Season 2 is so important. Showing who and how the drugs get into the inner-cities is so valuable. Those guys get away before a case is built and even come back to Bmore when the heat is off in later seasons because they play at such a high-level. They’re meant to be untouchable. These are masterminds in smuggling at the international level. Also, the dock storylines about the death of the working class is even more prescient today.
Rotterdam is doing fine (though it did become the 10th largest port in the passing of time). Even in the series it was the presence of a larger dock that formed the main problem. Manual labor is vanishing (it was gone in Rotterdam in the series, even back then, Sobotka's nightmare). The problem in the US is corruption and lobbyism - it's what made them dirty, to cough up dough to get a deeper canal/dredging, etc. It's a race to the bottom, exemplified by Biden and Trump at the moment, I suppose. Money can't buy everything and greed tends to ruin all involved. Similar to the outsourcing of labor to China and the like leading to the sentiment of MAGA, or postured decency on the other side. Mayor Carcetti found out that you can't get anything done. You just kick the can down the road, hoping no one notices anything during your term - no matter how idealistic you start out. Eating piles of💩, day after day - until you just stop caring. As for the drug dudes - most of them end up dead, jailed, or miserable. Like in the series. It's just that greed, pride and anger will make people fill the void, near instantly. Like in politics. In the series you see michael not fitting in and filling in for Omar, Greggs slowly loses her morals and is becoming more and more like McNulty, Lester cares about results (while bunk struggles, but remains quiet), Duquan doesn't fit in and becomes an addict. I often think about the blind men touching the elephant. Everything in our society is like that, we can't see the bigger picture and focus on what's at hand.
@@corbeau-_-yeah one of things that struck me was when Sobotka saw Rotterdam and just complained about being able to maintain his union buddies. That’s the price of modernisation, you either evolve or die
Well after 5-7 days of trudging through this, your efforts are not unappreciated. This is hands down an epic undertaking and I believe you accomplished your goal of explaining the most dense television drama to ever hit the silver screen. I've seen The Wire about 4-5 times from start to finish, and countless night spent rewatching a random episode or two. And I thought you made some really interesting insights, observations, and opinions I have never even considered or notice. It really is the show that keeps on giving. Seriously thank you for an entire year of hard work. Natural po-lice.
@@rodericksmith859 check out ' we own this city ' if you haven't already seen it. Another excellent series it's short like 6 episodes I think. Its definitely worth the watch. I
"covering the first, and last episode". How ironically similar, to Avon's famous quote of "you only do two days, in prison. The day you go in, and the day you come out". He must have done that subliminally lol
I love The Wire and think that it is the benchmark other shows should be measured against, and as someone who has had substance problems I thought The Corner was top notch too, unrivaled! The bit when Nareese took Daniel's file I loved that you didn't hear anything else about it because it gave the impression things were going on in the background and the viewer should be smart enough to fill the gap. I only remember 1 other series that used elements of the story telling used in The Wire, although it was not as good overall, and that was Babylon 5, which was made to be a novel on screen and tried to be on the scope of Lord of the Rings. It was great at times and had ideas not often seen back i the early 90's, like a conversations pay-off not being until a few episodes later, which reeled you in but couldn't mantain it's high standards and got a bit camp. But The Wire perfected it so well that 2 decades later I can still watch it and enjoy it, and a 4 and a half hour documentary is just what I wanted, really top stuff! So thank you ad all the best for the channel💯👊👍 P.S, I loved season 2 and understand why it got some flak, but it was about the lifeblood of most cities through history, the river and port, and got the Mayor in trouble because of the light shined on the subject and with time has grown! Level with it is season 4, the kids and Marlo, Chris & Snoop were so good, the kids showing the fates of maybe some other characters plus the new, more ruthless ruler Marlo who's organisation was modeled on Stalin's era of purges, so, so good!
In a world of low-quality reactions to this masterpiece, I’m so grateful for the time and attention you put into this. “The Wire” was a labor of love and this was too. Kino, I hope it doesn’t take years for others to recognize it.
@jessehenderson2967 I'm 33 and ppl in my age group know about this show, and it's considered one of the best of all time, along with sopranos, and breaking bad
The Wire is INCREDIBLY CONSISTENT. The Sopranos is great -- no doubt -- but it wasn't as consistent from season to season (or from episode to episode). If The Wire is a novel, then The Sopranos is a collection of short stories.
People link Namond to Royce, but the parallel between him and Bunk shouldn't be ignored. Both of them weren't hard enough to hang with the dope boys, both of them did well in school in their own way, and both are protected by their fathers (in Namond's case, Bey and Colvin). Namond even tries to persuade Michael to not be as reckless in a way that, personally, reminds me of Bunk chastising Omar for his influence on the neighborhood.
Something I always found clever about Omar whistling- obviously the tune is Farmer in the Dell because “the cheese stands alone” but that melody also works with “A Hunting we will Go”
I must be one of the only people who actually likes long videos. I drive a lot and my car isn't new, so I don't have wifi. So instead of listening to the radio, I watch RUclips videos on my phone. The longer they are, the more I have to watch, and it makes those 40 minute commutes much more enjoyable. So keep the long ones coming, Kino.
@@willydirt9355he said he listens to them, not watches them. Kino even says here at the beginning of thr video that he wrote this in a way that you don't need to watch it.
Awesome video! Just finished my first ever watch of the series and it's one of the greatest pieces of media I have ever seen. I regret never watching it sooner but i'm glad that I waited until I was at an age that I can fully comprehend the story and truly give it the time it deserves. As I was watching, I was constantly looking at Reddit and other forums about the significance of certain events and characters and found it to be one of those shows you can just endlessly talk about. The fact that it even comes remotely close to accurately representing real life in Baltimore makes everything more impactful. You did a great job of covering mostly everything about the show and what makes it amazing, and I found this to be a great companion content to the series. One of the reasons I actually gave the show a second try at watching was because I was interested in this series of videos, so thanks for that!
