a lot of the meeting of the gangster families in "The Godfather".
Only this time, it's "the dark people" who make the deal. And the joke is not on the Communists but on the Republicans.

have u started on the wire yet Mukremin? Let us know what you think when you have watched it!

Hi Nicky, no i have not started yet. I am almost done with Brotherhood, and i am moving to a new apartment. So i bought a new tv and cinema set, i want to start watching it in my new home with full backing of my new tv and cinema set

Ha sounds like u have got a good setup to watch it on! I am envious of you because you have a brilliant series to look forward to!

Haha i know the feeling, i am having a hard time forcing myself not to watch it yet. So far i have only read reviews on the internet, i have not watched a single second of the series

Thats frickin' awesome. Even with the exchange rate.

I spent around 75 euro's buying the series. Ripped off!

BTW, you know what I just realised? The guy that plays Bubbles friend Johnny Weeks in The Wire is none other then the guy that played the horny "Virgins, I love 'em" HIV carrying douchbag teen Tully from "Kids", Leo Fitzpatrick. I also caught him a while back as a prospect in SoA. I like his work; he's an actor that can really polarise you in regards to his character.

Lol, I noticed this after seeing him in a couple of episodes.

I was disappointed with his turn in SoA. Well, not the actor but the character he played. I wish we got to see more of him.

I kinda know what you mean, although I though his role as a prospect that just couldn't handle the inherent violence was alright.

A few guys have talked about "The Corner", I mean to sit down and watch it before long. Also, I recently came across a companion book to The Wire by I think was co-authored by Simon. It basically offers a sypnosis of all the episodes and details relevant info and events pertaining.

On another note, film critic site Metacritic holds the fourth series at 98%, the highest score given to any televison series since they began rating them.

Yeah, I can agree with that. I can't really see Johnny rolling with SoA. I guess I don't like how they never really went into any of their backgrounds. Like, I felt they did a better portrayal of prospects through Half Sack. Season 2 spoiler below...




It's unfortunate the actor who played HS didn't like the show and asked to leave.

I started to watch "Homicide", David Simon's first cop show. It's ok. I prefer the Wire, obviously.

Well i watched the first episode, i must say it didnt get my full attention. I liked the intro of Sopranos and Brotherhood, but the Wire did not. Like you guys said, it will get interested after a couple of episodes.

As the story continues, i am starting to get more and more interested. First season is almost complete, one minor issue is that there are to many leading characters. Hard to remember all of them.

Yeah, that's one of the complaints about The Wire. It gets more complicated as time goes by. But people drop in and out so it doesn't get to be too much. I think they managed it pretty well up until the fifth season.

Keep at it. They'll all become familiar soon enough. At least all the ones which are important.

Totally. Stick with it Muk, it's not until the later seasons that it really picks up and establishes it's greatness.

To paraphrase a guy (I think it was Capo_De_La_Cosa_Nostra? Ill have to double check) on these boards, "Season 4 is the best thing Ive watched. Ever."

EDIT: Yep, it was Capo. Dont seem to see a lot of that guy any more. Shame, he made some great posts. Guy really knew his films.

|You guys are right!! its getting more interested at this point, i am almost done with S1. I was shocked when she was shot while undercover, the most saddest thing in the whole series so far for me.

I am done with Season1, omg this is cool. It felt so good to see Omar back in action, i like him. Hes my favourite character. (other then the leading ones). Can you guys tell me if he will play a major role? His style is so cool, one man army with his shotgun. Dont spoil to much of the story please.

I won't give anything away Mukremin but yes you will see a lot more of Omar!

Thats great! In my eyes, hes a legend. Like the Last Mohican, or Last man standing. What do you think of him Nicky?