iainjcoleman: Hierarchy of The Wire

Iain J Coleman (

iainjcoleman) wrote,
@ 2008-05-01 12:36:00

Hierarchy of The Wire
Found on the RPGNet forums, this excellent account of the unique appeal of The Wire:

I think my favorite thing about the Wire is that you usually only hate a character until you meet their boss.

Season 1: "God, Rawls is a dick. I mean, McNulty is a dick, but Rawls is a DICK, youknowwhatImean?"

Season 2: "Wow, Ervin Burrel almost makes Rawls look like a boy scout. I mean, Rawls is still a dick, but when you see what he has to deal with..."

Season 3: "Nice sweater, Rawls. Jesus Christ, Mayor Royce is a dickhead. I can't believe I'm actually starting to feel bad for Burrel..."

Season 4: "Wow, I had no idea that the political scene was that fubared. I suddenly feel a twinge of sympathy for Mayor Royce: he may be a dickhead, but he has to answer to six hundred thousand dickhead voters."

Season 5: "I now despise everyone and everything."

Season 1 has just been dispatched to me by Amazon, just in case

i_smell_shite is finding Wish Me Luck a bit too cheerful.

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	communicator 2008-05-01 11:55 am UTC (link)
	The Wire is The Best TV. But I think you need to give it a few episodes because it takes a while to get into the characters. Well, that was my experience anyway. The funny thing is through all that, McNulty is still a complete dick. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	iainjcoleman 2008-05-01 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	you need to give it a few episodes because it takes a while to get into the characters A lot of people say that, and can see why, but personally I was hooked from the very first scene. (Reply to this)(Parent)