Around 8 months sober, far from the first time. I've always felt a strong connection with Bubbles, his story captures so much of the reality of addiction without ever feeling condescending. I know he's a fictional character but he reminds me both of people I know from the street and from rehab, as well as myself. His story gives me hope, seeing his sister finally invite him upstairs is such a simple and beautiful moment.
I got two years! First time I've ever gone that long. I feel amazing. It's still a struggle occasionally, but mostly I feel like a human being for the first time in my life. Keep hacking away, champ.
I love Bubbles but i personally didnt like his portrayal of an addict that much. As in, i liked his acting and story overall but... idk, i just didnt feel it. I spent almost 10 years of my life addicted to opiates obvs ending on heroin, and despite my life being relatively okayish for a dope fiend with such a long mileage at the very end of my ride (still had a work from home type job and my own apartment) Bubbles life seemed.... fkin great for a dope addict to me! Think about it; this mfer was never dopesick despite being a bum with no job besides snitching meaning he made enough cash to keep himself straight always, cheerful, always energetic, and most importantly HE WOULD GET FFFUUUUCKKKEED UP ON THAT NEEDLE BOOOIII like on that standing nod type junkie dance type fucked up. I wouldve been happy if i would nod off like once in a blue moon, otherwise it was just getting well enough to work and be able to leave my house to score dope if i didnt have my usual darkweb stash. Considering the sorry ass pathetic state my life was in at the time, if someone told me that if i lose my job and my apartment and in exchange become a homeless junkie in Baltimore and live like Bubbles, i would be like hell yeah bruh where do i sign? In some way i get that they didnt want to make Bubbles seem too miserable but cmon... its the wire, the whole point of it was to make it realistic as fuck: we love McNulty despite his character contained like 90% of being an abusice piece of shit to everyone around him lmao
In defense of Bubbles writing, as a side note, and on a contary i loved the portrayal of Bubbles once he got clean; how... awkward he became? So out of place and just weird; his clothes and the way he would interact with people while sober, so stiff - even durinf his speech in NA meeting. It PEEERFECTLY encapsulated that feeling an addict gets when you first get clean properly and try to adjust to normal society while having developed absolutely no social tools to deal with it, its like someone took your awkward socially anxious 15yo ass when you got hooked on drugs and dropped you into the future 40yo self with zero idea on how 40yo folks should act or talk like, because thats what addiction does, it stunts your growth at the age you got hooked on, and all you know jn life is to how to talk with other junkies, drug dealers and police but besides that theres nothing for dozens of years and then youre supposedly back to normal trying to act normal to people who dont know what methadone is or how to use Narcan... i can imagine some straight edge good Christian dude being dumped into a crackhouse and trying to fit in, with probably similar awkwardness. And that was a stroke of genius for me as it was never stated out loud, it was SHOWN but without pointing it out at all.
He wasn't actually whistling anything, the audio they used was a lady. And the line Omar uses in his introduction "the cheese is all alone" is from the farmer and the dell" so whatever Michael k Williams told himself has little affect to the audience
...omg first of all the farmer and the Dell and a hunting we will go have the same melody dipshit like the alphabet and twinkle twinkle little star, and second of all to the second comment thats not what the fuck he was trying to say hes talking about the song, not who's actually whistling it for fucks sake..
Top-tier retrospective, Kino. You've given a synopsis deserving of one of the greatest series in television history, which The Wire is. I'm up to Carcetti, and am excited to finish it all.
This is so well done, truly an underrated video. Great job. I love the character breakdowns, The Wire has such a rich cast its really so much fun to talk about/hear about them.
I just watched GoodFellas and noticed the actor that plays the doctor towards the end of the movie that notices how strung out Henry is when he picks up his cousin from the hospital is the same actor that plays Clay Davis
@@jpmnky lol, I clocked them a while ago, they both look familiar at first and because they are so good you would think we noticed them from parts that were bigger, makes me think how many other talented black actors struggle with minor parts until noticed later on in life. I recorgnized Michael B Jordan straight away though and I am glad he got the chance because he is such a talent. And Chris Bauer as Frank Sobotka was top notch although I didn't appreciate his performance until the 2nd viewing, with Ziggy, Nicky and most of the cast being so good. It still feels like there was room in that series world for a top class spin-off in "Better Call Saul" style, so many iconic characters, but after all this, I agree with all 3 off you. Enjoy your weekend
I love Bubbles!! Thanks for pointing him out and giving him a deep dive! My fav season is 4. I love the song sang by kids, I love the kids acting and I love Pryzbylewski’s redemption arc. This was a great video. Thank you.
I really appreciated season 2 A LOT more as time has passed. It was INTEGRAL to the whole story. It was beautiful and if skipped changes the complexion of the whole story...
I'm from New Orleans, and while I love The Wire, I never liked Tremé. I think the reason is that Simon is a Baltimore insider so we get an insider's view of the city, whereas with New Orleans, he's an outsider and so we get an outsider's view.
Hey man, I love The Wire AND I get to listen to stuff while I’m slitting steel at work: thanks for the consideration of being audio-only friendly - looking forward to your analysis!
