Andre's portrayal of Bubbles should have won every award going, a masterpiece performance amongst many others. No show ever was cast as good as The Wire
Man.. Jamie Hector was so good that just seeing him have a genuine smile is off putting. It's like I need a reminder of "Oh yeah, this guy isn't the Terminator."
R.I.P to Michael K. Williams and Lance Reddick 🙏🙏🙏🙏 The Wire is hands down one of the best television shows of all-time. To me, season 3 and 4 are the best seasons.
unpopular opinion but season 2 was my favourite..the most depressing and gritty...20 years later i remember the scene where nick sobokta is looking through the fence with tears in his eyes looking at the demise of the port...pure art...thank you to everyone involved in the show..you will go down in history!
I really hated season 2 tbh. I can recognize there were great aspects to it but it felt like the Greeks and port people in general became irrelevant almost instantly once it ended which left that season seeming aloof and disconnected from the overall narrative. I also didn't really like any of the port people in general. In part because they were all racist but I also didn't really didn't care for their characters much. Frank Sobotka more than the others I guess but he's like the pick of a shit-filled litter. They weren't super compelling or interesting. Conpared to the main cast, even though we all know theyre pretty much all assholes in one way or another, you kinda like pretty much all of them (apart from select people you're clearly meant to hate like Colicchio). Even Herc is hard to hate due to his dynamic with Carver and the good side of him.
@@joedorben3504 I think season 1 was so different, so brilliant that the shirt to season 2 was jarring. New scenario, new characters. Season 2 answered the question "how are so many guns, drugs, etc getting in the country?? someone must be in on it" and thats exactly what was explained and why in seas2 Sobatka was trying to keeo the jobs going, take care of his family, his union that he made a deal with the devil and was helping to destroy his own city
Came here to find this exact comment. Then he's like "I'm really passionate about early childhood education". Testament to his acting and the writing that this sounds so bizarre coming from Marlo!
Jamie Hector. The first time I saw him on Bosch, I yelled "fuck you Marlo Stanfield!" lol. Jamie is awesome as Detective Jerry Edgar on Bosch and Bosch: Legacy though.
From 2005 to 2007 the Sopranos, the wire, Lost and Prison break were on air at the same Time... Greatest tv programa bar ever. Plus How I met You mother, Two and a half men (with Charlie) and Malcolm in the middle
@@aria.e Don't forget lost, I often feel people miss out on that show, And if you haven't watched the Sopranos already, then you should definitely, Incredible show
YES, and such a HIGH class. Those TV-show actors are often second to NONE, and have NOTHING to learn from big Hollywood block-busters movie stars with bankable names (especially when TV is THIS quality, as was the Wire!!)
No exaggeration, when the show ended in 2008, the following year my wonderful wife gave me the gift of the series box set. Every year since I watched the whole series from beginning to end. That's right, I've seen this series 13 times and counting. Every fall it's a ritual.
On our Firestick, there is a 24/7 channel of The Wire. I watch it every day and I am constantly entertained. There are so many nuances and great moments of brilliance that are still relevant today. Best Show Ever.
10:00: Now that Lance Reddick is also now gone, it is hard to watch him fight back tears and struggle with talking about the Omar character, and Michael K. Williams. Some really raw emotion. 😢
I just finished The Wire for the first time last night, here I am smiling ear to ear seeing these actors and yet turns out a few have passed away! RIP! The biggest shock is how Marlo became an actor named Jamie Hector, I knew he wanted out of the game but damn Marlo, you did it! : )
"Marlo" (Hector) is also great in Amazon Prime series "The Bosch", where he plays "J.Edgar" the partner of Harry Bosch. (there are also some other same actors actualy, like "Daniels") Have you seen the Bosch? It btw just had released Spinn-Off
I seriously lost count how many times I’ve watched all 5 seasons. It gets even better because the details and layers emerge. Wow. Phenomenal TV that goes so far past entertainment.
I'm on rewatch #4 and even having read synopses from the internet, it's always one little detail or phrase that you can find to make you say "aha" or "oh"
I’m 81. Can remember when television drama was live. Saw some fabulous shows with great stories and great actors. Many of those actors who got their start in the 50’s became movie icons. That said, I can say with absolutely no hesitation whatsoever ,there has NEVER been, and never will be a television show as good as The Wire. Never!!!
Wendell Pierce lookin like he ain’t aged a day. Such an amazing actor, they all are. Rewatched the whole series recently with a friend who never had for the 20th anniversary and it’s been so great to have all this content from the cast and creators coming out. Best show ever made.
I don't think there has been another series with such a huge ensemble cast where everyone was memorable and delivered to such a high degree. The Wire is just on another level.
That's my thing about this show. I haven't watched it in 3 years or so, but I could easily rattle off the name of twenty characters because I cared for those characters.
You're absolutely right. One other thing - the performances of the child actors were incredible. To this day I don't know how they got such good performances out of so many different young actors.
@@jeanninel757 OMG don't ever think that. Watch it again. I'm 5 times in now and it gets better as time goes on because you notice little things, you see new themes and appreciate how everything blends together. It's a show that improves with each watch IMO. First time round I was annoyed at season 2 for not following on from season 1's story line, then 2nd time round I loved it. Its a show that evolves.
I just finished on Memorial Day, so I completed it recently too. Currently watching Boardwalk Empire where Michael K. Williams plays Chalky White, a character who lives in the peak of the Jim Crow laws. I'm very excited to see him again.
This is what I hate about hypocritical Hollywood, they put films up for Oscars, Toni Awards etc. when a series that literally knocks everyone off their feet, with excellent writing & acting it is more or less ignored. This was one of the best series I have ever witnessed& the other was Body Guard from England, another series with top-notch acting in every sense of the word than they are reluctantly mentioned. The wire from the beginning to end kept you on the edge of your seat with excitement and suspense. Kudos and respect, this is what television should be about.
