THE WIRE 100 QUOTES

 

With so much to look forward to on TV in 2013 such as the (probably) final Season of Mad Men, a new series of Luther, The Following, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, Sherlock, Nurse Jackie, Breaking Bad, Homeland and Girls here's a timely reminder of one of the Holy Trinity of TV (MadMenSopranosWire): 100 Quotes from The Wire.

GREAT INTROS: #10 THE WIRE

http://youtu.be/2tLcKyOy0HQ

Omar Little v Brother Mouzone

Way down in the hole performed by a different artist each season is the song that defines the Wire.

Each version different, each set of titles compliments the theme of each season

A superlative TV show with an exceptional opening.

http://youtu.be/E1ABR4UpDSU

Season 1

http://youtu.be/ipaV4k2n__I

Season 2

http://youtu.be/J1S69staui8

Season 3

http://youtu.be/ZbhH0JmMFzo

Season 4

http://youtu.be/PnkBD37fggg

Season 5

MADMENTHESOPRANOSTHEWIRE

The Divine Trinity(alphabetically)-Mad Men/The Sopranos/The Wire

Time for a reappraisal of how good these three shows were/are.

In any reckoning these three TV shows are the best that has been seen. Comparisons are inevitable yet futile.

Mad men is set in the past and like the Sopranos uses flashback and glimpses into the internal minds eye, whereas The Wire has a real time narrative and does not employ any insight into past and dream states.

What they do have in common is quality. Quality in writing, casting and attention to detail. They all take the art of subtlety to new heights, particularly in the time given to character development.

 http://youtu.be/WcRr-Fb5xQo

Mad Men

The Sopranos and Mad Men have ensemble casts that orbit a lead character and The Wire does too, but to a lesser degree as McNulty does not have the importance of Tony or Don/Richard in terms of plot development.

What they each bring is a sense of involvement and commitment. To speak of their greatness is by no means exaggerating and I would put the numerous episodes as bodies of work right up there with the cinematic greats like The Godfather, Casablanca or Goodfellas

 http://youtu.be/NUT07eZoXPw

The Sopranos

I have watched The Sopranos and the Wire in their entirety twice and am currently amid the exploits at Sterling Cooper again and again. All three are masterpieces of TV and I cannot praise them highly enough

 http://youtu.be/ZbhH0JmMFzo

The Wire

In a world where Tarantino directed a double episode of CSI  I could imagine David Lynch directing an episode of Mad Men, Spike Lee doing The Wire and of course Scorsese The Sopranos and those great directors would be faced with a challenge.

Spike Lee doing The Wire

and of course Scorsese The Sopranos

or David Lynch directing an episode of Mad Men

...Which got me thinking;

Woody Allen-Curb your Enthusiasm

Paul Greengrass-The Sweeney

Mike Leigh -Gavin & Stacey

Ken Loach-Coronation street

The Coen Brothers-Twin Peaks

Michael Mann-CSI: Miami 

Christopher Nolan-Life on Mars

David Fincher-The X Files

Stanley Kubrick-The Prisoner

Tim Burton-Land of The Giants

John Walters Batman (TV Series)

Tony Scott-24

Michael Bay- Baywatch

John Lassiter-Top cat

Steven Spielberg-Roots

JJ Abrams-The man fron U.N.C.L.E.

Clint Eastwood-Tombstone

Albert Brooks-Frasier

Brian DePalma- The Fugitive

Paul Verhoeven -V

http://youtu.be/q7UQLUcK2sY

Quentin Tarantino-The Itchy & Scratchy show

 

...Just a thought

The Wire history

Okay so everyone has written, discussed, watched and loved The Wire. Because it is simply the best.
Here though, are some prequels that show the history of some characters. Just for everyone still suffering from withdrawal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uzbmCWGHF8

Bunk meets Jimmy 2000


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxZ4VOQCG2M

Young Omar 1985

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9eVsUgKczE

Prop Joe in 1962