In the 2:12:12 Version of the video, the actual Easter egg was That Mugsy Bouges was a born and raised Baltimore Native. A shout out to a former NBA player from the area. Outside of that, a very long, but very informative essay
Great, amazing video. The Wire has quickly become my second favourite TV show after The Sopranos, and I've started rewatching it immediately after I finished it, something that to me has only happened with very few other shows, like The Expanse and Westworld season 1
Classic Kino Masterpiece. Sad this series is ending, but extremely excited to see what you’ll do next. You mentioned Oz, and although lower quality, it really is the foundation of all HBO shows that come after it. Hopefully we’ll see something on that front!
Has Kino ever talked about The Shield? It's no where near the level of artistry that The Wire achieved, but after I was done with The Sopranos and The Wire back when they came out, I was jonesin' for something similar, and I watched a lot of crap, and the only one I actually settled on and watched all the way through to the end was The Shield. It might be worth it for Kino to check it out.
"Cutty" from the Cutt. When he is taken to the hospital after he is shot in the leg, They reveal his only known previous medical history was before his incarceration with an admission for "a cutting". I'm not sure if that was intentional or not but usually they call it a stabbing, not a cutting. I always thought maybe his nickname went a little bit deeper than the fact you went to jail.
Great video, but I think you’re missing something about the newspaper storyline. It’s not just “revenge fanfic” from David Simon because he’s bitter about the print media industry, but an examination of how that industry was gutted - just like how American manufacturing/labor unions were gutted by larger forces a couple decades earlier (hence the docks being featured in Season 2). I was in college for journalism when this show aired. When I enrolled, being a journalist was a respectable career, where you could make a liveable salary. Over the course of the early 2000s, the entire industry was wrecked by the rise of cable news and the emergence of the internet. By the time I graduated, every major newspaper in the country had slashed their staff, and it was basically impossible to get a job (I was literally chasing stories for $10/hr, before I eventually just changed careers entirely). It’s a personal story for me, to be sure, but it’s also an important factor in understanding why it was chosen for the focus of the show (ie. it wasn’t just David Simon having an axe to grind).
Kino you absolute heavy lifter you! This is wild. I remember when you started that I was happy to see you pick up the wire, but worried that your review structure wouldn't lend itself to the show much, and that you'd end up missing a lot and not vibing with the show thematically. In fact, I think I recall some of your original stuff on season 4 (about Bodie) and thinking I was right about that. Nope! I can't help but give you props for taking the wire folks at their word and taking the show as seriously as it deserves; putting time into plugging into the show the way it demands its viewers digest it. And thinking about things thoroughly and deeply. I think that shows incredible, and I do mean incredible effort and dedication to your work and analysis of premier television. You, detective, gave a fuck when it was your turn to give a fuck. Natural po-lice!
This is one of the best The Wire work I ever watched. I never watched a video like this. But it's not enough... Please Thomas Flight's videos on The Wire, you'll love it
One of the greatest series ever made. I do enjoy it even as a casual watch. It's my first time properly watching the show. But I'm frustrated cause I know there's deeper themes at play that i can't understand first time around. I guess that's what repeat viewings are for.
Thumbs up quickly turned into a thumbs down when this guy started giving his Fanfic level opinions on "what they could have done" rather than just giving us a retrospective as advertised. Unsubed.
It sure is. I never enjoyed that fake serial killer story. I did enjoy the newspaper side though. Makes you wonder how much of that crap happens nowadays with "anonymous sources familiar with the matter" and "experts say" articles.
Personally I love the second season. I've rewatched the first three seasons together about four times, and every time I do I appreciate the second season even more. The pointlessness of the investigation is perfectly thematic for the series. Furthermore, it's an incredible world building for the show in the way that it shows characters in different contexts outside of the storyline of the first and third season. Also the seamless introduction of new characters pays off down the road. Lastly, the Tom Waits intro is head and shoulders the best in the series, change my mind.
It’s 3 am I just finished the third episode of season 1 for like the 50th time beginning to binge all day every day until it’s done and I found this on my way to bed and all I can think is “of course it’s pure kino it’s not like I can’t just click it and fall asleep to it” bet I don’t go to bed til like 630 am now
the tie in to wallace and the killmonger story line wsa HILARIOUS!!!!!! That got me to subscribe. With how good the rest of the video was, I HAVE to imagine was a joke....
Really enjoyed listening to your piece in the background. What I liked the most were the direct quotes outlying the parallels between characters like Bell and Colvin. I think however, that they mainly show the thin line between villain and hero, between delinquent and bona fide policemen/officials. A little critique of your piece would be, that it is a bit heavy on synopsis, mainly stemming from your structure. Due to dividing the characters from the plot, there are multiple redundancies in your synopsis. I think a character focussed essay would have served you better, as it would have been more condensed and concise. Really glad you like the long form content like PatricianTV though, his morrowind-critique had been my gate to long-form content as well. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to seeing/hearing more from you in the future.
I'm now completely convinced this show is a proxy for Little Rock between 88-94. In order 88-89 is season 1 damn near verbatim. In 88 the CMB gang moved in from Chicago. They took over the towers in NLR off pike, the high rises on the River in LR, and the phone thing actually happened there. They did an FBI files on it. BTW, the CMB was run by a former boxer, a college educated thug, and a hothead little brother. Sound familiar? Hamsterdam. Look up the Little Rock Riverwalk history. Before 94, drugs and prostitution were absolutely tolerated there and where Argenta is in NLR now. The reform. The River Market was created to get the stink off because after Clinton(Carcetti) gets elected, the story dropped about the River district open drug market. Omar. Omar is Robert "Black Rob" Tenpenny. "Black Rob coming!!!!" and the song he whistled. Ill never, ever forget the first time I saw Omar. I knew who he was based on. Rob wasn't on the DL, but he did run a gay crew. He called them his "Special Boys". Hes in Banging in Little Rock on HBO. Finally, ol Brother Mouzzone. Hes absolutely based on Mr. Charles. Military, Muslim Brotherhood, bowtie. That joke about the Library Card? Thats Charles. He's still alive. The cops wouldn't touch him. Im convinced they basically used BMore because it was easier to sell. Also, LR was notorious for being bad to film because of restrictions. The same people that did Banging in Little Rock worked on the Corner, which is absolutely about LR in 88.
