The definitive 'The Wire' thread: Best season and best character

[DotCommunist]

gratz to DotCommie for being the first to vote for every season

well if it had to be character for season Omar pwns at least three. In the end I just voted as best overall character. Bubs and Mcnulty are the runners up overall

 

[Orang Utan]

I haven't seen enough episodes yet to say. Just his general persona is very similar...

So he's not a junkie?

 

[mitochondria]

s3 & s4
Omar and Bunk.

 

[andy2002]

Season 4 just gets it from season 3. Bunk Moreland was my favourite character...

 

[marshall]

Season 1 'cos it was the first time and I'd never seen anything like it before, also particularly loved the East/West basketball game.

And Wallace. I don't cry at the telly, but when he was shot, I blubbed like a fool. Incredible that you end up loving Bodie by end of 4.

Stringer Bell for his herbal tea.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

I think it would have to be series 3 just for the story arcs towards the end. Having a bit more trouble thinking of my favourate character though, although I'm leaning towards Omar.

 

[Flashman]

Series 4 for the kids.

and The Bunk

 

[kyser_soze]

Season 3. For me S4 and so far S5 weren't on the same level (actually been quite dissappointed with S5 so far...).

Prop Joe is my favourite character...as for the best...fuck only know man - Bunk, Omar, Stringer, Dee, Boadie, Snoop, Frank...too, too many...too many greatest moments as well!!

 

[Belushi]

Season 3. For me S4 and so far S5 weren't on the same level (actually been quite dissappointed with S5 so far...).

I'm on ep6 of S5 and its jumping the shark a bit

I liked S4, The Wire does Stand By Me.

 

[Belushi]

Prop Joe is my favourite character

I resemble a white Prop Joe

 

[kyser_soze]

Innit? Freamon's actions with Jimmy are well out of character for him - he's a moral rock, a centre and I just don't buy him getting involved with McNulty's little scheme. The Marlow/Greek stuff is interesting, as is some of the City Hall politics, but I'm sad to say that so far (up to ep 5, just seen the thing with Marlow and Joe) it's not even a patch on Season 4, let alone the majesty of the first 3 seasons...

 

[Belushi]

just seen the thing with Marlow and Joe

I didnt mention that as I was unsure how far in you were, thought it was a really crap scene.

 

[kained&able]

I bought it. Freeman doesn't like the bosses/authority and thiks they are incompetet so goes vigilante.

He was in the reclamatio departemnt(or whatever it was) for going solo wasn't he?

Have i made a tactical error? season two wasn't the docks one was it?


dave

 

[Belushi]

Have i made a tactical error? season two wasn't the docks one was it?

It was indeed.

 

[kyser_soze]

Yeah, S2 was the Sabotkas, the docks and Valcheks missing surveillance van...and Ziggy's duck...

 

[kyser_soze]

I didnt mention that as I was unsure how far in you were, thought it was a really crap scene.

It wasn't great, but did you see the change in Marlow's eyes when it happened, his facial expression? Scary man...I presume it means bad things are to come for lots of people...

Still, individual moments do not a series of The Wire make...

 

[kained&able]

Piss i meant to vote for season 3.


dave

 

[strung out]

ziggys duck should have been an option for best character

 

[Belushi]

Valchek

Another great character

 

[Jon-of-arc]

I really didn't like season 4 first time round, but have just done all the wires pretty much back to back, after getting season 5 on dvd and season 4 truly is da best.

Can't believe that Snoop hasn't got a mention yet for best charecter. She's not my actual fave (omar, predictably, gets that vote...) but she is, as Stephen King put it, the scariest female villain in television history. I also highly rate Marlow - his last scene in season 5 was brilliant, just the way that he seemed to truly only be able to enjoy life when he's "in the game".

 

[Jon-of-arc]

Could be a different poll in itself, but what is anyones fave wire opening music - I go for season 1, with season 3 running a close second....

I also love the end music.

 

[kained&able]

I don't like how snnop dies but other then that yeah shes cool.

I really like the bloke who kills her whos name escapes me. His path from school kid shananigans to omar is class.

dave

 

[kyser_soze]

Michael, and I only know that because I read the spoiler on the Guardian...maybe you wanna white that text out dave...

 

[mrsfran]

I don't like how snnop dies but other then that yeah shes cool.

I really like the bloke who kills her whos name escapes me. His path from school kid shananigans to omar is class.

dave

Michael.

 

[DotCommunist]

Spoiler: something

the comment on cyclic natures of peoples trajectories through institutions and upbringing was...powerful. I haven't thought so long and hard about a tv program before or since

 

[kyser_soze]

I do like the way The Game is shown as being equally brutal, but in different ways, all the way from the street to DC...

 

[Orang Utan]

Michael, and I only know that because I read the spoiler on the Guardian...maybe you wanna white that text out dave...

This thread necessarily contains spoilers though - it's not for those who haven't seen all of the seasons, it's the definitive Wire thread.

 

[kyser_soze]

Furry muff...

 

[DotCommunist]

I do like the way The Game is shown as being equally brutal, but in different ways, all the way from the street to DC...

well as omar said 'I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase. All in the game though, right?'

 

[kained&able]

Michael, and I only know that because I read the spoiler on the Guardian...maybe you wanna white that text out dave...

nah, its not really a spoiler if you havent seen it i wot have given much away there a plenty of plausible explanations that aren't the right one and besides its a defiitve thread if you havent watched em all you can't really have a opinion surely.


dave