Season four was the best, season two was a close second. Also, it will never not be crazy to here Jamie Hector talk and find out he’s a real nice and educated dude. In my head it’s like Marlo actually left the streets and became an acting coach
bro what the fuck season 2 is a close 4th place, and close as in if the 5th didnt have that god awful fake serial killer plotline it'd be the worst season.
@@joedorben3504 First off, I enjoyed the Season 2 plot. It was a nice refreshing storyline. The only part that I think could have done without is Ziggy Sobotka. He was just annoying. I did enjoy watching Frank, the Greek, and Spiros though. Secondly, the fake serial killer plot was to show how badly the police was underfunded, so McNulty has to create a fake case in order to get the money for the real cases.
@@Sully0020 I respect that, but I wasn't really too thrilled with the City Government plot. I loved Stringer and Avon's plot, but I just felt like the city government plot was dragged on too long when it was clear as a crystal that Carcetti was gonna win.
Season 4 should have got an Emmy, a congressional medal of honor, added to the Library of Congress, added to school and college syllabi, sent to space so that aliens could be like 'this species has empathy and intelligence'.
I started rewatching the Wire last weekend and couldn't believe its been 20 years since i first watched it and its still holding its own in 2022. One character stood out for me.....OMAR LITTLE. RIP MKW.
The Wire not winning a single Emmys is a disgrace. A member of the Academy said they couldn't relate to the show. Someone recently said that they (Academy) couldn't relate to black people in America but they can relate to fictional dragons...🤔
i've noticed white viewers tend to rank season 2 as the 1st or 2nd best (for obvious reasons, they pretend to be impartial but they absolutely love to see themselves on screen)
Hands down the greatest show in the history of American television. Amazing acting, incredible stories. Complex and fascinating. You can watch it every few years and be enthralled again.
Pretty easily The Wire is the greatest TV crime series of all-time. It showed you life in Baltimore from all different perspectives. The drug lord, his family and soldiers. The Police and their leadership team. The Politicians and the back room deals they make for power. Even life from the view of the school kids was so realistic. The character development so superb that characters like Bubbles, Omar, Stringer Bell, Avon Barksdale, Bodie, Clay Davis, Tommy Carcetti, Proposition Joe, Bunk Lester Freamon Frank Sobotka, Bunny, Kima and others will forever remain ingrained into our memories. RIP to Prop Joe, Omar, and anyone else we lost from our Wire Family. WHAT A SHOW!!!!
“Any post industrial city.” Such a key statement. One of the main reasons for the hood. People point to gangs, drugs, etc. but once the factories shut down and unemployment went up, it greatly effected our black communities.
It effected all the communities really, like across my grandfather's house from left to right used to be Italian run factories for blocks and blocks, my grandfather worked at the docks in Philly and there were Italians there too. Now, it's mostly Spanish.
From the UK…we need to thank Charlie Brooker for bringing this to everyone’s attention. He really generated the tidal wave of love for a TV show that we have no real street knowledge about. It is so real, it sticks a thousand candle spotlight of the haves and have not that is a global issue. Bravo to everyone involved. Even westy…the posh private school kid from Sheffield! Just brilliant from every single person.
It's somewhat incredible that the most American TV show ever, so tied to the deep roots of US society, started with two Brits (West and Elba) as lead characters.
I've watched it several times (just like you have!), and one thing that is so unbelievable about it is that every single performance is excellent. There's hardly even a mediocre actor in it, and the cast was huge. I can't think of another multi-season drama that is so well cast and acted.
I personally agree. Season two was disturbingly deep with smuggling drugs/women into the USA through the ports and season 4 is so damn emotional because of the kids' impoverished environment, peer pressure, the educational system, etc. By and large, the Wire is such a landmark series that I can watch it over and over with the same enthusiasm as if I'm watching it for the very first time.
Lance Riddick (Daniels) has also passed since this video. RIP Lance Riddick, Michael K. Williams (Omar the Terror), Robert Chew (Proposition Joe) and Reginald Cathey (Norman Wilson, Tommy Carcettis black campaign manager). All legends.
Dominic West nails the American accent perfectly but when he fakes having a British accent while faking his American accent in Season 2, that’s beyond next level impressive lol
Marlo, chris and snoop. These 3 guys literally gave the characters a stunning villainy. You literally hated the cold blooded attitude and murder, wished their roles died soon. Brilliant brilliant performance. The best show ever!
@@karapastikmeeting the actor who played Marlo Stanfield at a Babies R Us of all places😮 he seems like a cool guy but that would certainly be… disconcerting right off the bat.
@@NiniEJ yup, go back. It's a rough one, but all the pieces really matter. You just have to follow along, because there are a couple arcs in that season where you can compare to other people/relationships in the other seasons and come to the conclusion that drugs aren't the only thing that can tear people apart
For me, this is still the best show. Nothing have topped it since then. The theme, the story, the message they were telling about society, you can relate to it, you kind of build a relationship with this show. I miss them, the cast, the producers, the story, I miss The Wire.
I'm a white guy from the UK. I still say this is the most human piece of television I've ever seen. Just a completely different perspective of life that I'm used to, but seeing similar issues in regards to poverty and drugs and corruption, maybe not on the same scale but enough to ring a bell y'know. One love.
If you were in south Manchester or London in lates 80s/90s you’d definitely see some comparisons. But yeh, next level. Plus it was always great to have few of our lads on the show holding it down. Best show ever made -and UK n Irish actors played a part in that. A point of huge pride for us across the pond.