I was just going to watch half an hour of this magnum opus of yours. And 4 hours later I am still hooked. Thanks for ruining my sleep with your great work, "fucknuts".♥
I've seen all of David Simons other shows. For me The Duece is runner up to The Wire. Also The Duece was Michael Gandolfini's true acting debut and he nailed all of his scenes. Shout out to the miniseries Generation Kill which I also rate high.
Generation Kill is AWESOME. I've talked to veterans of the War in Iraq and they tell me that Generation Kill is the most accurate depiction of modern-day soldiers and war.
2:59:53 -- RE: Omar; It suddenly dawned on me as I was listening, if "The Wire" was "Happy Days" Omar is clearly the Fonz. 'Cept gettin' murdered I guess.
After i first watched the wire i was looking for a video like this on youtube, and now i finally found it. Amazing work on this, quickest four and a half hours yet. I gotta say the wire is my favorite show ever. Season 2 is my favorite, but season 3 & 4's message is so thought provoking that those two are the best seasons imo.
2:29:00 When I watched this show with my parents, since they don't know English and translation from english to my native language isn't great. We named Stringer the black Godfather, because he always acted cold, calculated and intelligently elegant.
In some ways, the corner is almost better than the wire. You as the viewer can feel like Fran’s brother who is struggling to stay clean and on the right path in life and wondering how the hell its even remotely possible. Nothing but drugs and complacency it really brings you into that world and realizes how grim of a life it is. So much darkness and despair in the streets. So fucking well done by Burns and Simon.
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Season 2 is so important. Showing who and how the drugs get into the inner-cities is so valuable. Those guys get away before a case is built and even come back to Bmore when the heat is off in later seasons because they play at such a high-level. They’re meant to be untouchable. These are masterminds in smuggling at the international level.
Also, the dock storylines about the death of the working class is even more prescient today.
Rotterdam is doing fine (though it did become the 10th largest port in the passing of time). Even in the series it was the presence of a larger dock that formed the main problem. Manual labor is vanishing (it was gone in Rotterdam in the series, even back then, Sobotka's nightmare).
The problem in the US is corruption and lobbyism - it's what made them dirty, to cough up dough to get a deeper canal/dredging, etc. It's a race to the bottom, exemplified by Biden and Trump at the moment, I suppose. Money can't buy everything and greed tends to ruin all involved. Similar to the outsourcing of labor to China and the like leading to the sentiment of MAGA, or postured decency on the other side. Mayor Carcetti found out that you can't get anything done. You just kick the can down the road, hoping no one notices anything during your term - no matter how idealistic you start out. Eating piles of💩, day after day - until you just stop caring.
As for the drug dudes - most of them end up dead, jailed, or miserable. Like in the series. It's just that greed, pride and anger will make people fill the void, near instantly. Like in politics.
In the series you see michael not fitting in and filling in for Omar, Greggs slowly loses her morals and is becoming more and more like McNulty, Lester cares about results (while bunk struggles, but remains quiet), Duquan doesn't fit in and becomes an addict.
I often think about the blind men touching the elephant. Everything in our society is like that, we can't see the bigger picture and focus on what's at hand.
Personally I hated season 2 I felt like the storyline was really slow and it made me actually stop watching the show entirely
@@MBodyWeight that’s short-sighted. I hope you were young then lol
@@paisan8766 each to their own
@@corbeau-_-yeah one of things that struck me was when Sobotka saw Rotterdam and just complained about being able to maintain his union buddies. That’s the price of modernisation, you either evolve or die
We’re building a video here detective…. And all the pieces matter
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Same shit lame comment everyone makes
You follow a police procedural, you get cops and you get perps, but you start to follow The Wire? You don’t know where the f*** you gonna end up!
Well after 5-7 days of trudging through this, your efforts are not unappreciated. This is hands down an epic undertaking and I believe you accomplished your goal of explaining the most dense television drama to ever hit the silver screen. I've seen The Wire about 4-5 times from start to finish, and countless night spent rewatching a random episode or two. And I thought you made some really interesting insights, observations, and opinions I have never even considered or notice. It really is the show that keeps on giving.
Seriously thank you for an entire year of hard work. Natural po-lice.
The corner is highly underrated and to anyone who likes the wire you’ll enjoy the corner
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The Corner was why I was keen to watch The Wire.
@@rodericksmith859 check out ' we own this city ' if you haven't already seen it. Another excellent series it's short like 6 episodes I think. Its definitely worth the watch.
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"covering the first, and last episode". How ironically similar, to Avon's famous quote of "you only do two days, in prison. The day you go in, and the day you come out". He must have done that subliminally lol
"I did 14 years" Cutty
Nah, it's Dennis
@@terrancesmith4002Not a fucking peep.
I depise the treatment season 2 gets. I think its fantastic. Especially if you know anything about the ports.
I didn’t understand it at first but years later I see how important that season was to the storyline ✍🏾
What a massive ambitious project. And for my favorite show of all time? Thank you kinoman!
