Mentions (26)
"What else sucks? Don't even bother commenting anything bad about Sopranos, True Detective, or The Wire, let's not get carried away."
"The prestige TV model only works if the show actually merits it (Sopranos, Wire, Breaking Bad, BCS)"
"And at best it was mad men, sopranos, the wire etc. the best now is what? The boys? It sucks now"
"In the 2000s and most of the 2010s these two shows stood side by side in public opinion and by those into goodmedia. And now you barely hear about The Wire, and when it's brought up people don't like it as much anymore and The Sopranos is clear etc."
"This is the same network that gave us the sopranos, the wire, boardwalk empire, etc so relax."
"The Wire is great for some of the same reasons and is an awesome complex urban crime thriller with an ensemble cast, but also has so many moments that are hilariously embarrassing as a show about black gangsters written by a Jewish white guy."
"There's a vacuum in television these days, left by the absence of shows like Mad Men and The Wire."
"Already just rewatched sopranos, veep, the wire, breaking bad, mad men and deadwood"
"Just finished the Wire last night and i'm still just in awe about it. I know this is like talking about how good The Beatles are or whatever but whatever. I've definitely never seen a show that was so NOT sensational but so gripping. Almost all of the acting and writing is brilliant and natural and "
"I feel like there is no current really great Tv Show. Something like The Sopranos, Mad Men, Bojack Horseman, The Wire, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul (even if I'm not the biggest fan of those last two)."
"The depressed, haggard workers. The bright fluorescent lighting. Outdated grey cubicles. Really makes you feel like you're in the show."
"I'm not claiming that people have forgotten about The Wire or anything, but it definitely seems ripe for a 'rediscovery' by the younger generation of mediaheads. If and when it happens, I think Season 2 will be every nascent contrarian's new favourite."
"Compare this to discussions about shows from decades ago, like Veep, The Sopranos, or The Wire—the conversations were so much better. No one was sanitizing their language or talking like they were in an HR meeting, they showed nuance but also humour."
"Avon Barksdale is given more depth in two episodes than this guy in the entire season. Silvio has more of a personality than him."
"completely out of context, random order. if they get confused they go to the show's wiki before actually watching the show. i can sense David Lynch's rotting lesbian corpse emanating an intense and undeniable disdain for me having acknowledged this"
"I need one of those 1-2 hour long ASMR/sleep audio things like whale sounds and thunderstorms but it's just Baltimore street sounds and hoppers yelling their brand names in the distance, "W.M.D.!", "Pandemic!", "Got them spida bags!", "Icicle, get 'em while it's cold!", "Get that mistletoe!", "Got t"
"season 2 is alright, and i find election day deals on crack vials funny, but its just kinda cringe"
"Just seeing the kids continuously get manipulated throughout the show by the adults. Most of them have pretty fucked up outcomes. I don't think any other show really makes you feel so empty after I dunno."
"It's ruining the vibes. I want to talk about which character from The Wire is literally you. I'm Rawls when sober and McNulty when drunk."
"And at best it was mad men, sopranos, the wire etc."
"The depressed, haggard workers. The bright fluorescent lighting. Outdated grey cubicles. Really makes you feel like you're in the show."
"I'm not claiming that people have forgotten about *The Wire* or anything, but it definitely seems ripe for a 'rediscovery' by the younger generation of mediaheads. If and when it happens, I think Season 2 will be every nascent contrarian's new favourite."
"The Sopranos & The Wire's modern viewership consist of 19 year olds that watched the show via 2 minute clips completely out of context, random order."
"I need one of those 1-2 hour long ASMR/sleep audio things like whale sounds and thunderstorms but it's just Baltimore street sounds and hoppers yelling their brand names in the distance, "W.M.D.!", "Pandemic!", "Got them spida bags!", "Icicle, get 'em while it's cold!", "Get that mistletoe!", "Got t"
"I want to talk about which character from The Wire is literally you. I'm Rawls when sober and McNulty when drunk."
"It feels like shows like The Sopranos and The Wire are almost bigger now than ever"