Season Four was Shakespearean. It's absolutely PERFECT. I was only a couple years older than Mack Wilds, Julito McCollum, Jermaine Crawford, and Maestro Harrell...and it felt like these were legit drama prodigies or savants they way they made that heavy material seem as raw and real and relatable as it could possibly be without ever feeling like they took away from the rest of the brilliance of that cast, writing, and direction. It's apex mountain TV for me to this day.
Best show in the history of television series - scope, writing, characters, cast, acting, cinematography, realism, unpredictability, and raw emotion. Had it all. Been through the entire five series four times now over may years and I feel I owe it to myself to try and watch it every year from now on.
It’s 2024 and I just watched The Wire in it’s entirety. This show is single handedly the best series ever. I can’t believe it took me this long to watch it.
Beautiful responses, their speaking of Michael K Williams legacy is what the world needed. His loss is unreal and the pure art he gave to us will never be forgotten.
Best show of all time each season was a masterpiece, the show broke down so many issues in the inner city neighborhoods. That show should have one so many awards.
It's hard to believe any TV show or movie could ever match The Wire. The show was simply perfect. Watching the Michael K Williams part makes me want to cry
Just finished watching The Wire and I am without words. The script, the characters, the authenticity of the location. Everything about the show was perfect. I will make sure that before I die (currently 27), that I watch this show again. Such a masterpiece. Rest in peace to all of the actors that we’ve lost from the show. Their memory will forever live on. Thank you to all involved for such an amazing show.
I thank Andre for playing so well his role of Bubbs, so well that he made me cried in the second-last episode of the series, when he finally spoke about Sherrod. That touched my heart real hard
I binged watched the Wire for the first time theses last few weeks, and just finished the final episode last night. It was truly one of the best tv shows ever ever. Could not believe that its 20 yrs old. The acting, the characters , the stories and how it all intertwined. I loved all the characters but Omar was special. I was gutted when he got shot. Im even more gutted that he has passed in real life. Then when i read that Lance has also passed it was,and is hard to take in. May they both rest in peace. Thank you all for the hours and hours of top class entertainment.
I never saw the wire until 2011 watched it non stop 6 episodes a day from start to finish . Best series i have ever seen and i now watch it every year just brilliant .
The entire series is incomparably superb. My favorite seasons, in descending order, are 2, 1, 4, 3, 5. I can't take up space going into the reasons, but they're all superb.
2, then 4 for me. 5 is last, but I go through different opinions on the ordering of 1 and 3. 1 is great in it's simplicity (comparing it to the rest of the seasons that is, perhaps its focus on just on aspect would be a better description) but the widening of 3 to include more of the police department's internal machinations, the politicians, and the inclusion of a new rival in the drug scene, makes it hard to not love.
All are amazing. There was something extremely special about season 4. The stakes were so high dealing with kids and there future and where they would ultimately end up.
I can’t believe it took me so long to watch this. When I finally did, 2 weekends ago, I was obsessed and watched all 5 seasons over 2 weekends. I never thought anything could top the Sopranos but I this this is IT for me and it’s spoilt my enjoyment of everything else on TV as it’s the gold of gold standard. Every single actor holds their own. I just hope I can watch it many times more before I pop my clogs
Jamie Hector will always be my favorite actor on a show full of amazing actors. Marlo was terrifying and complicated. He gave amazing performances with understatement and a look. His backstory was limited but that made it much more powerful. Just an amazing actor in an amazing role. What a great show!!
True story: im leaving the planet fitness on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn 2016. 1030pm middle of winter. No one really out. I see Marlow come walking out a store on a dark back street. Just me in him. I was like ooohhh shit. He shook my hand then i told him my name is actually Omar. And i told him i felt like i was about to be put in a vacant 🤣🤣. Hes a tall dude and intimidating looking but was really nice
Just mad respect to Michael K Williams, Wood Harris and Robert Wisdom for their performances in the show. I particularly love the characters of Daniels and Carcetti for the reason that they show how the corruption in the system doesn't allow you to be good. Either you are corrupt or you are out. While Daniels takes the noble option, Carcetti doesn't. And then, there are characters like Colvin and McNulty who are willing to set it all on fire, just to weed out the corruption and get things done.
I completed binge-watching the show just 2 days back. I can't seem to get enough of all the characters. There was no single moment in the show that had any flaw. I came out with a deep understanding of the world of inner-city neighbourhoods in America. RIP Omar Little !
I remember how torturous it was having to wait a week between episodes in a year between seasons. When his masterpiece was finally over, yes I actually cried, I couldn’t wait for the box out to be released so I could have it forever and watch it whenever I want which is at least once a year. I have been a fan of David Simon since Homicide: life on the street , which is a lesser known gem, and love all of his series but The Wire is televisions greatest masterpiece. And raise the bar that no one else has been able to reach since. IMHO ✌🏼
The writing, production, and acting, on this show are the best it’s ever been done. Funny thing is Daniels, Marlo, and Bubbles, roles all could’ve been switched to any of the actors playing a different character. I mean the actor that plays Marlo is a prim and proper detective in Bosch, and the actor that plays Daniels plays a Bubbles type character in The Corner mini series done by The Wire people. McNulty was great and his accent only stuck out a few times in 60 episodes. Stringer Bell did a great job hiding his accent also. I watch this series in its entirety once a year since it ended. It is, in my opinion, the best drama show ever made for US Television. Love The Wire!!!
I didn’t care back when the show came out but now that I’m able to fully comprehend I understand why this was the greatest show ever made! Randy & Duquan’s outcomes hurt my soul though 😫
Omg thanks so much for sharing this… still the best series of all time. I loved it. Great to see these guys so many years later talking about this masterpiece. Thanks again! Much appreciated.