I love The Wire and think that it is the benchmark other shows should be measured against, and as someone who has had substance problems I thought The Corner was top notch too, unrivaled! The bit when Nareese took Daniel's file I loved that you didn't hear anything else about it because it gave the impression things were going on in the background and the viewer should be smart enough to fill the gap. I only remember 1 other series that used elements of the story telling used in The Wire, although it was not as good overall, and that was Babylon 5, which was made to be a novel on screen and tried to be on the scope of Lord of the Rings. It was great at times and had ideas not often seen back i the early 90's, like a conversations pay-off not being until a few episodes later, which reeled you in but couldn't mantain it's high standards and got a bit camp. But The Wire perfected it so well that 2 decades later I can still watch it and enjoy it, and a 4 and a half hour documentary is just what I wanted, really top stuff! So thank you ad all the best for the channel💯👊👍
P.S, I loved season 2 and understand why it got some flak, but it was about the lifeblood of most cities through history, the river and port, and got the Mayor in trouble because of the light shined on the subject and with time has grown! Level with it is season 4, the kids and Marlo, Chris & Snoop were so good, the kids showing the fates of maybe some other characters plus the new, more ruthless ruler Marlo who's organisation was modeled on Stalin's era of purges, so, so good!
In a world of low-quality reactions to this masterpiece, I’m so grateful for the time and attention you put into this. “The Wire” was a labor of love and this was too. Kino, I hope it doesn’t take years for others to recognize it.
I believe this show gets the recognition of being one of the best shows of all time though
@@111MfreemanI discovered The Wire in 2015. I haven't met a single person in real life that has seen the show. Not for my lack of trying to get them.
@jessehenderson2967 I'm 33 and ppl in my age group know about this show, and it's considered one of the best of all time, along with sopranos, and breaking bad
@@111Mfreeman I'm aware of what the Internet says, I'm trying to give you perspective about real life.
@@jessehenderson2967 and I'm telling u I have a different experience in real life..
The Wire is INCREDIBLY CONSISTENT. The Sopranos is great -- no doubt -- but it wasn't as consistent from season to season (or from episode to episode). If The Wire is a novel, then The Sopranos is a collection of short stories.
Sopranos was a comedy with drama.
Ey i gabba da gool heah
Sopranos was a cartoon.
This show feels like you’re witnessing life, not watching a tv show. The writing and therefor the acting is so ridiculously good!
People link Namond to Royce, but the parallel between him and Bunk shouldn't be ignored. Both of them weren't hard enough to hang with the dope boys, both of them did well in school in their own way, and both are protected by their fathers (in Namond's case, Bey and Colvin). Namond even tries to persuade Michael to not be as reckless in a way that, personally, reminds me of Bunk chastising Omar for his influence on the neighborhood.
So nobody caught the Wallace and black panther reference there? Hilarious.
I took it seriously for a second lmao
I heard it, but I chalked up to what I assumed was just someone not knowing what they were talking about 😂😂😂
Was confused by it until I saw your comment and it clicked.
Hilarious
Something I always found clever about Omar whistling- obviously the tune is Farmer in the Dell because “the cheese stands alone” but that melody also works with “A Hunting we will Go”
Spoken like a true cheeseman
Respect
I must be one of the only people who actually likes long videos. I drive a lot and my car isn't new, so I don't have wifi. So instead of listening to the radio, I watch RUclips videos on my phone. The longer they are, the more I have to watch, and it makes those 40 minute commutes much more enjoyable. So keep the long ones coming, Kino.
Please don't watch videos while driving. You are going to kill someone.
I d like em too
seems safe lol
@@willydirt9355he said he listens to them, not watches them. Kino even says here at the beginning of thr video that he wrote this in a way that you don't need to watch it.
Awesome video! Just finished my first ever watch of the series and it's one of the greatest pieces of media I have ever seen. I regret never watching it sooner but i'm glad that I waited until I was at an age that I can fully comprehend the story and truly give it the time it deserves. As I was watching, I was constantly looking at Reddit and other forums about the significance of certain events and characters and found it to be one of those shows you can just endlessly talk about. The fact that it even comes remotely close to accurately representing real life in Baltimore makes everything more impactful. You did a great job of covering mostly everything about the show and what makes it amazing, and I found this to be a great companion content to the series. One of the reasons I actually gave the show a second try at watching was because I was interested in this series of videos, so thanks for that!
Around 8 months sober, far from the first time. I've always felt a strong connection with Bubbles, his story captures so much of the reality of addiction without ever feeling condescending. I know he's a fictional character but he reminds me both of people I know from the street and from rehab, as well as myself. His story gives me hope, seeing his sister finally invite him upstairs is such a simple and beautiful moment.
congratulations.
I got two years! First time I've ever gone that long. I feel amazing. It's still a struggle occasionally, but mostly I feel like a human being for the first time in my life. Keep hacking away, champ.
I love Bubbles but i personally didnt like his portrayal of an addict that much. As in, i liked his acting and story overall but... idk, i just didnt feel it. I spent almost 10 years of my life addicted to opiates obvs ending on heroin, and despite my life being relatively okayish for a dope fiend with such a long mileage at the very end of my ride (still had a work from home type job and my own apartment) Bubbles life seemed.... fkin great for a dope addict to me! Think about it; this mfer was never dopesick despite being a bum with no job besides snitching meaning he made enough cash to keep himself straight always, cheerful, always energetic, and most importantly HE WOULD GET FFFUUUUCKKKEED UP ON THAT NEEDLE BOOOIII like on that standing nod type junkie dance type fucked up. I wouldve been happy if i would nod off like once in a blue moon, otherwise it was just getting well enough to work and be able to leave my house to score dope if i didnt have my usual darkweb stash.
Considering the sorry ass pathetic state my life was in at the time, if someone told me that if i lose my job and my apartment and in exchange become a homeless junkie in Baltimore and live like Bubbles, i would be like hell yeah bruh where do i sign?
