*NOT A TROLL ATTEMPT* When does The Wire get interesting?

[Tailback U]

The old cliche "it's a marathon, not a sprint" works with this show.

The first season or two really just kind of introduce you to the characters and set the environment and system up.

It's as if the directors wanted to keep it simple in the beginning so the viewer could just get an understanding of the relationships, characters, conflicts, and system that the cops and Avon implement. Once they establish that, they start to peel back the layers and really begin to dig deeper and deeper and the real storylines begins to unfold.

 

[Coked Up Elmo]

season 4 is the best buy yea season 1 kinda drags at first because it needs to introduce all the plots and characters, but it only gets better

 

[strahanfan92]

Wallace.

That's all I gotta say.

Great fucking answer. I know for a fact that he was the reason my brother got hooked.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Update:

I finally gave up. Maybe I'm just "that guy", but this show does absolutely nothing for me. I'm bored beyond belief. I really want to like it, but NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. The politics within the police department couldn't possibly be more boring. I'm more disappointed than anything else, with all the hype I thought it would be can't miss.

I don't know what season I'm in. Right now its all the bullshit with the docks.

The only interesting subplot so far has been the kid from Friday Night Lights, who gets killed by the kid from Oz. That had me interested, but now I'm bored again.

My girlfriend hasn't tapped out yet, so I guess I'll keep watching until she gives up. She's close.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

3/4 of the way through season 1 it gets good...then season 2 is ok but kind of boring, but it lays the groundwork for the rest of the series so, its important.

Put in the work to watch it and you won't be disappointed.

 

[NAHSTE]

Update:

I finally gave up. Maybe I'm just "that guy", but this show does absolutely nothing for me. I'm bored beyond belief. I really want to like it, but NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. The politics within the police department couldn't possibly be more boring. I'm more disappointed than anything else, with all the hype I thought it would be can't miss.

I don't know what season I'm in. Right now its all the bullshit with the docks.

The only interesting subplot so far has been the kid from Friday Night Lights, who gets killed by the kid from Oz. That had me interested, but now I'm bored again.

My girlfriend hasn't tapped out yet, so I guess I'll keep watching until she gives up. She's close.

Eh, I guess you're in season 2 if you're on the docks. That's where I am. I've seen the whole series twice, but my girlfriend is in her first viewing and couldn't be more interested. She loves the show, and we haven't even gotten to the best parts yet. Then again, she's from the area and is probably just trying to appease me because she knows I'm a fanboy.

I can't get mad if you don't like it, especially if you've already seen all of season 1. The part you mentioned, plus what happens to Kima, is where it really starts to get interesting, at least to me.

Season 2 is pretty hit or miss but it ends on a strong/gut wrenching note.

 

[EmpireWF]

If you've given up....watch The Shield (if you never have).

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

The old cliche "it's a marathon, not a sprint" works with this show.

The first season or two really just kind of introduce you to the characters and set the environment and system up.

It's as if the directors wanted to keep it simple in the beginning so the viewer could just get an understanding of the relationships, characters, conflicts, and system that the cops and Avon implement. Once they establish that, they start to peel back the layers and really begin to dig deeper and deeper and the real storylines begins to unfold.

This is the best post in the thread...it accurately depicts what this show is about.

The first 3/4 of season one and season two struggle to keep you interested, but they are very important in the grand scheme because if you jump into "the good seasons" which is 3-4 and part of 5...you'll be lost and not appreciate or be connected with the characters like you should be.

W2B, just put in the time and muscle through the first two seasons and it'll be worth it.

 

[Sharkweather]

Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

 

[Champ]

Im never coming back to VSN because I am a vagina.

 

[Diivox]

The first 3/4 of season one and season two struggle to keep you interested, but they are very important in the grand scheme because if you jump into "the good seasons" which is 3-4 and part of 5...you'll be lost and not appreciate or be connected with the characters like you should be..

yeah. I think the wire is really the best television show ever made, with breaking bad being the only other show that deserves to be in that conversation. you do have to truck through some boring stuff to get to the good stuff. but Season 3 is probably the best, and after watching the first 2 seasons this is when you start to realise the layers. each season builds on the previous.

by the time i finished the show, i went back and rewatched it. i LOVED season 1 and 2 because I knew where the characters were headed and it was awesome to see how they develop. What you will realise about the show is that everything matters. the most minor characters and details are relevent to later seasons. this girl is a great example:

in season 3, you see her buying an 8 ball. in season 4, she comes in to buy cigarettes from old face andre. in season 5, she opens with a brilliant speech at an NA meeting. it's little stuff like that, that you learn to appreciate about The Wire. this is why i could never get into The Sopranos, because there were too many 1 off episodes that didn't matter to the overall plot, whereas The Wire is a 5 season masterpiece, one complete story.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Is there anywhere on DTV or Netflix streaming to catch it from the beginning ?

 

[NAHSTE]

Is there anywhere on DTV or Netflix streaming to catch it from the beginning ?

Channel 101 started airing from the beginning in July, they are midway through Season 2 now.

 

[DDRGuido]

Is there anywhere on DTV or Netflix streaming to catch it from the beginning ?

netflix u can't stream

 

[dope]

netflix u can't stream

yeah i don't think any hbo series are available for streaming which sucks.

 

[Misogi]

Season 1 is pretty good, Season 2 is horribad, Season 3 is way better than season 2 (probably on par with season 1), Season 4 is orgasm-of-the-century good, Season 5 is a little down, but greater than 1/3 IMO.

4>5 >1=3 >>>>>>Fecal Matter > 2.

Shiiiiiiiiiet.

 

[SethMode]

Double post.

 

[SethMode]

For me, season 1 was a bit of a bear, particularly at the beginning because it at times felt like you were starting at page 200 of a 500 page novel. All of these characters you could tell had incredible depth, it just felt like you didn't get to see it. Still, well written stuff. It starts to pick up towards the end, and then for me, Season 2 was the hook. I don't know how people can say it was horrible. I thought it was fantastic. Personally, I think I'd go:

4 > 2 > 3 > 1 > 5

And 5 was still really good.

 

[Misogi]

For me, season 1 was a bit of a bear, particularly at the beginning because it at times felt like you were starting at page 200 of a 500 page novel. All of these characters you could tell had incredible depth, it just felt like you didn't get to see it. Still, well written stuff. It starts to pick up towards the end, and then for me, Season 2 was the hook. I don't know how people can say it was horrible. I thought it was fantastic. Personally, I think I'd go:

4 > 2 > 3 > 1 > 5

And 5 was still really good.

I think the thing with 2 was the fact that on season 1, you got this street thing, where people are really focusing on it, especially with how slow it started off..and then you got season 2. Which was almost a complete deviation. The focus of the docks was good, but i think it deviated away from the story. Season 5's story was probably the worst though.