Andre's portrayal of Bubbles should have won every award going, a masterpiece performance amongst many others. No show ever was cast as good as The Wire
When he broke down in his sponsors arms after he accidentally killed the boy. He was N amazing actor on the show
Facts.
I agree
Faxxx all day.
Sopranos was cast well!
R.i.p to Robert Chew (prop Joe) Michael K (Omar) & Lance Riddick (Daniels)
And Reg E. Cathey (Norman)
Damn wtf, i just finished watching this show (for the first time ever) and i had no idea they died @@parkermudsen1063
Watching Lance talk about Michael K Williams is absolutely heartbreaking right now. Another legend lost
catching me by surprise😢
😢
This is my first time seeing Lance Reddick where he isn't playing a character, and goddamn he seemed like such a genuinely pleasant person
Two legends gone. Reddick was so good as well.
This hit me differently. To hear Lance speak about Michael K in this way and now they’re both gone……whew!
You know why it’s the best tv show ever? It’s themes and stories haven’t aged a day. It will still be relevant 100 years from now.
Is that a good or a bad thing
@@Natsocenis good for the show bad for everything else
I hope not. That would mean we’ve really fucked up as a species.
and thats incredibly sad
this is the comment i was waiting to see
Man.. Jamie Hector was so good that just seeing him have a genuine smile is off putting. It's like I need a reminder of "Oh yeah, this guy isn't the Terminator."
He was amazing. He didnt say much and it was chilling. Amazing actor.
Watch Bosch
R.I.P to Michael K. Williams and Lance Reddick 🙏🙏🙏🙏 The Wire is hands down one of the best television shows of all-time. To me, season 3 and 4 are the best seasons.
Add to that Robert Chew and Reg Cathey !
@@hossra2013shocking to think these legends are dead.
@@hossra2013 Robert Chew was so understated, except when he needed to go all out and every time he nailed it
unpopular opinion but season 2 was my favourite..the most depressing and gritty...20 years later i remember the scene where nick sobokta is looking through the fence with tears in his eyes looking at the demise of the port...pure art...thank you to everyone involved in the show..you will go down in history!
I love S4 the most, but S2 is a work of art. It's the season that gets better the more you watch. So complex, but so well structured.
Initially I didn’t like season 2 but as I got older and went back to watch it, that season was brilliant. The wire is a high point of television
@@Grgaforniateezy its like fine whisky..ages well🌇🥃
I really hated season 2 tbh. I can recognize there were great aspects to it but it felt like the Greeks and port people in general became irrelevant almost instantly once it ended which left that season seeming aloof and disconnected from the overall narrative. I also didn't really like any of the port people in general. In part because they were all racist but I also didn't really didn't care for their characters much. Frank Sobotka more than the others I guess but he's like the pick of a shit-filled litter. They weren't super compelling or interesting. Conpared to the main cast, even though we all know theyre pretty much all assholes in one way or another, you kinda like pretty much all of them (apart from select people you're clearly meant to hate like Colicchio). Even Herc is hard to hate due to his dynamic with Carver and the good side of him.
@@joedorben3504 I think season 1 was so different, so brilliant that the shirt to season 2 was jarring. New scenario, new characters.
Season 2 answered the question "how are so many guns, drugs, etc getting in the country?? someone must be in on it" and thats exactly what was explained and why in seas2
Sobatka was trying to keeo the jobs going, take care of his family, his union that he made a deal with the devil and was helping to destroy his own city
Actor of Marlo played the character so well I was immediately unnerved when he came on screen
Came here to find this exact comment. Then he's like "I'm really passionate about early childhood education". Testament to his acting and the writing that this sounds so bizarre coming from Marlo!
Jamie Hector. The first time I saw him on Bosch, I yelled "fuck you Marlo Stanfield!" lol.
Jamie is awesome as Detective Jerry Edgar on Bosch and Bosch: Legacy though.
Was just about to say the same thing! Insanely talented actor.
@@BenjaminShulman well do it or dont. But I got someplace to be..
Rip Mike And Lance 2 phenomenal actors
For a few years the wire and the Sopranos were both on air at the same time, it was a glorious time for television
From 2005 to 2007 the Sopranos, the wire, Lost and Prison break were on air at the same Time... Greatest tv programa bar ever. Plus How I met You mother, Two and a half men (with Charlie) and Malcolm in the middle
@@nefaztor please do us a favour and don't mention "the wire" and "two and a half men" in the same sentence 👍
And 6FU, another great program with such a brilliant cast and writing.
Me it was law and order, the wire too
@@aria.e Don't forget lost, I often feel people miss out on that show, And if you haven't watched the Sopranos already, then you should definitely, Incredible show
Lance Reddick's response to the Michael K. Williams question is so heartbreaking. Lance seems like the sweetest guy.
He’s proven in the years since to be not only a great great actor but a man of great heart and humour. Reddick’s a real one.
@@patrickbyrne5070 His work on Corporate and The Eric Andre Show proved that he's a comedic genius when he wants to be
YES, and such a HIGH class.
Those TV-show actors are often second to NONE, and have NOTHING to learn from big Hollywood block-busters movie stars with bankable names (especially when TV is THIS quality, as was the Wire!!)
@@crxssaegrim yeah man tearing up watching this knowing we won't see anymore of his or MKW's art.
now he dead
Personally, still the greatest tv series of all time.
By far
The Sopranos, season 1 of True Detective and The Wire are my top 3
I forgot to mention Better Call Saul, I like it more than Breaking Bad (although BB is still fantastic)
@@cloudbloom both is trash
@@cloudbloom agree with everything you said...The wire, Sopranos are unrivaled...
No exaggeration, when the show ended in 2008, the following year my wonderful wife gave me the gift of the series box set. Every year since I watched the whole series from beginning to end. That's right, I've seen this series 13 times and counting. Every fall it's a ritual.