In some way i get that they didnt want to make Bubbles seem too miserable but cmon... its the wire, the whole point of it was to make it realistic as fuck: we love McNulty despite his character contained like 90% of being an abusice piece of shit to everyone around him lmao
In defense of Bubbles writing, as a side note, and on a contary i loved the portrayal of Bubbles once he got clean; how... awkward he became? So out of place and just weird; his clothes and the way he would interact with people while sober, so stiff - even durinf his speech in NA meeting. It PEEERFECTLY encapsulated that feeling an addict gets when you first get clean properly and try to adjust to normal society while having developed absolutely no social tools to deal with it, its like someone took your awkward socially anxious 15yo ass when you got hooked on drugs and dropped you into the future 40yo self with zero idea on how 40yo folks should act or talk like, because thats what addiction does, it stunts your growth at the age you got hooked on, and all you know jn life is to how to talk with other junkies, drug dealers and police but besides that theres nothing for dozens of years and then youre supposedly back to normal trying to act normal to people who dont know what methadone is or how to use Narcan... i can imagine some straight edge good Christian dude being dumped into a crackhouse and trying to fit in, with probably similar awkwardness. And that was a stroke of genius for me as it was never stated out loud, it was SHOWN but without pointing it out at all.
You've walked up those proverbial stairs too brother. Well done
Michael k Williams said he wasn’t whistling the frame and the dell. He was whistling “ a hunting we will go” from bugs bunny .
He wasn't actually whistling anything, the audio they used was a lady. And the line Omar uses in his introduction "the cheese is all alone" is from the farmer and the dell" so whatever Michael k Williams told himself has little affect to the audience
...omg first of all the farmer and the Dell and a hunting we will go have the same melody dipshit like the alphabet and twinkle twinkle little star, and second of all to the second comment thats not what the fuck he was trying to say hes talking about the song, not who's actually whistling it for fucks sake..
@@stillwelltjz6798the rat though, that wasn't added in post
Top-tier retrospective, Kino. You've given a synopsis deserving of one of the greatest series in television history, which The Wire is. I'm up to Carcetti, and am excited to finish it all.
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You keep raising the bar Kino! Excellent stuff 👌👌
The port is completely tied to every season proceeding it. Season 2 is our introduction to the “top” of both games criminal and cop.
This is so well done, truly an underrated video. Great job. I love the character breakdowns, The Wire has such a rich cast its really so much fun to talk about/hear about them.
Older I get , the more I enjoy video essays on my favorite shows
I love the Sobotka-theme, when they send the surveilance-car around the world is priceless ;)
I just watched GoodFellas and noticed the actor that plays the doctor towards the end of the movie that notices how strung out Henry is when he picks up his cousin from the hospital is the same actor that plays Clay Davis
Mayor royce is a school teacher in Gremlins.
His brother. But yeah. It’s him. Sheeeeeett.
@@jpmnky lol, I clocked them a while ago, they both look familiar at first and because they are so good you would think we noticed them from parts that were bigger, makes me think how many other talented black actors struggle with minor parts until noticed later on in life. I recorgnized Michael B Jordan straight away though and I am glad he got the chance because he is such a talent. And Chris Bauer as Frank Sobotka was top notch although I didn't appreciate his performance until the 2nd viewing, with Ziggy, Nicky and most of the cast being so good. It still feels like there was room in that series world for a top class spin-off in "Better Call Saul" style, so many iconic characters, but after all this, I agree with all 3 off you. Enjoy your weekend
Henry Hill: He gave a Valium and sent me home
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Now this is just what i needed, haven’t even started yet but already great job i’m ready for an entertaining video
Hope you enjoy!
I love Bubbles!! Thanks for pointing him out and giving him a deep dive!
My fav season is 4. I love the song sang by kids, I love the kids acting and I love Pryzbylewski’s redemption arc.
This was a great video. Thank you.
I really appreciated season 2 A LOT more as time has passed. It was INTEGRAL to the whole story. It was beautiful and if skipped changes the complexion of the whole story...
Tell that to BET, but agreed all the same. S2 is unfairly maligned for breaking the mould
Had a really bad stomach flu this week. Watched this during the worst of my flu. Thanks for helping to get me through it.
Hope you feel better!
Hahahhahahahahah... Literally the same here.
I'm from New Orleans, and while I love The Wire, I never liked Tremé. I think the reason is that Simon is a Baltimore insider so we get an insider's view of the city, whereas with New Orleans, he's an outsider and so we get an outsider's view.
Hey man, I love The Wire AND I get to listen to stuff while I’m slitting steel at work: thanks for the consideration of being audio-only friendly - looking forward to your analysis!
PS? As a steel worker, I *love* s2. I can definitely relate to the stevedores
In the 2:12:12 Version of the video, the actual Easter egg was That Mugsy Bouges was a born and raised Baltimore Native. A shout out to a former NBA player from the area.
Outside of that, a very long, but very informative essay
Great, amazing video. The Wire has quickly become my second favourite TV show after The Sopranos, and I've started rewatching it immediately after I finished it, something that to me has only happened with very few other shows, like The Expanse and Westworld season 1
This is huge. Both in length and depth. Well done! This series truly deserve it.
Don’t forget the girth.
Classic Kino Masterpiece. Sad this series is ending, but extremely excited to see what you’ll do next. You mentioned Oz, and although lower quality, it really is the foundation of all HBO shows that come after it. Hopefully we’ll see something on that front!
