NukeDog t1_j26jxtf wrote on December 30, 2022 at 12:41 AM

The King stay the King…

TbddRzn t1_j2at2yq wrote on December 30, 2022 at 9:57 PM

I binged it again a few weeks ago, and seriously it holds up so good. I actually think it got better this round of watching it. As I noticed more nuances and special things that just elevated the experience or maybe it’s just the high def resolution.

If you put the wire up against any great modern show I’d say it would still win 9/10 times. It’s just such a well written and well acted show.

NukeDog t1_j2b3v7q wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:11 PM

Agreed. The beepers/pay phones/trac disposable phones and the old technology of the show is obviously very dated already (and already was within just a couple years of it ending), but the writing and the acting is top notch and will stand tall, as Avon would say. It was real, it was raw, it showed the dirty and corrupt behind the scenes stuff that happens in every walk of life. I rewatch it about every two years and still find myself going “ok one more episode” at 1 am when I should go to bed. Best show ever.

FlopsMcDoogle t1_j299pao wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Kings get dethroned all the time. If somebody doesn't kill him or remove him, time will. I think The Wire actually is the best show ever made, but even now it is already a bit dated. Even if it stays the best, how many people are gonna want to watch it in 20 years?

yaegerino t1_j29det0 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:26 PM

More you think

Aggravating_Sea496 t1_j29kvvt wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:14 PM

My favourite part of something that is outdated is in season 2 when McNulty is looking at them through binoculars fiddling with their phone and goes 'what are they doing?'

Cut to him explaining to the team on a white board 'Its something called 'SMS'. You don't have to call people through the phone. You can just send them written messages'.

And everyone looks confused.

Fenway_Refugee t1_j29wwni wrote on December 30, 2022 at 6:29 PM

Dude same in season 3 (?) when they discover that one couple was driving all day with burner phones bought at gas stations like it was a mother fucking revelation lol
Mother Fucker...

scootscooterson t1_j29w59i wrote on December 30, 2022 at 6:24 PM

A bit dated? The entire show is based around various technologies that don’t make any sense to kids these days, but that’s what makes a dated show timeless, it leans into that era. That being said there’s stuff around production that are constantly getting affected by tv upgrades so that stuff could to your point date the look and feel