Fkn impossible to get bored of it
What's funny is you actually know how ma many times you watched it. Me? at least 13 times 😁
On our Firestick, there is a 24/7 channel of The Wire. I watch it every day and I am constantly entertained. There are so many nuances and great moments of brilliance that are still relevant today. Best Show Ever.
😂 Im watching it for the 3rd time, so i got many more to go!
13? I lost count long ago. I still see stuff I missed the other zillion times I watched it. Hard to believe it's been 20 years
10:00: Now that Lance Reddick is also now gone, it is hard to watch him fight back tears and struggle with talking about the Omar character, and Michael K. Williams. Some really raw emotion. 😢
I just finished The Wire for the first time last night, here I am smiling ear to ear seeing these actors and yet turns out a few have passed away! RIP!
The biggest shock is how Marlo became an actor named Jamie Hector, I knew he wanted out of the game but damn Marlo, you did it! : )
"Marlo" (Hector) is also great in Amazon Prime series "The Bosch", where he plays "J.Edgar" the partner of Harry Bosch. (there are also some other same actors actualy, like "Daniels") Have you seen the Bosch? It btw just had released Spinn-Off
I seriously lost count how many times I’ve watched all 5 seasons. It gets even better because the details and layers emerge. Wow. Phenomenal TV that goes so far past entertainment.
Wonderfully worded!!!!💯💯💯
Counting the youtube clips, you watched it 10 times
11 times for me. I go back and rewatch it every year, and usually try and drag a friend along for the ride.
I'm on rewatch #4 and even having read synopses from the internet, it's always one little detail or phrase that you can find to make you say "aha" or "oh"
That’s my husband!! I’m finally watching and I see why it’s reguarded as one of the best shows ever!!
I’m 81. Can remember when television drama was live. Saw some fabulous shows with great stories and great actors. Many of those actors who got their start in the 50’s became movie icons.
That said, I can say with absolutely no hesitation whatsoever ,there has NEVER been, and never will be a television show as good as The
Wire. Never!!!
Wendell Pierce lookin like he ain’t aged a day. Such an amazing actor, they all are. Rewatched the whole series recently with a friend who never had for the 20th anniversary and it’s been so great to have all this content from the cast and creators coming out. Best show ever made.
The greatest to never play Luther
He looks like he's the new Lester. He has the grey there. Good for his age but he has aged.
Reddick dont look like hes aged 1 bit
Wendell Pierce is the Bionic Man 🤓
I don't think there has been another series with such a huge ensemble cast where everyone was memorable and delivered to such a high degree. The Wire is just on another level.
Treme was good. both where are real eye opener for a Brit.
That's my thing about this show. I haven't watched it in 3 years or so, but I could easily rattle off the name of twenty characters because I cared for those characters.
You're absolutely right. One other thing - the performances of the child actors were incredible. To this day I don't know how they got such good performances out of so many different young actors.
Yes! I was in love with half the cast 😂
I'd put The Sopranos up there. Very memorable cast.
I completed the show 2 weeks back. It's one of the best TV shows I have ever watched.
I’m sad for you… I know that empty feel of “now what”. Lol
@@jeanninel757 OMG don't ever think that. Watch it again. I'm 5 times in now and it gets better as time goes on because you notice little things, you see new themes and appreciate how everything blends together. It's a show that improves with each watch IMO.
First time round I was annoyed at season 2 for not following on from season 1's story line, then 2nd time round I loved it. Its a show that evolves.
@@ArrKayLondon same here. I didn’t like the second season the first time I watched. Now it’s one of my favorites
I just finished on Memorial Day, so I completed it recently too. Currently watching Boardwalk Empire where Michael K. Williams plays Chalky White, a character who lives in the peak of the Jim Crow laws. I'm very excited to see him again.
@@Maw0 He's great in Boardwalk Empire too.
This is what I hate about hypocritical Hollywood, they put films up for Oscars, Toni Awards etc. when a series that literally knocks everyone off their feet, with excellent writing & acting it is more or less ignored. This was one of the best series I have ever witnessed& the other was Body Guard from England, another series with top-notch acting in every sense of the word than they are reluctantly mentioned. The wire from the beginning to end kept you on the edge of your seat with excitement and suspense. Kudos and respect, this is what television should be about.
Season four was the best, season two was a close second. Also, it will never not be crazy to here Jamie Hector talk and find out he’s a real nice and educated dude. In my head it’s like Marlo actually left the streets and became an acting coach
For me it was:
4
2
1 and 5 tied
3
@@Maw0 3 was my favorite. Hamsterdam, Avon vs Stringer, Marlo's rise, the mayoral politics, etc
bro what the fuck season 2 is a close 4th place, and close as in if the 5th didnt have that god awful fake serial killer plotline it'd be the worst season.
@@joedorben3504 First off, I enjoyed the Season 2 plot. It was a nice refreshing storyline. The only part that I think could have done without is Ziggy Sobotka. He was just annoying. I did enjoy watching Frank, the Greek, and Spiros though. Secondly, the fake serial killer plot was to show how badly the police was underfunded, so McNulty has to create a fake case in order to get the money for the real cases.
@@Sully0020 I respect that, but I wasn't really too thrilled with the City Government plot. I loved Stringer and Avon's plot, but I just felt like the city government plot was dragged on too long when it was clear as a crystal that Carcetti was gonna win.
Season 4 should have got an Emmy, a congressional medal of honor, added to the Library of Congress, added to school and college syllabi, sent to space so that aliens could be like 'this species has empathy and intelligence'.