Has Kino ever talked about The Shield? It's no where near the level of artistry that The Wire achieved, but after I was done with The Sopranos and The Wire back when they came out, I was jonesin' for something similar, and I watched a lot of crap, and the only one I actually settled on and watched all the way through to the end was The Shield. It might be worth it for Kino to check it out.
"Cutty" from the Cutt. When he is taken to the hospital after he is shot in the leg, They reveal his only known previous medical history was before his incarceration with an admission for "a cutting".
I'm not sure if that was intentional or not but usually they call it a stabbing, not a cutting. I always thought maybe his nickname went a little bit deeper than the fact you went to jail.
You really did ya thang on this video thanks kino keep up the good work🎉🎉🎉🎉
Nick sobatka also appears again in season 5 when carcetti is giving a speech. He shouts something like "fuck you for closing the docks"
Season 2 is great, every season is great! So many of the characters throughout the series are immaculately fleshed out and feel both real and tragic
3, 1, 4, 2, 5 for me. The Hamsterdam storyline was always my favourite.
You hit on everything bro great video
Season 2 is the most underrated of them all… just my opinion
Great video, but I think you’re missing something about the newspaper storyline. It’s not just “revenge fanfic” from David Simon because he’s bitter about the print media industry, but an examination of how that industry was gutted - just like how American manufacturing/labor unions were gutted by larger forces a couple decades earlier (hence the docks being featured in Season 2).
I was in college for journalism when this show aired. When I enrolled, being a journalist was a respectable career, where you could make a liveable salary. Over the course of the early 2000s, the entire industry was wrecked by the rise of cable news and the emergence of the internet. By the time I graduated, every major newspaper in the country had slashed their staff, and it was basically impossible to get a job (I was literally chasing stories for $10/hr, before I eventually just changed careers entirely).
It’s a personal story for me, to be sure, but it’s also an important factor in understanding why it was chosen for the focus of the show (ie. it wasn’t just David Simon having an axe to grind).
Kino you absolute heavy lifter you! This is wild. I remember when you started that I was happy to see you pick up the wire, but worried that your review structure wouldn't lend itself to the show much, and that you'd end up missing a lot and not vibing with the show thematically. In fact, I think I recall some of your original stuff on season 4 (about Bodie) and thinking I was right about that.
Nope!
I can't help but give you props for taking the wire folks at their word and taking the show as seriously as it deserves; putting time into plugging into the show the way it demands its viewers digest it. And thinking about things thoroughly and deeply.
I think that shows incredible, and I do mean incredible effort and dedication to your work and analysis of premier television.
You, detective, gave a fuck when it was your turn to give a fuck. Natural po-lice!
At one point, you called Levy “Levi.” Like the jeans. Levy is about the least Levi man I can imagine.
Former friend of mine used to say i'm like omar never really got it cause i never watched the wire but makes more sense now
This is one of the best The Wire work I ever watched. I never watched a video like this. But it's not enough...
Please Thomas Flight's videos on The Wire, you'll love it
One of the greatest series ever made. I do enjoy it even as a casual watch. It's my first time properly watching the show. But I'm frustrated cause I know there's deeper themes at play that i can't understand first time around. I guess that's what repeat viewings are for.
It’s the best show ever made by far
His father being killed by the black panther, that’s a good one 🤣
I literally live for videos like this keep it up
Great video man Really great insight. I throughly enjoyed it.
This deserves sm more love. I’m not even halfway thru the vid and I will finish it eventually. I hate Herc with a passion. Great video
I know this must have been a very long and involved process, but I really enjoyed this long video essay. I hope to see more in the future.
Thumbs up quickly turned into a thumbs down when this guy started giving his Fanfic level opinions on "what they could have done" rather than just giving us a retrospective as advertised.
Unsubed.
I can't be the only one who thinks season 2 is a million times better than season 5
It sure is. I never enjoyed that fake serial killer story. I did enjoy the newspaper side though. Makes you wonder how much of that crap happens nowadays with "anonymous sources familiar with the matter" and "experts say" articles.
Nope, you are not the only one
This is an incredible breakdown of this series!!
Personally I love the second season. I've rewatched the first three seasons together about four times, and every time I do I appreciate the second season even more. The pointlessness of the investigation is perfectly thematic for the series. Furthermore, it's an incredible world building for the show in the way that it shows characters in different contexts outside of the storyline of the first and third season. Also the seamless introduction of new characters pays off down the road. Lastly, the Tom Waits intro is head and shoulders the best in the series, change my mind.
I thought Barlow meant he would go after Bell one day for murder, which shows how little Barlow knows about Bell and the western.
Ah sheeeit, I guess I gotta rewatch it for fifth time now
Top 3 shows ever 💯
Wire / Breaking Bad / Yellowstone
You did the work from the corner through the wire and the we own the city man your amazing
Incredible analysis, worthy of a PhD.
Thank you!
Early in the vid and I think Bunk being on Stringer’s case was way more symbolic since he picked up the phone early.
Barlow would have forgotten about Stringer by then anyway. He said he didn't care and meant it.
It’s 3 am I just finished the third episode of season 1 for like the 50th time beginning to binge all day every day until it’s done and I found this on my way to bed and all I can think is “of course it’s pure kino it’s not like I can’t just click it and fall asleep to it” bet I don’t go to bed til like 630 am now
the tie in to wallace and the killmonger story line wsa HILARIOUS!!!!!! That got me to subscribe. With how good the rest of the video was, I HAVE to imagine was a joke....
I came ot the comments to see if anyone else caught this!!!!!!!!!
@@moneybagz451Me too😂
PR isn't another country and part of the US, my guy. @1:45:10
I can tell by the patriciantv mention that this is gonna be good
Wallace takes care of his many siblings after their father was killed by the Black Panther.
bro i died
Enjoyed this very much. Excellent review and analysis, great work.
