Every time it came up
Brief comparison to The Last of Us regarding pacing and narrative structure
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i was watching the wire recently oh my god a whole season will pass and it's like yeah we're still right here in this building”
Discussion of actor Dominic West's fitness and appearances across shows
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Lieutenant Daniels from The Wire, the bald, incredibly ripped man who's in charge of the unit. He's also the guy in Spartacus”
Reference to Baltimore's drug dealing culture as portrayed in the show
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral
“I think of baltimore like that from from watching the wire just how they were like if we don't literally put a cop on that corner they will be here selling drugs in 10 minutes”
Discussion of a scene from The Wire involving a character with a colostomy bag from a beating during a scam
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“when the one homeless crackhead guy who was friends with bubbles, like the white dude, had the colostomy bag from the beating he took”
Mentioned as one of the best TV shows to watch alongside Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Mix the wire in there, and then we're really cooking with grease”
Discussion of TV shows watched in prison, including The Wire alongside Survivor
Larry · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“a lot of people, even I did, used to watch The Wire”
Drifter discusses his current rewatch of The Wire, comparing it favorably to The Sopranos and discussing season 2.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“People always say Wire is better than Sopranos or at least on the same tier. I don't see it that way. Sopranos is better.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“It's definitely up there in my like Mount Rushmore of shows. It's solid. I love The Wire.”
Taylor started watching the acclaimed crime series but lost interest in season two
Taylor · unverified◆ mixed
“I started I've started watching The Wire. It's pretty good. It's not the same, but it's good. I lost interest in season two.”
Comparison of anthology-style storytelling in The Wire with American Horror Story and other shows
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I'm thinking of um the wire I don't think you've seen the wire Taylor I've seen yeah first season part okay”
Discussion about HBO show, some seasons weaker than others but very good overall
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love the wire uh but but when I watch it the second season I I don't care about those white characters all those Pollocks living down on the docks”
Discussion of scene where character makes body armor from magazines in prison
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“There's a scene in the wire where the dude's locked up and he's made body armor out of magazines duct taped to his like torso underneath his hoodie so when they come to stab him with those shitty prison shanks they just ”
Taylor discussing his recent rewatch of The Wire and its place among the best television shows
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I loved the first season and I liked the other Seasons I just don't put it there with the best of the best”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I know you like those shows and I also know that you're not alone that most people consider them some of the best”
Taylor watching Season 2, discussing police brutality and corruption depicted in the show
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“it doesn't [ __ ] age well because the cops are such like lying pieces of [ __ ]”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“I've been watching The Wire no well okay you'll stay on Colts yeah actually let's stay on Colts I thought you had more another cult question what he did have a cult question that got cut off”
Consideration for rewatching with new perspective
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I'm thinking about going back into the wire and and trying to uh I don't know view it from a different lens I watched a YouTube video recently that it sort of breaks the wire down”
Discussion of marketing strategies used by drug dealers in the show
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“yeah Barksdale and um the wire was like Hey the lower the quality the more they buy and yeah so that's what's up yeah they kept changing the uh the name of the drug but it was the same [ __ ] over and over he's like yeah”
Brief mention as exemplary HBO prestige drama
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“sopranos and the wire and stuff like that are just so much better”
Discussion of whether to continue watching series after disappointing season two
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“i i couldn't stay into the wire that second season took me out of it so much i haven't gone back”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i think it's really good yeah it wraps up really nicely in the end too i've heard that's a really good series”
Discussion about the HBO crime drama series, its quality and pacing
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I love the wire it's one of the best shows ever made it's top three ever made”
Kyle · unverified▼ negative
“I got bored”