"... And they shoot each other in the street and shoot dope most of the time" - yeah no 😅
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Season 4 should be a matery to the teachers for graduete
I started rewatching the Wire last weekend and couldn't believe its been 20 years since i first watched it and its still holding its own in 2022. One character stood out for me.....OMAR LITTLE. RIP MKW.
The Wire not winning a single Emmys is a disgrace. A member of the Academy said they couldn't relate to the show. Someone recently said that they (Academy) couldn't relate to black people in America but they can relate to fictional dragons...🤔
After rewatching the entire series, I still think Season 2 was the best. Frank Sobotka is such an underrated character.
I know season 2 sometimes gets a bad wrap, but I don't understand it. I loved season 2, I thought it was great.
Season 2 is definitely a sleeper. But season 1 is the best.
2&3 are a tie for me
i've noticed white viewers tend to rank season 2 as the 1st or 2nd best (for obvious reasons, they pretend to be impartial but they absolutely love to see themselves on screen)
@@darkale658 What a load of horse shit.
Really wish Michael K Williams was around for this, incredible of course as the incomparable Omar Little. RIP.
Prop Joe passed in 2012 also.
R.I.P. Michael K Williams. I wish you were here being interviewed for the anniversary.
Hands down the greatest show in the history of American television. Amazing acting, incredible stories. Complex and fascinating. You can watch it every few years and be enthralled again.
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Every few months for me
It’s every day, for me. I love the 24/7 The Wire channel on the Firestick app. My daughter thinks I have a problem…😂😂😂
@aaronlashomb8174lad it’s just the best show ever in general
It's my 2nd fav after The Sopranos and above Breaking Bad
Pretty easily The Wire is the greatest TV crime series of all-time. It showed you life in Baltimore from all different perspectives. The drug lord, his family and soldiers. The Police and their leadership team. The Politicians and the back room deals they make for power. Even life from the view of the school kids was so realistic. The character development so superb that characters like Bubbles, Omar, Stringer Bell, Avon Barksdale, Bodie, Clay Davis, Tommy Carcetti, Proposition Joe, Bunk Lester Freamon Frank Sobotka, Bunny, Kima and others will forever remain ingrained into our memories. RIP to Prop Joe, Omar, and anyone else we lost from our Wire Family. WHAT A SHOW!!!!
Definitely showed why & how things are so purposely messed up & stays that way
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Jesus all of them look as if they just filmed the wire yesterday. What a stellar cast, and my favorite season was 1 and 3
Avon
3...4. .shiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeet
@@JazzFunk22 lol
“Any post industrial city.” Such a key statement. One of the main reasons for the hood. People point to gangs, drugs, etc. but once the factories shut down and unemployment went up, it greatly effected our black communities.
It effected all the communities really, like across my grandfather's house from left to right used to be Italian run factories for blocks and blocks, my grandfather worked at the docks in Philly and there were Italians there too.
Now, it's mostly Spanish.
One of the best shows ever to be on TV.
Detective Pryzbylewski was the Detective Medavoy of 'The Wire'.
From the UK…we need to thank Charlie Brooker for bringing this to everyone’s attention. He really generated the tidal wave of love for a TV show that we have no real street knowledge about. It is so real, it sticks a thousand candle spotlight of the haves and have not that is a global issue. Bravo to everyone involved. Even westy…the posh private school kid from Sheffield! Just brilliant from every single person.
I started watching the wire after Charlie review on BBC 2 👍
It's somewhat incredible that the most American TV show ever, so tied to the deep roots of US society, started with two Brits (West and Elba) as lead characters.
I managed it without him...jesus some people can't shit without thanking someone on TV!
@@evera1505 go see a specialist mate. You sound way too on edge.
Yes, definitely! First time I heard about it as well.
I've watched it several times (just like you have!), and one thing that is so unbelievable about it is that every single performance is excellent. There's hardly even a mediocre actor in it, and the cast was huge. I can't think of another multi-season drama that is so well cast and acted.
That scene with Bunk sitting on the side of the tub dressed in a pink robe and drunk as sh!t is classic
Jimmyyyyyyy!
He cheated so much on his wife…that could have been a storyline to explore…hmmmm…
And trying to not throw up while at the meeting,cold sweats,gagging etc Best Not sure that was next day but you remember,Bunk was hilarious.
Season 2 and 4 The Best! People sleep on season 2….. man it was one of the best.
I personally agree. Season two was disturbingly deep with smuggling drugs/women into the USA through the ports and season 4 is so damn emotional because of the kids' impoverished environment, peer pressure, the educational system, etc. By and large, the Wire is such a landmark series that I can watch it over and over with the same enthusiasm as if I'm watching it for the very first time.
we not sleep 2 just isnt as good as the others. Still good though.
Lance Riddick (Daniels) has also passed since this video. RIP Lance Riddick, Michael K. Williams (Omar the Terror), Robert Chew (Proposition Joe) and Reginald Cathey (Norman Wilson, Tommy Carcettis black campaign manager). All legends.
Dominic West nails the American accent perfectly but when he fakes having a British accent while faking his American accent in Season 2, that’s beyond next level impressive lol
Marlo, chris and snoop. These 3 guys literally gave the characters a stunning villainy. You literally hated the cold blooded attitude and murder, wished their roles died soon. Brilliant brilliant performance. The best show ever!
Met Jamie Hector at Babies R Us in Brooklyn many years ago - he couldn't have been nicer. Asked him why Marlo's character was so evil, he just smiled.
@@karapastikmeeting the actor who played Marlo Stanfield at a Babies R Us of all places😮 he seems like a cool guy but that would certainly be… disconcerting right off the bat.
It’s funny seeing Marlo’s actor be so normal lmao
Jamie Hector's performance was absolutely terrifying. Such an incredible performance.