58:19 Colvin was a revolutionary. His legit plan is how shit works in K&A Philadelphia and Seattle
Lol Kensington is literally Hamsterdam
Kensington is definitely Hamsterdam. I truly hate it.
"Shit works". Now there's an oxymoron...
Maybe a series watch of “OZ” will come next ..
where did yall get the scene where the chief of staff blew rawls?
Made me Saturday evening off that much better. Preciate you Kino!
It’s good to know you were watching bubbles’ feet whilst reuniting with his family, as was I!
Really enjoyed listening to your piece in the background. What I liked the most were the direct quotes outlying the parallels between characters like Bell and Colvin. I think however, that they mainly show the thin line between villain and hero, between delinquent and bona fide policemen/officials.
A little critique of your piece would be, that it is a bit heavy on synopsis, mainly stemming from your structure. Due to dividing the characters from the plot, there are multiple redundancies in your synopsis. I think a character focussed essay would have served you better, as it would have been more condensed and concise.
Really glad you like the long form content like PatricianTV though, his morrowind-critique had been my gate to long-form content as well. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to seeing/hearing more from you in the future.
I'm now completely convinced this show is a proxy for Little Rock between 88-94.
In order
88-89 is season 1 damn near verbatim. In 88 the CMB gang moved in from Chicago. They took over the towers in NLR off pike, the high rises on the River in LR, and the phone thing actually happened there. They did an FBI files on it.
BTW, the CMB was run by a former boxer, a college educated thug, and a hothead little brother. Sound familiar?
Hamsterdam. Look up the Little Rock Riverwalk history. Before 94, drugs and prostitution were absolutely tolerated there and where Argenta is in NLR now.
The reform. The River Market was created to get the stink off because after Clinton(Carcetti) gets elected, the story dropped about the River district open drug market.
Omar. Omar is Robert "Black Rob" Tenpenny. "Black Rob coming!!!!" and the song he whistled. Ill never, ever forget the first time I saw Omar. I knew who he was based on. Rob wasn't on the DL, but he did run a gay crew. He called them his "Special Boys". Hes in Banging in Little Rock on HBO.
Finally, ol Brother Mouzzone. Hes absolutely based on Mr. Charles. Military, Muslim Brotherhood, bowtie. That joke about the Library Card? Thats Charles. He's still alive. The cops wouldn't touch him.
Im convinced they basically used BMore because it was easier to sell. Also, LR was notorious for being bad to film because of restrictions. The same people that did Banging in Little Rock worked on the Corner, which is absolutely about LR in 88.
This is good. Shiiiiiiiiiiiid.
I was just going to watch half an hour of this magnum opus of yours. And 4 hours later I am still hooked. Thanks for ruining my sleep with your great work, "fucknuts".♥
i appreciate the work sir.
I've seen all of David Simons other shows. For me The Duece is runner up to The Wire. Also The Duece was Michael Gandolfini's true acting debut and he nailed all of his scenes. Shout out to the miniseries Generation Kill which I also rate high.
I've been waiting for YEARS for the Third Season of The Deuce on Blu-ray. I own Seasons One and Two.
Generation Kill is AWESOME. I've talked to veterans of the War in Iraq and they tell me that Generation Kill is the most accurate depiction of modern-day soldiers and war.
@@jeffcarlin5866 Yeah I heard the same. Very accurate.
Tremé was also cool. A treasure trove for music geeks.
*DEUCE.
Clearly the public school didn't work for you...
The funniest line to me "Go head Nae, get yo pack off this bitch so we can go" 😂😂😂😂
How tf has this only got 30k views…
Outstanding work
Looks to have doubled now 😁
No way this show can be done justice in 4 & 1/2 hours, but I’m sure Kino will prove me wrong. I’m here for ALL OF IT.
If the CoOp is like the commission then Marlo is similar to Crazy Joe Gallow
3:46:57 Hell no, Im crying. Fuckin Phil Leotardo!
2:59:53 -- RE: Omar; It suddenly dawned on me as I was listening, if "The Wire" was "Happy Days" Omar is clearly the Fonz. 'Cept gettin' murdered I guess.
amazing video duder
Absolutely beautiful thumbnail
After i first watched the wire i was looking for a video like this on youtube, and now i finally found it. Amazing work on this, quickest four and a half hours yet.
I gotta say the wire is my favorite show ever. Season 2 is my favorite, but season 3 & 4's message is so thought provoking that those two are the best seasons imo.
Why diddnt Herc just sign out the camera legally with all the proper paperwork?
2:29:00 When I watched this show with my parents, since they don't know English and translation from english to my native language isn't great. We named Stringer the black Godfather, because he always acted cold, calculated and intelligently elegant.
This is superb. Enjoyed every minute and could have watched more!
4 God damn hours?!??
Sweeeeet
However, however, howar, howar, havar, havar, hvr, hvr
How ever
Fantastic! A real tribute and great source
Amazing video. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one whose favourite character is Bunny Colvin.
Its sfogliatelle 0clock
Get a pastry box.
What?
In some ways, the corner is almost better than the wire. You as the viewer can feel like Fran’s brother who is struggling to stay clean and on the right path in life and wondering how the hell its even remotely possible. Nothing but drugs and complacency it really brings you into that world and realizes how grim of a life it is. So much darkness and despair in the streets. So fucking well done by Burns and Simon.
The corner is great and a true story Frans son and the real Fran is the wire. Her son is brothers body guard here
52:42 Season 2 was the highest rated season of the Wire.. believe it or not .so im not sure that's the case...
Season 2 is my favourite season