I've been rewatching "The Wire"

[mrbigstuff]

I'm still meaning to watch it.

[cbelt3]

It's a brutal mesmerizing portrayal of the times. And a cautionary tale and a tale of some hope.

[NewtonMP2100]

......does it show a lot of.....nekked buTTs.....???

[cbelt3]

NewtonMP2100 wrote:
......does it show a lot of.....nekked buTTs.....???

And don't forget the F*** scene. A whole scene with only one word used with so many different meanings. The only bits of dialogue that come close would be Groot's dialogue in the Marvel films.

[Blankity Blank]

Incredible show.

It has an interesting anthology that’s not an anthology structure to it. It almost feels like being in a really great dive bar, when all the best patrons are there, and conversation after conversations starts with, “Hey, what the <#*£#}!? ever happened to…”

“Man, you ain’t heard about that?? shhheeeeeeeee… You ain’t gonna believe this.”

[vision63]

ArtP wrote:
The Wire was/is good show.

As far as the question - here in DETROIT we've has a few Police chiefs and city officials since The Wire first aired (including a Former Mayor who just got released from jail early).

Some similarities over the years but more so not....

Kwame is out? Again.

It's hard to believe that people "still" do their shenanigans on government issued cell phones. Kwame should have taught everyone better.

[DeusxMac]

I wonder how many The Wire fans know several major rolls were played by actors from across the pond?

- Dominic West as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty - Yorkshire, England
- Idris Elba as Russell 'Stringer' Bell - London, England
- Aidan Gillen as Councilman Tommy Carcetti - Dublin, Ireland

[kj]

When I watched it I had already seen Idris in other things, but I was surprised when I saw "McNulty" in something else. I wouldn't have guessed he was from england. It's always surprising. Like "Longmire" being Australian. That was a trip.

One more thing about the wire: I liked how they covered the same time period from a different perspective. I don't know what it's called, but the way it informed what you had seen in the previous season(s) was way cool. I've not seen that done elsewhere, at least not as effectively.

edit: I actually may not have known Idris was english until I saw him in Luther.

[Mike Sellers]

Still haven't watched but I HAVE watched Treme three times.

[vision63]

DeusxMac wrote:
I wonder how many The Wire fans know several major rolls were played by actors from across the pond?

- Dominic West as Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty - Yorkshire, England
- Idris Elba as Russell 'Stringer' Bell - London, England
- Aidan Gillen as Councilman Tommy Carcetti - Dublin, Ireland

They each nailed their parts and continue to.