Michael K. Williams and Lance Reddick will live in my heart forever.💔
Please don’t forget Prop Joe😢
I love the way they talk about Michael K Williams. He was a brilliant actor, as anyone who has watched The Wire and Boardwalk Empire knows.
I agree with them on season 4. All seasons are exceptional but season 4 is probably the best thing I’ll ever see in my life.
And hardest.
I'd like to have seen Clarke Peters. Lester Freeman is the greatest TV detective of all time. Natural Poooo loice.
with a nice little sideline in dollhouse miniatures 😂
@@funkymonk2893 and 4 months
@@HistoryAmazigh and 13 years.
cause i dooo believe….
Season 4 is my favorite and the most emotionally moving to me from my experience volunteering at schools when I lived in the U.S.
Agree with the cast...season 4 was something special!! But all the seasons were as important as the other. Best TV show ever!!
Definitely my favourite season in terms of the story. In terms of theme song, 3 was definitely mine.
Season 4 for sure…
I skipped Season 2. I just couldn’t get into it. I might go back and try to watch it again.
I love them all but 2&3 are my favorites.
@@NiniEJ yup, go back. It's a rough one, but all the pieces really matter. You just have to follow along, because there are a couple arcs in that season where you can compare to other people/relationships in the other seasons and come to the conclusion that drugs aren't the only thing that can tear people apart
Lance's analysis of the character Omar Little was beautiful. Omar Little was a beautifully layered & complex character!
For me, this is still the best show. Nothing have topped it since then. The theme, the story, the message they were telling about society, you can relate to it, you kind of build a relationship with this show. I miss them, the cast, the producers, the story, I miss The Wire.
The fact that the actor that played Prez has his glasses on crooked leads me to believe that he’s not that far removed from the character 😂🤣😂
I'm a white guy from the UK. I still say this is the most human piece of television I've ever seen. Just a completely different perspective of life that I'm used to, but seeing similar issues in regards to poverty and drugs and corruption, maybe not on the same scale but enough to ring a bell y'know.
One love.
If you were in south Manchester or London in lates 80s/90s you’d definitely see some comparisons. But yeh, next level. Plus it was always great to have few of our lads on the show holding it down. Best show ever made -and UK n Irish actors played a part in that. A point of huge pride for us across the pond.
Season Four was Shakespearean. It's absolutely PERFECT. I was only a couple years older than Mack Wilds, Julito McCollum, Jermaine Crawford, and Maestro Harrell...and it felt like these were legit drama prodigies or savants they way they made that heavy material seem as raw and real and relatable as it could possibly be without ever feeling like they took away from the rest of the brilliance of that cast, writing, and direction. It's apex mountain TV for me to this day.
Iirc the actor who played Prop Joe was one of their acting coaches/mentors. Props to them!
The casting was amazing.
Best show in the history of television series - scope, writing, characters, cast, acting, cinematography, realism, unpredictability, and raw emotion. Had it all. Been through the entire five series four times now over may years and I feel I owe it to myself to try and watch it every year from now on.
The Wire is one of the greatest series of all time my favourite.
It’s 2024 and I just watched The Wire in it’s entirety. This show is single handedly the best series ever. I can’t believe it took me this long to watch it.
Beautiful responses, their speaking of Michael K Williams legacy is what the world needed. His loss is unreal and the pure art he gave to us will never be forgotten.
Best show of all time each season was a masterpiece, the show broke down so many issues in the inner city neighborhoods. That show should have one so many awards.
it didnt because of racism
I rewatch this entire series once a year and Band of Brothers
Yes. Band Of Brothers is my second favourite series after The Wire. Both are superb.
RIP Lance. RIP MKW… Still love this series to this very day.
I just finished the wire a few days ago, it's the only series I've seen head to tail without skipping the episode, it's sensational
It's hard to believe any TV show or movie could ever match The Wire. The show was simply perfect.
Watching the Michael K Williams part makes me want to cry
I barely got into the wire this year.
I didn't think I'd love this show so much.
Everyone was brilliant.
10/10
Just finished watching The Wire and I am without words. The script, the characters, the authenticity of the location. Everything about the show was perfect. I will make sure that before I die (currently 27), that I watch this show again. Such a masterpiece. Rest in peace to all of the actors that we’ve lost from the show. Their memory will forever live on. Thank you to all involved for such an amazing show.
Yeah mate it’s the best show of all time hands down for me
I thank Andre for playing so well his role of Bubbs, so well that he made me cried in the second-last episode of the series, when he finally spoke about Sherrod. That touched my heart real hard
I binged watched the Wire for the first time theses last few weeks, and just finished the final episode last night. It was truly one of the best tv shows ever ever. Could not believe that its 20 yrs old. The acting, the characters , the stories and how it all intertwined. I loved all the characters but Omar was special. I was gutted when he got shot. Im even more gutted that he has passed in real life. Then when i read that Lance has also passed it was,and is hard to take in. May they both rest in peace. Thank you all for the hours and hours of top class entertainment.
Season 2 is some of the best tv I’ve ever experienced. The wire as a whole is the greatest tv show of all time for me
No doubt
I never saw the wire until 2011 watched it non stop 6 episodes a day from start to finish . Best series i have ever seen and i now watch it every year just brilliant .
One of the greatest shows in television history. Essential viewing for anyone who wants to work in any form of public service.
I am a super fan of the wire can’t get enough, every month I watched all the seasons, it’s like watching for the first time.
The entire series is incomparably superb. My favorite seasons, in descending order, are 2, 1, 4, 3, 5. I can't take up space going into the reasons, but they're all superb.
2, then 4 for me. 5 is last, but I go through different opinions on the ordering of 1 and 3. 1 is great in it's simplicity (comparing it to the rest of the seasons that is, perhaps its focus on just on aspect would be a better description) but the widening of 3 to include more of the police department's internal machinations, the politicians, and the inclusion of a new rival in the drug scene, makes it hard to not love.
