i have a declaration ☝🏾 im watching the wire for the first time ever. essentially came of age in/around that city. that dockworkers season? extremely real lmao - ThreadSky

fourverts.bsky.social • 17 hours ago

i have a declaration ☝🏾

im watching the wire for the first time ever. essentially came of age in/around that city.

that dockworkers season? extremely real lmao

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spikespeigel.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Wait until season four.

jtegan.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Man… I envy you. That show is SPECIAL, I’ve rewatched it at least five times, but that first time thru hits different. Enjoy.

mwalburg.com•17 hours ago

Greatest show of all time, you will not be disappointed. Season 2 is great, but season 3 into 4 is the pinnacle of TV.

kid301.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Really true

Omar at his best amongst other things

steel-is-real.bsky.social•15 hours ago

But Season 2 was when everyone realized this was actually a story about Baltimore.

fourverts.bsky.social•17 hours ago

i remember this happening in high school which was like 6/7 years after season 2 aired https://www.mdpolicy.org/research/detail/crime-issue-raises-security-concerns-at-baltimores-port

fourverts.bsky.social•17 hours ago

as someone that used to smoke cigs…some of the few bars that let you smoke inside were loaded with the dock union guys and the stories they would tell…man

jacklerner.bsky.social•4 hours ago

What were some of the stories they would tell?????

danweiner.bsky.social•17 hours ago

The only reason people dog that season is because they got so attached to everyone in season one who takes a back seat in season two. Season two is great.

dvdrots.bsky.social•16 hours ago

To be fair, Ziggy is also a real annoying character to watch. S2 is great and the point of the character definitely lands but… easy ff of those scenes on rewatch

voxnational.bsky.social•14 hours ago

To me Ziggy is the whole point of that season.

HBO mythologized criminals with the Sopranos and even Season 1 of the Wire.

It's good to have a reminder that most crime is done by regular people, a little down and out and sometimes a little dumber than they think they are.

Most are not kingpins.

ivegotnofilter.bsky.social•15 hours ago

@jazztech.bsky.social ♥️♥️♥️♥️ you love that show!

dantomthief.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Season 4 is GOAT shit

jordanpedestrian.bsky.social•17 hours ago

The best season

boothillbossanova.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Loved it the first time around but couldn't watch the series again as it just got too depressing.

bvm.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I think it’s based a lot on David Simon’s experiences as a reporter in Baltimore.

cedrickw2000.bsky.social•6 minutes ago

Goated show! Loved every season

wanderthedesert.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Written by a beat reporter so that tracks.

jacsonbevens.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I am very jealous— wish I could watch that show for the first time again

bwalla.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Ive actually never watched it and figured I missed the train. Is it one those that’s never too late to go back and check out?

jacsonbevens.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I rewatched it a few years ago— absolutely holds up imo

gilmansg13.bsky.social•55 minutes ago

Plus you get the added bonus of seeing a bunch of people you’ve seen in other shows since but much earlier in their careers. Wild how great they cast that show.

poppop24.bsky.social•16 hours ago

You’re lucky as hell. Top 3 series ever

missfrijole.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Just watched the series finale today. I had never seen the show. I liked season 2. Season 3 seems a bit forgettable in some ways. It's really good all around though.

devonair.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I’m weirdly jealous that you’re watching it for the first time. Sure, I can always rewatch, but there’s nothing like seeing it with fresh eyes

pakababa.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I know, right? I am eagerly awaiting when my nephews are old enough to watch the show so I can watch it with them and experience a bit of the nostalgia of my first time.

johnsisko.bsky.social•15 hours ago

The dockworker's season is why I quit the Wire back then. Watched a ton of clips, a bunch of episodes at random, and realized how good it is. When you finish you gotta see Homicide: Life on the Street.

duszynski116.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Enjoy it man! One of the best ever.

Check out David Simon’s other shows after.

dennydorko.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Oh indeed.
David Simon's the man.
Peacock recent got the streaming rights to "Homicide: Life on the Streets"...and the mini-series "We Own This City," a true story about crooked Baltimore cops, was especially entertaining.
I also really loved "The Duece" (mostly for Maggie Gyllenhaal).

duszynski116.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Also:

duszynski116.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Treme threw me when first watching, like why are we watching this band play, and then cuts to a different band playing somewhere else. I wanted STORY. But the third episode, I wanted more music. One of my first dates with my wife was to a Trombone Shorty show.

ahamm.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Best season tbh 😂

daenelia.bsky.social•9 hours ago

The Wire is awesome. You think s2 is good - it is, arguably the best - but when it all comes together in the final season. No other show kicks like that.
I saw the show as a love letter to the city and its people. In the same way that i love my city, Amsterdam. With all its facets.

purplechef71.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Great show! I was super late to it as well, but watched it last year. Probably Top 5 All Time for me.

georgefine.bsky.social•3 hours ago

‘We used to build shit in this country, now we just have our hand in the next guys pocket’

keepwriting.bsky.social•14 hours ago

The Wire is a masterpiece.

ehekkala.bsky.social•17 hours ago

❤️

alexgkummert.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Every so often walking through life I’ll go “SO BOT KA” real loud

yellingattheclouds.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Good morning Baltimore!

milehigh1979.bsky.social•17 hours ago

One of the best shows ever. Season 2 was my favorite!

dannyheifetz.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Season 2 aged like wine

davidfucillo.bsky.social•5 hours ago

I watched the wire for the first time when we were negotiating our first CBA here at Vox. Made season 2 hit all the more.

ontheshanetrain.bsky.social•4 hours ago

It was always good. People didn’t like it because it’s jarring to introduce so much new but those who know ball immediately knew it had the heat

del973.bsky.social•3 hours ago

World needs a @fourverts.bsky.social and @stavvybaby.bsky.social Bmore podcast

mnwildfan78.bsky.social•17 hours ago

My favorite series. I've watched the entire series probably a dozen times.

jp10mtn.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Bro! Spoilers?!? Lmao, for real, I haven’t watched yet… but I already know the end

bradleykeith.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I'm not even Greek.

thornsoftristan.bsky.social•17 hours ago

If you liked The Wire after watching all 5 seasons (and who doesn't), you might like dir. David Simon's 'follow-up' miniseries "We Own This City."

johnsisko.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Agreed. Jon Bernthal was great in this.

bigboneded.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Welcome to the Hole.

clay-57.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Also, if you can find it HBO made a show called "The Corner" also based on real life residents of Baltimore. It's like The Wire at a micro level. Shows how drugs ruined an entire family.

clay-57.bsky.social•17 hours ago

It's not until you watch all the seasons together that you realize the real star of the show wasn't Stringer, McNulty, Marlo or Omar. It was the actual city of Baltimore.

johnsisko.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Respect! Balmer, Memphis, Oakland overlooked - especially for a good, gritty crime show!

molock1.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Best series I've ever seen.

stucowan.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Check out Homicide: Life On The Streets

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