3,4,1,2,5
@x season 2 has come around for a lot of people. I would say it’s almost in everyone’s top 3 now. It’s number 3 for me.
@@Juice-ig3jz I'm not sure season 2 is anyone's favourite season on first viewing haha.
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I know he's an actor and I'm not stupid, but part of my brain is going "It's nice seeing bubbles sober and doing well!"
All are amazing. There was something extremely special about season 4. The stakes were so high dealing with kids and there future and where they would ultimately end up.
I can’t believe it took me so long to watch this. When I finally did, 2 weekends ago, I was obsessed and watched all 5 seasons over 2 weekends. I never thought anything could top the Sopranos but I this this is IT for me and it’s spoilt my enjoyment of everything else on TV as it’s the gold of gold standard. Every single actor holds their own. I just hope I can watch it many times more before I pop my clogs
How did they not win an emmy?! This is one of the best shows of all time.
I'll always love and continue to watch The Wire....RIP to both Michael and Lance 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Jamie Hector will always be my favorite actor on a show full of amazing actors. Marlo was terrifying and complicated. He gave amazing performances with understatement and a look. His backstory was limited but that made it much more powerful. Just an amazing actor in an amazing role. What a great show!!
right. It's basically like Marlo was pure evil. The streets personified.
Why am i still scared of Jamie Hector?? Dude seems like just the nicest guy!
True story: im leaving the planet fitness on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn 2016. 1030pm middle of winter. No one really out. I see Marlow come walking out a store on a dark back street. Just me in him. I was like ooohhh shit. He shook my hand then i told him my name is actually Omar. And i told him i felt like i was about to be put in a vacant 🤣🤣. Hes a tall dude and intimidating looking but was really nice
I've seen the series 6 times. I honestly think if I started again I would easily watch it a 7th time.
I'm 5 times round now. I feel like it's the only show which gets better the more you watch it.
Just mad respect to Michael K Williams, Wood Harris and Robert Wisdom for their performances in the show. I particularly love the characters of Daniels and Carcetti for the reason that they show how the corruption in the system doesn't allow you to be good. Either you are corrupt or you are out. While Daniels takes the noble option, Carcetti doesn't. And then, there are characters like Colvin and McNulty who are willing to set it all on fire, just to weed out the corruption and get things done.
I completed binge-watching the show just 2 days back. I can't seem to get enough of all the characters. There was no single moment in the show that had any flaw. I came out with a deep understanding of the world of inner-city neighbourhoods in America. RIP Omar Little !
best cast ever.
It’s the best show that deserved an Emmy and the best show I still haven’t seen
Get on it ✔✔
RIP Lance Reddick and Michael K Williams
Robert Chew prop Joe!
Season 4 Is definitely my favourite season from any tv show PERIOD!! Best TV series ever made hands down!
It’s weird it feels like Lance Reddick has a totally different voice than Daniels
You think? I actually thought his swearing was Daniels leaking into Reddick
To hear Dominic West say that people don't tell him the 4th is the best season confuses me since it was in my opinion the pinnacle of the series.
It really was.
That surprised me too. Everyone l know loves them all but agree if pressed to choose they will say S4 is the best.
They probably don't say that to Dominic West because they think he'd be offended because McNulty is barely in season 4.
@@Sully0020 He doesn't seem offended.
@@Maw0 No he doesn't. I love that he said season 4.
Without a doubt one of the best shows ever made! Love the show, the cast, the characters, the story, the foreshadowing...brilliant!
The wire is like fine wine. It will never get old or outdated itself as the world and themes haven't changed but are more important.
RIP Lance Reddick 😪
I’ve watched the wire from start to finish about six times. It’s easily the GOAT among television series!
Best episode is definitely 2x06. It has both Omar testifying and the end of D'Angelo. Two very different events but both impactful in their own way.
McNulty and Bunk..
Bubbles, prez, marlo…
all amazing characters played by an outstanding and timeless cast.
LOOOOOOL Wendell pierce is still dressed like BUNK 😂😂😂😂😂
such as a great show and cast ...you can see how loved and respected Michael K Williams RIP was
Good to finally see marlo caring about the kids.
I remember how torturous it was having to wait a week between episodes in a year between seasons.
When his masterpiece was finally over, yes I actually cried, I couldn’t wait for the box out to be released so I could have it forever and watch it whenever I want which is at least once a year.
I have been a fan of David Simon since Homicide: life on the street , which is a lesser known gem, and love all of his series but The Wire is televisions greatest masterpiece. And raise the bar that no one else has been able to reach since. IMHO ✌🏼
The writing, production, and acting, on this show are the best it’s ever been done. Funny thing is Daniels, Marlo, and Bubbles, roles all could’ve been switched to any of the actors playing a different character. I mean the actor that plays Marlo is a prim and proper detective in Bosch, and the actor that plays Daniels plays a Bubbles type character in The Corner mini series done by The Wire people. McNulty was great and his accent only stuck out a few times in 60 episodes. Stringer Bell did a great job hiding his accent also. I watch this series in its entirety once a year since it ended. It is, in my opinion, the best drama show ever made for US Television. Love The Wire!!!
I disagree, it's the the best series done in the whole world.
The Wire will always be the greatest. I still can't believe the great Michael K. Williams is gone. He was one of the best actors around.
I didn’t care back when the show came out but now that I’m able to fully comprehend I understand why this was the greatest show ever made! Randy & Duquan’s outcomes hurt my soul though 😫
Omg thanks so much for sharing this… still the best series of all time. I loved it. Great to see these guys so many years later talking about this masterpiece. Thanks again! Much appreciated.